A First For Me!!!

Yesterday, Harley Man received a large box from UPS and he was stoked! (Note: the photo to the left is just a photo I found to illustrate how the bike looked in the box) You see he has been riding this around town for almost 2 years!

Recumbent Trike

As of 5:00 P.M. yesterday, he is now riding this!  For the first time ever, I helped him assemble a recumbent bike!!  Yep, I was his assistant...helping to put on the chain, cut the chain, put on the seat cover, help with the gear line, etc.  It took over 3 hours to assemble (part of that time spent putting the chain on and off after repeated measuring) but we got it done.

Recumbent Bike



Let's just say the whole process has been interesting:  missing parts due to UPS knocking a hole in the large box, overnight shipping of missing parts, the cutting of the chain that was too long due to the chain being in the missing parts box, the missing parts arriving from the UPS Center (they found the box, opened it and found out it belonged to Harley Man so they sent it) after we had finally cut the chain to the correct length (yep, the missing chain cut to the appropriate length was in that box), the side mirror that wouldn't fit in the handlebar and required so additional assistance from a hammer!!  Oh there were more adventures with this bike assembly, too many to list but you get my drift!!  Anyway, it's done...it works and he's been out on the road testing it out.

Now we are off to get pedal clips, reflector tape and a new helmet!!  This adventure has just begun!! Lol!!!!!







What Is That????

Have you seen a really weird transportation device around town?  It's red, low to the ground and has a flag sticking up on the back!!!!  Well, if you've seen it then you've seen Harley Man!  LOL  Nope, it's not a motorcycle....although he does use that mode of transportation quite often.

Give up??  Okay, I'll tell you...it's a recumbent trike.  Yep, we have one of those at our house and Harley Man makes regular trips around town on it.  Talk about a conversation piece!  Now Harley Man is all about maintaining a healthy lifestyle and for  years he's been riding a bicycle.  He decided he needed something a tad more challenging so we went looking and found a recumbent trike he thought would fit the bill!!

So early in the morning or late in the afternoon, he heads out to get in some physical activity on his trike.  He's been looking for others who ride a recumbent around the area but alas...no one has been found thus far.  So the next time you see this:

give a wave because it's my Harley Man cruising the area!!!  Lol!!!