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...
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...
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 ArticleBike 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 ArticleRecumbent 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...
View ArticleMounting 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...
View ArticleTest 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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