Recumbents are an excellent change-of-pace from uprights..I think all serious riders should try one at least once. I have a trike which I enjoy very much. Joe Bernard Vallejo, CA.
On Tuesday, July 17, 2012 6:54:25 AM UTC-7, stevef wrote: > > > On Sat, Jul 14, 2012 at 1:28 AM, erik jensen <bicyclen...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> this thread started before i left to ride my atlantis across the cascades >> and elsewhere, and i return to see it continues... >> >> ...What have all the posters in this thread been doing? I'd much rather >> hear about that. >> >> Ride on, >> >> erik >> > > > Well, since you asked, Erik, and since I started this thread (with the > best of intentions, too!) I'll offer that I've been riding, though not as > much or in the way I'd prefer. I'm dealing with a herniated disc in my > neck and it put me off the bike for a while but now I'm okay to ride so > long as I "take it easy." I bought a used recumbent to try. It's actually > kind of fun, and I think I'll keep it for change of pace rides even after > my neck heals up! I also re-riv'd the fit of a couple of my upright bikes, > raising the bars a couple of cm's above the saddle to ease strain on my > shoulders and neck and that's worked out well so far. > > It's a gradual healing process--evidently, assuming I don't re-injure or > irritate it, it will take 4-6 months (first symptoms serious enough to seek > medical help were in early May though I think this has been coming on even > longer) for it to heal and it will leave me slightly more prone to such > injuries in the future. Thrilled I ain't--heck, I'm just now drawing a > bead on 50 and I've got a lot more years and miles of riding I want to do! > > So, no biking holidays or long trips for me this year--easy rides around > home and time to reflect on the fragility of life and health over a beer or > three instead... > > Here's my 'bent if anyone is curious--on topic only because it let me keep > riding when even my Rambouillet was temporarily uncomfortable... > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/40738390@N08/7421489358/in/photostream > > Steve > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/6s03Rzb04OYJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
