tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380025658771305411.post777556976976119337..comments2020-08-01T12:07:21.729-05:00Comments on The Tech Curmudgeon: Why Ride?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380025658771305411.post-58865266406561788592013-11-15T15:10:01.121-05:002013-11-15T15:10:01.121-05:00By the way, do you still have either of those '...By the way, do you still have either of those 'bents?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14051525743669602612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380025658771305411.post-89921921851619408122013-11-15T15:07:17.315-05:002013-11-15T15:07:17.315-05:00Thanks, Bill. Those pedal boats look like fun.
I&...Thanks, Bill. Those pedal boats look like fun.<br /><br />I've never ridden a velomobile, but I fantasize about it when the New England winters hit!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14051525743669602612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380025658771305411.post-91648936802012080602013-11-15T15:00:14.276-05:002013-11-15T15:00:14.276-05:00As a child I loved my bikes. The love affair firs...As a child I loved my bikes. The love affair first went awry while in college (early 70's) when my parents gave ma a 10 speed Raleigh racing bike. Unfortunately it was a RACING bike not a touring bike, so it had skittish handling and racing gearing. It also didn't help that the French made derailleurs were junk. At some point I got it into my mind that I wanted a recumbent. A local bike shop went out of business and and I picked up two aluminum recumbents that sold for over $1,000 each (1980s money) at auction for about $200 each. But long story short, I just never felt safe riding any bike on the roads available to me here in rural New England. I'm still interested in getting a good road bike, but only for use on rail trails and similar venues.<br /><br />However we do have some lovely lakes where I live, so as soon as I have a new garage (and thus a place to store it) I'm definitely getting one of these...<br /><br />http://nauticraft.com/<br /><br />This past summer I was in Michigan and got to tour the factory. These are very well crafted vehicles using top grade components.<br /><br />Thanks for adding "Velomobile" to my vocabulary.Bill Costahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11693511313472500987noreply@blogger.com