New transport.

[dalekboy]

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.

arcadiagt5, a long-time trike supoorter/pusher, is over the moon.

Comments

[leecetheartist.livejournal.com]

Well, if you've never ridden a bike then you wouldn't have to worry about the whole balance thing.

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.

[arcadiagt5.livejournal.com]

Delta trikes also tend to have higher seats although I now feel nervous that far off the ground... :)

[arcadiagt5.livejournal.com]

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.

Well put.