Amity wrote:
Did you make the holders for your crutches? And is that a flagpole at the back of the trike?
Ive never seen a trike before, from reading about them they seem much more comfortable than a bicycle
Yeah, I made my "crutch caddies" from pvc pipe and mounted them to my seat frame with some hose clamps--works pretty well. I keep meaning to take them off and cover them in black gorilla tape or something... The trike dealer gave me some extra decals to put on them too.
However, I'd rather ride it than decorate it.
And, that is a flag pole. I also usually wear a yellow safety vest too. About 3-4 miles of my usual course runs parallel to a busy street. Crossing drives can be very dangerous around here.
Recumbents (trikes & bikes) are pretty comfortable. However, you can still get saddle sores if you ride a lot. I had some pretty bad ones before I got some decent spandex shorts to wear UNDER my cargo shorts... That helped a bunch.
Today I did my usual 17.5 miles from lake to lake. The trail around the big lake was REALLY crowded. Lotsa people out enjoying the holiday, I guess.
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