Dorothy and I rode the Kiwanis Crazy Kicker Bike ride in Mineral Wells
on 10-16-10. It was in the 50’s when the ride started at 8 am and
warmed up into the 70s by the end of the ride. There were about
300-400 riders with routes of 22, 37, 50, 65, and 100 miles. Dorothy
did the 22 mile and I did the 37 mile. We rode together for about 3
miles until the routes split. There were a lot of hills on both
routes. We were either going uphill on going downhill. Not many
level spots. This ride really helped Dorothy’s confidence in riding
hills.
Here is a video of the ride. Most of the video is going downhill
because it takes too long to show the uphill part! I got a little
over 40 MPH on the second downhill in the video. These long downhills
made the uphills worth the effort.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-Tg2mGJPbc Mark