tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198843833237575122.post4296888394145503024..comments2023-12-27T22:31:19.008-07:00Comments on The Bike Nazi: Independence Day RideBikeboyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17379272663647894409noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198843833237575122.post-78084700012585168612007-07-09T09:38:00.000-06:002007-07-09T09:38:00.000-06:00TJ- Recumbent trikes do exist. I saw a set up las...TJ- Recumbent trikes do exist. I saw a set up last night, that I thought was cool. Follow these links.<BR/><BR/>http://www.lightfootcycles.com<BR/>http://www.easyracers.com/ez_3.htmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198843833237575122.post-50797336125780330112007-07-07T09:38:00.000-06:002007-07-07T09:38:00.000-06:00TJ, it's absolutely amazing how many different typ...TJ, it's absolutely amazing how many different types of human-powered vehicles are available these days!<BR/><BR/>You might take a look at some of the recumbent BICYCLES. They come in all configurations... some are truly odd and complex with strange steering linkages, etc. Others are a lot like a stretched-out bicycle... but putting you much closer to the ground for lower center-of-gravity and easy access if you need to put your "training feet" out.<BR/><BR/>If you want a serious 3-wheeler, google for "tadpole trikes." They are pretty awesome looking. VERY low-riding (that's my only concern... so low they could be missed by other road users). But you can get as high-tech and spendy as you like. I've seen one or two around Boise.<BR/><BR/>Good luck! I hope you find a suitable contrivance.Bikeboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17379272663647894409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198843833237575122.post-3457920423701950632007-07-06T23:10:00.000-06:002007-07-06T23:10:00.000-06:00Hi, Bike Nazi: Great pictures. I am really happy...Hi, Bike Nazi: Great pictures. I am really happy that lots of people ride bikes since it takes cars off the roads. I don't drive much and try to reduce the little that I do. I would like to ride a bike but have somewhere along the line lost most of my sense of balance. A three wheeled jobbie would probably work for me but I would need something with good brakes, since I would have to handle a hill or two going down, and enough gears to get me back up. Can you give me some idea if such a vehicle exists? That would be a great exercise machine for me. I live in Eagle and wouldn't have to even use a car for most trips if there is a good three wheeled bike available. Please tell me such a thing exists. TJ, EagleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198843833237575122.post-89333205877240794522007-07-05T19:45:00.000-06:002007-07-05T19:45:00.000-06:00Cut Clancy a little slack! He's explained on seve...Cut Clancy a little slack! He's explained on several posts that he enjoys a couple of "summer weekend guilty pleasures" that consume the fossil fuel and arguably disrupt tranquility.<BR/><BR/>Same goes for your host. I'm known to occasionally (at least once a year) abandon the velocipede for powered wheels... and head out on the highyway, lookin' for adventure, etc. (See my motorcycle blog for more info.)<BR/><BR/>Both of us are dedicated bike-transportation advocates and practitioners the vast majority of the time. (If everybody used gas at our consumption rates, it would cost 50 cents / gallon and Algore might get a good night's sleep.)<BR/><BR/>(-;Bikeboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17379272663647894409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198843833237575122.post-69328866352683248832007-07-05T16:58:00.000-06:002007-07-05T16:58:00.000-06:00Is there something I am missing with Clancy? Bike...Is there something I am missing with Clancy? Biker, greenie, and then burning through two cycle gas tearing up a lake WATERSKIING!<BR/><BR/>Even dreams of shattering the tranquility of a glassy canoe pool with the thunderous wake of a ski boat! What is this world coming to?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198843833237575122.post-10785815197286280302007-07-05T16:15:00.000-06:002007-07-05T16:15:00.000-06:00I know you can't....it is just a dream of mine. S...I know you can't....it is just a dream of mine. Sometimes upon return from a rough ski at Lucky Peak, it just looks so inviting. <BR/><BR/>The pic of power house is my favorite.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198843833237575122.post-78265631621168489142007-07-05T16:07:00.000-06:002007-07-05T16:07:00.000-06:00Clancy, I don't know that I've ever seen a power b...Clancy, I don't know that I've ever seen a power boat in the water behind Diversion Dam, and I've been up that way a bunch of times. Not sure there's any place to launch; maybe that's the issue.<BR/><BR/>(I've canoed on that water... downstream from Discovery State Park. The only problem is, the work comes at the tail end of the trip, when you have to paddle back upstream.)<BR/><BR/>apertome... all those photos except "downtown" are at the east end of our "greenbelt" - a stretch that runs roughly along the river from there westward to the Eagle area. It's nice (except it gets very crowded when the weather's just right).Bikeboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17379272663647894409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198843833237575122.post-6500614617580259872007-07-05T13:42:00.000-06:002007-07-05T13:42:00.000-06:00Beautiful photos! That looks like a great ride. I ...Beautiful photos! That looks like a great ride. I didn't get to ride yesterday; hopefully, I will tonight.Apertomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00148516503920019073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198843833237575122.post-67302718731761096952007-07-05T12:49:00.000-06:002007-07-05T12:49:00.000-06:00Nice pictures. I have always wanted to go watersk...Nice pictures. I have always wanted to go waterskiing between the Diversion Dam and Discovery Park as it is always glass.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com