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By SUSAN HOPKINS
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There aren’t too many students who would
make up their minds to pedal 2,000 miles from
San Antonio to Canada -- especially if they didn't
own bicycles.
But for Texas A&M University seniors Bobby
Jenkins, David Hime and Matt Bums, it didn't
matter that they had never ridden bicycles se
riously before they took off on a 31-day ride
across the United States last summer.
“We had talked about wanting to get away
from things since we were sophomores at
A&M," Hime said, “and riding bikes seemed like
the cheapest way to go.
“We wanted to ride through the mountains,
and Canada seemed like a good place, so we
decided to go for it,” he said.
The novice riders began last spring planning
for costs and supplies, and referred to a bicycl
ing magazine for the best bike routes to take.
Jenkins said the threesome also began what
they thought was a very vigorous training prog
ram. He said, “We would ride about 20 miles
down Highway six every now and then, and
really feel like we’d had a good work out when
we got done.” However, he said, they later real
ized that those rides down Highway six were
easy compared to the “real thing”, with 40-
pound packs on each bike to slow them down.
Nevertheless, the men said, they left San
Antonio right on schedule -- May 19 - hunched
over brand new bicycles, with their heads cock
ed, eyes on the road and hearts set for Canada.
Each bike held two 20-pound packs which
draped over the rear wheels and contained only
bare necessities - tents, gas stoves, pots, pans,
plates and sleeping bags. On each handle bar
set was a small pack full of personal belongings,
maps and money ($300 each).
Hime said the first week on the road was
miserable for the group, as they forced aching
legs to prod on through West Texas’ scorching
heat and blazing winds. “Saying the area was
desolate is putting it nicely,” Jenkins said.
“If there was ever a time we wanted to call it
quits and go home, it was around San Angelo,”
Jenkins said. “But it became a challenge after
awhile, and we really wanted to do it (keep rid
ing),” he said.
Hime and Burns strike a relaxed pose which sym
bolizes the fact that they are almost halfway there.
David Hime and Matt Burns are pictured sitting in
front of a bicycle repair shop. The travelers had to
go 100 miles out of their way to get a bike fixed.
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