TANDEMONIUM
Last Saturday's ride was neato....
Our GAC member Lissette returned after a little hiatus and this time time she brought a friend. Well more than a friend, her fiance Brett. Brett's been wanting to get into cycling and come ride with us. He was worried about keeping up but actually he's pretty fit. Kinda like Stone-Cold Steve Austin fit. Well, we thought maybe him and Lissette should ride my Tandem. They would have an easier time staying together. (he he) I've been saying that tandems are more efficient and faster for years but now I got to really feel the difference. After some awkward, parking lot test driving, we took off down the towards the river trail. Craig and I didn't even try to lead as we just slid into the air pocket behind the tandem and hung on. I love tandems and really miss riding mine. I actually prefer it to a single. They are fast and feel stable like riding a motorcycle. Plus a lot more social.
On the way down the river trail, we cruised around 25, the way back was a different story. The bike path has steps every 200 yards or so that drop about 10-15 feet in 10 or 15 yards. They make for a fun little turbo boost when you ride down stream. Riding upstream they can really hurt. I invented a little game called called the "Evil 17". The goal was to stay at exactly 17 mph on the return. It's really hard without speeding up before the steps. It was working out pretty good but the steps got bigger and steeper. On top of that, Craig thought I was trying to drop him and he hung on tenaciously like a bulldog. We both crested the last monster step and were gasping like fish outa water. Great game...A bike path with built in intervals.
Of course, the ride ended with our final sprint to the house. This time no photo finish... It was old Luke by a long shot... No 2nd place trophy for Craig. Just a big plate of crow. Here's a picture of Craig with a nice flower.....
Luke
Our GAC member Lissette returned after a little hiatus and this time time she brought a friend. Well more than a friend, her fiance Brett. Brett's been wanting to get into cycling and come ride with us. He was worried about keeping up but actually he's pretty fit. Kinda like Stone-Cold Steve Austin fit. Well, we thought maybe him and Lissette should ride my Tandem. They would have an easier time staying together. (he he) I've been saying that tandems are more efficient and faster for years but now I got to really feel the difference. After some awkward, parking lot test driving, we took off down the towards the river trail. Craig and I didn't even try to lead as we just slid into the air pocket behind the tandem and hung on. I love tandems and really miss riding mine. I actually prefer it to a single. They are fast and feel stable like riding a motorcycle. Plus a lot more social.
On the way down the river trail, we cruised around 25, the way back was a different story. The bike path has steps every 200 yards or so that drop about 10-15 feet in 10 or 15 yards. They make for a fun little turbo boost when you ride down stream. Riding upstream they can really hurt. I invented a little game called called the "Evil 17". The goal was to stay at exactly 17 mph on the return. It's really hard without speeding up before the steps. It was working out pretty good but the steps got bigger and steeper. On top of that, Craig thought I was trying to drop him and he hung on tenaciously like a bulldog. We both crested the last monster step and were gasping like fish outa water. Great game...A bike path with built in intervals.
Of course, the ride ended with our final sprint to the house. This time no photo finish... It was old Luke by a long shot... No 2nd place trophy for Craig. Just a big plate of crow. Here's a picture of Craig with a nice flower.....
Luke
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