Forum: Adaptive Cycling: Handcycles, Amputee Adaptation, Visual Impairment, and Other Needs

I've been posting and reading other parts of the forum as I was putting together my bike, but recently read old posts here. I see there are quite few about shorter cranks, and more upright riding to relieve back and neck problems. My own issue with a pretty limited range of motion in both hips...

Hi all. I am sure something like this has been posted before. I was in an accident and pretty much destroyed my left knee (tibial plateau fracture, cartilage damage, ligament and tendon damage) and damaged my right knees ligaments and tendons. After surgery to repair the breaks and ligament...

Hi, I'm kevbo I usually hang out in the utility and tandem fora. Recently a fellow started this thread: http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php/766253-new-cyclist-constant-flat-issue TLDR version: guy with one functional hand and little bike savy is having issues that most any cyclist...

The weather here has been amazingly warm the past few days. I have taken that opportunity to ride almost 100 miles (which I will complete today) in the last few days. Yesterday I took a ride down by Barnett's Bridge at Lake Jackson. It was beautiful, and I thought I might share a pic my son took on...

I realize this is off-topic for cycling, but lots of us do other things too. So I thought this fascinating article about Warriors and Quiet Waters, a group that helps wounded vets through fishing, might be of interest. http://www.weeklystandard.com/articles/semper-fly_574087.html

Recently i set up a Returning MTB soldier, he had lost his lower leg with an IED incident. We used a interesting retro fit use his down tube water bottle bosses, used longer allens and fixed under the water bottle cage a altered bar end rewelded for the mounting brackets. The bar ends had a deep...

I got my new crank shorteners in from Ride2. I'm really happy with them. I only need the right one, so I have an extra left size one. If anyone is interested in it, please PM me and we can negotiate. They are originally 95$ from Amazon.com I have to use an AFO for my paralyzed right ankle...

Hopefully there are some folks out there starting to find and use this resource that was so kindly offered by the folks at BF when they created this forum. I would like to think that the people who are finding this forum are in a similar situation as I was when I started cycling again, and have...

Trikes help me to solve the problem caused by auto accident: very little BALANCE. Recumbents help with the many problems associated with old age. Anyone who says that old age doesn't decreased many of those physical skill used in riding needs to go back and try to do the things they did in their...

i had a mis-placed thread in hybrid cycles, and begged forgiveness for putting it in wrong category. some kind soul moved it to adaptive for me. sooooo, stay in adaptive and look for 'custom hybrid'. probably on the first page. take up your bed and ride!

OK, it's not a bike. I make bike frames and spend a lot of time fooling around on bikeforums so I figured I would share. The is a device, a copy (and upgrade) of one that belongs to UNH. I used 4130 alloy tubing and built a light/straight machine that has adjustable "fine tuning". It is...

This is amazing.. http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9647000/9647585.stm Formerly paralyzed Monique has regained use of both legs, went from parapeligia to NORMAL CYCLING! "DISQUALIFIED" FROM DISABLED RACES BECAUSE NOW SUDDENLY SHE CAN WALK AND RIDE NORMALLY.. My thinking is...

I am a left BK. I get around alright. My only problem is how much my stump sweats. When I am very active I sweat a lot. When I sweat a lot my liner starts to slip. Right now I am wearing a vacuum system. I have had the same results with the pin system. I want to try a mini triathlon this June but...

Instead of going past obstacles and thinking that someone should do something about it, why not do something about it yourself. The person you end up helping might be you in the end. Some examples... Trimming low branches (or getting the owner/manager/or municipality to do it) ...

I just wanted to post a short note for people here who are dealing with arthritis. Resveratrol is a plant substance found in grapes and many other plants that seems to be useful therapeutically in a great many diseases, including arthritis. Its worthwhile going over to PubMed and having a look...

They seem to go together. There are some other factors.I'm getting older and I've dinged my back a few times while weight lifting (I used to competitively powerlift and spent some time Olympic lifting) as well as high school and college football. Despite that the fact that I have very little...

I completed two rides last week on the Schuylkill River Trail. The SRT, when complete, will provide a 100 mile bike route from the Delaware River to Pottsville, PA, source of the Schuylkill River (and home of Yuengling Brewery.) First ride was Tuesday, on a new stretch of trail, three mile...

Oley Township, near Reading, has some of the best cycling in Pennsylvania. A few years ago the township petitioned for and was granted status as a National Historic District. This means the area is going to be protected from the sort of development and commercialism that turned nearby Lancaster...

Hey the Wounded Warrior project soldier ride is coming to San Antonio again this year, Nov 12th. Many of the soldiers on the ride have one or more disablitites and thanks to the WWP adapative cycles or equipment. Come out and ride with us, in some cases see some of the latest adaptive hardware. ...

I was able to go on a nice ride with my son this past Saturday. 18.6 miles from the house down to Indian Springs State Park in Flovilla, GA and back. I have been rather amazed over the last couple of weeks how places that once seemed so far away are suddenly so much "closer". Hitting the 40 mile...

I took my first ride in seven weeks this afternoon. I did seven or so miles on a recently opened segment of the Schuylkill River Trail, from Cromby trailhead north of Phoenixville to Bridge Street in Spring City. The stretch is only three miles, so I rode part of it again, simply because I could. ...

I hate to post yet more photos of myself and feed my endless vanity, but since no one else does..... here are shots of me doing things 'able-bodied' people told me I'd never do. A 5k (Reading, PA, December 2010): Hiking up a mountain (Mount Tom, Wellsboro, PA, August 2010):

My first ride with Peter C. This was in 2010, when he rode an upright. www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php/652299-Clyde-Ride-June-12-2010-Pottstown-to-Reading-PA-Thun-Trail./page2

www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php/677600-Mobility-Three-Weeks-in-Westsylvania Hiking, riding, walking, and (too much) driving around the Keystone State. Highlights are a climb up Mount Tom, long rides on trails and roads in Western PA, touring historic sites..... and not getting killed the first...

Inspired by Neil and Peter's ride reports, I thought I might share my ride experience this past Saturday. Overview of the ride: http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/52733300 The area I live in has lots of rural roads with light traffic to ride on, but there aren't any MUP in the immediate...

Some of my ride reports on my two weeks in Ohio riding, posted in the Clydesdale Forum. I was hosted by Peter_C, and I thank him again for putting me up and putting up with me in the Buckeye State: ...

One that has been pretty effective is Mirror Therapy It takes advantage of neurological architecture to reduce excess brain activity. If we lose an input, the brain will manufacture that input, resulting often in phantom pain.

Yesterday (Saturday) a large group of people got together at Xenia Station, in Xenia, OH. This place is the intersection of like four different MUPs, all paved, and lots of miles! As I live about 190 miles away, rather than get up at 4M, and drive there, I elected to drive in on Friday and...

I asked this quetion to punkncat on another thread but thought I woud make it its own thread and may be seen by more eyes so here is my question. Does anyone ride with a shortened crank on the prosthetic side? I know a shorter crank will relieve pressure caused by socket pinch if thats a problem...

More specifically, I need the sole of a left MTB shoe that would accept the cleat for an eggbeater. I am working on a pylon/attachment for my prosthesis that will do away with the foot while riding, based on some advice from a member here who has used this method to eliminate chaffing behind the...

I wear an AFO for ankle and foot paralysis. I've been biking well this year but it's taken a toll on my brace. I use an Ossur like this one: http://www.kneeshop.com/proddetail.asp?prod=O-102011 it's very light and useful for walking/stair climbing and most biking, but now the layers of...