Bike bits

[torapines]

So, kookamess has been inspiring me with her commitments to fitness and exercise (not to mention outdoor activities). I thought I'd post about biking, because Mr. P and I have been riding our tandem more and more and it just keeps getting more fun, and maybe that would inspire someone else and the positive trend would continue

Comments

[kookamess]

Wow! This is amazing!

The one time Blake and I tried a tandem, on our honeymoon, I put my feet down and fell off the back of it. He likes to go fast and I get scared easily so I don't think we're meant to be on the same bike at the same time.

The ATT is rails to trails but it's missing a crucial bridge so 12 miles is about all we can do right now. Once they make the bridge we'll be all set!

[torapines]

I should caveat all of this by saying that I could never do this on a bike by myself. No way no how. That feeling is probably about 65/35 Real ability/perception, but there it is. Also, Mr. P and I cannot ride separately-but-together because he is much stronger/faster than I, and he blows my doors off every time which = No Freakin fun.

That being said, if there is one thing I have learned since we started tandeming (and let's be honest, there are HUNDREDS of things I've learned), it is Tandem Biking Is Not For Everyone. I have found it to be a very good initial (by no means comprehensive) test for seeing how couples/pairs operate

[virginiadare]

Mama_bec suggested I should add you to my friends list, do you mind? I lived in Northern Virginia for ten years, but I just moved to AZ two weeks ago...I have two little boys and a dreamy husband. :)

[torapines]

Sure thing. Add away!