So, took the long way in today to get a breakfast on the way, saw some people cursing at 2 others hurrying away, asked what was the problem "They were trying to break into our car!" took off after them, lost them when they cut across some very rough ground and a busy highway, met up with the police and the original guy, gave a description and direction. Pity I couldn't do more. On the way home, stopped to help a couple, one of whom was carrying the back wheel and rolling the front of the bike. They had just picked up the bikes from a local "dealer" who has supposedly done a service on the bikes for his parents who were giving the bikes to them. Long story short, not only could I not see any work done on the bikes, any half trained chimp would have not have let anyone ride those bikes home, they were just plain unsafe. All the tires were well under inflated, 3 of the 4 had the valves skewed at 30+ degree angle, the bottom bracket on one was loose to the touch. The brakes on one did almost nothing and when the guy picked up the back of his bike to investigate the hissing sound from the tire, the back wheel fell out! The gear cable on one was seized....the list just went on! I told the guy that if his parents paid anything for this "service" to rip the manager of the store a new one.

Oh, the ride was cool but nice.