The 2006 edition of BR AG(BicycleRide Across Georgia)was very challenging. I met a lot of nice people and had a lot of in good riding. As you can see from the photo on the left my Trice Monster stood out from the crowd. There were five or six other trikes on the ride out of about 1600 riders. This fact cause a lot of roadside conversations that I would have not ordinarily had if I'd ridden a more traditional bicycle.

The trike, however, was ideal for this type of multi-day tour. I was comfortable throughout. I also discovered that the trike is a very good climber because we had manyboth short and long steep climbs on the seven-day ride. There were some sections where we not only were climbing steep hills, but we were dealing with a lot of traffic. I was able to keep the trike under very good control under these conditions.

And daily rides averaged around 60 miles, with a low of around 42 miles and a high of around 90 miles. We got started early in the morning around 6 a.m. and usually ended around noon. Around 11 o'clock the weather usually became very hot and humid. Some of the less experienced and less well-trained riders were having a hard time completing many of these days. One of the nice things about BRAG is the variety of riders. There were young and old, and many families riding together.

The ride began in Dalton, Georgia and ended in August, Georgia. The first few days were very hilly and quite difficult for some of the less experienced riders. There were also some days when we were dealing with a lot of traffic. But overall the ride was lots of fun base with lots of good camaraderie. Below are some additional pictures of the ride. Here is a link to a website containing many pictures of BRAG - http://www.pixagogo.com/7018785361