Greenspeed GTT recumbent tandem trike

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.

Saturday, 18 June 2011

Windsor Castle

Saturday 18^th June
Did some experimenting with the
wheels!! We trilled some wacky torches, worked really well.

Black Park on the way Home for tea and flapjacks.

Sunday, 12 June 2011

Just checking around

Just checking around after the London run yesterday, there was a squeak from the rear disk and found a slight movement in the axial so just a nip on the nut to take out the movement all fine and running freely no squeak.

Fitted new pump on frame

Saturday, 11 June 2011

Saturday June 11th 2011 to London

First real Long ride to and around London completed 47 Miles, round trip, no problems with Tandem or legs.

Set off around 8.30 am straight up the uxbridge road in to London shepherds bush and down into Oxford St threw to Russell SQ and Stopping off to visit Stewart and Tom and there friend the beautiful Mirada at BikeFix the friendly knowledgeable funky Bike and trike shop well worth a visit to see some really interesting different Bikes and trikes in a friendly atmosphere.

Web page http://www.bikefix.co.uk/shop/