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spinifex
02-27-06, 12:42 AM
Hey all.

I just got a bike and started riding a couple of months ago, after a 15 year break. (I rode when I was a kid pretty regularly, up till I was 19 or so.) I need more exercise in my life, and one of my doctors recommended biking as a way to build up my stamina. So, I've been doing so. And finding it a lot of fun in the process!

The bike I have: A used Kona Blast mountain bike, orange, with the smallest frame size. I bought it off of a friend, and it's in perfect condition after a small tuneup.

The rides I've been doing: So far, very very short ones. Like, only a mile long rides, tooling around the neighbourhood, once a week or so. I want to get to longer rides soon, but for now I want to take it easy - I have a movement disorder called 'Paroxysmal Dyskinesia', and fatigue, heat, and fasting (among other things) can trigger painful and incapicatating muscle spasms. A friend recommended these boards as a place to get good nutrition advice, and I'll probably be asking some questions there after I start ridiing on a more permanent basis. But yeah - that's basically it!

chrisesposito
02-27-06, 08:39 AM
Wecome to the forums. Tough time of year around here to start riding, though starting anytime is better than waiting. The Training & Nutrition forum is pretty good.

Regards,
Chris
ken cummings
02-27-06, 09:07 AM
Angletech and other places in your area stock recumbent trikes. If your disorders get serious enough to make you worry about an upright bike consider the trikes. I have worked with handicapped riders who had no other choice. To of them had arm-powered machines and did full transcontinental runs in 69 and 18 days.The faster time was done by a man who had won the LA Wheelchair Marathon twice. As a goal for 2 or 3 years down the road consider the Seattle to Portland Ralley. A truely extreme one would be RAMROD (Ride Around Mt. Rainier in One Day :D ).

spinifex
02-27-06, 09:10 AM
Cool - thanks for the recumbent tip.

Ironically, my legs and feet are much stronger than my hands and arms, so it's more likely that I'll have to modify the bike to have all the controls on one side, to ride one handed. However, there's a company that does that, and I've seen their product. I know it'd work if I were to get this done.

And luckily, this is Seattle. People ride year round here!