I did end up reading Alex part of the safety speech before we went for a ride yesterday.

It's been more than a year since I lead a training ride and I discovered how much I've missed it. Making another person enjoy getting into cycling is so much more rewarding than just going for a ride. Alex was worried he would slow me down, but I really didn't care as long as we were both having fun.

This was his first time over the Golden Gate Bridge on a bike and we ended up riding 40 miles. Except for the climb back up to The Bridge from Sausalito we didn't do much climbing, exchanging it for distance so he could see more and ride further.