Another rest day but no spare part! A day of jobs and meeting a group of cycling student who are teaching as they cycle across the country.

After some urban camping Sam’s back in a house! David and Lindsey kindly take Sam in and help him avoid a freezing night outside. Not wanting a relaxing day Sam joined David on a trail run.

Waking up to dust wind and a hangover Sam concentrated on getting to a bike shop to sort out his wheel. Tragedy strikes though - tune in to find out.

A cold but nice night sleep. A fantastic decent down a gorge next to a river and into a huge arid valley. It wasn’t long before another climb appeared and Sam climbed back up to 2000m to some stunning views. Sam met some friends and had quite an eventful evening.

Back on the road and Sams front hub isn’t happy and is creaking and moaning. Ethan joined for the first 6 miles to send Sam onwards. A big climb and descent into farmland sent Sam scrambling for a camp spot in some trees.

Another rest day with Ethan where they had a fantastic breakfast and went for a trail run up a mountain in the snow. A lovely follow up pint, some awesome home cooked food and tea at some of Ethan friends finished an awesome day off.

A rest day! Sam cycled up to the lakes (yeah still managed to ride 15 miles on a rest day so maybe it doesn’t count as a rest) where he cycled and hiked through snow and ice to find some beautiful views.

Another night in a house! A short day took Sam up to Mammoth Lakes where he took his noisy hub apart. Ethan and Jeff kindly took Sam in and saved him from a cold night in the snow.

Some off road in the morning which ended with just about managing to lift his bike over a gate Sam cycled up to Bishop. After chilling in town and chatting to PCT hiker Sam cycled up a huge hill narrowing avoiding a huge thunderstorm. The day ended in a nice warm bed!

Whilst playing hide and seek with thunderstorms, Sam bashed out 55 miles. A chilled morning having a great breakfast with his new friends and slowly packing up lead to a great initial few miles off road. The rest of the day was much faster riding on the road north.