Our tandem finally arrived from Chicago! It was came in 3 boxes and many parts!
Rob Smith has been a tremendous help in figuring out stuff about tandems. Rob and Teresa have been very gracious by letting us borrow their friends tandem on multiple occasions to make sure we enjoyed it and also to get us used to riding together. Thanks Rob for all of your help!
Keri and me getting ready to take off in the rain. We were not sure if we were going to ride or not. Our friends and Steven's mom backed out of the ride because of the rain... We were not sure if taking part in the ride was a bad decision or not... Since we didn't fall we will consider it a good decision! We have our biking jackets on because of the rain. One of the hard parts about the ride is that we don't have our speedometer/odometer on the bike yet so we can't tell our pace or how far we've gone. Every 15 miles or so people informed us of our progress.
Gotta love the neon green jerseys!
Steven's grandparents showed up at the Tour de Rock to enjoy some riding on their touring bikes. The also had a good time hanging out at the lunch that was provided. Papa and Grandmother have a "competition" going on between the two of them to see who can log the most miles between the two of them!
This photo is was taken after Keri and I finished our first "race" on our tandem. The Tour de Rock had a family fun ride and three advanced rides. There was a 62 miler, a 50 miler, and 30 miler. Keri and I did the 50 miler. It was fantastic except our butts hurt pretty bad! No pain, no gain.....right?! As of the end of the 50 mile ride, we have put more miles on the bike than what it started with. We are currently still waiting on a hitch for our car for the rack that Steven's parents are letting us borrow. We've also invested in some gel pads and handle bar tape to ease the pain on our hands. Our handle bars are bruttle right now!
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