Tadhole Trike-Improbable Vehicle of a Veteran's Dream
South African Border War veteran Stan Potgieter suffered severe injuries both physical and psychological in the 1980s. He has struggled ever since to regain the promise of a healthy and settled life. Stan talks to us about his continuing attempts to overcome PTSD as well as leg and back problems. He is now doing so by riding a custom trike derived from a friend's idea for a motorized golf trike called the Tadhole. Stan is dreaming big as he hopes to join in a ride with veterans in America from coast to coast raising awareness of veterans issues everywhere. Travels by Trike's Sylvia Halpern is back with us to lay out the details of her impending solo trike ride across the USA with a newly updated Myrtle. She is joined by Heiko Truppel from HP Velotechnik in Germany to talk about their support for her including a new frame for Myrtle. We'll find out how you can follow her intrepid journey and even join her ride when she comes to your town. Terracycle has long been known and loved as a quality supplier of accessories for recumbent bikes and trikes. Pat Franz has been the face and is the founder of the company since the mid 90s. He recently announced his retirement and the transition of the company's leadership to the younger but well experienced crew members Quintin Pruett and Caz Covert-Keefe. We sit down with all three of them and talk about the past, present and future of this venerable organization. 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:50 What’s on Today’s Show 00:04:55 Panel Introduction 00:04:47 Sponsor Introduction 00:07:02 Stan Potgieter-Tadhole Trike and South African Veteran’s Dream 00:51:20 Sylvia Halpern kicks off her Route 66 Trans American Trike Tour (with Heiko Truppel from HP) 01:20:50 TerraCycle’s leadership transition 01:51:35 RideSouth recumbent shop looking for new owner 01:56:00 Sponsor Thanks 01:58:12 Announcements 02:00:15 Goodbye to panel and crew *Guest Links* --Stan Potgieter stanbiltkitchens9@gmail.com Wear it for the Wounded https://www.facebook.com/groups/534490074600046/ --Sylvia Halpern Travels by Trike YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@TravelsByTrike Email sylvia.halpern@gmail.com --TerraCycle https://t-cycle.com/ --RideSouth Call Jim at 601-291-1004 or email oneoak@me.com Please subscribe to us on YouTube (https://goo.gl/CHOOgX) and Like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/laidbackbikereport/) if you haven't already done so. Lot's more info and you can also buy a hat on our website: https://www.laidbackbikereport.com/. We would love to have you as a Patreon Patron where you can support all we do for as little as $1/month. Check out how it works and the benefits you can reap here: https://www.patreon.com/laidbackbikereport *Thanks to these wonderful sponsors for making the LBR webcast possible* TerraCycle https://t-cycle.com/ 800-371-5871 or +1-503-231-9798 (Outside N. America) Trailside Trikes https://trailside.bike/ 352-419-4809 TerraTrike/Greenspeed https://wizwheelz.com/ 800-945-9910 Laidback Cycles https://laidbackcycles.com/ 916-619-1003 Connecticut Yankee Pedaller http://www.cypbikes.com/ 641-774-5557 Bicycle Man https://bicycleman.com/ 607-587-8835 AZUB https://azub.eu/ RecumbentPDX https://recumbentpdx.com/ (503) 231-1000 Eco Cycles https://www.eco-ebike.com/ (833) 693-2453 Support the show