Not to sound big headed, but as far as I'm concerned as long as the
pace doesn't go above 18 mph for a long time I'm ok. The reason I
asked is that my wife is a beginning rider and I plan on bringing her
along. The trail is pretty flat, and I thought it would be a good
opportunity for her to get some miles in and see something a little
different. If she get's to going to slow, you can just take off at
your pace. OK?

Oh, by the way, I just got confirmed reservations at the Central
Motel for the 23rd and 24th so we should be all set. We will be in
the new building on the ground floor, and we should be in my 56 Ford
pickup so we should be easy to find.

If Hamptons Bike shop is going to be open Saturday, I'd like to go
south first to stop in and say hello if you don't mind. Regis and
Cindy are really good folks, but they close the shop for the summer
and I'm not sure exactly when.

Looking forward to seeing you soon, my regular e-mail is
( dvs56@... ) if you want to take this off line.

David Von Stein'
CTR981
CTE195

--- In TeamCatrike@yahoogroups.com, "Tom Timmons" <ttimmons@...>
wrote:
>
> 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
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>