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Welcome to Shifting Gears. The purpose of this site is to post updates from the road on my upcoming bike trip. The ambitious ride aims to cover all of the lower 48 states, spending at least one night in each.
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Dealer’s Choice
I woke this morning filled with dread. Mostly about getting on the bike seat, but also about where this thing might end up today. From...
Jon Scott
May 235 min read
Deja Vu All Over Again
Tonight we’re going to break with tradition. I have always written the post and then added the pictures at the end. Tonight, the pictures...
Jon Scott
May 225 min read
The Big Muddy
Today was decision day. Good ones, questionable ones and determinative ones. There was even indecision (and still is, because I’m not...
Jon Scott
May 217 min read
They Call Me the Breeze
Call me the breeze I keep blowing down the road Well, now they call me the breeze I keep blowing down the road I ain’t got me nobody I...
Jon Scott
May 203 min read
And the Thunder Rolls
I must start off this evening’s post with an apology. Apparently the lame site that I use as a platform for this tripe, limits me to 200...
Jon Scott
May 194 min read
Where Have All the People Gone?
A couple of housekeeping notes regarding the gambling aspect of this endeavor. I will include screenshots of the wind direction each...
Jon Scott
May 185 min read
Nothing to See Here
Ok people, we have a lot of ground to cover tonight so keep up, no questions until I’m done and no peeking at your neighbor’s paper....
Jon Scott
May 175 min read
Ground Control to Major Tom
Commencing countdown, engines on! (I also considered Carry on My Wayward Son for this post due to the multiple different layers of...
Jon Scott
May 92 min read
Old and Slow
As we get older, some of us age gracefully and others of us seem to be falling apart at every turn. Always with a new complaint or...
Jon Scott
Apr 292 min read
World Pillow Fighting Championships (take 2)
You did not misread that headline. After watching a scintillating Masters tournament this weekend, we were channel surfing (or more...
Jon Scott
Apr 142 min read
The World Pillow Fighting Championships
You did not misread that headline. After watching a scintillating Masters tournament this weekend, we were channel surfing (or more...
Jon Scott
Apr 132 min read
I Love a Good Limerick
Take 2 There once was a man from Nantucket … No, I won’t go there, although for a time I had a T-Shirt that said “I am the man from...
Jon Scott
Mar 222 min read
I Love a Good Limerick
There once was a man from Nantucket … No, I won’t go there, although for a time I had a T-Shirt that said “I am the man from Nantucket”....
Jon Scott
Mar 212 min read
Just a Little Teaser
The wind in my face is a pain My legs and my lungs they do strain With a breeze from behind I will pay it no mind And cruise down the...
Jon Scott
Mar 121 min read
I’m a Little Teapot
Just a quick recap before I get on with it. When last I wrote, I was still drying out from a very wet golf outing at Ballyliffin in...
Jon Scott
Sep 6, 20244 min read
The Emerald Isle
I’m stepping out and writing about something other than a bicycle ride at the request of friend and golf buddy, Dan Lamey. Dan is one of...
Jon Scott
Aug 28, 20244 min read
Roll Me Away
“Roll, roll me away I'm gonna roll me away tonight Gotta keep rollin' Gotta keep ridin' Keep searchin' 'til I find what's right And as...
Jon Scott
Apr 24, 20242 min read
Blow Me
“White knuckles and sweaty palms from hanging on too tight. Clenched shut jaw … I think I finally had enough. I think I maybe think too...
Jon Scott
Apr 22, 20244 min read
Perhaps the Most Boring Ride Ever
“I'm a man of means, by no means King of the road” - Roger Miller Today was spectacular in its nothingness. The closest thing to...
Jon Scott
Apr 21, 20244 min read
Colder Weather
“…I’m stuck in colder weather, maybe tomorrow will be better…” - Zac Brown Today I violated one of my core principles. Something I have...
Jon Scott
Apr 20, 20243 min read
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