Any more questions?

Ken:

Actually I suspect that the question was prompted by the fact that a
recumbent looks vaguely like a wheelchair. I ride in the MS-150 fairly
often, and a few years ago there was a conflict with a local recumbent
event, so I was the only recumbent on the ride. When we passed through one
of the local towns the townspeople all came out, and they cheered me when I
went through... apparently having concluded that I must be handicapped to be
on a bike that looked like a lounge chair. They didn't give the other
riders the same response, so I guess the upright posture probably came
across as more "robust." Heh.

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I know we all have been ask funny questions on laided back rides, but
this gets the prize.

Nearly, every day, same time, I use to commute pasted the same guy on San
Pablo Ave,
he was leaving his workplace and getting, all alone, into his pickup truck
for his
commute. He always looked very curiously at my SWB but never spoke.
Finally
one day he asked, "are you handicapped"??

After I stopped laughing I replied, "no if I were handicapped I would have
to drive a truck to work!"

Too funny, and a perfect example of the mentality of most drivers out
there!
"A bicycle is a toy that you should get over whene you're twelve! ??

Freewheeling said:

Ken:

Actually I suspect that the question was prompted by the fact that a
recumbent looks vaguely like a wheelchair.

Yep. On the Recumbent Retreat a couple years back, I was asked "Are
you... special?" as we passed. The questioner was apparently too PC to
ask if we were "handicapped". I didn't have enough time to formulate a
reply- nowadays, I'd just say "No, we're comfortable."

Jeff

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Freewheeling said:

Ken:

Actually I suspect that the question was prompted by the fact that a
recumbent looks vaguely like a wheelchair.

While riding through a nearby town one day several years ago, a young boy
about 10 years old saw me as they crossed the street in front of my
recumbent, and remarked "Look, mom an inline wheelchair" That's been
my tagline ever since.

<Chas>
Haluzak Hybrid Race - the inline wheelchair

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Freewheeling said:

Ken:

Actually I suspect that the question was prompted by the fact that a
recumbent looks vaguely like a wheelchair.

While riding through a nearby town one day several years ago, a young boy
about 10 years old saw me as they crossed the street in front of my
recumbent, and remarked "Look, mom an inline wheelchair" That's been
my tagline ever since.

<Chas>
Haluzak Hybrid Race - the inline wheelchair

Today an elderly lady at the lake asked if I ride my Baron because of back
problems, I think that's about the 3rd or 4th time for that one

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Freewheeling wrote:
> Ken:
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> Actually I suspect that the question was prompted by the fact

that a

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> recumbent looks vaguely like a wheelchair.

While riding through a nearby town one day several years ago, a

young boy

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about 10 years old saw me as they crossed the street in front of my
recumbent, and remarked "Look, mom an inline wheelchair" That's

been

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my tagline ever since.

<Chas>
Haluzak Hybrid Race - the inline wheelchair

Today an elderly lady at the lake asked if I ride my Baron because of

back

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problems, I think that's about the 3rd or 4th time for that one

Pittsburgh must be a more recumbent-enlightened area; the most common
question I've received is "Did you buy or build that thing?"

(Come to think of it, they might just be responding to the lack of
paint, the duct tape, and the bubble-gum-like wads of brass around the
braze-ons...)

Dan

Dan B. said:

Pittsburgh must be a more recumbent-enlightened area; the most common
question I've received is "Did you buy or build that thing?"

(Come to think of it, they might just be responding to the lack of
paint, the duct tape, and the bubble-gum-like wads of brass around the
braze-ons...)

Judging from my experience, I doubt that... I get asked the same thing
on the Streetmachine, which is as professionally finished a bike as
you'll find just about anywhere. The only additions from me are enough
reflectives to start a shop on the back of the seat.

Pete.
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Pittsburgh must be a more recumbent-enlightened area; the most common
question I've received is "Did you buy or build that thing?"

I get that too, about as much as I get the bad back comments

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Ken Bradley said:

I know we all have been ask funny questions on laided back rides, but
this gets the prize.

Nearly, every day, same time, I use to commute pasted the same guy on San
Pablo Ave,
he was leaving his workplace and getting, all alone, into his pickup truck
for his
commute. He always looked very curiously at my SWB but never spoke. Finally
one day he asked, "are you handicapped"??

After I stopped laughing I replied, "no if I were handicapped I would have
to drive a truck to work!"

My best reply to that is "Yes, I can hardly move my legs". Most don't
get it at first ;-)

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Too funny, and a perfect example of the mentality of most drivers out there!
"A bicycle is a toy that you should get over whene you're twelve! ??

Not so bad around here, but a lot of cardrivers have no respect for
cyclists rights on the street.

Cheers,
Torben

: Pittsburgh must be a more recumbent-enlightened area; the most common
: question I've received is "Did you buy or build that thing?"
:
: (Come to think of it, they might just be responding to the lack of
: paint, the duct tape, and the bubble-gum-like wads of brass around the
: braze-ons...)
:
: Dan

When I ride the recumbent around the neighborhood, kids and teens stop and
gawk. Somebody usually shouts "Cool bike, dude!" or "Hey, I like your ride!"

Pat in TX
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Ken Bradley said:

I know we all have been ask funny questions on laided back rides, but
this gets the prize.

Nearly, every day, same time, I use to commute pasted the same guy on San
Pablo Ave,
he was leaving his workplace and getting, all alone, into his pickup truck
for his
commute. He always looked very curiously at my SWB but never spoke. Finally
one day he asked, "are you handicapped"??

After I stopped laughing I replied, "no if I were handicapped I would have
to drive a truck to work!"

My best reply to that is "Yes, I can hardly move my legs". Most don't
get it at first ;-)

Quoted message said:

Too funny, and a perfect example of the mentality of most drivers out there!
"A bicycle is a toy that you should get over whene you're twelve! ??

Not so bad around here, but a lot of cardrivers have no respect for
cyclists rights on the street.

Cheers,
Torben

Its unfortunate that some bents look like wheelchairs, they would be
more widely accepted if they looked less like a wheelchair and had more
cool factor.

*ponders Bigha's cool seat*