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Silver Santana

by Richard Allen
(San Francisco Bay Area)

Dunlap Time Trial 2007

Mary Ellen and I started riding tandem in 1980 when we purchase our first tandem from Santana. We were both runners and cyclists but she focused more on running and marathons. Since I was focused more on cycling, I rode a little faster so we got the idea of a tandem. We were living in San Diego, CA at the time and rode the tandem on many of the famous routes in San Diego, Northern Mexico and did a tour from Monterey, CA to Santa Monica, CA. via the Coast Highway.

Today, we live in the San Francisco Bay Area in San Mateo, CA. We both race individually on the road and the track and our racing abilities are very similar with each of us having our strengths. We have competed in several tandem time trials. In 2007, we toured Tuscany and in 2008, Mallorca, Spain with Santana Cycles. Touring on the tandem is a great experience and cycling in Italy and Spain a delight. Lately, we are focused on individual races and getting ready for the track season.