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On the weekend Sharon and I tried out two trikes from Fuse Recumbents. I came away from a 4km ride with no issues, and the 8-month preggo chick's only issue going up a hill was that her belly was getting in the way enough to stop her.
So shortly I shall possess a secondhand, 1993 Greenspeed trike, with trailer so I can take parcels down to the post office. Very happy about this. It'll save us some petrol money, and it's a form of exercise that is fairly low impact.
Combined with my swimming lessons, I'll hopefully be doing good, exercise-wise.
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arcadiagt5, a long-time trike supoorter/pusher, is over the moon.
So shortly I shall possess a secondhand, 1993 Greenspeed trike, with trailer so I can take parcels down to the post office. Very happy about this. It'll save us some petrol money, and it's a form of exercise that is fairly low impact.
Combined with my swimming lessons, I'll hopefully be doing good, exercise-wise.arcadiagt5, a long-time trike supoorter/pusher, is over the moon.
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(Love my bike. Often take the mailouts down to the PO on it.)
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Might be something to ponder for me sometime in the future. My last bike got stolen and I'd come a cropper on it not terribly much before that due to an unmarked speed bump, so something that makes me feel less high and vulnerable might be the go. I've also noticed at the gym that the bike machines that are more like recumbents are more comfortable for me.
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I'm already sitting around thinking, 'A few years time when I'm not having to be home to change and feed the sprog... I might need to build myself up to a Nullarbor crossing by trike..."
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And you better invite me along for the ride or I'll never forgive you. :)
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Don't know how you'd go with your hands, but worth a look. Michael from FR was fabulous. He met up with us at a lake with a good bike track and basically told us to take the bikes out to test for as long as we wanted. Half an hour, three hours, he was fine either way.
Should have it within a couple of days. Photos soon-ish, hopefully. I have about 158,786 photos to get up, but my computer's graphical side has been problematic.
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They are not cheap though.
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I think the starting prices are around $3K. Depends on what you want. Some fold up and cost more, and the various bells and whistles add to the cost.
I'm getting mine for $1800, including a new trailer, mirrors, new tire on the back, delivery, flag, etc. which is a bargain. It's a solid frame, and heavy, but that doesn't bother me. My first (and only) bike prior to this dated from the 1940's and was a steel frame. The Greenspeed is the first bike I've been on with gears!
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If you're in Perth Justbents' service is very good.
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Any Melbourne stores to recommend?
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Because of this the handlebars on many recumbents are not load bearing so you can't use them to pick the bike/trike up.
After that it is a matter of personal preference as to whether or not you go with over (OSS) or under (USS) seat steering.
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I will have to find a shop to let me try them.
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Always a good idea. My first rule for buying any sort of bicycle in fact: try before you buy.
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I've had my recumbent trike for some months now and I'm very pleased. A cheap recumbent is better than an expensive upright. If you're in W.A and can't afford a Greenspeed, and are considering a recumbent, read my review here of the one I purchased. Primarily because the proprietor is really happy for you to test really thoroughly. http://leecetheartist.livejournal.com/131195.html Rob's about to buy the same model.
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I think I would, yes. But I would definitely advise that the user have a really good try of it first, and ride in company with an experienced rider for the first few trips.
Another option, if you don't like being close to the ground and the lower viewpoint of a recumbent are those cool upright trikes you see about.
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Well put.
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As Leece said trikes take care of the whole balance thing (unless you really like hammering into the corners at which point leaning into the corner is, ah, recommended).
Recumbent bikes are lighter and faster, but have balance issues.
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Honestly, I've never ridden a bike successfully before. There was an abortive attempt at age 7 that involved the neighbour's ornamental pineapple plants and took two people to get me out. :P The concept of bike gears are going to take some getting used to...
You'd recommend a recumbent trike then?
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Leece has reviewed her tadpole (two wheels front) here: http://leecetheartist.livejournal.com/131195.html
I've reviewed a delta here: http://arcadiagt5.livejournal.com/115508.html
and another tadpole here: http://arcadiagt5.livejournal.com/79659.html
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Thank-you.
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cars are scary
I ride a road-bike, and have been considering trying out a recumbent - they look fun. However, the surrounding cars are scary, and I like having the extra visibility from being higher, so I can see cars more easily and hopefully they can see me better too. (I can see over the top of cars, but not over 4WDs).
How did find the traffic on your test-ride?