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Message started by esbee on Jul 26^th, 2017, 7:57pm

Title: new rover
Post by esbee on Jul 26^th, 2017, 7:57pm

2.56 miles around the block and up and down the road ON MY NEW ROVER from the recumbent rally in paris tx from easy street ... I indulged...sold several saddle stands all at once and made enough to pay for half of a rover. got schlumpf drive and wider hander bars because we thought it would be for my husband but Mike adjusted his sun trike and steve said it felt perfect for the first time in years. what I really need is the wider seat due to the seat bars pressing on my hip where the incisions were made for the new hip...I am going numb for the first time ever. but it is a learning curve. we keep pushing the seat forward by inches which means undoing all the nuts and bolts that hold the back fender and basket on. my legs are still mostly straight at the furtherest extension when pedaling.
susan in paris

Title: Re: new rover
Post by diannalightning on Jul 29^th, 2017, 3:23pm

Hi Susan,
You are going to really enjoy the Rover. It's lighter than the delta trike that you have. Keep on ridin'.

Dianna

Title: Re: new rover
Post by esbee on Aug 11^th, 2017, 5:57pm

5 mile inaugural ride on the trail de paris on the new rover which finally got adjusted and seat problems mostly taken care of. I will have to rework the new seat i made for it for just a little more comfort. but it went great. you can see fotos of trike and new seat on FB

https://www.facebook.com/The-Eiffel-Benders-1921151354815014/

susan in paris [smiley=pepper.gif]

Title: Re: new rover
Post by esbee on Aug 14^th, 2017, 10:52pm

about 3.5 miles at the civic center in paris...Stephen came with me and rode his trike a little, the weather was cool and we saw an awesome display of nature in the thunder cloud over in Hugo OK.
susan in paris

Title: new e-assist
Post by esbee on Jun 13^th, 2018, 9:08pm

went almost 9 miles with the new e-assist on the trail de paris---used it quite a bit because I am out of shape and love it....susan in paris

Title: slow roll
Post by esbee on Jul 3^rd, 2018, 6:48am

about 6 miles on the slow roll in paris tx---rode my anura trike with the new e-assist ..they usually leave me behind on the up hills so now I thought, oh boy, I will show them all that I can keep up now...how ironic that a 75 yr old woman asked if I would ride along side her as she was slower than all the rest...but she pedaled using her own power on an upright all the way whereas I cheated and used the -e assist quite a bit. so I still was left behind as the rest pulled away from us but did not want to leave her behind in the heat. she had already fallen earlier in the day in her driveway skidding on some rocks and was a little bit scared of falling again. we did get back first because being so far behind we lost sight of them and missed one of the turns the rest took. still a great ride--- susan in paris