News Item: : Something you should know
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Posted by cotharyus
Sunday 01 June 2008 - 07:35:46
For years now, likely since the first time I rode a bike down my father's drive way, I have loved riding bikes. Even though that first trip down the drive ended up in an ill fated turn that it would take me several tries to master, something about riding was enchanting. As I got older the bikes and the hills got bigger, and making the turn became more and more important. My first mountain bike was a beach cruiser with a 10 speed conversion kit on it. After that, everything got a little more high tech. One thing that stayed low tech was my body, and I can tell you, you can only break so much of your body up and get away with it. After a while, it starts to catch up to you. A few years ago, my joy in riding all but ceased when I hurt my lower back. From that point on, I experienced some level of discomfort after more than a few miles on my trusty mountain bike, which had by that time evolved from the beach cruiser, through several other bikes, into a GT Zascar Race. What to do? This discomfort dampened my enthusiasm for riding. I was at a cross roads, with biking and pain one way, and not biking and the misery of that the other way. As I was standing at this cross roads, I saw a funny bike go by, down a road I hadn't seen before.
The funny bike, was a recumbent bike. One that lets you ride in a more relaxed, supported position. I had to look long and hard to find out more, but in the end, I was able to locate one locally that I could ride. Then another I was able to sit on, but not ride, due to the adjustments necessary on these bikes to change the bike for the size of the rider. I knew I needed one of these. There was no way it could hurt my back to ride one. So I picked one up, and over 400 miles later, I can tell you, I was right, this doesn't hurt a bit. And I've still got a smile on my face. I get to keep riding, and do it without hurting. Interested? There are some pictures of my Scorpion fx in the gallery, and if you're looking for information there are forums at recumbentriders.org where you'll find nice people who can answer questions and get you pointed in the right direction. That's feet first, in case you were wondering.
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(Category: Music)
Posted by cotharyus
Sunday 01 June 2008 - 07:35:46
For years now, likely since the first time I rode a bike down my father's drive way, I have loved riding bikes. Even though that first trip down the drive ended up in an ill fated turn that it would take me several tries to master, something about riding was enchanting. As I got older the bikes and the hills got bigger, and making the turn became more and more important. My first mountain bike was a beach cruiser with a 10 speed conversion kit on it. After that, everything got a little more high tech. One thing that stayed low tech was my body, and I can tell you, you can only break so much of your body up and get away with it. After a while, it starts to catch up to you. A few years ago, my joy in riding all but ceased when I hurt my lower back. From that point on, I experienced some level of discomfort after more than a few miles on my trusty mountain bike, which had by that time evolved from the beach cruiser, through several other bikes, into a GT Zascar Race. What to do? This discomfort dampened my enthusiasm for riding. I was at a cross roads, with biking and pain one way, and not biking and the misery of that the other way. As I was standing at this cross roads, I saw a funny bike go by, down a road I hadn't seen before.
The funny bike, was a recumbent bike. One that lets you ride in a more relaxed, supported position. I had to look long and hard to find out more, but in the end, I was able to locate one locally that I could ride. Then another I was able to sit on, but not ride, due to the adjustments necessary on these bikes to change the bike for the size of the rider. I knew I needed one of these. There was no way it could hurt my back to ride one. So I picked one up, and over 400 miles later, I can tell you, I was right, this doesn't hurt a bit. And I've still got a smile on my face. I get to keep riding, and do it without hurting. Interested? There are some pictures of my Scorpion fx in the gallery, and if you're looking for information there are forums at recumbentriders.org where you'll find nice people who can answer questions and get you pointed in the right direction. That's feet first, in case you were wondering.
This news item is from The Control Room
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