--- In handcycling@yahoogroups.com, "highspeedcjb"
<highspeedcjb@h...> wrote:
>
> I am just curious.....I am an elite Wheelchair runner and I have
also
> started handcycling in the last year, (mainly to get better in the
> chair) but why do many average handcyclists (or "crank - chair (a
> pathetic term attempting to be the synomous with racing chair))
insist
> on participating or their participation in RUNNING road races,
> marathons, and wheelchair Racing (running) events??? This just
seems
> silly to me....Although Joe Dowlings recent definition puts
Recumbant
> bikes, handcycles, everyday chairs, and Racing chairs all in the
same
> category.....
> A Bicycle includes a seat, handle bars, Gears, wheels, and a
> chain.....so does a Handcycle (sorry, Crank-Chair)
> Racing a wheelchair is the equivilant to running....
> Handcycling is the equivilant to Cycling.....
> just makes since to me....considering the best handcyclists in the
world
> agree.....
>