Comments on: Making a Serious Commitment

By: Arno

Arno — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:52:02 +0000

…BTW, my shoulder issues have come from hard-core gardening, my true passion, without benefit of power tools. If only someone would come up with a wheelchair-adaptable roto-tiller…

By: Arno

Arno — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:03:14 +0000

A little trick I used to mitigate shoulder stress was to try to let my wrists and elbows do alot of the “flicking” at the end of the stroke. It worked pretty good for me. Proper stretching (both before and after workouts) is good, too, as is cross-training (handcycling, swimming, etc.)

By: Katja

Katja — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:00:10 +0000

Stephen, I think you would really like a handcycle – it’s the whole moving under your own power, wind in your hair thing.

By: stephen

stephen — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:28:10 +0000

as daffy duck would say, “da-rool, da-rool!” i have been lusting after a hand bike – or maybe something like your spiffy chair – and the song “if i had a million dollars…” echoes in my head.

By: Katja

Katja — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 03:38:52 +0000

Laurel – I wish! I think you can probably look for mine in 4-5 weeks. How cool to be seeing them ready to go out!

Debe – I do have holes in my brain, no question about that. The parking lot checkout was handcycles (they have gears, racing wheelchairs don’t) and I’ve been riding that handcycle happily for 4 years. This is going to be a very cool addition to the stable.

Arno – I’m turning 50 this year, so I’m just starting to ruin my shoulders now. I worry about the flicking motion (internal rotation) at the end of the stroke – doesn’t that put a lot of stress on the shoulders?

By: Arno

Arno — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:42:36 +0000

That is sweeeeeet! I trained in, and raced in, an Eagle and a Shadow for a number of years, and I do so miss it ( had to give it up to save my aging shoulders, I’m 52)…those cool, dawny mornings doing my miles in Chickamauga National Military Park with the mist and the deer and the occasional car. Good luck with it, you’ll love it!

By: debe

debe — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:35:44 +0000

save me!

I think you have holes in your brain!

but I am excited for you! Didn’t you check one of these out a few years ago? In a parking lot?

Cool..

By: Laurel

Laurel — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:54:59 +0000

…You know, I think I just saw yours. I was just at Eagle yesterday, and there was a beautiful yellow racer right in the middle of the floor waiting for the last parts to go on.

By: fridawrites

fridawrites — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:28:09 +0000

wow, awesome!

By: Jennifer Fitz

Jennifer Fitz — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:48:32 +0000

Oooh. Exciting.