Mickey, here is a tip that could save a life! Years ago on a week long organized ride I came upon a cyclist who needed CPR. I administered CPR for 30 minutes before an ambulance arrived. The ambulance crew took him away. His bike went in a van, and later that day they returned the bike to the ride organizers. BIG PROBLEM!!!! His identification was in his bike pack on the bike. So when they got him to the hospital, he was a "John Doe!" . They couldn't get access to his medical records because they had no idea who he was. Solution: always carry your identification and medical alerts on your person. He made it to the regional hospital and was airlifted to a trauma center where he subsequently died. It was only after his death and some investigation by the hospital that they figured out who he was, and where to notify his next of kin.
On my route planning I try to have all the turns be right hand so as not to need any (or at least few) left turns across traffic. On one route I pull into a driveway across from the road (it's not a cross street), turn around and align 90 degrees to the road I want to cross (avoiding a left turn) allowing me to look both directions comfortably. It works, I'm 77 and still alive........
I don’t ride a trike but ride an all road and a MTB. Your mirror part of this video is important. While I only use one, I know many who don’t use any for whatever reason. I ride in rural West Texas and use my mirrors for safety but also to see farm equipment coming up behind, especially on narrow dirt roads. I start looking for a place to pull over and out of their way so they can get past me without having to slow down. A little courtesy goes a long way out here. Good points in this video! Take care!
Good tips especially for a 71 year old newbie to recumbent trike riding. I definitely will add a second mirror and the trike is due for a check up in December. On my calendar now. 📅 Also, it was nice to be able to meet you in person at Cycle-Con Sunday. 🙂
Great tips. Thank you. Using pedal clips is very important. I am recovering from a distal fibular fracture due to a pedal drop at the beginning of August. I am going to change out the pedals on the trnike before I ride it again.
In case of emergency, I typed up a sheet of paper with all personal information and put it in a water proof lanyard around my neck. Easy. Cheap. Effective
I used to ride my unicycle when I was younger and I was going too fast,up hill, and my foot rolled over the rat trap peddle, OUCH. I noticed the people in their cars watching me wipeout. I was racing a friend on my unicycle,he was on his bike.I almost beat him until I wiped out. 😬☺️🙄
The typically trike is slower than a road bike. That doesn't make you superior on your road bike. Just faster. I'm 64. I picked up a case of vertigo that has kept me from safely riding my road bike so I picked up a trike. It is a great workout, a blast to ride? And far more comfortable than the road bike. Although I hope to make it back on the bike as well. I keep a steady pedal cadence on my trike rides, pedal up all the hills and I still fly on itt, relatively speaking.
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Mickey, here is a tip that could save a life! Years ago on a week long organized ride I came upon a cyclist who needed CPR. I administered CPR for 30 minutes before an ambulance arrived. The ambulance crew took him away. His bike went in a van, and later that day they returned the bike to the ride organizers. BIG PROBLEM!!!! His identification was in his bike pack on the bike. So when they got him to the hospital, he was a "John Doe!" . They couldn't get access to his medical records because they had no idea who he was. Solution: always carry your identification and medical alerts on your person. He made it to the regional hospital and was airlifted to a trauma center where he subsequently died. It was only after his death and some investigation by the hospital that they figured out who he was, and where to notify his next of kin.
On my route planning I try to have all the turns be right hand so as not to need any (or at least few) left turns across traffic. On one route I pull into a driveway across from the road (it's not a cross street), turn around and align 90 degrees to the road I want to cross (avoiding a left turn) allowing me to look both directions comfortably. It works, I'm 77 and still alive........
I don’t ride a trike but ride an all road and a MTB. Your mirror part of this video is important. While I only use one, I know many who don’t use any for whatever reason. I ride in rural West Texas and use my mirrors for safety but also to see farm equipment coming up behind, especially on narrow dirt roads. I start looking for a place to pull over and out of their way so they can get past me without having to slow down. A little courtesy goes a long way out here. Good points in this video! Take care!
All common sense points which we often take for granted or ignore. It’s important to be reminded of basics. Thanks.
Good tips especially for a 71 year old newbie to recumbent trike riding. I definitely will add a second mirror and the trike is due for a check up in December. On my calendar now. 📅 Also, it was nice to be able to meet you in person at Cycle-Con Sunday. 🙂
Great tips. Thank you. Using pedal clips is very important. I am recovering from a distal fibular fracture due to a pedal drop at the beginning of August. I am going to change out the pedals on the trnike before I ride it again.
He just SAID what all trike pilots were thinking yet never processed! Micky 4 president! 👍👍👍👍
In case of emergency, I typed up a sheet of paper with all personal information and put it in a water proof lanyard around my neck. Easy. Cheap. Effective
Is that a Bosch system on a ice trike? I thought ice Trikes only used Shimano systems. Which Bosch system is that on the trike?
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I used to ride my unicycle when I was younger and I was going too fast,up hill, and my foot rolled over the rat trap peddle, OUCH.
I noticed the people in their cars watching me wipeout.
I was racing a friend on my unicycle,he was on his bike.I almost beat him until I wiped out.
😬☺️🙄
At 65 years old, I enjoy passing younger, less fit "trikers" on my "two wheeler".
😂 And I like passing fit DF and e-bike riders on my Terra Trike Spyder...
BTW-I'm 71.
I'm 83 and just enjoy my TT EVO. Sometimes I pass, sometimes I get passed. Does it really matter?
The typically trike is slower than a road bike. That doesn't make you superior on your road bike. Just faster. I'm 64. I picked up a case of vertigo that has kept me from safely riding my road bike so I picked up a trike. It is a great workout, a blast to ride? And far more comfortable than the road bike. Although I hope to make it back on the bike as well. I keep a steady pedal cadence on my trike rides, pedal up all the hills and I still fly on itt, relatively speaking.