Sunday, October 12, 2008
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Sunday 12 October 2008 - mountain tandem ride
posted by: Martin
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Time of Day: 1:00 PM
Distance: 10 miles?
Time (total): 1:30
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Weather: low 50s, clear, dry, sunny
Workout Type: ride

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Course: Saint Edward
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Comments: I have no idea why we have not done this before because it was a BLAST.

Shelley and I took the mountain tandem up to St. Edward State Park and explored the trails a bit. It was the perfect day, not too cold, not wet, not dry and dusty, sunny, not crowded, perfect.

This was my first time riding actual trails on a tandem and it's super fun but also kinda tricky... You have to make all the turns REALLY wide or you end up running your stoker into a tree or the rock/log/pipe you were trying to avoid. We also high-centered the bike a couple of times. :) This bike is low but still, you just can't ride over any sharp ridges because the wheel base is too long. Once we just came to an abrupt halt and the bike was parked on a dirt mound. Shelley clipped out like a pro and we both laughed.

One thing about tandems in the dirt - traction is insane! All you need is a low enough gear and you can climb anything. The rear tire just never slips at all. And ours was very worn...

Shelley also told me that she could not see too much and so that made it a huge exercise in trust for her as went left and right through the trees. But she did it! And I never caused a crash so it's all good. Now it's time to find some longer trails. Fun, fun, fun!

As we were driving up Juanita we saw Mick and Martha W riding down Juanita on their road tandem. Nice!
Equipment: Rodriguez mountain tandem, 24/36/46, 11-32
mountain bike ride | tandem ride
Sunday, October 12, 2008 2:45:56 PM (Pacific Standard Time, UTC-08:00)  #    Disclaimer  |  Comments [0]  |  Related posts:
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