StephenH

Some of them over in the Texas forum were planning a bike ride for this morning. I didn't make that because I went to a parade instead, but did get over there this afternoon. I took my Worksman Front Loading Cargo Trike for a change. This was the longest trip I've had it on so far.

The nice thing about a compact bicycle is that you don't need a bike rack. Just put it in the back of the ol' SUV. You might need some steroids, though.


Out at Valley View Park, ready to take off:


Stopping to smell the roses on the way down to the lake:


Taking a little break down by the lake, just ate the jar of Mandarin Oranges:


Around the south end of the lake and starting back up, by the boat docks:


This is what was in the cooler. Drank 2- 32 oz bottles and 1 24-oz bottle of Gatorade, plus some of the melted ice that was in the cooler. I stopped by one of the soccer fields, which was unused today.


Left at 2:28, got back at 5:12, maybe 23 miles? So around 8.5 mph average for the trip, including several rest stops.

Edit:
Oh, yeah, I did smoke past a couple of roadies! Average age was around 18 ( (30+6)/2=18). But they passed me at one of the rest stops.

ScrubJ

Would never thought of doing a ride like that on a bike like yours, thanks for sharing.

How old is your bike?

dbikingman

I love your math

Seeing that bike makes me think of the ice trucks, put an ice chest, speakers and annoying music and you are ready to sell ice cream.

StephenH

Worksman does make ice cream bikes on a similar frame, with built-in freezer compartment. They usually go for a lot more money used, though.

I don't know how old this one is. They still make them pretty much like that. This one had the plywood pretty well rotted through when I bought it, so I'm guessing probably 15-20 years old. But it could be quite a bit older or somewhat newer. I have a write-up about it in the Utility Forum called "The Thing".