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What hobbies do you guys have apart from Lawn Mowers ?

My other main hobby apart from the obvious, is astronomy.

And after that, it is pulling the legs off insects! :thumbsup:

golf, model railroading and wood working

Duffer72 said:

golf, model railroading and wood working

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Ah yes, I forgot about that one.

I do love golf, it has been so long since I've played it though that I'd forgotten about it :laughing:

jmurray01 said:

What hobbies do you guys have apart from Lawn Mowers ?

My other main hobby apart from the obvious, is astronomy.

And after that, it is pulling the legs off insects! :thumbsup:

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I have so many hobbies....!!!

As for astronomy, I purchased a $500 Mead telescope back about Y2K, I was sincerely disappointed at how little there actually is to see out there.

JDgreen said:

I have so many hobbies....!!!

As for astronomy, I purchased a $500 Mead telescope back about Y2K, I was sincerely disappointed at how little there actually is to see out there.

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It is all about looking in the right place at the right time.

Forgotten about golf? thats like forgetting to eat !!! and on top of that living in Scotland whre the game was invented?? :confused2:

Duffer72 said:

Forgotten about golf? thats like forgetting to eat !!! and on top of that living in Scotland whre the game was invented?? :confused2:

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:laughing: I blame it on the caffeine!

jmurray01 said:

It is all about looking in the right place at the right time.

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Like my good looking 30-ish lady neighbors bedroom window at night....:laughing: :thumbsup:

JDgreen said:

Like my good looking 30-ish lady neighbors bedroom window at night....:laughing: :thumbsup:

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Exactly! :laughing:

Recumbents

semi recumbent :biggrin: hey ric,how long have you been riding a bent? i only had my semi for a few years.

LandN said:

semi recumbent :biggrin: hey ric,how long have you been riding a bent? i only had my semi for a few years.

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I started riding uprights or Diamond frames in 1974, I switched to riding my bents about 12 years ago. The wife retired Friday so I hope over the winter that the wife and can get back on the Greenspeed and do some touring around the state, maybe go for a week or so at a time but that's just hoping.

Ric said:

I started riding uprights or Diamond frames in 1974, I switched to riding my bents about 12 years ago. The wife retired Friday so I hope over the winter that the wife and can get back on the Greenspeed and do some touring around the state, maybe go for a week or so at a time but that's just hoping.

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1973-1974 thats when i started riding uprights. in my case the tall schwinn continental 10 gear,and helped start our bike club which still runs today.Back in the day i was doing a lot of road rides including a few 100 mile/day rides.not no more though ,those days are done. i just got a 'crank forward' to see if i would like a full bent or not. now-a-days the wife and i just putz all the local trails(we have a lot here) we max out about 20 miles/day and 8-11mph .....keep peddling and make a tour

I'm from Canada so it's hockey for me.:biggrin: Even at my age I still love playing the game,:thumbsup: great exercise, just wish I could get out on the ice more then once a week.:frown:

Ric said:

Recumbents

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...which would be those lay-down bikes you usually see packs of yuppies on? :biggrin:

I like 'fake' Rolexes, and I like 'real' watchmaking. After what I've been through the last month, that's all that's left - not even mowers or R/C helis anymore. :frown:

twall said:

...which would be those lay-down bikes you usually see packs of yuppies on? :biggrin:

I like 'fake' Rolexes, and I like 'real' watchmaking. After what I've been through the last month, that's all that's left - not even mowers or R/C helis anymore. :frown:

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Again Twall your post tells me you know absolutely nothing about what you talk about, If you did you would know that yuppies will have nothing to do with a recumbent.

'Twas sarcasm - not that you know what that is. You're too serious for your own good.

Once again, Ric, your post tells me you are looking for any excuse to get offended, know-it-allish, and/or use an oddball smiley.

twall said:

'Twas sarcasm - not that you know what that is. You're too serious for your own good.

Once again, Ric, your post tells me you are looking for any excuse to get offended, know-it-allish, and/or use an oddball smiley.

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And I thought I was serious!

Woodworking, metal fabricating most recently a flywheel puller, and a tool to hold it while you re-tighten the flywheel nut. Nothing fancy just something to do the job...:smile:

My hobbies:

Home repair and remodeling

Computer hardware and mods

Collecting tools of all kinds

Inventing useless gadgets that serve no purpose except to me

Playing with my toys, like riding my ATV

Gardening

Getting dirty

Camping

Playing with my cats

Bugging my wife for $$$

JDgreen said:

My hobbies:

Home repair and remodeling

Computer hardware and mods

Collecting tools of all kinds

Inventing useless gadgets that serve no purpose except to me

Playing with my toys, like riding my ATV

Gardening

Getting dirty

Camping

Playing with my cats

Bugging my wife for $$$

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Inventing useless gadgets that serve no purpose except to me... I do that too...:thumbsup:..

LandN said:

1973-1974 that's when i started riding uprights. in my case the tall Schwinn continental 10 gear,and helped start our bike club which still runs today.Back in the day i was doing a lot of road rides including a few 100 mile/day rides.not no more though ,those days are done. i just got a 'crank forward' to see if i would like a full bent or not. now-a-days the wife and i just putz all the local trails(we have a lot here) we max out about 20 miles/day and 8-11mph .....keep peddling and make a tour

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Yea those days of the 100 mile rides are long past. I used to do a lot of organized rides with some of the groups here but since I started the business haven't had the time. I do solo about or between 20 and 30 miles on occasion and it's on the trikes. The Catrike Speed is a 27 speed and the GTT is a 54 spd with a Schlumpf mountain drive. The wife rides a Hotmover 24 speed when we ride separately but she would rather be a back seat driver on the GTT :laughing: Our average is about 14mph on the GTT and I average 10 to 12 CS.