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For several years now my parents have really gotten into riding bikes. We've always had bikes, mountain bikes to be exact, and made much use of them when we went camping throughout the summer. I even remember one winter in Portland where we pulled them out and rode in the snow!
My mom's sister and husband got a tandem bike and Mom and Dad took to the idea and bought their own. They loved it so much they started doing tandem rallies and riding all the time. Dad's on the front and Mom on the back. Well, apparently dad got tired of looking at the white line on the road while mom pointed out all the deer and about two years ago they bought a recumbent tandem.
Since they've gotten into riding my sister has and, to some degree, I have as well. Stess is much more into it and two years ago Mom and Dad got her a street bike, an upright one. Last summer Stess and I joined Mom and Dad on a tandem rally and it was really fun. I rode with Dad and Stess with Mom. The only thing I didn't like was when Dad and I had to ride the upright...
This year Dad found two recumbent singles. Here's a picture...
No, I don't know who the guy is.
Well, they got a great deal on both bikes so bought them both. Stess got one, cause she rides all the time, and Dad took the other to use to commute to work. However, since his office is moving to his home, and because they took pitty on me, last weekend they gave me the other one! Excited is an understatement. I'm constantly checking on the weather to see when it's not supposed to rain, and have been frustrated at times when I didn't ride because of expected rain, only to not have any rain come. Oh well, the "joys" of the North West in Spring.
I've had quite a few comments at work about the bike and yesterday I was told it was, "the talk of the smoking section." At least word is spreading so they know who's bike it is, so if anyone tries to mess with it, it's known.
I've also started looking at how to get home, riding some way on the bike and the rest on the max. I've been riding about 8 minutes to another transit center and then yesterday I wrode about 30 to the next one. It was fun. I got tired at the end as the finish line is up two large (to my perception) hills which had me chanting to myself the whole way. BUT I made it and it was fun. Much more fun this morning though when I got to ride DOWN the same hills to work...
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