Soon after arriving in Knoxville, we met the coolest traveler ever known to man (besides Shawna and me of course). Her name is Debbie, and she is the shit! Debbie spent the last 4 years in Portland, which explains why we instantly liked her. She moved to Knoxville to be closer to her sister and her husband, who had recently had their second child. Debbie, being the awesome person that she is, came all the way to Tennessee to hang out and help. Along the way, she met and later introduced us to a pretty rad couple who are friends with her sister. They were Howard and Kolla (like "holla!"). We all went out for some local brew one Tuesday night, and this is what came next...
A ride on their very own hand made tandem bike, equipped with lights and all!
I knew these people were cool!
There was no way in hell I was letting Shawna be the leader, and no way she wanted to tip the thing over, so Howard was a good sport and took us all for a spin. What an experience to be completely useless and out of control on the back of a bike, staring at your new friend's rear end.
Debbie, taking her turn.
A few days later we saw this on our way to work. Don't kid yourself, they aren't riding in a pack for the 'togetherness.' They are doing it because if they don't ride in a substantial sized group they will get creamed in the traffic in Knoxville. This place is the most pedestrian and biker UN-friendly place I have ever seen.
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