Your First Distant Recumbent Trike Adventure (Part 2 of 2)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.ค. 2024
- THINGS TO EXPECT OUT THERE ... (Part Two)
Trike Hobo Steve Greene continues his talk about a variety of things to expect out on the open road of recumbent trike adventuring, when far from home for days or weeks at a time, facing the demons of psychological fear in addition to the challenging realities of the physical world as each new day unfolds. Living in a tent self-supported is exciting, but not without its issues. This is Part Two of a two-part discussion.
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Hi saw your video on those pedals, and I just ordered them today I think the will be great, thanks.
I’m just seeing this video some two years after you publish it, I tour a lot 9 different bikes and a trike five 30 day tours 4,000 miles on just the trike. Each time I leave my house I fear of what might happen if go out into world for a ride. It’s is a fear so great and overwhelming it’s almost maddening! But if I sit in my house what kind of life is that. One day I will die most likely on one of my bikes. But I’ve got a few more countries to explore. Wow, very cool setup for your trike, I’m impressed. Not something I say often.
There is a saying I like, which goes like this:
"When you're home on the couch, you wish you were out on the road, and when you're out on the road, you wish you were home on the couch."
I know your feeling! Fear is the biggest obstacle for embarking upon a cycling trip! Prior to leaving, I feel this fear, but once on the road, it quickly dissipates because I am engaged fully in the tour, and I realize that the "unknown" is not that unknown really ... just like a day ride, only more days, haha.
Thanks for commenting!
steve
Physical fitness is only a part of it.
As you say most of it is in the mind.
The first cycle holiday I went on was with my Dad and we posted a lot of stuff back home after a couple of days (we had over packed by way too much)!
It's best to have many light layers, rather than thick heavy warm clothes.
One thing to remind yourself is "IT'S NOT A RACE" take it easy and steady, like you said "Enjoy the trip".
Oh yeah, for sure! The mind is indeed a huge factor, and the single factor that stops most of us trikers from even attempting a long and distant adventure like this. Fear can be a very paralyzing thing for many of us, including me! It's part of human nature, but if we proceed beyond our comfort zones, the rewards are many, which cannot be adequately described in words or talk ... they have to be felt to be understood.
On my first cross country trip, on day five I also sent home part of my supplies that I realized I was not using, which also reduced my rolling weight (a good thing because I was WAY overloaded due to my fear of the unknown).
Regarding your comment about this not being a race, check out this excellent 20 minute talk by Martin Reiche, where he eloquently puts this idea into words and video:
th-cam.com/video/22NkZEjIAAs/w-d-xo.html
steve
@@EZSteve Nice video link, thank you.
Life is a journey, not a destination, enjoy the journey.
@@EZSteve I like the quote.."It's not a Race!"
Ha I got a kick out of reading this.
Well...if I go on a long-term tour, and it's not Me, then who is it?...I can only be Race. Haha.
Unless a dog is chasing you!
Seems like a Camping Hammock might work better than a tent as its up off of the ground so less worry about water, bugs, or animals. Have you tried one?
I have never tried a camping hammock, but the idea is intriguing for sure. I wonder how it would be during sub-freezing nights .... seems like a tent would retain heat more effectively, even if a hammock user had a tarp strung over the hammock. In a hammock, an animal could just walk right up to you and sniff you directly, whereas in a tent, there is a two-layer buffer zone. Likewise with bugs, a tent keeps them totally at bay, whereas a hammock would allow for them to land directly on you. As far as water is concerned, I have never had a negative issue with it, which has a lot to do with where and how the tent is pitched. It would be fun to experiment with it, but for me, I have not felt a reason to be compelling enough for my personal circumstances.
steve
@@EZSteve The Hammock is enclosed so it can retain heat much as a tent would...and it is sooo much easier on the back!
Good to know, thanks. I have considered a hammock, but have wondered also how I would deploy it in the desert, where there are no trees, just creosote bushes.
steve