Many students are creative in their attempts to relieve stress, but Director of Campus Recreation Kevin Kobe used a technique last spring that few students have ever employed, embarking on a seven week cycling trip spanning the width of the United States.
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?I like to go and come back with the batteries recharged,? said Kobe.
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Kobe made the 3,150 mile trip with his longtime friend Josh Archibald, who has accompanied Kobe on many cycling tours over the years. Kobe said they started planning the trip six months beforehand, in the middle of a heavy workload involving preparation for the vote on the Aggie Recreation Center and Legacy Field. They started their trip on March 3, 2012 by taking rental bus to San Diego, Calif., where they would begin cycling.
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?We left the day after the vote passed on the Legacy Field project and Recreation Center, with our bikes in the water in the Pacific Ocean at Ocean Beach Park,? Kobe said.
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Kobe said to make this trip he took his Specialized Expedition touring bike, which he purchased in the 80?s and cost him approximately $150.
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?It?s the same bike I commute with every day,? he said. ?It?s basically an old touring bike.?
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Kobe said their whole goal was to not have the bikes loaded down ? they wanted to bring just enough to be comfortable.
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?If something didn?t have more than one use, we didn?t bring it,? Kobe said.
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He said their clothing was not specific to cycling and they didn?t wear the typical cycling garb of spandex shorts and jerseys, but rather long sleeve button-up shirts ? to protect them from the sun ? and regular nylon shorts with pockets.
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?We could walk into a diner and look like regular people,? he said. ?People told us we looked like we were on a weekend bike tour.?
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Source: http://www.usustatesman.com/across-the-country-in-50-days-1.2770372
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