Originally Posted by
apkramer2021
As always, this community delivers!! This is super helpful.
My inclination is that I will try to have one of the LBS's in Astoria order in a Disc Trucker (hoping all works re supply!). And then will take the Amtrak bus from Portland (or Uber depending).
I think the tip to do even a bit of riding on it before setting off is really smart, I'll probably give myself a day in Astoria riding on the new bike before setting off in case there's anything that needs to be adjusted.
Unfortunately given the timing (and travel I'm doing before starting), it won't be possible to do much more riding on it beforehand.
I explained to the bike shop that I was riding across the US (Mexico to Canada ) and they seemed to take some extra care to making my new bike work. They even picked me up from the airport! I just had to pick out which bike I wanted beforehand on the internet. Never had a problem with machine made wheels or any mechanical problems. Learned about thorns and tire liners pretty quick, though.