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best ride yet!!


kimstrong

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i had the best ride Saturday morning! I was visiting relatives in Fredericksburg and decided earlier that week to see if there were any bikers or routes to go on. Found a great website w/ maps and that lead me to a listserve for the area.

 

so I ended up meeting w/ 4 other riders from Fburg and we went on the route i was hoping we'd go on. I explained to them that I was slow snd they said they'de wait (think they were kinda excited to see some new blood). on the wey out of town, it was really weierd seeing Fburg from a bike versus the back of my grandparents car! I would go visit my grand parents every summer for a week, so I kinda new the town. I was able to tell stories about old f-burg to the guys who had just moved there recently. on guy John, hung back w/ me on the first part of the ride..good thing, cuz i had a flat and had used my last tube the night before when I broke the stem on a tire. So he changed the flat...I don't think I've ever had anyone change my flats! I'm usually the one to be changing the tires, so it was weird to let him, but I also knew I'd get frustrated w/ my left hand. the other 3 guys finally realize we weren't behind them and they came back. I then rode w/ Joe. it was so nice of them to take turns hanging back w/ stroke. When we got to the point where Joe and I were going to turn around, we decided to go a bit further and do an additional loop..Turns out we ended up going by the one room school house where my grandmother and her sisters went to school. too cool! When we were riding bck I think Joe was impressed w/ the stories I was able to tell about my grandparents. I showed him their old house, etc. Then I had another flat!! Joe thankfully had a tube. it was an incredible ride. great scenery, great memories, great conversations and great new friends! Wish i lived closer to Fburg!

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