After our first bike rally, you might think we would like to avoid hills and would avoid a bike rally called “Rolling Hills Rally”… but I guess those hills didn’t scare us off.
Sunday morning we were at it again at the Rolling Hills Bike Rally in McKinney. We were aiming for 20 miles. There were hills, but nothing like the Germanfest rally. There was some wind, but it wasn’t too bad.
We did have some mishaps. Gary got a flat before we even started (airing up the tires). Thankfully we had a spare tube and got that changed. We started out later than everyone else, but that was actually nice since we didn’t have to constantly pass or be passed by other cyclists. There were two rest stops and the second one was actually only a couple miles from the end. The brochure said the last two miles would have the most intense hills. Unfortunately… or maybe fortunately… for me, I didn’t get to find out. I got a flat and since we had already used our spare tube… no more riding for me. The SAG wagon picked me up. Gary finished those last two miles and encountered his final mishap – throwing a chain. He was able to fix that and finish.
We had fun. The scenery was pretty and the weather was nice. The location was good. The rest stops were nice and at the end there was pizza. It was a good time. We increased our average speed from the last rally - 13 mph. Of course, I can’t imagine going any *slower* than the Germanfest rally – since I walked up several hills there. :-)
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