Riding a bike
Aug 14, 2017 15:32:38 #
PinOakEO
Loc: NA
I can't ride a bike because of arthritis. My legs get two tired!
I was once interested in a motor cycle. After visiting a dealer, I changed my thinking. Wound up buying a "misused" car!
LOL
I was once interested in a motor cycle. After visiting a dealer, I changed my thinking. Wound up buying a "misused" car!
LOL
Aug 14, 2017 15:38:57 #
PinOakEO wrote:
I can't ride a bike because of arthritis. My legs get two tired!
I was once interested in a motor cycle. After visiting a dealer, I changed my thinking. Wound up buying a "misused" car!
LOL
I was once interested in a motor cycle. After visiting a dealer, I changed my thinking. Wound up buying a "misused" car!
LOL
Actually a bicycle is good for arthritis.
Aug 14, 2017 16:04:43 #
ken hubert wrote:
Actually a bicycle is good for arthritis.
Better yet, ride a recumbent trike. It's like riding in a recliner, nothing hurts when you're finished riding plus it's really easy to stop and take pictures along the way.
Aug 14, 2017 16:28:29 #
rydabyk wrote:
Better yet, ride a recumbent trike. It's like riding in a recliner, nothing hurts when you're finished riding plus it's really easy to stop and take pictures along the way.
Good idea!
Aug 15, 2017 07:29:30 #
PinOakEO wrote:
I can't ride a bike because of arthritis. My legs get two tired!
I was once interested in a motor cycle. After visiting a dealer, I changed my thinking. Wound up buying a "misused" car!
LOL
I was once interested in a motor cycle. After visiting a dealer, I changed my thinking. Wound up buying a "misused" car!
LOL
Good idea.
Aug 15, 2017 07:29:55 #
rydabyk wrote:
Better yet, ride a recumbent trike. It's like riding in a recliner, nothing hurts when you're finished riding plus it's really easy to stop and take pictures along the way.
They are almost invisible on the road, though.
Aug 15, 2017 08:32:01 #
i sold my regular bikes and bought a electric bike. The pedal power required is about 10% of normal power. It let's me ride for day rides of 25 miles with little effort.
Aug 15, 2017 09:54:51 #
Aug 15, 2017 10:00:25 #
berchman
Loc: South Central PA
rydabyk wrote:
Better yet, ride a recumbent trike. It's like riding in a recliner, nothing hurts when you're finished riding plus it's really easy to stop and take pictures along the way.
I second that suggestion. After having both knees replaced, my range of motion was too limited to continue riding my diamond frame custom bike so I sold the Redcay to a collector in NYC who came all the way out to PA to get it plus my Motobecane and I ended up with a Catrike 700 with a Rohloff internal gear hub and a Catrike Road that I put Big Apple tires on so I could ride it on packed stone trails. I love riding a trike. Pretty expensive, though.
Aug 15, 2017 11:38:57 #
PinOakEO wrote:
I can't ride a bike because of arthritis. My legs get two tired!
I was once interested in a motor cycle. After visiting a dealer, I changed my thinking. Wound up buying a "misused" car!
LOL
I was once interested in a motor cycle. After visiting a dealer, I changed my thinking. Wound up buying a "misused" car!
LOL
Look at my avatar and you will see the type of bike you need
Aug 15, 2017 12:28:25 #
berchman
Loc: South Central PA
jerryc41 wrote:
They are almost invisible on the road, though.
Not so. I find that cars typically go into the oncoming lane to pass, something they never did when I used to ride a conventional bike. On recumbent trike forums, others have had the same experience. Now, I do have a very powerful red light flahing in the rear and another in the front. Add to that a red flag sticking out 1 1/2 feet to the left and another tall vertical flag sticking upright. We trike riders have speculated as to the reason why drivers give us more space, but we haven't arrived at a conclusive answer.
Lookup DeNotte daylight lights.
Aug 15, 2017 13:37:32 #
Aug 15, 2017 13:46:31 #
berchman
Loc: South Central PA
PinOakEO wrote:
But I get 2 tired!
If you have the money recumbent trikes are available with an electric motor that senses how much help you need to turn the pedals and helps you out.
http://www.electricbicycleworld.com/electric-conversion-why-falco-is-the-best-choice-for-converting-your-recumbent/
Aug 15, 2017 13:56:28 #
ken hubert wrote:
Actually a bicycle is good for arthritis.
The recumbent is a terrific alternative. After a bad fall with my road bike in 2015 and replacement shoulder surgery, I switched to a recumbent trike and enjoy it very much. Not as fast as my good road bike was, but very relaxing and still great exercise.
Aug 15, 2017 14:09:43 #
rydabyk wrote:
Better yet, ride a recumbent trike. It's like riding in a recliner, nothing hurts when you're finished riding plus it's really easy to stop and take pictures along the way.
I've been riding a recumbent trike for 8 years. Highly recommended. I'm 71 and never been very athletic, (also have MS, which has destroyed my balance and ability to walk more than a few hundred feet), but love the ability to get out and around.
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