I am totally inspired!!!

[orgasmicliving!!]

I was out huffing and puffing up a steep hill on my bike today when I saw a fellow approaching on what seemed to look like a strange-looking recumbent. As he got closer, I saw that he was using his arms instead of his legs to power it! In fact, he had no legs. I cannot imagine having the power, even with gears, to go up that hill using your arms to push yourself and a bike that had to be heavier than mine. Wow! And yes, his arm muscles were HUGE.

I did some searching when I got home, and found what he was riding.
http://bluecollarmtb.com/2005/07/29/t

Also found two other arm-powered bike manufacturer sites. This one seems like it would interfere with the steering, doesn't give much of a workout, and the bars would also interfere with the legs as you tried to pedal!
www.bodybike.org/home.htm

And, this one, which does not seem to have gearing:
www.champiot.com/index.html

It looks like an excellent upper body workout and I am tempted to get one, but I simply do not have the space, and I think 4 bikes in a garage is enough (5 if you count the folding one which my wife got and keeps in her boot).

[orgasmicliving!!]

Here's another company that seems to do it right.
www.freedomryder.com/products.htm

[orgasmicliving!!]

It seems this type of cycle is called handcycle, and there's some good info here:
www.ushf.org/hc101.html