// -*- coding:utf-8-unix -*-
// #![feature(map_first_last)]
#![allow(dead_code)]
#![allow(unused_imports)]
#![allow(unused_macros)]
use std::any::Any;
use std::cmp::Ordering::*;
use std::collections::*;
use std::convert::*;
use std::convert::{From, Into};
use std::error::Error;
use std::f64::consts::PI;
use std::fmt::Debug;
use std::fmt::Display;
use std::fs::File;
use std::hash::Hash;
use std::io::prelude::*;
use std::io::*;
use std::iter::Filter;
use std::marker::Copy;
use std::mem::*;
use std::ops::Bound::*;
use std::ops::RangeBounds;
use std::ops::{Add, Mul, Neg, Sub};
use std::slice::from_raw_parts;
use std::str;
use std::vec;

const INF: i64 = 1223372036854775807;
const UINF: usize = INF as usize;
// const FINF: f64 = 122337203685.0;
const LINF: i64 = 2147483647;
const FINF: f64 = LINF as f64;
const INF128: i128 = 1223372036854775807000000000000;
const MOD: i64 = 1000000007;
// const MOD: i64 = 998244353;

const MPI: f64 = 3.14159265358979323846264338327950288f64;
// const MOD: i64 = INF;

const UMOD: usize = MOD as usize;
use std::cmp::*;
use std::collections::*;
use std::io::stdin;
use std::io::stdout;
use std::io::Write;

macro_rules! p {
    ($x:expr) => {
        println!("{}", $x);
    };
}
macro_rules! d {
    ($x:expr) => {
        println!("{:?}", $x);
    };
}

// use str::Chars;

// use str::Chars;
#[allow(dead_code)]
fn read<T: std::str::FromStr>() -> T {
    let mut s = String::new();
    std::io::stdin().read_line(&mut s).ok();
    s.trim().parse().ok().unwrap()
}

#[allow(dead_code)]
fn readi() -> (i64) {
    let mut str = String::new();
    let _ = stdin().read_line(&mut str).unwrap();
    let mut iter = str.split_whitespace();
    iter.next().unwrap().parse::<i64>().unwrap()
}

#[allow(dead_code)]
fn read_vec<T: std::str::FromStr>() -> Vec<T> {
    read::<String>()
        .split_whitespace()
        .map(|e| e.parse().ok().unwrap())
        .collect()
}
#[allow(dead_code)]
fn read_mat<T: std::str::FromStr>(n: u32) -> Vec<Vec<T>> {
    (0..n).map(|_| read_vec()).collect()
}

#[allow(dead_code)]
fn readii() -> (i64, i64) {
    let mut str = String::new();
    let _ = stdin().read_line(&mut str).unwrap();
    let mut iter = str.split_whitespace();
    (
        iter.next().unwrap().parse::<i64>().unwrap(),
        iter.next().unwrap().parse::<i64>().unwrap(),
    )
}

fn readff() -> (f64, f64) {
    let mut str = String::new();
    let _ = stdin().read_line(&mut str).unwrap();
    let mut iter = str.split_whitespace();
    (
        iter.next().unwrap().parse::<f64>().unwrap(),
        iter.next().unwrap().parse::<f64>().unwrap(),
    )
}

#[allow(dead_code)]
fn readiii() -> (i64, i64, i64) {
    let mut str = String::new();
    let _ = stdin().read_line(&mut str).unwrap();
    let mut iter = str.split_whitespace();
    (
        iter.next().unwrap().parse::<i64>().unwrap(),
        iter.next().unwrap().parse::<i64>().unwrap(),
        iter.next().unwrap().parse::<i64>().unwrap(),
    )
}
#[allow(dead_code)]
fn readuu() -> (usize, usize) {
    let mut str = String::new();
    let _ = stdin().read_line(&mut str).unwrap();
    let mut iter = str.split_whitespace();
    (
        iter.next().unwrap().parse::<usize>().unwrap(),
        iter.next().unwrap().parse::<usize>().unwrap(),
    )
}

fn readcc() -> (char, char) {
    let mut str = String::new();
    let _ = stdin().read_line(&mut str).unwrap();
    let mut iter = str.split_whitespace();
    (
        iter.next().unwrap().parse::<char>().unwrap(),
        iter.next().unwrap().parse::<char>().unwrap(),
    )
}

fn readuuu() -> (usize, usize, usize) {
    let mut str = String::new();
    let _ = stdin().read_line(&mut str).unwrap();
    let mut iter = str.split_whitespace();
    (
        iter.next().unwrap().parse::<usize>().unwrap(),
        iter.next().unwrap().parse::<usize>().unwrap(),
        iter.next().unwrap().parse::<usize>().unwrap(),
    )
}
#[allow(dead_code)]
fn readiiii() -> (i64, i64, i64, i64) {
    let mut str = String::new();
    let _ = stdin().read_line(&mut str).unwrap();
    let mut iter = str.split_whitespace();
    (
        iter.next().unwrap().parse::<i64>().unwrap(),
        iter.next().unwrap().parse::<i64>().unwrap(),
        iter.next().unwrap().parse::<i64>().unwrap(),
        iter.next().unwrap().parse::<i64>().unwrap(),
    )
}

#[allow(dead_code)]
fn readuuuu() -> (usize, usize, usize, usize) {
    let mut str = String::new();
    let _ = stdin().read_line(&mut str).unwrap();
    let mut iter = str.split_whitespace();
    (
        iter.next().unwrap().parse::<usize>().unwrap(),
        iter.next().unwrap().parse::<usize>().unwrap(),
        iter.next().unwrap().parse::<usize>().unwrap(),
        iter.next().unwrap().parse::<usize>().unwrap(),
    )
}

macro_rules! M {
    (a :expr ) => {
        M::new({ a })
    };
}
#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug)]
pub struct M(i64);
impl M {
    fn new(x: i64) -> Self {
        M(x.rem_euclid(MOD))
    }
    fn pow(self, n: usize) -> Self {
        match n {
            0 => M::new(1),
            _ => {
                let mut a = self.pow(n >> 1);
                a *= a;
                if n & 1 == 1 {
                    a *= self;
                }
                a
            }
        }
    }
    fn inv(self) -> Self {
        self.pow((MOD - 2) as usize)
    }
}
impl std::ops::Neg for M {
    type Output = M;
    fn neg(self) -> Self::Output {
        Self::new(-self.0)
    }
}
impl std::ops::AddAssign<M> for M {
    fn add_assign(&mut self, rhs: Self) {
        self.0 += rhs.0;
        self.0 %= MOD;
    }
}
impl std::ops::AddAssign<i64> for M {
    fn add_assign(&mut self, rhs: i64) {
        *self += M::new(rhs);
    }
}
impl std::ops::AddAssign<usize> for M {
    fn add_assign(&mut self, rhs: usize) {
        *self += M::new(rhs as i64);
    }
}
impl<T> std::ops::Add<T> for M
where
    M: std::ops::AddAssign<T>,
{
    type Output = Self;
    fn add(self, other: T) -> Self {
        let mut res = self;
        res += other;
        res
    }
}
impl std::ops::SubAssign<M> for M {
    fn sub_assign(&mut self, rhs: Self) {
        self.0 -= rhs.0;
        if self.0 < 0 {
            self.0 += MOD;
        }
    }
}
impl std::ops::SubAssign<i64> for M {
    fn sub_assign(&mut self, rhs: i64) {
        *self -= M::new(rhs);
        if (*self).0 < 0 {
            self.0 += MOD;
        }
    }
}
impl std::ops::SubAssign<usize> for M {
    fn sub_assign(&mut self, rhs: usize) {
        *self -= M::new(rhs as i64);
        if (*self).0 < 0 {
            self.0 += MOD;
        }
    }
}
impl<T> std::ops::Sub<T> for M
where
    M: std::ops::SubAssign<T>,
{
    type Output = Self;
    fn sub(self, other: T) -> Self {
        let mut res = self;
        res -= other;
        res
    }
}
impl std::ops::MulAssign<M> for M {
    fn mul_assign(&mut self, rhs: Self) {
        self.0 %= MOD;

        self.0 *= (rhs.0 % MOD);
        self.0 %= MOD;
    }
}
impl std::ops::MulAssign<i64> for M {
    fn mul_assign(&mut self, rhs: i64) {
        *self *= M::new(rhs);
    }
}
impl std::ops::MulAssign<usize> for M {
    fn mul_assign(&mut self, rhs: usize) {
        *self *= M::new(rhs as i64);
    }
}
impl<T> std::ops::Mul<T> for M
where
    M: std::ops::MulAssign<T>,
{
    type Output = Self;
    fn mul(self, other: T) -> Self {
        let mut res = self;
        res *= other;
        res
    }
}
impl std::ops::DivAssign<M> for M {
    fn div_assign(&mut self, rhs: Self) {
        *self *= rhs.inv();
    }
}
impl std::ops::DivAssign<i64> for M {
    fn div_assign(&mut self, rhs: i64) {
        *self /= M::new(rhs);
    }
}
impl std::ops::DivAssign<usize> for M {
    fn div_assign(&mut self, rhs: usize) {
        *self /= M::new(rhs as i64);
    }
}
impl<T> std::ops::Div<T> for M
where
    M: std::ops::DivAssign<T>,
{
    type Output = Self;
    fn div(self, other: T) -> Self {
        let mut res = self;
        res /= other;
        res
    }
}
impl std::fmt::Display for M {
    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
        write!(f, "{}", self.0)
    }
}
impl std::ops::Deref for M {
    type Target = i64;
    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
        &self.0
    }
}
impl std::ops::DerefMut for M {
    fn deref_mut(&mut self) -> &mut Self::Target {
        &mut self.0
    }
}

#[allow(dead_code)]
pub fn gcd(a: usize, b: usize) -> usize {
    if b == 0 {
        a
    } else {
        gcd(b, a % b)
    }
}
#[allow(dead_code)]
pub fn lcm(a: usize, b: usize) -> usize {
    a / gcd(a, b) * b
}
#[allow(dead_code)]
/// (gcd, x, y)
pub fn extgcd(a: i64, b: i64) -> (i64, i64, i64) {
    if b == 0 {
        (a, 1, 0)
    } else {
        let (gcd, x, y) = extgcd(b, a % b);
        (gcd, y, x - (a / b) * y)
    }
}
#[allow(dead_code)]
/// x ^ n % m
pub fn mod_pow(x: usize, n: usize, m: usize) -> usize {
    let mut res = 1;
    let mut x = x % m;
    let mut n = n;
    while n > 0 {
        if n & 1 == 1 {
            res = (res * x) % m;
        }
        x = (x * x) % m;
        n >>= 1;
    }
    res
}

pub struct Dsu {
    n: usize,
    // root node: -1 * component size
    // otherwise: parent
    parent_or_size: Vec<i32>,
}

impl Dsu {
    // 0 <= size <= 10^8 is constrained.
    pub fn new(size: usize) -> Self {
        Self {
            n: size,
            parent_or_size: vec![-1; size],
        }
    }
    pub fn merge(&mut self, a: usize, b: usize) -> usize {
        assert!(a < self.n);
        assert!(b < self.n);
        let (mut x, mut y) = (self.leader(a), self.leader(b));
        if x == y {
            return x;
        }
        if -self.parent_or_size[x] < -self.parent_or_size[y] {
            std::mem::swap(&mut x, &mut y);
        }
        self.parent_or_size[x] += self.parent_or_size[y];
        self.parent_or_size[y] = x as i32;
        x
    }

    pub fn same(&mut self, a: usize, b: usize) -> bool {
        assert!(a < self.n);
        assert!(b < self.n);
        self.leader(a) == self.leader(b)
    }
    pub fn leader(&mut self, a: usize) -> usize {
        assert!(a < self.n);
        if self.parent_or_size[a] < 0 {
            return a;
        }
        self.parent_or_size[a] = self.leader(self.parent_or_size[a] as usize) as i32;
        self.parent_or_size[a] as usize
    }
    pub fn size(&mut self, a: usize) -> usize {
        assert!(a < self.n);
        let x = self.leader(a);
        -self.parent_or_size[x] as usize
    }
    pub fn groups(&mut self) -> Vec<Vec<usize>> {
        let mut leader_buf = vec![0; self.n];
        let mut group_size = vec![0; self.n];
        for i in 0..self.n {
            leader_buf[i] = self.leader(i);
            group_size[leader_buf[i]] += 1;
        }
        let mut result = vec![Vec::new(); self.n];
        for i in 0..self.n {
            result[i].reserve(group_size[i]);
        }
        for i in 0..self.n {
            result[leader_buf[i]].push(i);
        }
        result
            .into_iter()
            .filter(|x| !x.is_empty())
            .collect::<Vec<Vec<usize>>>()
    }
}

fn solve() {
    let n: usize = read();
    let mut vp = vec![];
    for i in 0..n - 1 {
        let p = readuuu();
        vp.push((p.2, p.0 - 1, p.1 - 1));
    }
    vp.sort();
    vp.reverse();
    let mut res = vp[0].0;
    let mut dec = 0;
    let mut la = vp[0].1;
    let mut lb = vp[0].2;
    for i in 1..n - 1 {
        let (c, a, b) = vp[i];
        if la == a || la == b || lb == a || lb == b {
            if la == a {
                la = b;
            } else if la == b {
                la = a;
            } else if lb == a {
                lb = b;
            } else if lb == b {
                lb = a;
            }
            if res - c > c {
                break;
            }
            dec = c;
        } else {
            p!(c);
            return;
        }
        // d!((la, lb));
    }
    res -= dec;
    p!(res);
    return;
}

fn main() {
    solve();
}