First Ride Back
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First Ride Back
A few months ago, a car hit me sending me into the Trauma Unit. This was my first ride back on a tandem and it felt strange. It was like being with an old friend, that you haven't seen in a long time. Man, did I miss riding. Has anyone else had a long time off the bike and if so, what did you think?
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A few months ago, a car hit me sending me into the Trauma Unit. This was my first ride back on a tandem and it felt strange. It was like being with an old friend, that you haven't seen in a long time. Man, did I miss riding. Has anyone else had a long time off the bike and if so, what did you think?
Glad to hear you made it back to the sunny side too
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That is how I feel riding my single again after several sessions on the tandem
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About a decade ago, my wife developed a mysterious neuropathy, since diagnosed as resulting from celiac's disease and dealt with, so I was consigned to half-bike riding. I had gotten myself into what I considered to be very good shape, averaging about 20 mph over moderately hilly terrain on a 100-mile round-trip commute three days a week. Then one fine day I had a little accident while coaching my son's soccer team. While I recovered from surgery, I was off the bike for three months.
Getting back on was slightly unpleasant for me. The first few weeks I was so slow and weak I had trouble finding the joy. Thank goodness my wife kept my food intake low so I didn't balloon up in weight during my lay off. Eventually, I got my strength back and riding was fun again. Better still, we solved my wife's issues and we have been back on the tandems for a number of years.
Getting back on was slightly unpleasant for me. The first few weeks I was so slow and weak I had trouble finding the joy. Thank goodness my wife kept my food intake low so I didn't balloon up in weight during my lay off. Eventually, I got my strength back and riding was fun again. Better still, we solved my wife's issues and we have been back on the tandems for a number of years.
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I still ride my single something like 80-90% of the time for training and racing. Jumping on the tandem affords the opportunity to workout as hard as I want... stoker just rides at whatever level she wants. Regardless of whether or not we "zone out" during a harder tandem ride, the time together still negates doing a lonely solo, or worse yet, a testy attempt at staying together on singles.