Hello gang,
I am new to this forum and to Texas. I live in the country between Hillsboro and Corsicana.
I came to this forum because I am looking for a comfortable bike/trike to get to town with (16 miles to Walmart) and my cheap DF will not do the trick., and to meet other cool bent fans.
I bike for pleasure in nice weather to smell the roses usually.
I used to pedal for work and groceries in Keene, NH on a cheap DF (college town, flat and very bike-able). And I did without a car at all for about a year in Santa Clarita, CA  with a Rhodes car (quad) and cheap DF (flat for shopping and also very easy to bike the streets and paths) after someone totalled my mid-life crisis car ('66 Mustang).
I like pedaling for the fresh air, exercise, and money savings. The quadcycle was very fun with its comfy seat, nice view and driving safety, and the huge cooler I kept in back that held my lemonade for when I was sitting at lights. Kids loved to join me if I was just running around residential streets and the thing was a blast down hills and even in traffic, since I was so visible.
 
ok, I guess that is enough for now.

Hi there,  
 
I'd like to introduce ourselves. My wife is Elizabeth, and I"m JD. We've lived in a loft in downtown Dallas, in amongst the sky scrapers, since 2005. Our Sun EZ-1s joined the family around 2007ish, and we've loved having them. They might not be fast, but they are extremely comfortable. I keep calling them couches on wheels.
 
About 7 weeks ago, we started training for our first run on the Hotter'N Hell Hundred this August. We started it as a goal to help us lose weight (which is working like a champ), but it has since become a little obsession with us. We're loving being out 6 days a week, even in the heat. Although, I don't think our little EZ-1s were meant for such a pace. We'll baby them along for this year, but in the next month or two, we'll be ordering two spankin' Musashi Catbikes. We can't wait! We'll keep our EZs for commuting & grocery runs and such, but we're greatly looking forward to some real speed.
 
Until I started the research on which recumbents we wanted to upgrade to, we had no idea there was such a large community of recumbent riders here in Dallas. We look forward to meeting y'all.
 
We can be seen most days except thursdays (our rest day) cruising around WhiteRock Lake in the heat of the day.
 
JD-
 
pics to follow...

jdvis, JD, you and Liz come down to Barbecs cafe on Garland rd Tuesday or Thursday and meet and ride with the Rbent group. We eat breakfast at 8:00am them go for a ride around the lake till each gives up. Ken.

Welcome, JD, and Elizabeth
I'm with the Clowns sometimes on Tuesdays.  The car is down, so I'm not as regular as I normally am.  When possible I ride in from McKinney.  I am on a Catrike 700, so you won't be so lonely.

Russell,
what can you tell me abou the feral hog situation in that part of texas? have read that we're overun with them. Do you hunt /trap them? I have a trap with cage set up in Kaufam in ranch owned by HS friend have taped and shot four now but wants to sell his 15 acreas. I have a welder so can make more of same Contact me at "lrodshy57@yahoo.com"
There is another member named akigreg, not sure, maybe he will also contact you.Think he revered his correct name, Yes, I butcher the hogs, maybe greg does too.

Thanks for the welcomes. Yeah we'll keep the EZs around for commuting to drunken frolics on the weekends.

Quote from Monkeywrangler22 on Sep 30^th, 2011, 9:53pm:

 
 Welcome to the gang, if you ever make it over to the Trinity Trails, I'ld love tom meet up with you.  Hope you meet many new bent friends here.
Joe