Greenspeed recumbent trike

March 2011, with the help of the BT benevolent fund I finally ordered A Greenspeed recumbent trike From Australia, Please see the link to their web site. The reason for such a change from solo Cycling to a Tandem is to reseeding eye sight , I am registered as blind as I have lost over 80% of my eye sight mostly from the centre of my eyes. I am still managing to ride solo with my Club the west Middlesex CTC see links. However it’s getting near the end and I’m getting ready for the time it will be too dangerous for the solo bike witch I will miss greatly as losing the independence just to go and get lost for a few hours on my own, or go touring with a tent around the UK. The Tandem will give me the tool to keep my cycling passion alive and my social life ticking over. My good Friend Adrian is the main Pilot / captain However it’s been modified by Greenspeed to take a large range of riding sizes for whoever wishes to take me out. I could not have achieved obtaining this tandem without BT and the charities BT contacted on my behalf. And I had one member of BT staff donate towards it thank you. And a big thanks you to the guys and girls at Greenspeed. This is a web site of its birth and journeys, of what I call my Thunderbird 2, in photos.

Sunday, 4 September 2011

SKY RIDE LONDON 2011



SKY RIDE 2011

Nice one, started early, stopped for a fry up on the way in then joined the fray.
It was the Greenspeed’s first sky ride and it was not as difficult as we thought it would be but a bit hard on the knees stopping and starting, but great fun. As I sit here the sun is out  at 5.30 and it was a great dry run however the ride home got a bit wet,  Next year I think I will do it on the Ice sprint if the eye sight hold out!
Well pleased with the new tyres a lot less friction on terming, rolls a lot better and a much softer ride back and front, and the ride in the rain they did not flick up so much water and the braking was fine the Marathon Plus all around for the sort of riding we do is perfect and hopefully will stop the run of punctures.
Nice to see some recumbent and tandems and three trikes   


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3 comments:

  1. Beth9 October 2011 at 13:59

    Pretty cool to see all the recumbent bikes in action. I can't wait to get back up on mine and out for a nice long ride!

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  2. Doug4 December 2011 at 10:41

    I'm glad I found your blog - looks like you feature in mine?

    http://ramblingsofdoug.blogspot.com/2011/10/more-cool-images-from-london-skyride.html

    All good wishes,
    Doug.

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  3. Author Graham Williams 13 January 2012 at 08:47

    Cool Thanks

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