Faygo, I agree with stardognine and boomhauer. Stay on the TransAm and you will have no problem getting a lift should you get into a bind.
One year as leader of an ACA group I was waiting for a slow rider to catch up on the last leg into Chanute KS. He soon arrived in a pickup truck with a problem with his rear wheel. Another time a group member had a wheel failure in Eads CO. Within one hour he found a ride to Pueblo and was waiting for us at our layover motel two days later.
My frame snapped at the dropout outside of Booneville KY. I immediately got a ride in a pickup into town where I had it repaired. On yet another trip a member's frame cracked at the bottom bracket in Rawlins WY. He had another bike shipped from home and he caught up with us at our layover at Yellowstone with the help of trail angels and their pickups. On some tours folks were just not physically fit for the trip and sometimes had to get a ride to camp. I could go on and on with more stories...
Last edited by BobG; 06-11-19 at 05:15 PM.