Had to stop for a chat with the engaging Ingrid of Westhaven. A lot of people with plastic parts inside their knee would be propped up in front of the widescreen on a Sunday afternoon. Ingrid saddled up her bionix-assisted (battery) Greenspeed trike and headed out to Scenic Drive. She can make 10 miles in hilly country, 50 in the flats with a combination of pedaling and battery boost. The trailer with passengers adds 150 lbs to the package, a no-brainer if you've got puppies who are up for a Sunday cruise along the Pacific.
For balance reasons, I ride a recumbent a recumbent trike, too (a Sun EZ-3). Do you know if this woman's artificial knee presents balance issues?
ReplyDeleteBikes -or, in our case, trikes - are very liberating. I've made myself a velo-missionary.
I didn't get the impression that she was experiencing balance issues, Cullen, but I'll ask about it next time I run into her on a ride.
ReplyDeleteIf you ride a recumbent trike I don't imagine you have to try hard to be a vela-missionary. Practically every time I ride my Rans Stratus I get questions about recumbents from pedestrians.
aaawesome! and the puppie<3
ReplyDeletei type this as mi cat velcro observes them from my lap :) meow meow
Meli: Velrco must be the soulful black beauty shown on your blog. I took notice. Alas, so did my parrot!
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