Originally Posted by R900
It was a Blast! Sorry with the 1000's of people, I guess no good way to make contact without a plan. We arrived around 7 and watched the Velodrome races - very cool. Had great parking and got the bike about 9:45. Ended up in the lower middle of the pack, took about 20 minutes to start. Had a blast with the tandem. Stopped at the rest break and finished in about 2 hours total.
We relaxed, ate, and listed to the live music.
Finally we hit the Velodrome, took the tandem on the track at about 2 am. Scared to death at first, but got the hang of it and with some light traffic hit the top of the bank. Ran about 18 - 20 mph, and had a blast.
Perfect weather, great planning, a super event. Sorry we missed you, but maybe next time.
We are riding the Great Greenway tour in Muncie next week - going?
John
Drove past the Major Taylor Velodrome last Thursday on my way crossing Indiana 4 times in less than a week (2 E-W, 2 N-S, 1 by bike). Thought about this ride. Good to hear you had fun.
Stay sharp and keep your head down on 65 South of Indy and 69 about 50 miles north of Indy...heard there's a sniper that killed someone.
I did the Great Geenway tour a couple of years ago when I was still living in Ohio. Decent ride. If it was on the other side of the state I'd think about doing it this year.
Have fun....and keep your head down.