The Recumbent Diaries

Hi,

In the spirit of the "Motorcycle Diaries" I have decided to start up a thread here to write about the great rides I constantly have on the country roads around London Ontario. My bent is an Evox 140 and I am getting to the point where it is safe to say I like it more than my Bianchi racing bike.

I took the Bianchi out yesterday and had a good, fast ride, but at the end, arms, shoulders and hands ached. This never happens on the bent.

I was out on the bent today (Sunday, October 16/05) And had a great autumn ride. We are getting close to peak colors in the trees, and the weather was a mix of sun and cloud. Temperature was cool and I went almost 20 kilometers. Top speed was 41 km (it was really windy) and I averaged 15km/hr, which wasn't bad considering the wind.

I have a rack and pack on my bent and I took along my camera. I have attached a few pictures I made along the way. Simon (my son in China): here's what Canada looks like this fall.

Anyway, I'm treating this thread as a Blog for now. Anyone else please jump in and feel free to write about your fave rides and please post pictures where possible.

Charles

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Just a quick update. This is a pretty quiet blog for the moment, but I am hopeful that people will post their riding stories here.

Here I am out for another country ride. Saturday, I'm going to Toronto to pick up a new ham radio to take on the bent. I'll be bicycle mobile again!

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"If something is worth doing, it's worth doing poorly."

"My other car's a Bianchi!"

Well, its snow city around here. We've got 30cm on the ground over the past week making riding a bit of a challenge.

Last weekend was warm and sunny. I took the Evox out on abandoned rail lines and did a bit of off-roading. Everything worked well and I went about 10km on trails. Because of the snow, I'm going to buy a set of knobbies today. I'll have more traction on the snowy roads, and the bike will be better on trails when the snow disappears.

Cheers

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"If something is worth doing, it's worth doing poorly."

"My other car's a Bianchi!"

I put on the snows! A set of inexpensive knobbies now permits somewhat more traction on snow-filled streets. I came onto bare pavement and found just a little bit more rolling resistance with these ones. It's funny to be hearing "tire hum" again.

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"If something is worth doing, it's worth doing poorly."

"My other car's a Bianchi!"