I had never heard of the quad bike, so when I saw that it was this great bike that had a little canopy and seated up to four adults, I was intrigued and thought: what a great idea for a family outing! My cousin and I thought that this would be a great way to treat our two elderly aunts (past their 80's) to an outing around the park. We two would sit in the front and pedal, while our aunts would take in the views, take pictures and generally enjoy themselves. The way we saw it it was a win-win situation, because me and my cousin would also benefit by getting some much needed exercise.
What I didn't count on, was that my cousin was sadly way out of shape! We paid for the bike rental and off we went, but my cousin, from the get go--was huffing, puffing, and grunting every step of the way--as she struggled to pedal. It got so bad, that I had to keep asking her--if she was alright. Yes--puff---yes--grunt, grunt--of course I'm alright! I'm in perfect shape! OK , I said, but the noises became so bad that one of my aunts couldn't take it anymore. She said that she felt guilty riding on this contraption--if it was causing my cousin so much difficulty. After having to stop several times--my aunt finally had had enough. I'm getting off! I don't want to feel guilty riding this, if one of you sounds like every step is a huge labor!
We started to argue, I was telling my cousin to stop being a drama queen, she said that --she couldn't take one more step. So (reluctantly) I went back and returned the quad bike, while promising myself, that next time I would come back with someone that was in better shape, because--darn it! I was having a good time riding that bike.
