I spy a logo on the left arm of that red smock. Yours or theirs? I served with a colleague who rebranched to the Army from the Navy after a knee injury and repair left him debilitatingly susceptible to vertigo and nausea from the physical sensation of being on ships' decks in rolling seas following his recovery.
Sitting cross legged, producing lateral force to your knees seems to be the static form of the same thing and I completely understand that consequence. A Nelson Longflap backrest would be a mighty comfortable option, along with a small tarp on which to repose toward the sun. Andy Cheatham Pittsburgh On Saturday, March 17, 2018 at 5:36:36 PM UTC-4, Deacon Patrick wrote: > > Och, John! Don’t let where I ride and write lead you to commit one of the > seven deadly sins! Wink. > > Aye, and well spotted. The trick to using the bike saddle as a back rest > is to position the ground facing pedal at the top of the stroke, lay the > bike down, then all is stable and the saddle falls somewhere in the small > of the back (depending on terrain). Just enough for a wee back rest. The > ground tarp is waxed canvas and doubles as a writing desk protector from > rain, snow, and mud while on the saddlebag. > > Try as I might, I haven’t found a way to write cross legged well for more > than a few minutes. Maybe it’s the vertigo, but its off to the side and > fiddly. A longer writing board/desk works, but then is longer to carry and > this is sized to fit in the panniers. Though now I think on it, a longer > board would work atop the saddle sack. Hmmmm. > > With abandon, > Patrick -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
