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05-25-10, 04:07 PM
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new..need help
I'm new to riding and new to riding...I'm 62 years old and should know better then to be jumping on a bike..had a heart attack in 2005......and my health is dropping like a rock, If I live can live few more years I'll have out live all the men in my family tree......Doctor sayed I got to do something....I been looking at two recumbent bike due to a hip...I rode one...<not to good at it> look like a drunk.... one is a Sun EZ-1 and the other is a RANS....so feel free to jump in there and give me your side of it.....for I don't know.....I live 9 miles from the Gulf and can just about ride year round.....so help a old guy out here....??
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I'm new to riding and new to riding...I'm 62 years old and should know better then to be jumping on a bike..had a heart attack in 2005......and my health is dropping like a rock, If I live can live few more years I'll have out live all the men in my family tree......Doctor sayed I got to do something....I been looking at two recumbent bike due to a hip...I rode one...<not to good at it> look like a drunk.... one is a Sun EZ-1 and the other is a RANS....so feel free to jump in there and give me your side of it.....for I don't know.....I live 9 miles from the Gulf and can just about ride year round.....so help a old guy out here....??
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Are you going for a recumbent because you've tried a normal bike and it hurts your hip, or are you just expecting the recumbent to be more comfortable? If the latter, I'd try sitting on a few bikes before I made up my mind. If you haven't ridden for a while you'll find you feel less vulnerable on a conventional frame. If you do have to have a recumbent I agree with 10wheels - get a trike. Much easier to ride at low speeds, and from your description you won't be trying to break any speed records until you get a bit fitter.
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Are you going for a recumbent because you've tried a normal bike and it hurts your hip, or are you just expecting the recumbent to be more comfortable? If the latter, I'd try sitting on a few bikes before I made up my mind. If you haven't ridden for a while you'll find you feel less vulnerable on a conventional frame. If you do have to have a recumbent I agree with 10wheels - get a trike. Much easier to ride at low speeds, and from your description you won't be trying to break any speed records until you get a bit fitter.
