And you thought YOU were a cyclist..

Jill Lufrano said:

his older three-wheeled bike is getting too heavy for him
to operate

Jill, there's a name for that "three-wheeled bike". It's
called a "tricycle".

Raoul Duke said:

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"His doctor's told him he might not be able to ride
anymore."

The journalist's english teacher told him he might not be
able to write anymore.
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Jill, there's a name for that "three-wheeled bike". It's
called a "tricycle".

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The journalist's english teacher told him he might not be
able to write anymore.
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You guys actually took the time to read the story and the
most intelligent response either of you could come up with
was to snivel about grammar.

Dave

Raoul Duke said:

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The journalist's english teacher told him he might not be
able to write anymore.

You guys actually took the time to read the story and the
most intelligent response either of you could come up with
was to snivel about grammar.

There's nothing to say about the guy on the trike. He needs
a new trike. The article was very clear about that.
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Rick Onanian

Quoted post said:

Originally posted by Raoul Duke
But recently, his older three-wheeled bike is getting too heavy for him to operate and causes him to fall often.

Not to be insensitive or anything but how does one fall on a trike? Much less often.

Dan.

Rick Onanian wrote:
:: On Fri, 4 Jun 2004 02:42:09 -0700, "Raoul Duke"
:: <[email hidden]> wrote:
::: "Rick Onanian" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
:::: The journalist's english teacher told him he might not
:::: be able to write anymore.
:::
::: You guys actually took the time to read the story and
::: the most intelligent response either of you could come
::: up with was to snivel about grammar.
::
:: There's nothing to say about the guy on the trike. He
:: needs a new trike. The article was very clear about that.

I read the article....I wondered if the poor guy's health is
declining further.

BanditManDan wrote:
:: Raoul Duke wrote:
:: > But recently, his older three-wheeled bike is getting
:: > too heavy
:: for him > to operate and causes him to fall often.
::
::
::
:: Not to be insensitive or anything but how does one fall
:: on a trike? Much less often.

I assume they meant he fell off the trike somehow.

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Originally posted by Raoul Duke
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This guy lives down the street from me and I've watched
him ride daily in any kind of weather for the last 20
years or so, both here in Carson City and before that in
South Lake Tahoe.

He really is amazing.

Dave

The human spirit is infinite in some.
Infinitesimal in others.

Quoted message said:

You guys actually took the time to read the story and the
most intelligent response either of you could come up with
was to snivel about grammar.

It doesn't take anyone who knows something about reading
very much time at all to read, so it's inconsequential that
we "actually took the time to read the story"; and our
snivelling about Jill's grammar is far more intelligent than
your snivelling about our snivelling.

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power -- it's about grace. It's not about knowing your enemy
-- it's about knowing yourself.

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Not to be insensitive or anything but how does one fall on
a trike? Much less often.

If you ever met Glen you would understand. He can't walk
without a walker and can speak only with great difficulty.

It's amazing he can ride a bike (or a trike for you
pedants) at all.

Dave

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There's nothing to say about the guy on the trike. He
needs a new trike. The article was very clear about that.

My point in posting the story was the hope that some of us
may find a guy like Glen inspiring. He can't walk without a
walker, yet he manages to ride just about every day. You
should see him; I'd be amazed if he even makes 3 mph.

But if all you got out of the story was that some guy needs
a new bike, that's fine.

Dave

Quoted post said:

Originally posted by Raoul Duke
If you ever met Glen you would understand. He can't walk
without a walker and can speak only with great difficulty.

It's amazing he can ride a bike (or a trike for you
pedants) at all.

Dave

Thanks for the clarification. I was kinda wondering if the reporter was making stuff up to spice up the story or something (not that journalist ever do that). I always think it's awsome to hear about people riding their bike and overcoming adversity. I only hope that I would ride that much/hard if I faced such difficulty.

Dan.

Raoul Duke wrote:
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::: There's nothing to say about the guy on the trike.
::: He needs a new trike. The article was very clear
::: about that.
::
:: My point in posting the story was the hope that some of
:: us may find a guy like Glen inspiring. He can't walk
:: without a walker, yet he manages to ride just about
:: every day. You should see him; I'd be amazed if he even
:: makes 3 mph.
::
:: But if all you got out of the story was that some guy
:: needs a new bike, that's fine.

I find him inspiring....I've have little excuse not to get
off my butt and ride!

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It's amazing he can ride a bike (or a trike for you
pedants) at all.

I'm a two-legged tripodant.

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Zoul said:

:: > But recently, his older three-wheeled bike is
:: > getting too heavy
:: for him > to operate and causes him to fall often.
::
::
::
:: Not to be insensitive or anything but how does one fall
:: on a trike? Much less often.

I assume they meant he fell off the trike somehow.

If he's become weaker, and apparently that's what happens
when he doesn't ride, then the handling characteristics
of a heavy tricycle might overpower him and push him off
the saddle.

The Greenspeed replacement is a tadpole configuration (two
front wheels). They supposedly handle easier and eliminate
the need for a heavy differential drive. The recumbent
sling seat would permit adding a restraint if necessary.
Riding closer to the ground makes the recumbent trike even
more stable.
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My point in posting the story was the hope that some of us
may find a guy like Glen inspiring. He can't walk without
a walker, yet he manages to

ride

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just about every day. You should see him; I'd be amazed if
he even makes

3

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mph.

Like probably others did, I read the story and found it
interesting and inspiring -- but didn't find anything
particular to comment on. Thanks for posting it.

BanditManDan said:

Raoul Duke said:

But recently, his older three-wheeled bike is getting
too heavy for him to operate and causes him to fall
often.

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Not to be insensitive or anything but how does one fall on
a trike? Much less often.

I just had an 86 year old patient who had been riding his
trike to his daughter's house when he somehow lost control,
rode off the road and overturned in a ditch. Fortunately, he
was not seriously injured.

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BanditManDan said:

Raoul Duke said:

But recently, his older three-wheeled bike is getting
too heavy for

him

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to operate and causes him to fall often.

Quoted message said:

Not to be insensitive or anything but how does one fall
on a trike? Much less often.

I just had an 86 year old patient who had been riding his
trike to his daughter's house when he somehow lost
control, rode off the road and overturned in a ditch.
Fortunately, he was not seriously injured.

One of my inspirational cycling neighbors, who's nearing 80,
had balance problems and stopped riding. Her family got her
an inexpensive tricycle. I fixed a flat for her, and then
rode the trike back to her house. It wasn't as stable as I
expected. The center of gravity was very high and you can't
lean the bike into the corners at all. Probably no problem
for Nancy -- she's maybe 90 pounds.

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Quoted post said:

Originally posted by Rick Onanian
On Thu, 3 Jun 2004 12:22:05 -0700, "Raoul Duke"

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"His doctor's told him he might not be able to ride
anymore."

The journalist's english teacher told him he might not be
able to write anymore.
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Rick Onanian

Apostrophe misuse irks me as well Rick, but I read this as a contraction (doctor has) rather than a plural and it didn't bother me at all.

BTW, "english" (sic) is usually capitalized.