Beach Cruiser

Our rental house came with a couple of beach cruisers. Naturally, I had to take the 45 pound beast out for a spin. There were a couple of bike routes and trails nearby, and then a completely separate bike bridge called the Courtney Campbell Trail that connected Clearwater and Tampa over Tampa Bay.

I got up early and ended up riding 50 miles and 4 hours. I put a sack lunch and my water bottles in the front bike basket, old school style. The day started off cool and cloudy, but by the time the sun burned off the fog, it started getting pretty warm and humid. I was pretty sweaty at the end and ran out of water. No biggie.

Really glad I had access to the bike and took it for a spin. Riding (and recovering) at sea level is amazing!