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Forum: Living Car Free
04-28-09, 03:52 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 3,053
Posted By CW Spook

There's definitely more than one solution for...

There's definitely more than one solution for carefree. 1 million, 2 million, 3 million.....:)
Forum: Living Car Free
04-26-09, 07:12 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 2,617
Posted By CW Spook

In town, the Jeep gets about 10, the wife's...

In town, the Jeep gets about 10, the wife's Jaguar about 18.
Forum: Recumbent
07-20-08, 06:22 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 3,953
Posted By CW Spook

I use this one. ...

I use this one.
http://www.performancebike.com/shop/profile.cfm?SKU=22745&subcategory_ID=4411
Forum: Living Car Free
07-15-08, 08:10 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 2,453
Posted By CW Spook

Very little actually. We try a little harder to...

Very little actually. We try a little harder to eliminate unnecessary trips to the city, but at this stage of our life that's no problem. Our kids & grandkids are 100 miles away and our cabin 450,...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
07-10-08, 05:37 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 2,672
Posted By CW Spook

Comfort on the long road rides for $2K? How...

Comfort on the long road rides for $2K? How about a Rans Stratus...come over to the dark side.
Forum: Living Car Free
07-07-08, 07:27 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,520
Posted By CW Spook

Thanks for the morning laugh. That's one of the...

Thanks for the morning laugh. That's one of the funniest articles I've read in a while. Of course, out here in the "poor and isolated" Great Plains, we don't get much to read and we have to save...
Forum: Recumbent
06-28-08, 08:39 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,509
Posted By CW Spook

The Sun bikes may be a bit heavier, but the upper...

The Sun bikes may be a bit heavier, but the upper end models are far from junk. My EZ-Rider AX came factory equipped with a better grade of components all around than the Rans V2. (SRAM X.9 vs X.7,...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
06-26-08, 05:20 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 856
Posted By CW Spook

The Specialized Expedition would be a nice one to...

The Specialized Expedition would be a nice one to get her started with.
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
06-09-08, 04:27 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 1,646
Posted By CW Spook

I'm a lot like PirateJim and WRK101. 'Retired a...

I'm a lot like PirateJim and WRK101. 'Retired a couple of years ago and put on about 40 pounds. I decided I needed to do something to get back in shape and biking is more fun than most other forms...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
06-09-08, 04:09 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 1,045
Posted By CW Spook

They sounded the tornado warning sirens here last...

They sounded the tornado warning sirens here last night, but we were already in the basement trying to sweep up the water that's been leaking in for the last several days. Then we lost power for...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
06-07-08, 03:16 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,591
Posted By CW Spook

Yeah, but did you get any pictures of the Lake...

Yeah, but did you get any pictures of the Lake Pepin sea monster? The world waits.
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
05-24-08, 01:43 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 4,118
Posted By CW Spook

US Naval Security Group 1968-1972 Pensacola, FL...

US Naval Security Group 1968-1972
Pensacola, FL
Cheltenham, MD
Medina, TX
Hakata, Japan
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
05-22-08, 08:54 AM
Replies: 107
Views: 4,130
Posted By CW Spook

Living in the real world at an unashamed +3,+3.

Living in the real world at an unashamed +3,+3.
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
05-22-08, 08:13 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 819
Posted By CW Spook

Hey, at least you made it across the Susquehanna....

Hey, at least you made it across the Susquehanna. That's more than General Ewell's army did.
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
05-22-08, 08:06 AM
Replies: 192
Views: 8,638
Posted By CW Spook

A town of 150 in Iowa University of Northern...

A town of 150 in Iowa
University of Northern Iowa
San Diego
Pensacola
Forestville, MD
San Antonio
Near Fukuoka, Japan
Back to a small town in Iowa
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
05-22-08, 07:53 AM
Replies: 62
Views: 2,632
Posted By CW Spook

I'm sitting here with tears in my eyes,...

I'm sitting here with tears in my eyes, remembering my own past losses of pets. My sincere sympathies and prayers are with you.
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
05-18-08, 08:07 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,226
Posted By CW Spook

Haven't had a motorcycle for almost 40 years, but...

Haven't had a motorcycle for almost 40 years, but if I was gonna get another one, it would be like this:

http://www.imz-ural.com/gearup/
Forum: Living Car Free
05-13-08, 08:36 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 1,743
Posted By CW Spook

1. Ethanol was chosen as an additive to make...

1. Ethanol was chosen as an additive to make fuel burn cleaner and with less harmful emissions than MTBE which it replaced. Of course it was encouraged by the large agri-industry firms, just as...
Forum: Utility Cycling
05-13-08, 07:52 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 2,970
Posted By CW Spook

Right here...they show all the Sun trikes. ...

Right here...they show all the Sun trikes.

http://www.sunbicycles.com/sun/index.html
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
05-13-08, 07:36 PM
Replies: 562
Views: 101,374
Posted By CW Spook

Sun EZ-Rider AX

Sun EZ-Rider AX
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
05-12-08, 03:48 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,686
Posted By CW Spook

That Fleetwood reminds me of my first real bike,...

That Fleetwood reminds me of my first real bike, a Schwinn Corvette, about 1957-58. Aluminum fenders, a rack on the rear...don't remember for sure about the front, 3-speed Sturmey-Archer hub and...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
05-09-08, 04:08 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 1,589
Posted By CW Spook

How about a totally cool LWB 'bent smiley??

How about a totally cool LWB 'bent smiley??
Forum: Commuting
05-08-08, 05:39 PM
Replies: 163
Views: 19,564
Posted By CW Spook

Just two. My 2005 Sun EZ-Rider AX 'bent and my...

Just two. My 2005 Sun EZ-Rider AX 'bent and my old 80's vintage Trek 820 Antelope ATB. n+1 will likely be a tadpole trike or an Easy Racers GRR.
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
05-04-08, 06:37 PM
Replies: 124
Views: 4,685
Posted By CW Spook

1964-68, University of Northern Iowa. Gas about...

1964-68, University of Northern Iowa. Gas about .25/gas, cigs about .25/pack. I sold my first car, a 1959 VW for about what I had in it, $600, to buy a 1953 Ford Victoria 2-Dr Hardtop for $200 so I...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
05-02-08, 08:34 AM
Replies: 103
Views: 3,807
Posted By CW Spook

Music of all types. I play OT clawhammer and...

Music of all types. I play OT clawhammer and stroke-style minstrel banjo as well as autoharp and sing bass in the church choir and with an occasional bluegrass group. I've been an amateur radio op...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
04-30-08, 09:22 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 4,259
Posted By CW Spook

Married 40 years next month to my high-school...

Married 40 years next month to my high-school sweetheart of 45 years. My college roommates were all married the same year and are also still married to the same gals.
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
04-28-08, 09:07 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 1,952
Posted By CW Spook

I love 'em both, but right now we are owned by...

I love 'em both, but right now we are owned by three cats.
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
04-28-08, 06:07 PM
Replies: 112
Views: 4,028
Posted By CW Spook

I love veggies, particularly french fries, onion...

I love veggies, particularly french fries, onion rings, and baked beans...right next to the hamburgers and BBQ pork.
Forum: Living Car Free
04-26-08, 06:48 PM
Replies: 104
Views: 4,746
Posted By CW Spook

Forty years ago, almost everyone in China and...

Forty years ago, almost everyone in China and India walked or rode bicycles. If you were rich, you might own a motorbike. Today, in both countries, the newly developed middle class is tossing aside...
Forum: Living Car Free
04-26-08, 06:31 PM
Replies: 360
Views: 15,653
Posted By CW Spook

' Well, we remember the 60's alike at...

'

Well, we remember the 60's alike at least...I'd be happy to return to those days, when as you say, mad consumerism wasn't really an issue. My memories of the 70's and early 80's are of the...
Forum: Living Car Free
04-25-08, 09:03 PM
Replies: 360
Views: 15,653
Posted By CW Spook

In the summer of 1969 I was a college graduate,...

In the summer of 1969 I was a college graduate, married and making $250/mo in the US Navy The same job/rating/time in service, paid $150/mo in 1964 and today is between $2000-2500/mo, so I think I'm...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
04-25-08, 08:07 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 494
Posted By CW Spook

It's never occurred to me to keep a journal, any...

It's never occurred to me to keep a journal, any more than I'd keep a journal of evening walks with my wife or my trips to the grocery store in the Jeep. I do let the bike computer keep a running...
Forum: Living Car Free
04-25-08, 07:56 PM
Replies: 360
Views: 15,653
Posted By CW Spook

In 1964, when I started college, gas was about...

In 1964, when I started college, gas was about $.35/gal., cigarettes $.30 pack, a new full-sized car cost between $3000-4000, and a house might run you $15,000. Today, that car is $35000, the...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
04-25-08, 06:48 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,607
Posted By CW Spook

I had a Schwinn Corvette when I was a kid and...

I had a Schwinn Corvette when I was a kid and could ride that bike up and down hills and across two sets of railroad tracks without ever touching the handlebars. I don't know if it's age or the bike...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
04-24-08, 09:00 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 811
Posted By CW Spook

I think you're right about a flat foot. We're...

I think you're right about a flat foot. We're going to go look at Townies tomorrow. My 'bent is a Sun EZ-Rider AX, LWB/CLWB depending on your definition, but still too high (and too long) for her. ...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
04-24-08, 12:08 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 811
Posted By CW Spook

One reason would be folks like my wife. She's...

One reason would be folks like my wife. She's 4'10" and has trouble keeping the bike upright while swinging her leg over the bar on either her mixte frame 24" ATB or my dual 20" wheel 'bent. We're...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
04-21-08, 03:38 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 553
Posted By CW Spook

I take it the sheet of ice incident didn't happen...

I take it the sheet of ice incident didn't happen in Bahrain! Actually, that same thing happened to a friend of mine..took the communications antenna right off the top of his pickup truck when it...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
04-18-08, 07:28 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,253
Posted By CW Spook

'Had a nice ride yesterday, but we've had 3" of...

'Had a nice ride yesterday, but we've had 3" of rain today and I've been fighting water seeping into the basement so no riding today.:(
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
04-16-08, 09:54 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,211
Posted By CW Spook

'Bent rider, but recreational rather than roadie.

'Bent rider, but recreational rather than roadie.
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
04-12-08, 07:30 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 3,816
Posted By CW Spook

We sold our business and retired almost two years...

We sold our business and retired almost two years ago. I'll be 62 in September and haven't had the least bit of difficulty staying busy. I did a little part-time consulting work for the first year,...
Forum: Recumbent
04-12-08, 12:50 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 775
Posted By CW Spook

Charly, tell me about biking in the Gettysburg...

Charly, tell me about biking in the Gettysburg area. We're coming out there on an Elderhostel program in June and I'm planning on bringing the bikes.
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
04-10-08, 03:38 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 559
Posted By CW Spook

Really nasty here in Iowa today; 40 degrees, 35...

Really nasty here in Iowa today; 40 degrees, 35 kt winds and horizontal rain. Only biking I'm doing today is on-line!
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
04-05-08, 09:13 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 835
Posted By CW Spook

Awww, it's no big deal. I did that 18 months...

Awww, it's no big deal. I did that 18 months ago, which I translate to mean $100/mo since then that I should apply toward a 'bent trike.

Rick
Forum: Introductions
04-05-08, 09:05 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 163
Posted By CW Spook

Another Old Guy

Howdy all. Now that I'm retired I'm finding time to get back to cycling. Just the old Trek 800 for the time being, but I'm really getting the bug for a recumbent bike or trike. Not a lot of 'bent...
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