A RECUMBENT TRIKE RIDE || Garden of The Gods in Colorado Springs on Motorless Morning 10-15-23
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- Опубліковано 29 жов 2023
- Join (The Real) Grizzly Granny and Gary as they enjoy a recumbent trike ride on their CSX Fat Tad recumbent trikes on this crisp and sun-bathed October morning at the Garden of the Gods Park in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This event is called, "Motorless Morning"--when no vehicles such as cars or trucks are allowed in the Park from 5 AM to Noon. Cyclists, hikers, skaters, wheelchairs, and pedestrians have vehicle-free access to the entire roadway that loops through the Park. Take your time, enjoy the wide open road space, and absorb the majestic spires and towering red rocks! Breathe in the fresh mountain air ...free of exhaust fumes on this rare journey through the Garden of the Gods. This is definitely a bucket-list item, so please try to attend when you can! The next "Motorless Morning" is scheduled for Spring or 2024. There are "Early Bird Hike & Bike" events this summer of 2024. We hope to see you there!
ABOUT THIS CHANNEL
Join me, the REAL Grizzly Granny, as I ride my recumbent Sunseeker CSX "fat tad" trike, usually with my husband and team mate, Gary. There will be trail adventures, as well as story telling and recumbent trike accessory hacks that I have found work for me. My riding philosophy is, "Safety, Comfort, & Kindness", and I will be discussing these subjects in my videos. Although my channel is for everyone, it is "geared" for senior women, women who are new to recumbent trikes, or women who are just desperately looking for a new way to exercise and enjoy the out doors in these difficult and stressful times.
NOTE: Links listed below may not be clickable, since I am a new channel..Hopefully, you can cut and paste this info!
SUMMER 2024 EARLY BIRD HIKE & BIKE LINK:
coloradosprings.gov/hikeandbike
GARDEN OF THE GODS
www.GardenoftheGods.com
BJ & JO ONDO'S UA-cam CHANNEL
@outandaboutontherecumbents
COLORADO SPRINGS BIKE TRAIL MAP
www.coloradosprings.gov/bikemap
MY OTHER UA-cam CHANNEL
/ @fullarmorlifedefense
EDITING by Blue Uke Productions
MUSIC ATTRIBUTION: "Butterfly" by Ian Post, A Life in the Day (Filmora Free Music Library)
I so appreciate your interesting comments. And, thank you for keeping it kind and respectful to others. That is becoming a rarity in life these days! Blessings for a wonderful day...and stay safe out there! -GG 😊
Beautiful Scenery ! ... Keep on Triking!
It really is a gorgeous place. I am looking forward to their Spring Motorless Morning this year! Hopefully the Colorado weather cooperates.....Thank you for taking time to watch, and Happy Triking to you as well!--GG
Great video, guys! What scenic views and helpful info!
Thanks, Andrea! It was such a beautiful day! Maybe you could join us next Spring?
I really enjoyed your ride' Thank you.
It was just an extraordinary ride that day! We look forward to the next "Motorless Morning" this spring, Rocky Mountain weather permitting, of course! Thanks for watching!--GG
Great ride. Thanks for showing me this part of the USA. Saying hi from the Netherlands.
Hello from the Rocky Mountains of Colorado! Thanks for watching this video. How is the weather in the Netherlands this time of year?--GG
@@TrikeTalkin 2 weeks ago the Netherlands had some snow and ice, about 1 inch of snow. So there some skating on frozen lakes and tiny canals.
1 week ago the usual rain, but higher temperatures of around 10 C/ 50 F. And the rain was occasional. So not too bad.
And now 5 days of dry weather with 50 F temperatures, so nice to take out my trike. I trike to work and I trike to do my grocery shopping. All of them are close to my home. And cycling is very traffic safe.
Thank you for the kind and respectful comments to everyone in this community! Recumbent riders are a top-notch bunch! Blessings, GG
This was a great ride I love how scenic Colorado is, it’s very beautiful you guys are lucky to live there.
Glad you enjoyed the video! It was glorious...Also fun meeting others on that ride! Do you have a favorite place to ride?
❤❤❤ what a dreamlike place to ride! Here in Germany we dont habe such perfect roads just for pedestians, bikes and recumbent trikes. Ours are narrow and bumpy, mostly just 1,5 to 2m wide. You have to go slow and carefully. Its not fun at all!
It is a beautiful place! Hopefully, one day...you will find a really special area to ride in. We also have those narrow, bumpy trails of course, but at our age, we like to avoid those. Thank you for watching...wishing you Happy Trails, and Be Safe Out There. --Blessings, GG
We just made reservations at the Garden of the Gods RV Park for August 26-30. We plan to ride in the park on August 28 which is one of their Early Bird Hike & Bike mornings. We are very excited about triking in this area!
Hi Again! I am prepping for another surgery next week, so I apologize in the delay responding. Thanks for the heads' up! I was not aware of this ride, so I am going to look it up now! Thanks! G.G.
@@TrikeTalkin good luck with your surgery! Will pray for a positive outcome.
I am getting my Catrike this week. If you are ever in the Denver or Golden area and are looking for another rider to join let me know. This looks like a ton of fun! I don't know anyone else who has a trike, and your channel has actually encouraged me to dive into it.
Just getting back to responding to comments...had my lung surgery last week. I am SOOO excited for you! Have you ridden your new Cattrike? You are in for such beautiful rides! Please keep in touch and let us know your experiences! What color did you get? Awesome trikes!
Hi dear friend I love you videos I have 78 years old but I want to go to Alaska by trike in next year thnks Merry Christmas
Hello! I love that that is your goal! How long have you ridden a bike or recumbent trike? Thank you for the Holiday wishes! I am late responding due to my lung surgery.
Beautiful ride! I will take my recumbent trike out this spring and fire it up again.. It is too cold and wet in Denmark this winter .. Good luck overthere!
I am so glad you enjoyed it! The Garden of the Gods is having their next "Motorless Morning" this Spring, I believe in April. We are hoping to go...but here in the Rocky Mountains, we can still have cold and or snow into May, so we'll see! Thanks for watching! I hear Denmark is a gorgeous place to ride...do you have a lot of cycling trails where you live?
beautiful! i'm currently riding an E MTB at 78 .at some point i think i will get an E trike when my back pain becomes intolerable .
I hear you! I am so sorry about your back pain. People who do not have any back issues really can't relate. Did you see my first video about my story and how I came to ride a recumbent trike? Back injury. Severe. I still cannot sit upright after a year and a half, but I can ride my recumbent trike all day without a problem. Taking the pressure off my spine has allowed me to do that, and still get great exercise and a whole lot of enjoyment along the way. I encourage you to check out recumbents soon, even while you are still on 2 wheels. All the best...thank you for taking time to watch. Keep on keeping on! I like to say, "Motion is Lotion"! Blessings, GG
I am Brazilian good luck
Thank-you! Do you ride a recumbent trike?
Beautiful ride and nice trikes
It was our first time riding the Motorless Morning at Colo Sprgs, and we did not know what to expect. It turned out to be just a great ride and a gorgeous fall day!
Wow, thanks for this amazing ride. What a fun time it looked.😀
It was the best day...I am so very glad you enjoyed the ride! Where do you like to ride? Are you able to do any winter rides?
@@TrikeTalkin Haha, I'm in
Canada so can't ride in 3 feet of snow at - 40 F.😀
@@happytriking 🥶
Hi. Thank you for the video - first time I heard about motorless morning !
How challenging was the climb in the loop ? I don’t have assist on my ICE adventure and I fully converted Catrike to be electric for my wife who can’t really use her legs much. She really wants to do this event in upcoming April 28th but she worries my legs aren’t quite ready :) ( we normally ride around Dallas , but we do have second house in CO , just never taken trikes here yet ).
Hi! In my opinion, the inclines on the loop would be really tough on a recumbent without e-assist. We encountered riders on 2 wheeled bikes (no e-assist) struggling to get up a couple of the inclines. On a recumbent trike without e-assist, I suspect the inclines might be a challenge for sure. Gary and I both used low to moderate e-assist with appropriate gearing on the inclines only. Hope this helps! If you decide to go, look for us and say hello! Blessings & Happy Trails-GG
How do you transport your trikes to different locations?
Hello! Great question with these bigger recumbents. In the summer, we usually transport them in the back of our truck with a camper topper. We purchased a 3 part, hinged, folding metal frame ramp from Harbor Freight. Lifesaver. We roll one trike up first, scoot it over a bit, and then roll the second on up the opposite direction. Secure the ends near the truck gate with a tie-down strap, fold the triple ramp up and it just slides up in between the trikes' wheels and fits perfectly. It is a piece of cake, even for us, and takes about 5 minutes total! We place a kids' styrofoam boogie board at the end between the trikes and the gate so there is no rubbing. Our truck in not 4 wheel drive, so in the winter, we may drive my Jeep and small trailer with the trikes on that positioned the same way. Opposite directions and with a tie down strap to secure. Use the same ramp. Much less work that when we had two wheel ebikes, and loaded them on a traditional bike rack, by the way. If my Jeep Unlimited was a scosh longer, I could fit my trike in there, but it is a tad too short inside for these large fat tad CSXs. Thanks for watching, and keep on triking! Blessings, GG
Are you allowed to ride a trike on all those paths? I thought some were designated for pedestrians only.
@@TrikeTalkin I live 45 min from there, but was confused and wondering..Thanks for the info.have a great day
@@jonglaser4468 Hi, Jon! I thought you were referring to another trail! It was our first time there, so we called ahead to find out where to ride. There was staff members/volunteers there to guide everyone, as it was so busy. I included a link so you can get some info on the next "Motorless Morning" which they tell us will be sometime this Spring. We ride the main roadway, but they had other trails to access the roadway. We just followed their directions. We don't know much else about Garden of the Gods other pedestrian trails, as we have never been on them. Maybe we will see you there this Spring? Happy Triking!-GG
Wondered if e-bikes or electric assist bikes would be acceptable on those mornings. You always run the risk of running into a Karen that insists otherwise.
YES. On the day we went, we checked the info on the website to verify AND we called. They allowed ebikes and etrikes. Gary and I used as little e-assist as possible, but a little boost now and then came in handy on some of the inclines. No Karen's that day....grateful about that. In fact, had a few cyclists (2 wheeled) that commented to us that they wished they had a bit of e-assist that day! BJ and Jo on Out and About on the Recumbents live in Co. Springs, and they have a couple of vids from those rides. Jo has an e-assist and BJ did not (at that time). Hope you can make it some time. Just check before you go in case some of their ride rules change. Hopefully not. Blessings, GG
@@TrikeTalkin Thanks, I've done the loop road with e-bikes before and I'm certainly glad I had it. I've lived in the area for about a year and I'm not sure I could manage without the assist. So, I was wondering about the no motor vehicles day if that would remain true.
I think I even printed up the Motorless Mornings page/paragraph where they had a sentence specifically giving permission for e-assist bikes and had it with me on the ride in case someone approached us about that! They just did not allow cars/trucks etc. during the "Motorless Mornings" hours. People were out there skating, riding skateboards, riding those one wheel devices, etc. Just no cars/truck traffic. One never knows these days, because regulations on trails have become quite varied. Gary & I got on a multi-use trail in Denver we had not ridden before, and were told by a cyclist passing by that we were not allowed on that trail. We returned to the trail head, and there it was, in the tiny print. Also, I think some people misunderstand what "No motorized vehicles allowed" means. Many times, that applies to motorized scooters, etc. and not to bikes/trikes. It can be frustrating and does require a fair amount of research before going, at least here in Colorado. Trike ON! -GG