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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!! HARRY GOT HIS NEW "DREAM" BIKE
The pictures on this page were taken on Harry"s first ride on his new bike. He was just learning how to ride a recumbent when they saw the Bluebonnets. The rest just followed naturally
The two of us in the flowers
The Bluebonnet is the State Flower of Texas, so with our Texas Flag Lone Star jerseys what could be more natural?
Thirsty?
The tube coming over Harry's shoulder and into his mouth is a from a hydration pack. It leads to a plastic bladder containing water and ice which hangs of the back of the seat. Harry is going to insulate the bladder with 1" of foam to make the water stay cold longer in the Texas heat.
Here we are again...Different angle
This is our good friend Sandy Cole
We met Sandy at our church. She likes bikes and riding too. So of course she signed up for the Lone Star Ride Fighting AIDS too. We usually ride with her when we train.
The REAL star of this page!
Harry's new "dream" bike. After over a year researching and learning and a month of test riding Harry bought this red beauty. It is a Vision R 40 made by Advanced Transportation Products in Seattle. It a type of bike known as a recumbent.
Because the rider sits so low to the ground and creates less wind drag they are extremely fast bikes. They are also very comfortable, since you ride on a lawn chair. The seating position removes all loading from the riders hands & back. The seat is wide so there is no discomfort between the legs.(Impotence is a common problem for long distance cyclists) Since Harry has a bad back and riding had caused a lot of numbness in his hands it was the ideal answer for him.
The bike is handmade and has a lifetime warranty. The finish is powder coated not painted.(much tougher and longer lasting.) It has a 24 speed shifter. On the seat back is not only the "water back" but a bag which will hold tools, spare tubes, a poncho, a complete change of clothes, and a sandwich for lunch! On the sides of the bag there are pouches for two insulated water bottles.
Harry also uses the handlebar bag from his old bike to carry energy bars and gell, money and his cell phone. He has yet to add a rear view mirror and an airhorn! (no joke) its a great safety item for a low bike in traffic. he will also have a tall flag pole with an orange safety pennant and a Texas Flag on it. He also has a bike computer (fancy speedometer) which gives current speed, elapsed time, maximum speed, current pedaling speed in rpm and whole lot of other functions.
The rear end of our truck as we set out for our first ride.
In this picture the seat is still on the bike. For the trip home we started removing the saet to carry inside. It atkes about 60 seconds to remove and 90 seconds to remount and adjust. The handlebars stick up slightly above the top of the pickup making it look like a strange antenna.
Harry would like to thank Jim Hoyt and Rod and the entire staff of Richardson Bike Mart for their help in making his dream bike a reality.