It was my hope that when I reached my goal that I might be able to ride a bike again. The last time I tried I was fifty pounds heavier. That was part of the problem. I had a rack on the back to carry my portable oxygen tank but still I would completely run out of breath and was unable to move my legs and would sometime fall, unable to help myself off the bike I hoping with the loss of weight it will not take as much effort to ride. I don't know that but that is my hope. I used to ride seventy milers or so a week on a bile, for exercise and then of cycling some place. It could be biking for me in in my past, we'll see.
@Bill Boggs, have you heard of electric assisted bikes aka pedal assisted? They look like a regular bike. They're very expensive but great for seniors (1K-2K). You provide some of the power but not as much as a regular bike so you're able to go up inclines more easily. Here's a link for one on sale (1K) with free shipping from Amazon. I don't know anything about it's reviews but according to Amazon it's top rated. There are lots of other choices if you google around. http://www.amazon.com/X-Treme-XB-300Li-Performance-Electric-Bicycle/dp/B001F5JGHW/ref=sr_1_2?s=outdoor-recreation&ie=UTF8&qid=1443861779&sr=1-2&refinements=p_n_feature_keywords_browse-bin:4561271011
@Ken Anderson, from what I understand about your anecdotes, it is not really poor memory or not related to memory at all in remembering false events. I think it is focus. When you got the information like the disease of your mother, you may not have your focus on the issue and probably your mind refused to accept the fact (about the disease). So maybe you got it wrong simply because your mind assumed that your mother had brain cancer but in fact had aneurysm (bleeding in the brain). I sometimes have realized that I got an event wrong particularly the date or time. Some weeks ago, I had this mild argument with my sister that a wedding was held on a Sunday but it was actually held on a Saturday. I was wrong and I only admitted when I was presented with proof. Now I was wondering how I got it wrong. So that means when I attended that wedding maybe my mind was focused on something else.
Our brains are amazing! Our Dr. said, yesterday, that our bodies are the 125 lb Jockey, and our brain is the 1000 lb Thoroughbred!
I have looked at several electrical bikes. I can't justify spending what they cost on an old man. If I can't do it on my own, I'll do something else. I am appreciative of your thoughtfulness in pointing out the power assisted bikes.