July 18,Day of climbs…After the splendors of Riccione we try our hand at the Pantani roads above Gabicce.Picturesque, even underrated places (Vallugola for example). They deserve more attention but untrained slopes and boiling heat saw the legs.We are out of breath and enthusiasm dies down.We drink hectoliters of hot water from water bottles and plastic […]
Climbing, heat and umbrellas. Read More »
FROM THE COURTYARD TO THE STREET It is cold, but sunny. And from the yard to the street is a short step. But just outside the comfort zone a lot of things increase: The cars, the squeeze, the speed, the wind. It is done, though. Accomplice to the good weather, Padded, clumsy but fearless I
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Riding a three-wheeled velocipede is not quite the same as riding a bicycle. In front of you there is no wheel as you expect, you felt a little lost in the emptiness of the road there below you. And a mild panic flashes in the back of your head. The two side wheels you have
… .. Now lie in it ! ( … e adesso Pedala !) Read More »
Trivial: assembling a bike with an extra wheel should be a breeze. It seemed. For me, a total klutz, it was more difficult than assembling an IKEA piece of furniture. I ended up with a couple of pieces left over, took an indefinite amount of hours, ruined a couple of important washers, lost a bolt,
You’ve made your bed … ( Hai voluto la bicicletta ?…) Read More »
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The Mastretta has arrived! Read More »
We are two weeks away from departure.Yesterday, I reluctantly decided to postpone the trip.October is too close.And this week, some small signs to interpret:1 I took COVID and then recovered yesterday.2 the hips call: I have been summoned for preparatory examinations for the hip operation scheduled by the end of the year .3 The Tricycle
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To relearn how to ride a bicycle and for hip rehabilitation, my friend Nico Valsesia lent me an exercise bike with strange “independent cranks.” They are called “PURE FORCE” a simple solution that allows the pedals to move independently each on their own, and the legs and hips to activate independently. Most useful for rehabilitative
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A JOURNEY of about 20-25 days, with the Mastretta, a tilting “Tricycle.” Slowly, like a beetle rolling its sphere. When: in the summer of 2023 I would ride the Trike about 30 miles a day, to give myself a sign of rebirth, and to those reading a testimony of resilience applied to rehabilitation. The trip
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