The fence joints along the canal were interesting to Dad, so I had stopped to take some detail shots. One of the cyclists, Emilio, stopped to ask if I needed any help. I explained about the fence, then we stood at the canalside and continued chatting for 20 minutes or so. On this cloudy day, we covered everything under the sun.
“Do you want to ride together for a while?”, he asked.
“Sure!”
Courteously, he seemed to be letting me set the pace, so I picked it up, pushed it and we rode hard for much of the way. “Wow!”, he said. He was surprised by the pace I could keep, which he clocked at 35 kph (almost 22 mph).
What fun! Nice to have a cycling companion.
We may ride together again another day.
Grazie, Emilio! Molto piacere.
This is what 53 looks like in Italy:
53 in Italy. 🙂
Emilio’s bike looks like a similar year as my Paramount. Good inspiration for me to put that on the road. Did you notice if most riders gear their bikes with Italian components? Did you see imported names like Shimano?
I do see Shimano on the bikes, but most of them are whizzing by and there’s no time to catch a glimpse. My favorite was the two-finger carbon bike that really inspires bike envy! I want one!