Riding "Dutch Style"

Until a few days ago, there were two people living in Lijsterlaan 85 with just one bike between them. Bob and I decided to do some bike shopping to get him set up, so we ventured a mile or so down the road to a local bike shop. We've seen lots of people here riding two people on one bike, heck, a mom and her three gorgeous, blond kids can all ride the same bicycle here. So we figured we should learn. Why not? We live here now.

We tried with Bob riding and me hopping on the back. A bit wobbly, especially since my bike is a bit too small for Bob. Then we tried the other way, since we truly are close to the same weight. No shame here. That was tricky too. So we walked my bike down to the shop. On the way back we thought we'd try again. Bob was "driving" and I was on the back, and though we were a wobbly, we made it!

The next day we went to look at a bike at a friend's house. This time, I drove since my bike fits me far better. Bob made it on the back, and after a few tries and some near disasters, we finally got it. I found that the faster I went, the easier it was to keep my balance. When we got to my friend's place, Bob got off. He looked a bit shaken, and said, "I've never felt like I needed a bike helmet more in my life." I drove us home again later on that night, and we're getting steadier each time.