Leg Five of the Grand Tour


Along The Shores Of The Great Lakes And Down The Hudson To New York
(Click the title to read Wyman's account of this leg of his journey)

With two thirds of the distance across America behind him, Wyman set out from Chicago on his last leg to the New York City finish.  His motorcycle was back in working order after the extensive repairs.  He was well rested having spent several days in Chicago.  Wyman was optimistic about reaching New York City before the start of “The Great Endurance “ motor cycle run from New York City to Worchester to New York City, 394 miles.  Wyman wanted to enter this motorcycle rally, which ran July 3rd through July 5th.  Wyman was a competitive bicycle racer in his own right.  He was no stranger to endurance runs.  Wyman was the first American to ride a bicycle around the circumference of Australia a couple of years before his Trans-America attempt.  Imagine the determination and confidence he gained riding a bicycle around Australia. 
His publisher, The Goodman Company, would press him for accounts while he was on the road. 
They were launching “The Motorcycle Magazine” and were using Wyman adventure as featured articles.  Wyman kept a journal along the way and when he put up for the night would write dispatches and mail them to the Goodman Company in New York City.  With his vest pocket Kodak Wyman took pictures and had them developed locally to be included with the dispatches.  Many of these dispatches were published in “The Bicycling World and Motorcycle Review” another Goodman Company magazine.  Motorcycle and bicycling enthusiasts were following Wyman’s adventure through this publication.  By this time, Wyman had a copy of the June edition, which he used to prove to skeptics that he indeed was riding a motorcycle across America.

Today, you can read these dispatches as published in a copy of “The Bicycling World and Motorcycle Review” that reports on Wyman’s journey.  It has been preserved by the Smithsonian Archive and is filled with the first ever publication of many iconic Wyman photos.


LEG 5 -- Along The Shores Of The Great Lakes And Down The Hudson To New York
RON POINT
WAYPOINT
MILES
MOVING TIME
DWELL TIME
TOTAL TIME
623.1 Kensington RON
1
14.6
0:35
0:10
0:45
624.4 Ligonier RON
4
131.3
2:33
0:40
3:13
625.8 Perrysburg RON
8
116.2
2:39
1:20
3:59
626.4 Cleveland RON
4
116.4
3:08
0:40
3:48
627.2 Conneaut RON
2
69.2
1:32
0:20
1:52
628.2 Angola RON
2
100.5
2:21
0:20
2:41
629.1 Thomas Motors Buffalo
1
25.3
0:34
0:10
0:44
630.2 Regas Bicycle Rochester
2
78.4
1:22
0:20
1:42
701.2 Cayuga RON
2
58.9
1:10
0:20
1:30
702.2 Canastota RON
2
60.9
1:16
0:20
1:36
703.2 Albany RON
2
124.8
1:59
0:20
2:19
706.4 Herald Square Hotel
4
160.0
2:38
0:40
3:18
LEG 5 TOTALS
34
1,056.5
21:47
5:40
27:27
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