The last bike I rode, was a trike, the pedal kind, a racer, my Catrike 700.
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I live out in Farm Country and used to log a lot of miles training for a big ride.
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I had a special friend to watch my back, but he was there in spirit.
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I rode ten to fifteen miles a day when I trained, not bad for a brokenolMarine, but there were days when I exceeded that. The last day I rode before heading up for the big ride, I logged 28 miles in 2:40.
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After I fell and shattered the right femur, there was always hope I'd ride the trike again, but after about two years of the my highly customized race trike sitting idle, I finally let it go to someone who would give it some use. With all the additions there was about $4,500 sitting in the boathouse doing nothing. I had upgraded the gearing, electronics, chain tracking, tires, horn, racks, better pedals and clips, improved seating and headrest, speedometer and computer, and more.
When I rode, most folks would see the bright flags and move over, see the Marine Flags and give a light tap on the horn and toss me a salute as they passed.
There were a few however, who wouldn't move over, but would cut by at 55mph close enough that I could have reached out and touched the car. A violation of VA state law, and Reckless Endangerment. If seen by law enforcement they could be charged with a felony if judged as intentional and with malice.
One old man in a pickup laid on the horn and actually ran me off the road. After that incident, I rode with a video camera mounted on the trike.
Sad comment on today's attitudes. One day, on a particularly long ride, a women pulled her van off the road fifty yards ahead. Her son jumped out and came running back towards me. He was carrying one of my marker flags which had fallen out of the mount on the back of the trike unnoticed.
Made my week. There are some good folks left.