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

[delicious-irony.livejournal.com]

Would you recommend a recumbent bike for a complete bike amateur?

[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.

[arcadiagt5.livejournal.com]

Bike or Trike? :)

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.

[delicious-irony.livejournal.com]

A trike.

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?

[arcadiagt5.livejournal.com]

Certainly. But this still offers a vast range of choices of completely different experiences.

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

[magnapops.livejournal.com]

Excellent reviews. Especially from a beginners point of view as both machines are likely to be in the mix for trying out.

Thank-you.

[arcadiagt5.livejournal.com]

You're welcome.