Guest guest Posted November 12, 2000 Report Share Posted November 12, 2000 ----- Original Message ----- From: <arew@...> <egroups> Sent: Friday, November 10, 2000 11:25 PM Subject: [] Roller Skating/bike riding > On Tue, 7 Nov 2000 " -Gainer " dgainer@... wrote: > What a great guy!! What a great bike...wonder if I could figure out a similiar design? Thanks for the inspiration > << Never could do it but boy did I try! Biking was great but could > never pedal standing up only in a seated position which made it tough > going up hills. Anyone else find the same thing biking? M >> > > No roller skating for me either but I did lots of bike riding. My mom > never learned to drive so I rode my bike if I wanted to go somewhere. > I couldn't pedal standing up either and walked up lots of hills. I had > a one speed balloon tired bike way back when. Shortly after I was > married my husband designed a special frame for me which was built by > a company in England and then outfitted by a bike builder in CA. It > had the pedals closer to the ground so I could put my feet down > without getting off the seat. There was a special 5-speed hub with a > lever on the handle bar and one brake lever mounted on top of the > handle bar so I could press it instead of pulling. And it also had sew > up tires like racing bikes. The lowest gear was 1:1 which means one > revolution of the pedals causes one revolution of the wheel. As a > result I could ride up lots of hills (very slowly) that I otherwise > would have to walk. > I rode every day (except in rain) to work. One weekend when the > statewide bike rally was in town I rode 50 miles in two days. My > husband rode a 10-speed and was always very patient and rode along > with me even though he usually rode 3-4 times faster. When we came to > a hill that he knew would be too steep for me he would ride along side > with a firm grip on my biceps and up we would go. Of course it takes a > skilled rider to do this. Years later we rode tandem and now I can't > ride at all but the wonderful memories remain. > Alice > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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