Trans Am Bike Race – Page 2

Who knows what inspires/possesses a young person (or an older one) to race a bike across America? The sheer scale of a ride like that defies understanding. It’s more like an act of faith really, hurling yourself into the void of 4,000 plus miles and a month on the road, believing that the adventure will be worth that super-human effort.

Maybe we’ll find out when our own Brad Smith gets back from the Trans Am Bike Race, which started this weekend in Astoria, OR. The Trans Am follows the route of the 4,233 mile Trans America Trail between Astoria and Yorktown, VA. This is a self-supported event, so the right bike set-up is important.

Brad's Bike ready to go — Here is Brad’s Evergreen SL, ready for travel.

Summit McKenzie Pass Elev 5325 — McKenzie Pass, in central Oregon.

We’ll be following Brad as he rolls east. You can check his Instagram, too, for photo updates from his adventure.

New bike day is a special day, even if you spend all day, every day building bikes. Our own Bradford Smith, Drifter extraordinaire, built himself a new bike a few weeks ago, and he’s got that little kid gleam in his eye ever since.

Never one to dream small dreams, Brad’s idea was to put together a machine he could race cross country on, and by “cross country” of course we mean literally across the country. The Trans-Am Bike Race leaves June 6th from Astoria, OR and ends in Yorktown, VA.

Here he is the night of final assembly in the MM Racing service course with good friend Matt Roy, master mechanic and cross-country racing accomplice.

And here is the bike below, ready for a shake out ride, packed for travel. Stay tuned for a lot more updates on this particular adventure.

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