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Equipment Needs

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Thanks for the support!

Here's a list of the equipment needs I have that you can support: If you can support financially or have any of the following items, I'd appreciate it so much!
Here's a good way of looking at my upcoming costs for a 45 Day Bike Across America

$20 donation will feed me for 2 days
$50 donation will secure a hotel for me for 1 night
$150 equips my bicycle with safe lighting for riding at night. etc

• A road/touring bike, with a fairly comfy seat.
• Toe clips or clipless pedals
• Front and rear racks with enough space to dodge heel/toe hit.
• Small waterproof bags up front and large water proof rear bags.
• Two water bottle holders & bottles (vertical and 45 degree on your frame)
• A computer to monitor your progress (I mean a little thing that tracks wheel revolutions).
• Front headlight with blink capability should be fine (I ride night and day in shit weather here in seattle and these are pretty good).
• Powerful rear blinker (I'd advise running this more often than not, especially in territory unfamiliar to bikes, it tends to earn me more space on the road)
• Small pump, spare inner tubes & patches, spoke wrench (perhaps extra spokes),tools to take everything apart and put it all back together, a little oil, spare brake cables & shifter cable (they are light and indispensable), and plan to buy an extra set of brake pads throughout the journey.
• Solo tent
• Sleeping bag - warm, but compact
• Water proof pants
• Waterproof jacket
• 2 regular fleece type pants
• 2 regular fleece type jacket or pull over
• 3 pairs padded shorts
• 3 warm tights
• 3 long sleeve wicking shirts
• Some sort of waterproofing system for your shoes/feet
• Extra shoes
• a couple pairs of gloves
• 2 - Full face covering masks (this may be more used sleeping outside on a cold night than anything else).
• 3 - warm socks
• Knife
• Light can opener
• Water bladder (like a camelback)
• Perhaps a very small and light cookset primarily for added heat on a shitty night, think tea. (I recommend buying prepared food the whole way, this will keep your weight down and also save you time)
• Anti-friction gel
• First aid kit (specifically athletic tape, gauze, neosporin, antiseptic of choice, tweezers)
• A handful of plastic bags to keep everything from your stuff to your feet to your head dry in a pinch. (Huge emphasis on this item!)

*As suggested by a fellow rider, Casey Unrein. (Thanks Casey!)

Who is Ryan?

As an undergraduate student leader Ryan served the Occidental College community in a myriad of ways. He coordinated and implemented innovative programs concerning multiculturalism, and consciousness within the community. Ryan was elected the second Black President of the Associated Student’s and served his term documenting the history of multiculturalism on campus.

Ryan’s life has followed a similar trajectory to that of President Obama, in that by nature of his background Ryan was raised in multiple worlds and thus had to develop multiple perspectives in order to survive and thrive in this America.

Join Me in the Movement across the country for Barack

I am biking across the USA from Los Angeles to Washington DC in order to see Barack Obama's inauguration.

JOIN ME.....SUPPORT ME.....LET's MAKE IT HAPPEN!

On the evening of December 15th 2008, Ryan Bowen will embark on an epic ride across the country, starting in Los Angeles, California, arriving January 20th in the nation’s capital at the Inauguration of Barack Obama. Pedaling for PROGRESS and cycling for CHANGE, Bowen will document the American people’s experience through photographic and film documentation. Diverse perspectives will be examined and represented to give an authentic account of America’s reactions, hopes and fears since the election.

This audacious journey will not highlight one ambitious individual seeking the support of a nation, but it will unite the American people and encourage them to be the architects who construct the Highway of Hope. Support Ryan Bowen in this endeavor, as he needs the people to unite the people. From Blue states on the West Coast, through the Midwest and Deep South, voices will be heard and lives will be touched. As President Elect Barack Obama states, “Change can not come from Washington. Change must come to Washington”. So let us unite in this movement and join in the first step toward a better America.