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.

Tuesday 28 June 2011

Starting at Ickenham Pump, to Cookham Lock and Burnham Beeches.

Starting at Ickenham Pump, to Cookham Lock and Burnham Beeches.

First club run for the trike today, out from Uxbridge to Cookham Lock and back via Burnham Beeches. 47.5 miles with a top speed of 35 mph.

Well pleased we worked on the tandem making shore all was running well, realigned the chain it was rubbing on the large ring. Completed the run without any running problems it ran sweet, only one small mishap on swinging from a rode to a cycling path, I had a slight tangle   with a wooden post! Skinning my arm and cutting my leg on the gear ring., no problem all part of the learning curve. We are getting there as we get the legs stronger and the gear changing is come in on well, we are sorting out the wrinkles and we are still speaking to each other LOL. But it's coming together the more miles we do the better. The radio communications are working well that's a must.


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Hi there, there are some more Videos on my face book page I could not get on the blog of some great hills we went down http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/profile.php?id=100000872113306

Sunday 19 June 2011

Saturday 18 June 2011

Windsor Castle

Saturday 18th 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.

First stop, watching the Guards making their way to Hours guards parade.   





Late morning all day gut buster at our number one feeding station

A Number one with tea and coffee O and fried slice stack!    



London Bike high way

One of the London Bike high way s




Big Ben and Westminster Bridge






The London Eye

The London Eye the largest bike wheel in the world



Tea time

O yes a nice cup of Tea,  

At one of our billabongs, watering hole and comfort stops     
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Up the mall to see Lord Nelson