LA2JAX - A 9 year old boy and his dad cross the USA by bicycle

The story of a 9-year-old boy and his dad as they cross the USA by bicycle.

Will is not really pedaling in this picture

Who are we?

Will is a 3rd grader from St. Anne School in Barrington, Illinois. He enjoys baseball, soccer, and GameBoy. Dave is a 47 year old Air Traffic Control Specialist at O'Hare Approach Control in suburban Chicago. He has been married to Lynn since 1984 and they have two other children, Katie (15), and David (13).

Preliminary research indicates that Will may be the youngest person ever to cross the USA on the front of a tandem!

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LA2JAX

dep LA		3/04/03
arr JAX		5/12/03

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Thursday, November 14, 2002
Bicycle upgrades/add-ons
We finally installed the Continental Top Touring 2000 tires that took awhile to arrive after ordering them at our local bike shop. They were almost $35 each, but are virtually "bomb-proof". With our rear drum brake, panniers and the trailer, it can be a pain to fix a flat back there. Will checking the trailer configuration

We hope to minimize our tire and wheel issues with our 48 spoke Rhyno rim and Phil Wood hub; we've read story after story of rear tandem wheels failing in the middle of nowhere. This setup is heavy, but we're not looking to set any speed records anyway. We've also added a mirror for each rider, and a device to hold our Camelback in a position for Will to drink and for both of us to access our phone and cameras. This web page is getting some good hits now, including people checking in from New Zealand, Canada, United Kingdom, Iceland, Singapore, Finland, Germany, Japan, and France. There may be more; our "activity report" only shows the top ten countries!