Tandem Traumas
We thought the best way to see the Golden Gate Bridge would be to bike it, and what better way than on the wonderful creation that is a bicycle made for two. The crowd went wild when they saw us on the tandem complete with bicycle helmets, pedal pushers and saddle bags. With Kate at the helm and me bringing up the rear we made quite a team. We encountered a few teething problems, particularly to do with communication (me thinking Kate said 'STOP' when she'd said 'DON'T STOP'), but after our first mid hill stalling we made it to the bridge in full flow. The ride across was a lot of fun and Kate got trigger happy on the bell, not that anyone took the slightest bit of interest, it was a miracle there wasn't a mass of mown down pedestrians in our wake. Team KW then made it down a huge hill much to our relief, having to dodge a coyote, reaching speeds that surely would have got a fine in a school zone. Soon we were in Sausalito which was pretty fancy, so we stopped for lunch and an ice cream. We had already cycled 8 miles (we must stress mostly uphill) so we got the ferry back to Pier 41. We now have calves the size of a Russian shot putter and the walk back home was agonising.
posted by Kat Weaver @ 4:32 AM
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