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Buy the Streetstrider 8r I donated to The Northwest Hub

For about three years I've been riding my Streetstrider outdoor elliptical bike at Minto Brown park several times a week. I've gotten countless (more or less) smiles, thumbs-up, and positive comments: "Cool!" "Looks like fun!" "I want one!" Well, that I want one sentiment is now much more easily within grasp. I've donated my yellow 8-speed Streetstrider to The Northwest Hub, a not-for-profit community bicycle co-op here in Salem. So here's your chance to get a great deal on my 3-year-old Streetstrider AND help out The Northwest Hub, a Salem organization that enables low-income and no-income people to own a…
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High winds or not, I hate to exercise indoors now

I got my Streetstrider, an outdoor elliptical bike, back in December 2013. Since, I've found it increasingly difficult to exercise aerobically indoors.  It's just so much more enjoyable to be out in nature, usually on the Minto Brown Island Park paved trails, than chugging away on an indoor elliptical bike at the Courthouse Athletic Club, like I did for many years. Here I am, selfie'ing myself and my beloved yellow Streetstrider this afternoon in the midst of a day that saw 58 mph gusts at the Salem airport. Starting out from parking lot 1, heading toward the dog park, I'll admit that…
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After 500+ miles on my StreetStrider, I’m addicted! And super fit.

This may sound strange, but it's true: at the age of 65, I can't remember when I've ever felt in better shape. (Note: my memory is pretty damn good, so this isn't senility talking.) Reason is my bright yellow StreetStrider Summit 8r -- an outdoor elliptical bike.I got it last  December. I rode it through Oregon's wet and cold winter. I've continued riding it in Oregon's dry and hot summer.  The StreetStrider is a super enjoyable exercise. I must have gone about 560 miles by now, mostly on multi-use trails at Salem's Minto Brown Island Park. Almost always I do…
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Slomo explains why the StreetStrider is so fun

Yesterday I discovered the tale of a marvelous 69-year-old guy who traded his medical career as a neurologist to become a nearly full-time inline skater on the San Diego oceanside boardwalk- I wrote about him on my other blog in Slomo's simple philosophy of life: "Do what you want to."  I shared a link to a New York Times story about this intriguing man, who used to go by the name of John Kitchin. Now he's known as Slomo on the boardwalk. A 16-minute documentary about him can be viewed on the NY Times site. Well worth watching. Just wait for…
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My StreetStrider riding tips — after 35 fun miles

I'm two weeks into my StreetStrider riding experience. After eight enjoyable outings, totaling 35 miles according to my RunMeter iPhone app, I'm a believer in this outdoor elliptical machine.  Which I usually call a "bike," since it has three wheels and bike parts -- brakes, shifter, chain, etc. As noted in my first StreetStrider post, I had it assembled by a local bicycle shop. After my first 2.6 mile ride, I felt like the StreetStrider had kicked my butt. And I'm a 65 year old guy in very good shape. Now, StreetStrider and I are like good buddies rather than…
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StreetStrider — my new fun non-traditional exercise

Here's a hot-off-the-iPhone photo of my Christmas present to myself, which I opened early. A StreetStrider, which is an outdoor elliptical bike. It's on a hitch rack that is made for the unusual machine -- two wheels in front, one in back. I decided to get a StreetStrider to supplement my other non-traditional outdoor exercise, senior citizen land paddling on a longboard/skateboard. (You can peruse my land paddling blog posts here; scroll down for earlier ones.) Longboard land paddling is a lot of fun. Most of the time. Not so much, though, when Oregon storms leave the Minto Brown Island…
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