{"id":14920,"date":"2019-08-31T19:51:31","date_gmt":"2019-09-01T02:51:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/?p=14920"},"modified":"2023-10-18T19:59:04","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T02:59:04","slug":"honoring-my-33-year-old-via-recumbent-lwb-worlds-most-comfortable-bike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2019\/08\/31\/honoring-my-33-year-old-via-recumbent-lwb-worlds-most-comfortable-bike\/","title":{"rendered":"Honoring my 33-year old Via Recumbent LWB, world’s most comfortable bike"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I<\/strong><\/span>n 1986 when I rode this bike across the United States, I can remember the conversations I had inside my mind where I promised to always work to keep my Via Recumbent Bicycle <\/strong>in the limelight. I wanted to express the gratitude I felt for the safe and comfortable passage this machine made possible for me. I told myself when all the tv and newspaper cameras were pointed at us that I would never forget what this bike made possible for me. Toward that end, I even made sure my publisher put a picture of the bike on the back cover of my book Awake Again, all the way back from Head Injury – forward by Wayne Dyer, PhD.<\/a><\/strong> It was even in the contract we negotiated…..<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Well, here now 33 years later, this bike still gets lots of compliments and evokes praise. A couple of days ago for example, I heard a late teen exclaim, “that’s the coolest thing I have ever seen!”<\/span><\/p>\n

Inside, I was saying, ‘by God’s grace go I’ !!<\/span><\/p>\n

btw: Other bikes on a comfort par with the Via (also more comfortable than a trike):
\nThe Rans Phoenix<\/a><\/strong>
\nThe Linear Folding Limo<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

btw: Five blocks from my house, I am on the White River in front of the\u00a0Indianapolis skyline<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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