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
John,
Yea, I looked all over for you. Halfway into the ride I spotted a red Trek tandem and ran it down. I was surprised to find out it wasn't you. I asked if they saw another red Trek tandem and they said there was one behind them. I figured you guys would catch up to me because I went with my wife and we were going really slow.
Anyway, it was a great ride and we had allot of fun. I saw a guy that had crashed before me and an ambulance was rolling up. Don't know what happened there, but I also saw two other wrecks. The first one was on the hill towards the end of the ride and a kid ran into an unfortunate rider knocking them both over. The second wreck happened right after the first. These dudes had a bike that holds 10 riders and they got crossed up going up the hill. It was a dark area and a woman plowed right into them. Fortunately she was all right.
I'm going on vacation to Seattle this Friday so I'm going to miss the Great Greenway tour in Muncie. I'd appreciate a post on that ride since I've never done it. Heck, I rode the Cardinal Greenway yesterday. What a nice day for a ride plus I was ready to ride fast after the NITE ride.
I'll have to look on the calender and look for another ride in your area.
Regards,
Bob