Wobbly bicycle rider ahead

With my balance problem I do wobble a fair amount on my bicycle. If I go to slow I wobble, but I fix that problem by walking if the hill gets to steep. I also wobble when I look in my mirror that is fastened to my glasses, because I look up and to the left and I tend to turn where I look and then I correct and then begins the wobble as I go through a series of correcting and over correcting. I eventually get it straightened out, but occasionally I get a car honking at me fearful that he is going to run over me.  I don’t look in my mirror much.  I also go into a wobbling fit when I slap at a bug that lands on me. It is very hard to ignore those critters because I know they are going to bite me, and that is going to itch.  But the worst wobbling episode will usually happen as I stand up on my pedals to take pressure off my rear end for a few moments. It feels so gooood, but I lose my balance easily when I do that and then back and forth and hopefully not to far out into traffic.  I am getting better as we pile on the miles, but I have a written goal to save my pennies and buy a recumbent bicycle that has two wheels in the back. The back two tires are not much further apart than my shoulders so it is no wider than a regular bike.  I have been researching them and have my eye on one that is particularly made for touring. Love ya all.

4 thoughts on “Wobbly bicycle rider ahead

    1. deefduke's avatardeefduke Post author

      Kevin, a Navara, Safari. Great touring bike. It isn’t the bicycle’s fault. One of the results of Parkinson’s is that balance is going. Not the inner ear balance but muscle balance.

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      1. Matt Borg's avatarMatt Borg

        Keep it on the road Dee (or better, the side of the road), we’re counting on your safe return! Keep plugging away, you’re an inspiration.

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  1. Mike Wilde's avatarMike Wilde

    Dee,

    I might have a pair of the kid’s training wheels that might do the trick for the wobbling! Just a thought, ;). Seriously, try to limit the wobbling; makes the drivers nervous, you nervous, and the rest of us nervous.

    Love ya,

    Mike

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