madratchad
New Member
I know, you see the heading and you all came to gawk at the idiot who is posting about a couch on a recumbent bike website. I can hear it now, "We know the interwebs is a vast and huge place, but there really isn't away to stop and ask for directions." But I am in the right place.
You see, I have a large dog. He ate my other 2 couches while I was away at work. Any dog lovers out there would recognize this as a symptom of stress. So the only way to preserve any future couch purchases would require that I find a way to reduce his stress levels. The easiest way, of course would be to exercise the dog more.
Unfortunately my Great Dane\ Anatolian Shepherd hybrid has way more speed and endurance then I currently have, probably because I had 2 couches. So being a member of the most advanced species on the planet, I used my (compared to my dog) highly evolved intellect to devise a plan to utilize a tool to make up my short fall.
My first idea required a system of pulleys, gears and possibly the assistance of a vertically challenged individual in a somewhat hamster reminiscent wheel, but that got expensive and complicated fast. So I discarded it. Luckily for me, I saw some kids were riding bikes in my neighborhood, and I had an "eureka" moment. I should hire some kids to walk my dog! Then I thought, my dog outweighs most kids, and most adults, and the ones he doesn't (like me) are probably comfortable on their couches too.
So with my first and second ideas forgotten, I continued to apply my apparently oversized brain to the problem, when I came up with the one idea that has a chance of working, I asked a friend. He said, "Have you thought about getting a bike?" That was his answer for most questions, so I didn't immediately snap to it. My first thought was, a couch enthusiast like me, really shouldn't be asking a bike enthusiast for advice, we have different world views. Mine usually has a TV in the center, and his has parks and other cyclists in the peripheral.
But we are friends so I entertained the idea, and went online looking for bikes. I really didn't get excited about the prospect until I saw a type of bike that was made for me. I maybe a couch enthusiast, but recliners are my first true love. I was ecstatic "They make recliner bikes!" And that is how my need for a couch has brought me here.
So the question I have for the community is, have any of you walked a dog while on your recumbent bike? I already anticipate a learning curve and several solo outings before I bring the dog into the mix, but any advice or observations would be helpful.
Thanks,
Chad
You see, I have a large dog. He ate my other 2 couches while I was away at work. Any dog lovers out there would recognize this as a symptom of stress. So the only way to preserve any future couch purchases would require that I find a way to reduce his stress levels. The easiest way, of course would be to exercise the dog more.
Unfortunately my Great Dane\ Anatolian Shepherd hybrid has way more speed and endurance then I currently have, probably because I had 2 couches. So being a member of the most advanced species on the planet, I used my (compared to my dog) highly evolved intellect to devise a plan to utilize a tool to make up my short fall.
My first idea required a system of pulleys, gears and possibly the assistance of a vertically challenged individual in a somewhat hamster reminiscent wheel, but that got expensive and complicated fast. So I discarded it. Luckily for me, I saw some kids were riding bikes in my neighborhood, and I had an "eureka" moment. I should hire some kids to walk my dog! Then I thought, my dog outweighs most kids, and most adults, and the ones he doesn't (like me) are probably comfortable on their couches too.
So with my first and second ideas forgotten, I continued to apply my apparently oversized brain to the problem, when I came up with the one idea that has a chance of working, I asked a friend. He said, "Have you thought about getting a bike?" That was his answer for most questions, so I didn't immediately snap to it. My first thought was, a couch enthusiast like me, really shouldn't be asking a bike enthusiast for advice, we have different world views. Mine usually has a TV in the center, and his has parks and other cyclists in the peripheral.
But we are friends so I entertained the idea, and went online looking for bikes. I really didn't get excited about the prospect until I saw a type of bike that was made for me. I maybe a couch enthusiast, but recliners are my first true love. I was ecstatic "They make recliner bikes!" And that is how my need for a couch has brought me here.
So the question I have for the community is, have any of you walked a dog while on your recumbent bike? I already anticipate a learning curve and several solo outings before I bring the dog into the mix, but any advice or observations would be helpful.
Thanks,
Chad
