I went out for a long-distance cycling trip after a month today. The distance was about 80 km, longer than the last time by 20 km. The fatigue was not so severe that I was afraid. Dating back one year, I heard of the cyclists' event that was held on the islands in the Seto Inland Sea. I instantly hit upon the idea that I would be likely to join it the next year and found myself ordering a bicycle from the U.S. after a great deal of research about bicycles. I've written about this bicycle before and the offbeat idea will soon be achieved at last. I applied for the event after getting enough confidence to complete the full distance, 100 km.
The picture shows two tandem bikes which I saw today. The owner was kind enough to allow me to ride on it. Of course, it was my first time to try a tandem bike. Describing it in a few words the tandem pedalling was curious but interesting. The rider in the rear saddle can't control the bike and he just pedals. It's only pedalling that he can do. I imagined that he could cheat and stop pedalling behind the front rider at first. However, the gears attached to both pedals of the front and rear were directly connected and both riders have to pedal at the same cycle. It was fun to ride it.
(Vocabulary)
complete the full distance 完走する
pedal [自] (自転車の) ペダルを踏む［こぐ］
pedal away/along etc. ペダルをこいで去って行く［進んで行く
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