InFiniteElements

Wow thanks for the reply! I don't know how old your chain was at the time you broke it, but they typically last about 5,000 miles. That's the equivalent of a car mechanic telling you to change your oil every 3,000 miles though, so they typically last longer.

I find when I ride in the rain that the hub becomes very audible and just needs to be opened up and greased, so that's why I asked.

This is awesome! Lots of questions but I'll limit them-so I used to be a bike mechanic, what kind of bike did you ride? How many chains did you go through? Were there a lot of other repairs throughout the trip-maybe cable replacements, wheel truing, hub work? Also how did you work up the cardio to make it through the 100 mile trips? I've ridden for 10 years but just get so bored after a while and can't seem to make it farther then a 50 miler