Hey Bella Beauty,

I'm a newbie too. My husband is a serious cyclist and convinced me to try tandem cycling with him last year, so that's where I started. We tried a friend's tandem first, with them riding singles along side us to give us pointers. You have to have a lot of team work to ride a tandem and the stoker (the chick in the back!) has to have a LOT of trust in her driver! Especially when he gets you going 40 mph down a hill and there's not much you can do about it! I told you he was a serious cyclist.

Now I'm awaiting my new single to come in any day now! I was hoping for Mother's Day, but that's not looking very likely. We're going to take the kids to a bike trail and I really wanted to ride my very own single that day, but I'll have fun on the tandem too.

By the way, I have Shimano cycling shoes, too. It's pretty much because they were the only one's in the store that fit me decently! I have long (size 10), but very narrow feet.

I can't wait to get my new bike! I can't wait to get my new bike! I hope you get your's soon too. Good luck with your cycling and thanks for posting the great pictures.

Jiffer