150% of Albany’s Xtracycles

Two weekends ago, Jen and the boys and I rode our Xtracycles from Albany to Troy along the Mohawk-Hudson Bikeway. We wanted to check out the Troy Waterfront Farmers Market, which happens every Saturday.

A couple miles along, Jen looked over to the left and said, “Hey, there’s another Xtracycle.” We could see the owner resting under a tree with a little boy. Jen didn’t want to bother them, but I veered off the trail and headed straight for the only Xtracycle I’ve ever seen that didn’t belong to my family. How could I pass that up?

The owner, Reese, and her son were in town for an alternative education conference at the Sage Colleges in Troy. She’s had her Xtracycle since last fall, just like me. The adults chatted for a while the kids played, and then we decided to ride together to Troy. What a blast to ride with three Xtracycles!

We checked out the market, had a light lunch of strawberries, sugar snap peas, farmers cheese and fresh bread. Then Reese and her son went back to the conference, and we went home. It was hotter than the ninth level of Hell, but still a really fun day.

Sadly, I forgot both my camera and my cell phone, so I have no photos of our three bikes together. Oy!

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