It has to be said that me building anything "new" is really a waste of my time, money and energy.
I am not currently getting the fun and enjoyment out of the 2 trikes I currently have (the taddy and the python) so there is no point at all in making any new machines for riding.
"Something is rotten in the state of Denmark" (to quote from Hamlet).
The fault lies not with these two fine machines, but with ME.
I have been struggling physically for some time with leg weakness and some knee-pain; and while e-assist is a good "crutch" to lean on, it sticks in my gullet and I would rather be without if I can do so at all.
So I have embarked upon a bit of a "fix-me" project instead of metal-bashing and trike building. This does not include surgery or anything drastic of that nature, just a dose of physical strengthening and flexibility stuff.
Initial "me" testing indicates that I am far from where I would really wish to be physically, and therefore I will be focusing most of my attention and time on this aspect of my life for a while and not building things.
A wonderful side-effect of having had to e-assist my Tadpole is that I can choose when/how-much to use it and to challenge myself to not use it as much as I feel I can.
As our wonderful 2022 heatwave comes to an end I hope to mix some cycling with the physiotherapy I am undertaking and I hope to be able to report good progress.
I will be dropping in to comment on all of your wonderful projects of course; but I need to fix me as a priority so that I can enjoy trike/cycling as I should; without batteries, motors or chargers and paraphernalia of that ilk (which is how it really should be).
TBH... I don't know how this will turn out at all, but I am determined to reverse as much of the downward trend in my abilities as I can and get back to a level of fitness/performance that I will not feel or be ashamed of.
My initial efforts have given me some degree of encouragement, and so I will press on and see just how far I can push things.
Catch you all soon.
I am not currently getting the fun and enjoyment out of the 2 trikes I currently have (the taddy and the python) so there is no point at all in making any new machines for riding.
"Something is rotten in the state of Denmark" (to quote from Hamlet).
The fault lies not with these two fine machines, but with ME.
I have been struggling physically for some time with leg weakness and some knee-pain; and while e-assist is a good "crutch" to lean on, it sticks in my gullet and I would rather be without if I can do so at all.
So I have embarked upon a bit of a "fix-me" project instead of metal-bashing and trike building. This does not include surgery or anything drastic of that nature, just a dose of physical strengthening and flexibility stuff.
Initial "me" testing indicates that I am far from where I would really wish to be physically, and therefore I will be focusing most of my attention and time on this aspect of my life for a while and not building things.
A wonderful side-effect of having had to e-assist my Tadpole is that I can choose when/how-much to use it and to challenge myself to not use it as much as I feel I can.
As our wonderful 2022 heatwave comes to an end I hope to mix some cycling with the physiotherapy I am undertaking and I hope to be able to report good progress.
I will be dropping in to comment on all of your wonderful projects of course; but I need to fix me as a priority so that I can enjoy trike/cycling as I should; without batteries, motors or chargers and paraphernalia of that ilk (which is how it really should be).
TBH... I don't know how this will turn out at all, but I am determined to reverse as much of the downward trend in my abilities as I can and get back to a level of fitness/performance that I will not feel or be ashamed of.
My initial efforts have given me some degree of encouragement, and so I will press on and see just how far I can push things.
Catch you all soon.