Small world. I'm female and late 60's also. The cartilage in my left ankle has deteriorated to the point where 2 blocks is all that I can walk. Till I got a...

Hey, Darby -- It's looks like we're sort of in the same boat. I'm hoping to get off meds eventually, too, and my doctor is all for the bike. It feels so good...

I was a little surprised at the increased effort of riding the USX as well, coming from recent riding of upright bikes, as well as BikeE recumbents. I was...

Consider getting a pair of the old fashioned toe clips. When I try to spin instead of mashing my feet slip off the pedals. I had no problem finding them on...

I'm using clipless pedals which allows me to pull up as well as pushing when the going gets tough on a hill. They're kind of pricey, but we already had the...

I was looking at clipless pedals. My problem is that my left ankle turns out about 30º. I realized that trying to keep my foot straight on the pedal was what...

Hase Bikes, maker of high end recumbents, offer some different strategies for keeping your feet on the pedals, namely a strap/cage that wraps around the back...

Very interesting Andy. Thanks for the info. Good research. Darby Andy Schlosser <andrew.schlosser@...> wrote: Hase Bikes, maker of high end recumbents,...

... trike back in April to help me ... was getting stronger, I ... energy. I started short rides ... long distance -- just a ... enough gradual ups and ... ...

I took a look at the seat on my EZ-3 SX and on the bottom part it is just a knit fabric with a draw cord. Looks like I would have to take the seat off and take...

I recently put a front and rear dynamo light on my USX. I got the kit off of EBay and had to extend the wiring, but I'll never have to replace a battery. I...

I just replaced my seat cover after 1.25 years of riding. My wife went to the fabric store and bought 1/2 yard of Lycra swimsuit material, cut a pattern from...

For a wealth of information about bicycle lighting system see: http://nordicgroup.us/s78/ I went with a Streamlight Strion for the headlight mounted with a...