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So we bought the tandem
Yesterday we just took it up and down the street, then around the block a
few times, and then finally out to the arterial and back. My husband's never ridden a tandem, whereas I have some stoker experience and I've been a captain on our other tandem with the kids. So it took some practice to feel steady and stable on the thing. It's much easier to get started with the two of us than me and a kid -- it really helps I think to have a stoker and a captain with a clue. Today, the kids went to the movies with some friends, so we had the chance to ride the new bike a bit further. We did a fifteen mile loop: down to the lake, then along it for a bit, and back. This included a big downhill, and a steady uphill climb. Notes: o My husband's used to riding at a higher cadence than me. Maybe it's just as well I get used to that. o He'll eventually learn to warn me when he decides he's going to coast, or suddenly start pedaling again. Especially since the suddenly start pedaling again thing could have potentially damaging consequences to my crotch. o Our speed was totally kick ass. We were cruising along, at an effort that would have produced in our mutual estimations about 17 mph in him and 15 in me, but I know we were going probably 22 at a minimum. We rode past a couple of This Is Your Speed signs (speeding along the lake is a real problem), and were at 17 mph on an uphill stretch, and 25 on a flat. Maybe we'll eventually buy a computer for it. o I'm close enough to him to *smell* him. And this was on only a 15 mile thing largely in the late afternoon shade. Makes me wonder if we'll really do the Flying Wheels Century together on that thing. He'll be pretty ripe on a summer's day after a hundred miles. o Amusingly, I can literally kiss his ass, especially on downhills in a tuck. Heh. o It's easier for me to reach the water bottle when tucked into his back jersey pocket than on the bike. Maybe after we both feel more confident on the thing, we can reach down for waterbottles, but we're not quite there yet. This tandem thing might prove to be fun. Warm Regards, Claire Petersky Please replace earthlink for mouse-potato and .net for .com Home of the meditative cyclist: http://home.earthlink.net/~cpetersky/Welcome.htm See the books I've set free at: http://bookcrossing.com/referral/Cpetersky -- Warm Regards, Claire Petersky Please replace earthlink for mouse-potato and .net for .com Home of the meditative cyclist: http://home.earthlink.net/~cpetersky/Welcome.htm See the books I've set free at: http://bookcrossing.com/referral/Cpetersky |
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