Day 16
Conditions were all favorable today: net downhill, few hills, great weather, wind at my back. I averaged 14 mph on my 56-mile ride into Great Falls, much faster than my long-term average with my weighted-down bike. I ran into my “old friends,” a nice couple I met way back in Idaho who are cycling all the way to Maine. We just happened to camp at the same spot last night. I made a stop at a bike repair shop to replace the skewer on my front quick-release (it had been spontaneously loosening) and to replace front and back brake pads. Hopefully good to go now the rest of the way.