is it practical to own one in the uk ?

Hello ,

Im thinking of getting recumbent to try and get some exercise as I
have very bad muscoskeletal problems that pretty much have me on
crutches , however I am worried about how practical it is to have one
where I am in the Highlands / Scotland.

I dont what its like for any one else but it worries that it might get
broke or stolen by some folk who use it as an excuse to have some fun
which theirs plenty of up here .

Its unlikely it would fit through my front door so Im wondering other
than getting a shed and putting it in there , or using alarm system
( which wont protect it ) just what others here do ?

thanks

matt

wrote:

Im thinking of getting recumbent to try and get some exercise as I
have very bad muscoskeletal problems that pretty much have me on
crutches , however I am worried about how practical it is to have one
where I am in the Highlands / Scotland.

I dont what its like for any one else but it worries that it might get
broke or stolen by some folk who use it as an excuse to have some fun
which theirs plenty of up here .

Its unlikely it would fit through my front door so Im wondering other
than getting a shed and putting it in there , or using alarm system
( which wont protect it ) just what others here do ?

Mine lives in a locked garage. I'd certainly want a shed or locker
for it, just to keep it out of the rain as much as anything.

It's not immediately desirable to thieves because it would be easy
to trace and hard to sell on and easy to spot, but it might be
taken for joyriding: nothing a decent lock wouldn't stop though.
Mine hasn't ever been broken so far parking it in Dundee of an
evening, and it's never struck me as particularly less prone to
that sort of behaviour than anywhere in the Highlands...

Best thing to do next is try some out. Nearest places for that are
Kinetics in Glasgow and Laidback in Edinburgh, both of which are
happy for you to play. Kinetics has a bigger selection, including
trikes as well as bikes.

Feel free to email me direct if you want any other Scottish
specific info on the ins and outs of 'bents.

Pete.
--
Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer
Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital
Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK
net http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/

On 2007-03-17 20:36:11 +0000, said:

Hello ,

Im thinking of getting recumbent to try and get some exercise as I
have very bad muscoskeletal problems that pretty much have me on
crutches , however I am worried about how practical it is to have one
where I am in the Highlands / Scotland.

I dont what its like for any one else but it worries that it might get
broke or stolen by some folk who use it as an excuse to have some fun
which theirs plenty of up here .

Its unlikely it would fit through my front door so Im wondering other
than getting a shed and putting it in there , or using alarm system
( which wont protect it ) just what others here do ?

thanks

matt

I have a couple of customers in Scotland who never have problems, I live in
the middle of chav land down here and never have problems, any mechanical
issues are more likely to do with the standard cycle parts so no
different to any
other cycle.

--
Three wheels good, two wheels ok

www.catrike.co.uk

came up with this when s/he headbutted the keyboard a
moment ago in alt.rec.bicycles.recumbent:

Hello ,

Im thinking of getting recumbent to try and get some exercise as I
have very bad muscoskeletal problems that pretty much have me on
crutches , however I am worried about how practical it is to have one
where I am in the Highlands / Scotland.

I dont what its like for any one else but it worries that it might get
broke or stolen by some folk who use it as an excuse to have some fun
which theirs plenty of up here .

Its unlikely it would fit through my front door so Im wondering other
than getting a shed and putting it in there , or using alarm system
( which wont protect it ) just what others here do ?

thanks

matt

mine gets parked in my kitchen. I'm putting a sound system and satnav on it
this week so there's no way it gets parked outside.
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If you can read this -
The bitch fell off!