Hello All!


I must admit I have been browsing over many of the messages here
for the last few weeks while waiting for my new trike!


I was a fanatical 10 speed racer rider from the mid 70's thru
the early 80's. Then I lived in Chicago & near suburbs and would
ride that 10 speed whenever the weather would allow.

On occaision I would ride it to my full time job & my 2 part time
jobs and somedays would put 27 miles on the bike commuting to the
jobs & home.

Then in 1985 we moved out to Sandwich IL about 50 miles SW of
Chicago and my job was 23 miles from home! Well 46 miles a day &
working was no longer an option. I lost the passion for riding, got
older, and much heavier!

I now was too heavy for my racer and likely would ruin it if I
tried to ride it & started researching recumbents.

Well with the USX-HD rated at 400 pounds, and 3 wheels for bad
weather, AND now after starting my own store only 6 miles from home
I decided to make the plunge!

So far I have only ridden it around the parking lot in my mall
but I feel I made a great decision to buy it.

I live in a large private community "Lake Holiday" and am taking
it home today and start riding it there daily to build-up to doing 6
mile trips mornings & evenings to eventually start commuting to my
store a few days a week too!

I have also done the nesseccary paperwork with Easy Racers and am
planning on becoming a dealer too!

Our shop sells fishing tackle, bait, and Dave Scadden Northfork
Outdoors inflatable pontoon boats that we sell & rent for fishing
trips here on the Fox River.

So I guess I will be considered a Sporting Goods Store now
offering fishing equipment, bait, boats, bikes, and boat rentals.
That should
hopefully keep me busy!

I have already figured how to easily attach fishing rods, cooler,
and fishing gear to my bike that will allow me to pedal to spots
around the lake I live on to fish too.

So here's to good conversation, helping others with riding issues,
and for those that like to fish or boat on the Fox River in this
area stop in sometime to say hello!


Lance Yates Sr
Budzers Sporting Goods
Sandwich Illinois