> The guy in the old army jeep did a double take as the two of us whizzed by > on a tandem while "flying" down Mt Lemmon, near Tucson, AZ. He gave chase, > but we rapidly pulled away from him, and didn't see him again till well > after the bottom of the mountain. > > "This ol' jeep maxes out around 55 mph", he said, after we both pulled over, > "and you guys turned into a speck in nothing flat! You must have been doin' > at least 65." > > We had climbed the mountain and won the tandem division, which was a piece > of cake, since we were one of two entries in the division. 21 miles with an > elevation gain of 7000 feet in 3:56. To the minute, the same time I had > achieved the previous year on a single! > > Man! If you really want a rush, find a good straight downhill run and do it > on a tandem with a fat guy! Historical perspective PLEASE....who was the president? -- Stephen Chillicothe OH |
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