Re: [Paddlewise] pedal power kayak

From: ralph diaz <rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 15:59:12 -0800
asaarto wrote:
> 
> Jerry wrote:
> 
> 
> > Do you suppose that first Inuit who picked up a broad stick and
> 
> 
> >moved it through the water faced the same reaction from
> 
> 
> >traditionalists -- "Look at that dork, moving his bijdarka through
> 
> 
> >the water with a stick!
> 
> 
> Still, the original question about balancing and supporting oneself
> 
> 
> is not answered :-?  ...Are you supposed to use straps? Uhh...
> 

Those are all valid questions.  What is needed is a discussion group to
help share knowledge of this new type of craft.  I hear that Jackie is
working up a new listserver called PedalWise.

ralph
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