Roy and Inge’s Wedding Bicycle Ride

This morning Roy and Inge were married before the informal group gathered at the Velo Monrovia Bicycle Shop. Roy and Inge led out the bicycle ride that followed to Claremont where cake and Champaign was served. All of the pictures are available at flickr and if you sign up for an account with flickr – which is free by the way – you will be able to download the original size pictures which make for great prints.

After the wedding Roy and Inge led out the bicycle club for a ride along the foothills. Today was really wonderful for bicycle riding. The forecast called for partly cloudy weather with chances of rain tomorrow but the weather proved terrific. After the sun came up the warm Santa Anna breezes kept us all warm for the ride up to Claremont.

The bike path served us all well today while we beat the trail upward. Inge is out in front leading the way with her bridal vale in the wake. Maybe someone should have tied a few cans to a string and attached them to the back of her bicycle frame to slow her down a bit. We all had a hard time keeping up with her youthful vitality today. Roy and the rest of us will be hard pressed to keep up with her now!

After finally arriving in the quant city of Claremont where they are celebrating the Harvest Day Festival we stopped for coffee, Champaign and the cake cutting. Frank and I have been having a contest at who can keep their weight down and maintain it so both of us forbade the cake but it sure smelled good. A glass of Champaign for the toast went well with the coffee.

Thank you Roy and Inge for including us in your wedding. It was such a privilege to be a part of your special day and bicycle ride calibration. Sunday we will be back at it for another short ride from Stan’s bicycle shop in Monrovia. The ride today was leisurely so all of us may have some extra energy for the ride Sunday morning.

Roy and Inge will be going on a honeymoon and will be taking a trip to Europe fairly soon when their respective vacations come due. We wish them both a wonderful life together and all of the happiness that they deserve.