- Written by: Pumper
- Contributor: Top-Eye
Pumper: Come gather ‘round me Rocky Sprockets, young and old! Grab yourself a few cold India Pale Ales or a bottle of tequila and come sit by this roaring campfire under the stars while Top-Eye and I share an amazing bicycle trip which we took back in the olde days of the summer of 1981. Caliper, start grilling up those ribeye steaks while we give you a true bicycling story which will thrill and delight you. Inner Tube, hand me and Top-Eye some frosty Mickey beers! Quickie, heat up the hot tub!
Ever since I sold my Volkswagon Beetle Bug and bought a French-made Motobecane bicycle in 1973, the idea of biking across the country has always fascinated me. Imagine meeting Top-Eye at Down Tube’s house in 1978 and finding a like-minded soul who also was ready for adventure. We talked at length about a possible route and how to prepare for it. My mother and sister, at the time, were living in Torrance, California, a stone’s throw from the Pacific Ocean. Why not start at Torrance and work our way across America to Connecticut using maps and guidebooks?
Read more: Top-Eye and Pumper’s Most Excellent 1981 Adventure on Bicycles Across America