At our break we spotted a beautiful Tour Easy Gold Rush and visited with it's owner Marco. He's been a member of our newsgroup but has never ridden with us out in Fulshear. I've encouraged him to join us one of these Saturdays. Nice to meet you, Marco!
Miles Ridden Today: 21.1
I had been into recumbents a couple of years when I decided to look at tandems. Both of my daughters had wedgie hybrids but never rode them because they was just too uncomfortable on rides of more than a few miles (I knew this to be true from my own experience). So in 2002 I bought the Screamer. I had no experience on tandems at all. This bike quickly introduced me to the fun of tandem riding. All of the comfort issues the girls had disappeared on the Screamer. The seats were soft and comfortable. The best thing about this tandem was our ability to talk while riding. On single bikes it's necessary to pull up along side someone to talk and then only while conditions permit. On the Screamer it was possible to easily converse at will in a normal voice. The bike was long and transport presented some challenges which I will cover in a future post.
I sold the Screamer in April 2007 to help finance the purchase of my current tandem.
I thought we'd be rained out in Fulshear this morning, but for once the weather cooperated. It was a bit muggy, but the cloud cover kept the temps within tolerable limits. We didn't have much of a turn out (just three of us) but those who came were great company. I love riding in Fulshear because there is very little traffic and the scenery is so beautiful. We rode down quiet country lanes and saw cattle, horses, llamas, turtles, guinea fowl, donkeys, mules, hawks and one giant owl lying dead in the rode. Sad.
You just can't beat scenery like this. It's mostly flat with a couple of very gentle hills thrown in along the way. We had a new rider with us this morning so we rode two different loops, Pecan Hill and Bois D'Arc, each one swinging back by the parking lot in case anyone decided not to continue. It proved unnecessary.
The Chicken Man had a flat. This is probably my fault since at an earlier break I made the unfortunate comment that recumbents seem to have fewer flats than wedgies. Bad Mojo for sure. 
We saw several large groups of wedgies, though not as many upright riders as usual.
Aimee and I rode the Memorial Park Loop tonight after work. We need some miles because the weather crimped our riding over the weekend. The Park Loop is a 1.2 mile loop closed to vehicular traffic. I like it because there are no street crossings so you can cruise without interruption. Since it's under the trees it's usually much cooler than a ride in the open. There are also plenty of things to see while riding. Lots of wedgies, a few runners and walkers and a good sprinkling of roller bladers. I've only ridden out here three times and I've yet to see another recumbent.
