3guys1bike

I will be carrying a satellite phone with me at all times. You can reach the 3guys1bike team by dialing 1-480-768-2500. Then enter the satellite phone number: 8816-4144-6010.

I’ll turn this phone on at the starting line in St Augustine on Thursday August 30 at 8pm and will not turn it off until we reach San Diego.

I ask that you try to reach the team via cell phones first (my cell is 804.647.0662). If not successful, then please feel free to use the satellite phone.

Thanks, Mark

I propose swapping Champ for the Scooter.

 1) My scooter is worth $1,500. After 3000 miles it will be either destroyed or worth $100. I already have too much $ into this event to lose another $1,000.

2) Scooter’s max range is 60 miles, which means we need to carry gas. Not fun or safe.

3) I dont like liability of people that have no scooter riding experience driving on country roads in the middle of the night for 150-180 miles a day with a 49cc scooter fully loaded with gas, water, gatorade, protein shakes, bananas, steaks, and spare bicycle parts.

4) Champ is a great back up when Betsy blows a gasket. We leave Betsy in a ditch and we carry on without any delay.

5) Champ is fully depreciated. By fully depreciated i mean its worth about $200 max and gets about same gas mileage as scooter.

6) I cant get my bike rack off Champ. So it will be best to carry support team bikes on Champ instead of bus.

7) Support team will want a nimble vehicle for their daily explorations. For example, the first day they will spend at a bunch of natural springs in central FL, i dont want them to have to drive Betsy (she’s clumsy, taxing, and expensive).

Scooter WILL break down. Its meant for 1-2 mile trips around town. Not 3159 miles in 3 weeks. If scooter is in bus its incredibly uncomfortable (especially with 4 people and full of our other stuff). People will have to be strapped to the roof.

9) I’m ok letting the support team (i.e. Beth) paint Champ any way she likes.

I’m willing to donate Champ to this cause, provided, however, that someone volunteers to drive it back to FL at some point. Its my only 4 wheeled transportation, i’ve had it for more than 10 years, and do not want to leave it in Cali. I’ll pay for gas.

Mark 

Mark, is it possible to make a section on our webpage listing all of our corporate and personal donators as supporters of 3guys1bike in order to recognize their contribution to our efforts? 

A few people here at 3guys1bike are getting excited about the Nelbud Challenge.

Beth, we need to think about the best way to record the number of bananas eaten. Save the peels in air tight container? Have Steve make a DVD montage of our monster consumption?

We should also try to get creative about ways to eat bananas. My favorite is jugo de banana, banana bread, raw, mixed with black beans, bananas with peanut butter, bananas with nutella, bananas with chocolate, bananas with orange juice, bananas with milkshakes, bananas in a sandwhich, bananas in a fruit salad, bananas wrapped in spinach, bananas with mandarin oranges, bananas in muffins, bananas in cookies, banana loaf…

Mark

Here is what I envision from a high level conceptual stand point. Unexpectant events will happen that will cause this to be changed. However, i think this strategy maximizes resources and improves our ability to rock the world record.

 Bikers start biking anytime between 9pm-midnight every night. Bikers bike until 9am to noon the next day (or until their legs fall off).

The support team finds place to sleep (checks in / sets up camp / flirts with girls). Cyclists eat a ton of food and fall asleep at noon or so. They sleep until 8pm, wake up, eat a ton of food, then start biking. Support crew entertains themselves between noon and 8pm everyday. Support crew joins cyclists for lunch (at noon) and dinner (at 8/9 pm). Support crew sleeps from midnight (or whenever the bars close) till 8am. Support crew checks out of hotel, breaks camp, then drives Betsy (and Scooti) to catch up with cyclists. They find place to sleep. Find good place to eat. Rinse, wash, and repeat.

 I like this because it allows us to have one hotel room for 24 hour period (saves $!) and is more comfortable for all (not eleventy gazillion people sleeping in same place at same time). Everyone gets a bed!

In the sincere hope of assisting in the easing of suffering upon the children of Haiti, and, in recognition of the fine leadership example demonstrated by “3Guys” on the children’s behalf, NELBUD SERVICES GROUP pledges as follows -

NELBUD shall contribute ten cents per pedaled mile and five dollars per banana consumed (exclusive to the riders) over the duration of the voyage with the following proviso: The final tally of miles traveled and bananas eaten must be presented personally. Because we have no other means of authenticating the accounting, the presenter must present his accounting orally, while bouncing on one foot, scratching his left armpit with his left hand and scratching his ass with his right hand. By this means, NELBUD shall feel assured that enough bananas were eaten.

May GOD Bless and accompany every inch of your journey!

Team:

We need you to do a few things to help make this trip a success:

(1) Interviews. Cornel will line them, you just need to send updates as to our estimated arrival day/time. Estimated time per day: 10 mins by one person.

(2) Arrange logistics. Find decent accomodation every day based on our progress. Estimated time per day: 20 mins by one person.

(3) Calories. John, Fred, and I (to set a world record) need to be exclusively focused on biking. We need food available to us whenever we need it. We need your help to ensure we have enough nutrition available to our studly bodies.  Estimated time per day: 20 - 40 mins by one person.

(4) Bars. We need the support team to arrange our social lives. You need to make friends with locals to know where we need to hang out. Put in a good word for us so we can arrive like rock stars. Estimated time per day: 30 mins by one person.

(5) Solve problems. We bike. Shit happens. You fix it. Estimated time per day: unknown.

Mark, John, Freddy

For any fans (or parents) that would like regular updates during the wild excursion across the USA, please identify yourself by listing your name, phone number, and email address in the comments section. Please also indicate if you prefer an email or voicemail update.

 We will be using two forms of awesome new technology. Pinger (to send a voicemail to a large group) and Jott (to record a voicemail and have it sent to a group as an email).

This will be a free service for those interested in (almost) daily updates during the ride.  It is the fastest way to track our progress. Website updates will be made but not as frequently.

Mark

Everyone must memorize the Man Code. It will be in effect for the entire trip.

You can find it here: http://www.seductionlabs.org/2007/07/30/the-man-code/ 

Sincerely,

 Mark

Everybody please welcome Cornel Iakobcsuk to our team. He will be handling all of our PR work and is currently working on getting us published in a variety of newspapers, magazines, and is setting up interviews for us at radio stations along the way.

If you have any work that needs to be done remotely from Romania, please contact Cornel at pr@3guys1bike.com