David Rides a Trike

22/11/2022

It's with an incredibly heavy heart that I share with you all that David passed earlier this morning. Surrounded by his family, he drifted away while sleeping peacefully. After fighting all of his life, David decided this weekend that his time had come. Of course, he was joking until the very end. When the weather warms up, we will have a Celebration of Life event on his favorite bike trail.

This community meant so much to him. Thank you for all your love, kindness and support these past few years. Please enjoy many more rides ahead knowing how much joy it brought David!

14/11/2022

It’s a tough cycle to break!
https://youtu.be/JlK0N3diECg

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Another riding and health update.DRAT Webstie : DavidRidesaTrike.comMy gear.My Trike:ICE Sprint X Tour - https://www.icetrikes.co/products/sprint-x-tour-recu...

07/11/2022

Want to feel better? I’ve got the secret formula. And it’s free!
https://youtu.be/EQnxCv_oGxg

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You feel lousy + You go outside and move = You feel like you're 21 again!DRAT Webstie : DavidRidesaTrike.comMy gear.My Trike:ICE Sprint X Tour - https://www....

31/10/2022

Slow ridin’. Better than no ridin’!
https://youtu.be/JNWifGZPI2M

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Previously I've talked about the enjoyment of slow riding my trike. Well, now I'm REALLY riding slow.Skip intro - 2:17DRAT Webstie : DavidRidesaTrike.comMy g...

26/10/2022

Apparently the dog who decided to chase me wasn't in very good shape because he gave up quickly.

26/10/2022

Got out for a short "test ride" today and it all went well.

07/10/2022

Thank you so much to Connie and Eric Vann for this Grateful Dead gater! I can’t wait to go for a ride and wear it with pride!


06/10/2022

From a short ride a couple days ago.

03/10/2022

Feeling a little bit better and might get out for a quick ride today or tomorrow.

26/09/2022

Come along with me for a ride on the beautiful Des Plaines River Trail - my home away from home.
https://youtu.be/HLKZu3Nk41c

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I ride the same trail for probably 90% - 95% of my riding. Do I get bored of it? Not at all! Actually, it's quite the contrary. I love my trail. Here are a f...

25/09/2022

I was all set to do the 30-mile route in this year’s Tour de Cure. I was determined to do the 30-miler despite not feeling all that well due to recent health issues. Then yesterday I took a closer look at the route and discovered it was in fact, almost 36 miles and a good portion of it appeared to be on roads, rather than on trail. So given the added six miles and me not wanting to ride on unfamiliar roads with my vision, my friend Rick Schwartz and I opted to do a 30 mile ride on the DPRT. As I normally do for this ride, I was wearing my shirt with a picture of Kristen Frank, my pancreas donor. Without her family saying yes to organ donation, I likely wouldn’t be here today to participate in this ride.

Check out my ride on Strava.

20/09/2022

From today's ride. I know many if not most of these are shots I've taken before. However, sometimes I'm in the same place at a different time of day and the position of the sun and therefore the light seem to change everything in how it looks. So, with that in mind, here you go.

19/09/2022

Me riding and talking about this, that and the other thing.
https://youtu.be/OfR4Cteww3w

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This, that and the other thing.Skip intro - 2:54DRAT Webstie : DavidRidesaTrike.comMy gear.Cameras:DJI Pocket 2 Creator Combo - https://amzn.to/398okKXSony R...

12/09/2022

How does a shorter ride compare to a long one? Here’s what I think.
https://youtu.be/RutcWZTkcFg

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Is a longer ride better? Skip intro - 2:56DRAT Webstie : DavidRidesaTrike.comMy gear.Cameras:DJI Pocket 2 Creator Combo - https://amzn.to/398okKXSony RX100 V...

06/09/2022

Thanks so much to Stacey Greenhill for the new Grateful Dead flag for my trike to replace the one that got "disappeared" while out for a ride last year.

06/09/2022

We learn something from everything we do. Here is some of what I’ve taken in from 9 years of recumbent trike riding.
https://youtu.be/-yqbkfgaAkU

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I've been riding a recumbent trike for over 9 years now. So, what have I learned in that time?Skip intro: 2:20DRAT Webstie : DavidRidesaTrike.comMy gear.Came...

30/08/2022

Today on the Des Plaines River Trail.

29/08/2022

Don’t get me wrong. Spring and fall riding are wonderful in their own right. However …
https://youtu.be/u_IabFa_YhM

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I hate ending my summer trike riding.Skip intro - 2:34DRAT Webstie : DavidRidesaTrike.comMy gear.Cameras:DJI Pocket 2 Creator Combo - https://amzn.to/398okKX...

22/08/2022

Like it says, cancer sucks. However I'll win a few rounds in my fight.
https://youtu.be/dPCVxmyU8JE

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Being told you have terminal cancer isn't fun, but there are small battles to be won.DRAT Webstie : DavidRidesaTrike.comMy gear.Cameras:DJI Pocket 2 Creator ...

15/08/2022

When I was younger, the need for speed on a bike was strong. Now? Not so much.
https://youtu.be/ysjt0toWkN0

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Recumbent trikes, riding fast, or not.Skip intro - 3:09DRAT Webstie : DavidRidesaTrike.comMy gear.Cameras:DJI Pocket 2 Creator Combo - https://amzn.to/398okK...

14/08/2022

Out for a ride with my son today.

12/08/2022

Looking for a long bike path?

https://www.manualpedal.com/750-miles-on-the-empire-state-trail/

If I ever pitch an adventure idea that involves a coffee shop and a place to pitch a tent off the grid, then Peter is always down for the ride.

10/08/2022

From today's ride.

10/08/2022

Thank you Larry Gross for the very cool Grateful Dead/Pearl Izumi cycling shirt!

08/08/2022

You love trike riding and you’ve been granted three wishes. What are they?
https://youtu.be/nlRbUf5_YFQ

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If you had three trike related wishes, what would they be?Skip intro - 2:28DRAT Webstie : DavidRidesaTrike.comMy gear.Cameras:DJI Pocket 2 Creator Combo - ht...

01/08/2022

It’s been one year since I got my new trike. What do I think?
https://youtu.be/G3mbBAYkpRw

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It's been EXACTLY one year since I got my ICE Sprint X Tour. What do I think? Find out!Skip intro - 2:30DRAT Webstie : DavidRidesaTrike.comMy gear.Cameras:DJ...

28/07/2022

Read along an epic bike packing trip.

https://theradavist.com/vancouver-to-cape-breton-bikepacking-bike-touring-canada/

Robin Todd, 57, wants you to know that you can do big things, and that a grilled cinnamon bun will help significantly at the end of a long rainy day. Last fall, Robin bikepacked alone for 6,800 kilometers (4,225 miles) from Vancouver, British Columbia to Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. She’s always been...

26/07/2022

Yes, chemo’s not much fun. But a trike or bike ride afterward sure feels good!

https://strava.app.link/45XrEqqNXrb

Check out my ride on Strava.

25/07/2022

I know, I know. But I really mean it!
https://youtu.be/ppA6mm_kMms

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I know, I know. I've talked about it before but I think it is SO important that I'm saying it again.Skip intro - 3:01DRAT Webstie : DavidRidesaTrike.comMy ge...

19/07/2022

On today's ride I saw …