Quote Originally Posted by emily_in_nc View Post
Hi Kathy,

We are in Florida at the moment but are living full-time in an RV now, so we have no fixed home base but are following warm weather. :-) We did live in NC, my home state, for many years, moved to Belize, moved back, traveled all over the US, spent a year in Mexico, and have just moved back to the US as of January. We get around.

A 'bent is not currently in the plan for financial reasons (we just bought the RV and lots of stuff to outfit it). I have three bikes I love and am really just musing since sometimes I think I'd like to try a 'bent again. But it probably won't be until we settle down somewhere for a longer time. Right now we are limited in how many bikes we can carry along.

We bought our Tour Easies and a Ryan recumbent tandem we owned years ago, in Mt. Airy, MD (Larry Black). Great selection of "alternative" bikes and good place to test ride!

Thanks for sharing your thoughts and info. Perhaps one day I will join you in bent riding again!
Emily,

You're living the good life, so it seems. I'd love to travel around in an RV and when my DH retires, I hope that'll be on our bucket list. I almost made it to FL a couple wks ago to meet up with my photography forum for a photo shoot in the Everglades, however, I caught a cold right before the trip and decided to postpone the trip for when I felt better. I love the Everglades for birding, gator watching and photography in general. Also like to ride the Shark Valley Trail and take pics along the way. If you get down to the glades do consider riding that trail, it's amazing. http://bikeflorida.net/sharkvalley_everglades_trail.htm

Do you own folding bikes for the convenience of transport? I have three folders at the moment (2 Dahons and one Citizen) and used to own a Bike Friday New World Tourist and a Brompton, both which have been sold. My go-to bikes are the Dahons since they're well made, in my opinion, lightweight and very affordable.

I'm familiar with Mt. Airy Bikes, having lived in MD and No VA. In fact I took one of Larry's Tour Easy's out for a test ride along the country roads of Mt. Airy before buying my TE. I'd also done a group ride or two that Larry hosted in Washington, DC -- the Moonlight Monument Ride. It was a fun time as we rode along DC streets on a weeknight, so the streets were fairly quiet, going from monument to monument.

Kathy