[Paddlewise] Wrist Problems?

Newbie to the list here so I apologize if this discussion has already occurred
in the past.


It also borders on being off topic...





I was thinking about the talk recently about paddles and wrist problems.  I
have to be


careful with my wrists because I had to have a very complex rebuild after
breaking


my left one about ten years ago. Typing is key to my job, if I couldn't type
it would make


life very difficult.  So this is something I'm very conscious of when I
paddle.  





This morning I accidentally ran into the Hobie website and their Mirage pedal
powered


flipper driven kayak.  It is interesting that I had seen the hobie out of the
water once and took it's 


flippers for some kind of a skeg.  I searched around and found more resources
from  the IWCA site at http://www.watercycling.org/   Their  manufacturer
links are a look at some extremely thought provoking engineering.  Especially
the wavebike http://www.wavebike.com which totally requires movement


for balance.  





Has anyone used these pedal craft and have they been found to be very
practical?  It seems


to me that the Hobie and some other models would allow people with wrist
problems or a history


of susceptibility to these problems, to paddle when otherwise they might not.




Thanks for your time,





Todd 





















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