I took my bike out Friday anbd made it across the street before crashing. My perception of the world around me changes dramatically when I try to ride a bike. That is really the shits and I can only hope that over time that improves. My back-up plan is
to sell off my bike collection and get a Catrike I have no problems driving a car without the added burden of balancing, so I shouldn't have any problem with a three wheel recumbent. Though I would have to learn a whole new set of rules to follow with a
nearly invisible bike.

And just when I had finally found my dream bikes.

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cyclintom <[email protected]> wrote:

I took my bike out Friday anbd made it across the street before crashing.
My perception of the world around me changes dramatically when I try to
ride a bike. That is really the shits and I can only hope that over time
that improves. My back-up plan is to sell off my bike collection and get
a Catrike I have no problems driving a car without the added burden of balancing, so I shouldn't have any problem with a three wheel recumbent. Though I would have to learn a whole new set of rules to follow with a
nearly invisible bike.

And just when I had finally found my dream bikes.

Brain injury’s take time for the brain to relearn, rather sounds bit too early.

Did they do any balance assessments and if so any physio booked in? Mine certainly improved massively due to physio even if it was most of year or
so?

Recumbents aren’t invisible, if anything there rarity makes them more visible, even in areas that they are more common I see them occasionally
near work as they use the circuit to race/train and much more leisurely
ones in some of the parks and occasionally roads near where I live.

Roger Merriman

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On 3 Mar 2025 01:03:25 GMT, Roger Merriman <[email protected]> wrote:

cyclintom <[email protected]> wrote:

I took my bike out Friday anbd made it across the street before crashing.
My perception of the world around me changes dramatically when I try to
ride a bike. That is really the shits and I can only hope that over time
that improves. My back-up plan is to sell off my bike collection and get
a Catrike I have no problems driving a car without the added burden of
balancing, so I shouldn't have any problem with a three wheel recumbent.
Though I would have to learn a whole new set of rules to follow with a
nearly invisible bike.

And just when I had finally found my dream bikes.

Brain injury�s take time for the brain to relearn, rather sounds bit too >early.

Did they do any balance assessments and if so any physio booked in? Mine >certainly improved massively due to physio even if it was most of year or
so?

Recumbents aren�t invisible, if anything there rarity makes them more >visible, even in areas that they are more common I see them occasionally
near work as they use the circuit to race/train and much more leisurely
ones in some of the parks and occasionally roads near where I live.

Roger Merriman

When I can't see the driver's eyes, I know that he can't see me.
That's often the case with trucks. The top of my head is lower than
the top of my truck's hood and it's window sill. It's not even a big
truck.

--
C'est bon
Soloman

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On Mon Mar 3 01:03:25 2025 Roger Merriman wrote:

cyclintom <[email protected]> wrote:

I took my bike out Friday anbd made it across the street before crashing. My perception of the world around me changes dramatically when I try to ride a bike. That is really the shits and I can only hope that over time that improves. My back-up plan is to sell off my bike collection and get
a Catrike I have no problems driving a car without the added burden of balancing, so I shouldn't have any problem with a three wheel recumbent. Though I would have to learn a whole new set of rules to follow with a nearly invisible bike.

And just when I had finally found my dream bikes.

Brain injury?s take time for the brain to relearn, rather sounds bit too early.

Did they do any balance assessments and if so any physio booked in? Mine certainly improved massively due to physio even if it was most of year or
so?

Recumbents aren?t invisible, if anything there rarity makes them more visible, even in areas that they are more common I see them occasionally
near work as they use the circuit to race/train and much more leisurely
ones in some of the parks and occasionally roads near where I live.

The occupation therapist couldn't find anything very wrong but the physical therapist is working with me. I think that you're correct and I have to relearn balance and confidence in that balance.

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On Mon Mar 3 10:51:47 2025 Catrike Ryder wrote:

On 3 Mar 2025 01:03:25 GMT, Roger Merriman <[email protected]> wrote:

cyclintom <[email protected]> wrote:

I took my bike out Friday anbd made it across the street before crashing. >> My perception of the world around me changes dramatically when I try to
ride a bike. That is really the shits and I can only hope that over time >> that improves. My back-up plan is to sell off my bike collection and get >> a Catrike I have no problems driving a car without the added burden of
balancing, so I shouldn't have any problem with a three wheel recumbent. >> Though I would have to learn a whole new set of rules to follow with a
nearly invisible bike.

And just when I had finally found my dream bikes.

Brain injury?s take time for the brain to relearn, rather sounds bit too >early.

Did they do any balance assessments and if so any physio booked in? Mine >certainly improved massively due to physio even if it was most of year or >so?

Recumbents aren?t invisible, if anything there rarity makes them more >visible, even in areas that they are more common I see them occasionally >near work as they use the circuit to race/train and much more leisurely >ones in some of the parks and occasionally roads near where I live.

Roger Merriman

When I can't see the driver's eyes, I know that he can't see me.
That's often the case with trucks. The top of my head is lower than
the top of my truck's hood and it's window sill. It's not even a big
truck.

In any case I can't stand to give up my uprights.

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cyclintom <[email protected]> wrote:

On Mon Mar 3 01:03:25 2025 Roger Merriman wrote:

cyclintom <[email protected]> wrote:

I took my bike out Friday anbd made it across the street before crashing. >>> My perception of the world around me changes dramatically when I try to
ride a bike. That is really the shits and I can only hope that over time >>> that improves. My back-up plan is to sell off my bike collection and get >>> a Catrike I have no problems driving a car without the added burden of
balancing, so I shouldn't have any problem with a three wheel recumbent. >>> Though I would have to learn a whole new set of rules to follow with a
nearly invisible bike.

And just when I had finally found my dream bikes.

Brain injury?s take time for the brain to relearn, rather sounds bit too
early.

Did they do any balance assessments and if so any physio booked in? Mine
certainly improved massively due to physio even if it was most of year or
so?

Recumbents aren?t invisible, if anything there rarity makes them more
visible, even in areas that they are more common I see them occasionally
near work as they use the circuit to race/train and much more leisurely
ones in some of the parks and occasionally roads near where I live.

The occupation therapist couldn't find anything very wrong but the
physical therapist is working with me. I think that you're correct and I
have to relearn balance and confidence in that balance.

That’s more of physio thing and depending on what part of the balance
system are damaged may need to see more specialist physio’s I moved along number of them ie referred forward to look at.

Roger Merriman

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Catrike Ryder <[email protected]> wrote:

On 3 Mar 2025 01:03:25 GMT, Roger Merriman <[email protected]> wrote:

cyclintom <[email protected]> wrote:

I took my bike out Friday anbd made it across the street before crashing. >>> My perception of the world around me changes dramatically when I try to
ride a bike. That is really the shits and I can only hope that over time >>> that improves. My back-up plan is to sell off my bike collection and get >>> a Catrike I have no problems driving a car without the added burden of
balancing, so I shouldn't have any problem with a three wheel recumbent. >>> Though I would have to learn a whole new set of rules to follow with a
nearly invisible bike.

And just when I had finally found my dream bikes.

Brain injury’s take time for the brain to relearn, rather sounds bit too
early.

Did they do any balance assessments and if so any physio booked in? Mine
certainly improved massively due to physio even if it was most of year or
so?

Recumbents aren’t invisible, if anything there rarity makes them more
visible, even in areas that they are more common I see them occasionally
near work as they use the circuit to race/train and much more leisurely
ones in some of the parks and occasionally roads near where I live.

Roger Merriman

When I can't see the driver's eyes, I know that he can't see me.
That's often the case with trucks. The top of my head is lower than
the top of my truck's hood and it's window sill. It's not even a big
truck.

--
C'est bon
Soloman

There is the problem with such vehicles, personally driving such large
vehicles in urban environments I never liked as the huge blind spots,
mainly large vans so huge blind spots to the rear and sides particularly
low, so main risk being kids, though did have lotus 7 once behind me that I couldn’t see! I knew it must be there as I saw it in the mirrors and it didn’t leave so I knew it had to be there still!

Uk cars are bit less huge plus much more regulation hence some things can’t be sold or rather taxed/insured and so on, like the chap with the Tesla
truck that’s been impounded!

Roger Merriman

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