It's a day late, and I had to make a trip to london
specially to collect=20
it. But hey, travel late, and drive one stop down the line,
and it's=20 only =A318 return...
HPvelo built the wrong hub into the wheel, so I haven't
got the Hopes=20 fitted yet, so we'll have to take a trip
into london in the next two=20 weeks. And they forgot the
head rest...
But, it's still brilliant. I've found out how unfit I am
though 🙁 still=20 that should improve over the coming
weeks 🙂=20
First ride was a baptism of fire. first time on an
understeered bicycle,=20 first time I've cycled in london,
nearly the first time I've ridden a=20 recumbent, and it
was 5:30 on a Friday evening. Oh, and I only had a=20
vague idea which direction I needed to go in, and because
I stood on my=20 glasses last week, I was struggling to
read the signposts. All went well=20 though, apart from
one fall. I put my right foot down but the GH went to=20
the left =3D8-o=20
got home, and Martha (my youngest) insisted that we go for
a ride=20 together. So theres me wobbling along testing my
low speed skills trying=20 to keep _down_ with her, while
trying to give left/right instructions to=20 Martha (she
is dyslexic, and still has problems with right/left=20
distinction!) and she's slowing down to chat to me, so I'm
telling her=20 to speed up a bit. Still, we got back in
one piece.
Then I needed to go and have a bit of a blat, so off i
went. Wheee :o) I've not worked out the gearing yet, but
the lowest seems to be VERY=20 low, I can't imagin how I'm
going to be able to spin fast enough to=20 maintain
sufficent forward motion so as not to fall over. Oh, and
you=20 shouldn't pul on the bars on a recumbent, should
you? Ooops.=20
I'll try and get ome picies of a fat [censored] on a 'bent this
weekend and=20 let you all marvel at how wonderful it is. 😄
I'm happy 😄 (though I've been told that I've to get on with
the=20 decorating this weekend!) --=20 .paul
If at first you don't succeed... Skydiving is probably not
the sport for you.