Denman
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We barely made the start arriving just as the 25 mile pack was leaving. Caught the tail end of an accident on 380 where they held traffic for about 15 minutes. Just missed getting to the turn off at Bonnie Brae where they held traffic to let the 8:00 flood of bikes past. No matter, the trikes were ready to roll as were we, so we joined at the back of the pack on the way out. Air density was perfect. Pressure was high, humidity low, temperature was cool. Relative Air Density (RAD) was about 135%. In simple terms, the human body gets more oxygen with every breath when RAD is high. We set a new record average speed of 15.1 MPH. Since my wife has only had her Expedition for a few weeks, I let her set the pace. Our top speeds were a bit over 33 MPH; could have probably done a bit better except that we were pulling up on a couple slower bikes and didn't want to sweep over onto the road to pass. On part of the way I rode next to Kyle for a mile or two and chatted a bit; quite an impressive man in a special way. Had a few chores at home to take care of so we didn't hang around too long after the lunch. But after the chores were done, got the MTN bikes down, did a tune up and took about a 4 mile test ride. Its really strange trying to ride an upright after being spoiled with a proper riding machine like a Catrike.....
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