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Flat tire

Hitch a lift

Ride through a thunderstorm

fall off the bike

Make use of the WarmShowers network

Exceed a speed of 35mph

Have sex while on tour

Cycle >65 miles in one day

Learn interesting lore from a local in at least one place you pass through

Get sunburnt

Be chased by a dog

Receive a gift from someone you meet along the way [not including social gestures, see comments]

Someone you meet irl invites you to stay at their home (including camping on their property)

Encounter snow (via active precipitation OR unmelted on side of road)

rained on

Broken spoke

Encounter road closure

See a snake

someone honks at you (from a car, while on your bicycle)

Someone shouts encouragement from a vehicle

See a cat with 3+ kittens

Eat more than 5,000 kcals in a single day

Try a new food and love it!

make it all the way to the Atlantic with at least 90% of the distance covered by bike/foot

Notice a custom license plate that you find funny

Meet an online friend IRL

End the trip at a lower weight than you started (<65kg)

experience temperatures above 100°F (38°C)

Someone shouts verbal abuse from a vehicle

Try a new food and hate it!

Make it to the end without any further broken spokes

Poop somewhere that isn’t a toilet or portapotty

Three or more flat tires

Cycle >110 miles in one day

Cry

Meet a manifold user IRL (who I haven't met before)

Have animals access your food while camping

get invited to someone's church

Broken chain

Something that is not the whole bike gets stolen (wheel, lights, money, phone, etc)

3 people you meet join Manifold to participate in this market

End the trip at a higher weight than you started (>65kg)

Observe, divert route or delay because of a tornado

Divert or delay route due to wildfire and/or poor air quality due to smoke

See a bear

Someone you meet joins Manifold to bet on this market and is still active on the site (betting 3+ days/week) when all options resolve

10 or more flat tires (current running total: 5)

Get rash from poison oak or poison ivy

Get ill enough that you skip a day.

Get pulled over / stopped by police [while on bicycle]

Have bike stolen

Be hit by an automobile

Someone asks if you know Prince Harry

Before 2040

Before 2030

Before 2027

Before 2026

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