One thing I wanted to mention in relation to the girl's route. I remember when I was a child, I was allowed to ride to certain friends homes - none were too far away. We were also allowed to ride to specific places - the public pool, rec center (baseball fields, etc), uptown, and sometimes even the store. (I grew up in a small town - think teeny little uptown with Mom and Pop type stores, everyone knew everyone ,etc)
Here is my point. Being kids, we did not always take the routes that were quickest, nor the ones that made the most sense. Sometimes we would take detours so we could ride by other friends houses to see if they were home. Sometimes we would circle a few times around random blocks to lengthen our ride (i.e. Mom said we could ride up to the bakery to grab a cookie but she didn't say we couldn't circle the block 4-5 times). Sometimes we went way out of our way - well, just because we were kids. Maybe we wanted to race for a block. Maybe we were side-by-side talking about something that happened in school, or complaining about siblings or mean girls - whatever. I even remember singing songs while we rode. Sometimes we even played pretend on our bikes - made believe we were on horses or were driving cars, things like that.
My point is, I am trying to look at the girls bike time from the perspective of a child rather than an adult. Adults tend to ride certain routes they know. We also tend to ride based on logic. If we have a specific destination, we'll probably take the best route (unless we are just out for a joyride or know we have time to meander around).
So to me, this could either complicate the timeline, or help explain it. Some mentioned the girls looked to be going very fast in the video clip and maybe we being chased. Another theory could be that they were racing. Or maybe they were pretending they were superheros and during that point of play, needed to go faster.
Sorry for rambling, just some thoughts I had concerning the girls' bike time and thinking back to time I spent on my bike as a kid. And all of this may have been already bought up. I've been reading most of these threads but honestly, a lot of my time has been in the basement so please forgive me if I am recycling theories. I just kept thinking about this the past few days and wanted to throw it out there.
Here is my point. Being kids, we did not always take the routes that were quickest, nor the ones that made the most sense. Sometimes we would take detours so we could ride by other friends houses to see if they were home. Sometimes we would circle a few times around random blocks to lengthen our ride (i.e. Mom said we could ride up to the bakery to grab a cookie but she didn't say we couldn't circle the block 4-5 times). Sometimes we went way out of our way - well, just because we were kids. Maybe we wanted to race for a block. Maybe we were side-by-side talking about something that happened in school, or complaining about siblings or mean girls - whatever. I even remember singing songs while we rode. Sometimes we even played pretend on our bikes - made believe we were on horses or were driving cars, things like that.
My point is, I am trying to look at the girls bike time from the perspective of a child rather than an adult. Adults tend to ride certain routes they know. We also tend to ride based on logic. If we have a specific destination, we'll probably take the best route (unless we are just out for a joyride or know we have time to meander around).
So to me, this could either complicate the timeline, or help explain it. Some mentioned the girls looked to be going very fast in the video clip and maybe we being chased. Another theory could be that they were racing. Or maybe they were pretending they were superheros and during that point of play, needed to go faster.
Sorry for rambling, just some thoughts I had concerning the girls' bike time and thinking back to time I spent on my bike as a kid. And all of this may have been already bought up. I've been reading most of these threads but honestly, a lot of my time has been in the basement so please forgive me if I am recycling theories. I just kept thinking about this the past few days and wanted to throw it out there.