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bent_eagle Recumbents Rock! Posts: 102	Re: First Outings on the New Trike Reply #15 - Sep 16^th, 2008, 9:51pm Ditto on the pics request. Please? What model trike is it?
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Patti Five Star Member rbent member Posts: 876	Re: First Outings on the New Trike Reply #16 - Sep 17^th, 2008, 9:50pm Quote from bent_eagle on Sep 16^th, 2008, 9:51pm: Ditto on the pics request. Please? What model trike is it? I bought a red Catrike Road which has acquired the name "Red Ryder" Not sure why, exactly, but it just seemed to need a name. Pics can be found here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/30307459@N02/
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bent_eagle Recumbents Rock! Posts: 102	Re: First Outings on the New Trike Reply #17 - Sep 18^th, 2008, 12:29pm Great pics! You can't help but to smile when you're on one of those trikes, can you?
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Reply #18 - Sep 18^th, 2008, 2:02pm

Quote from bent_eagle on Sep 18^th, 2008, 12:29pm:

Great pics! You can't help but to smile when you're on one of those trikes, can you?

Yes, you really have to smile. First, there is something slightly comical about them when you first see one, then you sit on it for the first time and you start to feel like the "Joker" in Batman. The smile becomes a permanent fixture. I'm hoping to get "Red" back this afternoon. It had a sleepover at RBM last night. I've felt totally lost without my trike yesterday and today.

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Richard rbent member Posts: 480	Re: First Outings on the New Trike Reply #19 - Sep 23^rd, 2008, 10:28am Patti, Thats what this whole recumbent thing is all about. I love the first ride pic. On my first recumbent ride I ran over a dog RichardC
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FlyingLaZBoy Moderator '16 ICE SprintX fs, '16 Rocket, '12 KHS Mocha Posts: 5803	Re: First Outings on the New Trike Reply #20 - Sep 23^rd, 2008, 8:44pm Patti -- Will you be making it to the DFW Airport ride get-together on Oct 5th?
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Patti Five Star Member rbent member Posts: 876	Re: First Outings on the New Trike Reply #21 - Sep 24^th, 2008, 11:33am Sounds like fun but I'm not particularly fast and would hate to be lagging behind everyone else.
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Reply #22 - Sep 24^th, 2008, 12:08pm

Quote from Patti on Sep 24^th, 2008, 11:33am:

Sounds like fun but I'm not particularly fast and would hate to be lagging behind everyone else.

There will certainly be other riders who aren't speed demons at this ride too, Patti. My wife Rose has been off her bike almost three months due to a broken foot, so if she rides her bike, it will be at an easy pace.

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irodguy rbent member Posts: 260	Re: First Outings on the New Trike Reply #23 - Sep 24^th, 2008, 12:51pm Quote from Patti on Sep 24^th, 2008, 11:33am: Sounds like fun but I'm not particularly fast and would hate to be lagging behind everyone else. Don't worry there are plenty of us who prefer to stop and smell the roses. I am certainly not setting any speed records.
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Reply #24 - Sep 24^th, 2008, 2:37pm

If am able to make it I'll be riding pretty slow. I'll probably ride down there and will need energy to ride back.

I wish I was riding a trike on my first recumbent commute. Just did a trackstand and scaned my badge at the gate at work like I do everyday on my road bike and it didn't go so well on the Giro26.
Thankfully I learned how not to put my arm out to break a fall long ago.

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Patti Five Star Member rbent member Posts: 876	Re: First Outings on the New Trike Reply #25 - Sep 24^th, 2008, 10:46pm Sounds like this will be a good opportunity for my first group ride. I'll put it on the calendar.
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Reply #26 - Oct 2^nd, 2008, 12:31am

Hello, All!
I've just gotten a Catrike 700 about a week ago. It's had its virgin cruise, but no group rides yet. The folks I normally ride with are df'ers, so they're not feeling bents at all. Time for a change. Can't wait for the DFW ride to see other bent trikes and bikes rolling around in real life, instead of on YouTube! Grin

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FlyingLaZBoy Moderator '16 ICE SprintX fs, '16 Rocket, '12 KHS Mocha Posts: 5803	Re: First Outings on the New Trike Reply #27 - Oct 2^nd, 2008, 9:55am Welcome, Key! Do you know if you're up to a 20-mile ride on the Catrike, yet? No matter, c'mon out!
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Reply #28 - Oct 2^nd, 2008, 12:48pm

Boy, uma givit it a shot!
I am a former DF commuter during the school year ~18 one way. During the summer I was too busy to ride, so the fitness is off somewhat. Since I got the trike, almost two weeks ago, I have been slowly, patiently getting the recumbent muscle groups online, so by ride time, we'll see. I just can't wait to see everyone!

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Action Lad Five Star Member rbent member Posts: 1570	Re: First Outings on the New Trike Reply #29 - Oct 5^th, 2008, 2:18pm I may have slept on my stomach last night. Big mistake. All day pain in the back. I won't be there today. Y'all have fun, I'll catch another trip. Key
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