I went to the Staten Island Bicycling Association Pumpkin Patch Pedal today. It's not where you think, the ride actually starts at Thompson Park in Jamesburg, NJ. I met up with a group of PFWer's there at 8 am and started out in what was a cool morning (about 47 degrees). The ride headed south to New Eqypt and after making the turn there we felt the full force of the 20 MPH winds that had been blowing us south. Pedaling into a 20 MPH headwind is no treat!
One of the bonuses of the PPP is that at the last stop they have pumpkin pie (or apple pie if you'd prefer) and it was very tasty. Ron and I took off from the last stop into the wind and struggled to cut through. Fortunately at the second intersection we spotted three tandems that were moving along at a very nice clip. We rode up on the rear wheel of the last tandem and were "wheel suckers" all the way back to Thompson Park. I did thank them for the pull...
