now that i've sat with my thoughts about the tour for a while, and it was awesome.

awesome parts were definitely talking to an awesome guy on a recumbent bike. seeing a guy with one leg biking. seeing a guy with no use of legs using a hand powered recumbent. reminiscing through the streets of manhattan. the nice hill at the end of central park. the tunnel on the fdr. the music at astoria park. the path along the water leading to the verazzano. the downward half of the verazzano. the festival. seeing a small child beat me to the festival. not being last!! (hah!)

there were a few not so awesome parts. like the ummm...how do i put this nicely...........JERKS. the weekend warriors who somehow decided they were going to WIN the bike TOUR. i don't know how many people would squeeze right in between myself and my friend who were biking maybe 2 feet apart....or would squeeze by me on the right side between a shoulder and myself. and no warning of course. only ONE person said "on your left" the whole ride. i thanked her and told her i wished i had prizes to give out for being a decent human. oh and then the guys on mountain bikes doing some sort of slaloms in between people really fast that made one lady almost fall. and the guy in the yellow jersey that had no peripheral vision! every time he got near us we would just barely avoid a collision with him on turns. and finally, the sunburn i got on the back of my neck =( .

but all in all i'd do it again. next year i hope to stop along the route in brooklyn to eat and check out the stores!