And you thought YOU were a cyclist..

Jill Lufrano said:

his older three-wheeled bike is getting too heavy
for him to operate

Jill, there's a name for that "three-wheeled bike".
It's called a "tricycle".

Raoul Duke said:

http://tinyurl.com/2h5tm

"His doctor's told him he might not be able to ride anymore."

The journalist's english teacher told him he might not be able to
write anymore.
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Rick Onanian

"LioNiNoiL_a t_Ne t s c a pE_D 0 T_Ne T" <[email hidden]> wrote
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Jill, there's a name for that "three-wheeled bike".
It's called a "tricycle".

"Rick Onanian" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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The journalist's english teacher told him he might not be able to
write anymore.
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Rick Onanian

You guys actually took the time to read the story and the most intelligent
response either of you could come up with was to snivel about grammar.

Dave

Raoul Duke said:

"Rick Onanian" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

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The journalist's english teacher told him he might not be able to
write anymore.

You guys actually took the time to read the story and the most intelligent
response either of you could come up with was to snivel about grammar.

There's nothing to say about the guy on the trike. He needs a new
trike. The article was very clear about that.
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Rick Onanian

Rick Onanian wrote:
:: On Fri, 4 Jun 2004 02:42:09 -0700, "Raoul Duke"
:: <[email hidden]> wrote:
::: "Rick Onanian" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
:::: The journalist's english teacher told him he might not be able to
:::: write anymore.
:::
::: You guys actually took the time to read the story and the most
::: intelligent response either of you could come up with was to snivel
::: about grammar.
::
:: There's nothing to say about the guy on the trike. He needs a new
:: trike. The article was very clear about that.

I read the article....I wondered if the poor guy's health is declining
further.

Raoul Duke said:

But recently, his older three-wheeled bike is getting too heavy for him
to operate and causes him to fall often.

Not to be insensitive or anything but how does one fall on a trike? Much
less often.

Dan.

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BanditManDan wrote:
:: Raoul Duke wrote:
:: > But recently, his older three-wheeled bike is getting too heavy
:: for him > to operate and causes him to fall often.
::
::
::
:: Not to be insensitive or anything but how does one fall on a trike?
:: Much less often.

I assume they meant he fell off the trike somehow.

Raoul Duke said:

http://tinyurl.com/2h5tmhttp://tinyurl.com/2h5tm
This guy lives down the street from me and I've watched him ride daily
in any kind of weather for the last 20 years or so, both here in Carson
City and before that in South Lake Tahoe.
He really is amazing.
Dave

The human spirit is infinite in some. Infinitesimal in others.

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Quoted message said:

You guys actually took the time to read the story
and the most intelligent response either of you
could come up with was to snivel about grammar.

It doesn't take anyone who knows something about reading very much time
at all to read, so it's inconsequential that we "actually took the time
to read the story"; and our snivelling about Jill's grammar is far more
intelligent than your snivelling about our snivelling.

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It's not about power -- it's about grace.
It's not about knowing your enemy -- it's about knowing yourself.

"BanditManDan" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:%2%vc.128131

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Not to be insensitive or anything but how does one fall on a trike? Much
less often.

If you ever met Glen you would understand. He can't walk without a walker
and can speak only with great difficulty.

It's amazing he can ride a bike (or a trike for you pedants) at all.

Dave

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There's nothing to say about the guy on the trike. He needs a new
trike. The article was very clear about that.

My point in posting the story was the hope that some of us may find a guy
like Glen inspiring. He can't walk without a walker, yet he manages to ride
just about every day. You should see him; I'd be amazed if he even makes 3
mph.

But if all you got out of the story was that some guy needs a new bike,
that's fine.

Dave

Raoul Duke said:

If you ever met Glen you would understand. He can't walk without a
walker and can speak only with great difficulty.
It's amazing he can ride a bike (or a trike for you pedants) at all.
Dave

Thanks for the clarification. I was kinda wondering if the reporter was
making stuff up to spice up the story or something (not that journalist
ever do that). I always think it's awsome to hear about people riding
their bike and overcoming adversity. I only hope that I would ride that
much/hard if I faced such difficulty.

Dan.

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Raoul Duke wrote:
:: "Rick Onanian" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
:: news:[email hidden]...
::
::: There's nothing to say about the guy on the trike. He needs a new
::: trike. The article was very clear about that.
::
:: My point in posting the story was the hope that some of us may find
:: a guy like Glen inspiring. He can't walk without a walker, yet he
:: manages to ride just about every day. You should see him; I'd be
:: amazed if he even makes 3 mph.
::
:: But if all you got out of the story was that some guy needs a new
:: bike, that's fine.

I find him inspiring....I've have little excuse not to get off my butt and
ride!

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It's amazing he can ride a bike (or a trike
for you pedants) at all.

I'm a two-legged tripodant.

Fri, 4 Jun 2004 12:13:46 -0400, <[email hidden]>, "Roger

Zoul said:

:: > But recently, his older three-wheeled bike is getting too heavy
:: for him > to operate and causes him to fall often.
::
::
::
:: Not to be insensitive or anything but how does one fall on a trike?
:: Much less often.

I assume they meant he fell off the trike somehow.

If he's become weaker, and apparently that's what happens when he
doesn't ride, then the handling characteristics of a heavy tricycle
might overpower him and push him off the saddle.

The Greenspeed replacement is a tadpole configuration (two front
wheels). They supposedly handle easier and eliminate the need for a
heavy differential drive. The recumbent sling seat would permit adding
a restraint if necessary. Riding closer to the ground makes the
recumbent trike even more stable.
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zk

"Raoul Duke" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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My point in posting the story was the hope that some of us may find a guy
like Glen inspiring. He can't walk without a walker, yet he manages to

ride

Quoted message said:

just about every day. You should see him; I'd be amazed if he even makes

3

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mph.

Like probably others did, I read the story and found it interesting and
inspiring -- but didn't find anything particular to comment on. Thanks for
posting it.

BanditManDan said:

Raoul Duke said:

But recently, his older three-wheeled bike is getting too heavy for him
to operate and causes him to fall often.

Quoted message said:

Not to be insensitive or anything but how does one fall on a trike? Much
less often.

I just had an 86 year old patient who had been riding his trike to his
daughter's house when he somehow lost control, rode off the road and
overturned in a ditch. Fortunately, he was not seriously injured.

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BanditManDan said:

Raoul Duke said:

But recently, his older three-wheeled bike is getting too heavy for

him

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to operate and causes him to fall often.

Quoted message said:

Not to be insensitive or anything but how does one fall on a trike? Much
less often.

I just had an 86 year old patient who had been riding his trike to his
daughter's house when he somehow lost control, rode off the road and
overturned in a ditch. Fortunately, he was not seriously injured.

One of my inspirational cycling neighbors, who's nearing 80, had balance
problems and stopped riding. Her family got her an inexpensive tricycle. I
fixed a flat for her, and then rode the trike back to her house. It wasn't
as stable as I expected. The center of gravity was very high and you can't
lean the bike into the corners at all. Probably no problem for Nancy --
she's maybe 90 pounds.

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Mike Kruger
Blog: http://journals.aol.com/mikekr/ZbicyclistsZlog/

Rick Onanian said:

Raoul Duke said:

http://tinyurl.com/2h5tmhttp://tinyurl.com/2h5tm

"His doctor's told him he might not be able to ride anymore."
The journalist's english teacher told him he might not be able to
write anymore.
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Rick Onanian

Apostrophe misuse irks me as well Rick, but I read this as a contraction
(doctor has) rather than a plural and it didn't bother me at all.

BTW, "english" (sic) is usually capitalized.

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