here are some pics of the bike!
Yesterday the four of us hopped on the bike and took it for a spin. After some extremely jittery moments, we seemed to get the hang of it. With Big Bear Brent at the helm, I truly felt safe. With Miller at the helm, I felt a little more nervous. But we will all learn how to pilot this beast in time.
In order to pilot this thing correctly, we all have to work in complete unison. That means the Captain calls out commands, and each man down the line repeats it to the man at his back. We have to "power on" to get it going, and then pedal away while the captain controls the braking system, the gear shifting, and the navigation system.
We powered out of Cadboro bay, Victoria, and up the hill to Cedar Hill, towards UVic. We cooked it up the hill, and were going twice the speed of other cyclists. As the rain poured down, our emotions quickly turned from fear, to excitement. We will truly have to work as a team in order to make it across the country.
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