When I got my bent two years ago I thought there probably weren't others nearby, but I was mistaken. Thank goodness for the Internet! It has put me in contact with so many other bent riders hereabouts. I now ride regularly with a small group of 4-5 others on Saturday mornings here on the central coast of California. Last weekend I rode with 7 others (none of my Saturday group) on a ride through San Francisco and across the Golden Gate Bridge through Sausalito and across Richardson Bay. We returned on the ferry from Larkspur to our starting point on the Embarcadero. We shared a short ride to Pac Bell Park catching an inning of the Giants ball game before going our separate ways.
It really is nice to share something in common with other people who are otherwise strangers. Enthusiasm among bent riders is something apart from just plain cycling.
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I'll gently rise and I'll softly call
Good night and joy be with you all.