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Test driving a Rans V-Rex recumbent bike
Today was the first real test of my new Rans V-Rex ‘bent. After a week of waiting, the new derailleur was finally installed. I planned a twenty mile solo trip to Whitewater, Indiana and back. Out on my...
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Mounting a third water bottle cage on a Rans V-Rex recumbent
I wanted to follow the pattern of Rans V-Rex Commuting Weapon by adding an additional water bottle mount to carry a light system battery. That’s what the picture above is. There’s also a large...
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Recumbent bike helped with Sciatica recovery
Two years ago I was diagnosed with a herniated disc in my back. This caused my sciatic nerve to be pinched, which caused great pain in my legs when I was sitting or standing. I spent a lot of the next...
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Bike Tour: Two Bags to the Farm, May ’07
This was my first week-long self-designed tour. In the past I had added my own extensions to Cover Indiana and GABRAKY. Unfortunately, on both of these organized rides, I experienced some knee...
View ArticleDon’s New Year status report (2010)
It has been a couple of months and a couple hundred miles since my last post. I really intended to update my blog more often than this, but it’s more fun to ride my bike (even when the errands are...
View ArticleSloshed!
Today along with my normal grocery haul, I added two propane tanks to the load on my cargo bike. I was happy that they fit nicely in my saddle bags along with several bags of groceries. The Hammer...
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More about my Hammer Truck
I recently received the following email from a reader: I was researching cargo bikes and just kept seeing your blog pop up. I am very interested in doing a similar set up as yours. I also was...
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