The discussion on this forum has been interesting regarding handcycle choices. Everybody has their favorites including me (I ride the Freedom Ryder Superbike)....
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Loren Quinn
lorenq@...
Aug 9, 1999 11:18 pm
Thanks John for your opinions. They are very thoughtful. On the same subject, does anyone have an opinion on the Hall Handcycles? Also, I've been very curious...
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THOMAS V CALANDRINO
TOMMYTRIKE@...
Aug 10, 1999 1:27 pm
hi loren i have a top end 7 speed int. shifting very good and so is my top end i go any place with it tommytrike ... From: Loren Quinn <lorenq@...> ...
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Gearing, Bob
bgearing@...
Aug 11, 1999 4:41 pm
The Hall bikes are great! I've owned a Top End XLT, and have ridden Freedom Riders, and while each have their good points and bad, the Hall bike is the best,...
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J. Williamson
wmson2000@...
Aug 12, 1999 2:28 pm
Bob, what do you attribute your increase in speed and acceleration to? Better gear ratios and selections? Frame weight? Larger wheels? Just curious - I think...
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goneridn@...
Aug 14, 1999 4:54 am
I'm @ to do my 3rd century for this season. Is there anyone else out there that is doing centuries?? Ride on...Greg Check out Handcycling Times @...
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Loren Quinn
lorenq@...
Aug 14, 1999 7:08 pm
That's really cool Greg! Where is the century, what is the terrain going to be like? Quinn ... From: <goneridn@...> To:...
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spellett
spellett@...
Aug 14, 1999 7:48 pm
Hey Greg, Along with some others from our Challenge Cycling group in Rhode Island, I will do The Flattest Century in the East on Sept. 12th. I know the name ...
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Patrick Cottini
pcottini@...
Aug 16, 1999 5:55 am
I have been wanting to do one (there are several were I live,Northern California), but I am worried that I can not finish in a timely maner. How long does it...
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goneridn@...
Aug 16, 1999 8:01 am
Well, I did it again. I completed the century. It was called the ULCER. It is an Acronym for Utah Lake Century Epic Ride. This was my 5th year in doing the...
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David T. Williams
dtwilliams@...
Aug 16, 1999 12:27 pm
Yes. I'm set to do my 3rd of the year on August 21 as part of the 1999 MS-150. There is a century loop on day one followd by 75 miles on day 2. The 50 mile ...
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David T. Williams
dtwilliams@...
Aug 16, 1999 12:45 pm
I average 12.6 mph so it takes around 8 hours on the cycle. I get off my bike 2 or 3 times in the course of the day. The course for centuries is usually left...
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josamkay@...
Aug 23, 1999 1:14 pm
josamka-@... wrote: HEY SCOTT, Im going to be one of those handcyclist this year in that nbw century. Is there any way to get a map of the cource before...
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spellett
spellett@...
Aug 24, 1999 1:04 am
Hi Joe, Last year we finished it in 8 hrs. Our average was just over 12.5. This year, the goal is to finish as many of us as possible, in a group, if we can....
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JAMES JONES
exxix@...
Aug 24, 1999 1:34 pm
my wife has recently purchased a action top end handcycle....we were wondering if they make any kind of an electric or gas motor that attaches to the back...
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Serge raymond
toutou@...
Aug 26, 1999 12:34 pm
James, Last winter I have done a review of motor assistance on the Net and from my point of view two of them could be easy to fit on a handcycle, Chronos ...
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Jim and M.A. Ross
motor256@...
Aug 26, 1999 1:57 pm
... Hello, I'm also new to the world of handcycling. I got my Top End XLT March '99 and I fully understand how hard it was at first to ride it on anything but...
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wmson@...
Aug 27, 1999 1:33 pm
wmso-@... wrote: original article:http://www.egroups.com/group/handcyclists/?start=48 I've noticed some good responses about handcycle training,...
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WITZAK@...
Aug 27, 1999 3:50 pm
Mr. Jones, I have been reading with interest the responses to your request for ideas on the motorized attachment to your wife's Top End XLT. I have owned a...
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David T. Williams
dtwilliams@...
Aug 27, 1999 5:15 pm
I work for Invacare and I ride a Top End Excelerator XLT. Its my 4th handcycle in 5 years (I keep upgrading) and I love it. Hills are a bear! I rode 150 ...
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HCohen2236@...
Aug 27, 1999 6:13 pm
I have loved reading the responses to the issues regarding handcycling. I am in the market for a new cycle and would like some feedback.. I presently ride a...
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David T. Williams
dtwilliams@...
Aug 27, 1999 6:53 pm
Sounds like a good topic for Handcycling Times -- the idea of taking your bike on an airplane. HCohen2236@... on 08/27/99 02:15:43 PM Please respond to...
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wmson@...
Aug 27, 1999 7:54 pm
wmso-@... wrote: original article:http://www.egroups.com/group/handcyclists/?start=54 Steve Ackerman who is on the Freedom Ryder cycling team and...
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Loren Quinn
lorenq@...
Aug 26, 1999 11:44 pm
Awesome advice and thanks for your insightful comment. For myself, it was difficult to ride a couple of miles at first. I barely made it into the house after a...
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Hilary Lewis
HilaryL@...
Aug 30, 1999 6:54 am
HI, I recently upgraded from an old Freedom Ryder to a new Superbike - much lighter, more responsive and it fits into a bike-box for transportation, once you...
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motor256@...
Sep 16, 1999 12:30 am
Well, I know that most of the talk on the board seems to center on centuries, but today, after only riding since the end of March (when I couldn't get up my...
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goneridn@...
Sep 16, 1999 4:23 am
Great job Jim. I think you should be proud to have improved to the degree that you have. And to support such a great event. That's the great thing @ ...
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David T. Williams
dtwilliams@...
Sep 16, 1999 11:50 am
I recently met a guy who was diagnosed with MS a little over a year ago. He came over to give handcycling a try and is hooked. Like me, he was a bicyclist ...
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David T. Williams
dtwilliams@...
Sep 16, 1999 11:52 am
Jim -- let me add my congrats. You are on your way....
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sanders319@...
Sep 16, 1999 12:57 pm
I have an upright Excelerator that I purchased this April and rode until July when I bought an XLT. It's in great shape. It's cobalt blue with 12 speed...
