The Shorts--Conquering Sherman

The Dirtbag Diaries

Duct Tape Then Beer

Sports, Wilderness

4.8 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 11 July 2011

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

When David King set out to ride his bike across the US, he had read the books, bought the right gear and trained tirelessly on hills back home. But biking day in and day out started to wear on him mentally, as well as physically. As he cranked up a steep pass early in the trip, David wondered whether he had the mental tenacity to complete the ride.

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0:00.0	Doesn't get much better than sitting on a picnic blanket, enjoying handmade beers and
0:06.9	handmade films on a beautiful summer's eve.
0:11.1	The Clips of Faith beer and film tour is a celebration of the whimsical spirit of summer,
0:16.2	craft brews and sustainability.
0:19.7	From May to October, from Charleston to Des Moines to Santa Cruz, Clips of Faith presents
0:25.4	a smargas board of films from professional and amateur's alike.
0:29.8	So hop on your bike and pedal on down to the outdoor cinema coming to your town.
0:34.4	Check out the dates and places at ClipsofFaith.com.
0:38.4	With additional support from Kuat Racks and Patagonia, this is The Shorts and you're listening
0:49.5	to The Dirt Bag Diaries.
0:54.9	Consider for a moment complete and total exhaustion.
0:58.2	That level of tiredness that you might never have experienced.
1:01.6	That moment where your body and mind are so completely fatigued that Clips is inevitable.
1:06.8	Time has nearly come to a standstill.
1:09.1	Your mind has become a morass of confused jumbled thoughts which lead to nowhere.
1:13.9	I've been on a bicycle for three days and my body, which I once thought was in pretty
1:24.1	decent shape, hurt all over.
1:26.6	I triceps ached, my big toe hurt and my butt was so sore I had to discipline myself to
1:31.8	remain on the rock-hard bike seat.
1:34.9	As the pitch of the road increased, I huffed and puffed nonstop with no relief in sight.
1:39.6	The gears ground, the chain pulled tight and my quadriceps begged for relief.
1:44.4	It was 49 degrees out but my long sleeve shirt was soaked from the exertion.
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