i missed this, as i was out sick all last week... At 07:03 11/5/99 -0800, leander_at_worldnet.att.net wrote: > ><- Original Text -> > i bought my first [and hopefully only ;-] recumbent this spring. it's > interesting... hard to ride up some of the steeper hills, since you can't > just stand up!! >mark > > >Sounds like you need to change your gearing ratios so you can spin up those >0hills and save your knees. Which recument do you have? the bikeE AT [ http://www.bikee.com -- no affiliation, etc] i haven't ridden in a long time, shattered a leg in a skiing accident, and my rheumatiod arthritis came back out of remission [ http://www.duq.edu/PT/RA/RA.html ] so i am trying to use non-impact sports [bike, kayak] for physical therapy. > BTW, how many folks on this list also own recumbents (bents) as opposed to > standard bikes (wedgies)? less than 100 miles on mine. 8-( > How many who own recumbents also own folding kayaks? it would be nice!! luckily i have access to everything but the ocean for paddling here in colorado. many rivers run year around. paddle year round. > Regards, >---Leander (who will try out a new recumbent on Saturday, owns a folder, and >is curious as to how many of us are seriously comfort-driven in our perennial >toy-quest). ;-} >leander_at_worldnet.att.com comfort is the name of the game as we get oldder... the longer i can remain comfortable, the longer i can pursue my hobbies... mark -- #------canoeist[at]netbox[dot]com-------------------------------------- mark zen o, o__ o_/| o_. po box 474 </ [\/ [\_| [\_\ ft. lupton, co 80621-0474 (`-/-------/----') (`----|-------\-') #~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~ http://www.jacknjillz.com/paddler [index of Paddling websites I manage] Rocky Mtn Sea Kayak Club, Colorado River Flows, Poudre Paddlers The Colorado Paddlers' Resource, Rocky Mtn Canoe Club Trip Page -- Computers are useless. They can only give you answers. --Pablo Picasso *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Nov 11 1999 - 12:28:08 PST
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