David,

My pace varies, depending on wind, and how darn tired I am from the
week before. For the most part, I manage about 12-14mph on the trail
most days, but I don't think that it's too important on a ride like
this where I have two days to explore 50 miles of trail total.

Hope to see you there!

Tractor Tom in Okeechobee

--- In TeamCatrike@yahoogroups.com, "David Von Stein"
<david.vonStein@...> wrote:
>
>
> Well, I have to say that it sounds like an interesting weekend. I'll
> put it on my calendar and see what happens. When I attended the
> Catrike Rally last month, we stayed at the Cental Motel, and really
> had a good time. Maybe I'll see you there. What pace do you
> normally ride, I may bring my wife with me and she is on the slow
> side...
>
> David Von Stein
>
> --- In TeamCatrike@yahoogroups.com, "Tom Timmons" <ttimmons@>
> wrote:
> >
> > David,
> >
> > I appreciate the photos and the idea, but I have come to grips with
> > levering myself up from the seat with the hand grips and am having
> no
> > problems there.
> >
> > By the way, I'll be up to Inverness to ride the Withlacoochee State
> > Trail on the Saturday and Sunday of Memorial Day weekend the end of
> > May. We'll be leaving from the Central Motel about 9:30 on each
> day.
> > Will ride north one day, and south the next, just to enjoy the
> scenery.
> >
> > If you or any of the others on the board are around, look for the
> > yellow Trail, with the John Deere logos on it...that'll be me.
> >
> > Tractor Tom in Okeechobee
> >
> >
> > --- In TeamCatrike@yahoogroups.com, "David" <david.vonStein@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Tom, I just put a couple of pictures in the photos area under
> > > Devious56 that might help you. On the front of the green
> Expedition
> > > is a little device we have put together that we call an Elder
> Assist,
> > > and is nothing more than a quill type bicycle stem and a piece of
> cut
> > > down handlebar. The stem is a 1 inch one that goes into the
> frame,
> > > and the beauty of this is that you make it what ever size you
> want
> > > depending on the stem that you buy.
> > >
> > > Hope this helps you a bit,
> > > David Von Stein
> > > Middleburg, Florida
> > >
> > > --- In TeamCatrike@yahoogroups.com, "Tom Timmons" <ttimmons@>
> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Another point, at least for this overweight 53 year old man, is
> > > > getting in and out of the seat (especially after a 20 mile
> ride!)
> > > > It's a long way up to my normal 6'-4" stance from a seat that
> sits
> > > > about 3" off the pavement. Initially I would grasp the top of
> the
> > > > tires and kind of lever myself up. Now I have found that
> gabbing the
> > > > brakes, and pushing myself up off the top of the hand grips
> works the
> > > > best.
> > >
> > > > Tractor Tom in Okeechobee, FL
> > > >
> > >
> >
>