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Niwana, I don't have PD - my husband does, and I watched him "failing" on his bike (unable to sustain the pedalling) then watched him crash into a pole and declared his bicyling days over. But I am getting all sorts of ideas which may help him ride again. I would love for him to try the recumbent bike. I ride an old bike with fairly thick wheels and gears - which gets me around about - and I take my dog in the back. Mostly I go to the beach on it for a quick swim. I love it. Thanks for your reply JOY >Hello Joy! You are asking about bicycle riding... I was diag in 1990, >and currently 57 yrs and have cycled all my life starting as a kid. Never >did competition but adored touring. I biked to work, shopping, you name >it. My bike was my pride and joy! Along the way with this PD I made >changes going from a touring bike to a fat wheeled tire for stability. >Then in 2000-2001 went to a recumbent trike again due to balance. A >fantastic work of art! > >How about yourself? > Niwana > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Joy Graham" <[log in to unmask]> >To: <[log in to unmask]> >Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 9:41 AM >Subject: Re: Bicycling and Parkinson's > > >> Has anyone with PD found benefit from cycling? What sort of bike did you >> find the best? >> >> I would like to hear of your experiences. >> >> Also, has anyone ever come across any journal articles relationg to the >> benefits of cycling in PD? >> I would appreciate some feedback. >> Thanks >> >> Joy Graham >> >> >> >> Bob & Joy Graham >> Ph & Fax (08) 9430 4730 >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: >mailto:[log in to unmask] >> In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn >> > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] >In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn Bob & Joy Graham Ph & Fax (08) 9430 4730 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn