I'm afraid I have no input on the townie, but what an inspirational thread!
There is an old woman in our town who is out on her bike ALL the time. Big smile on her face!
On Sunday's Shasta ride, I was talking to a guy and we were agreeing that our forties were the best yet of all our decades. Then he said...yeah, but it will go downhill after 50. I said, NO WAY! God willing, I'm going to be out doing this at 80!
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08-07-2007, 08:09 PM #1
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"The best rides are the ones where you bite off much more than you can chew, and live through it." ~ Doug Bradbury
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08-07-2007, 08:29 PM #2
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Knotts Mom is thinking townie. I saw pictures of the Amsterdam, cool bike
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08-07-2007, 08:34 PM #3
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Yup. My mom is thinking Townie 7D ($340) or Townie 21 ($390). She has foot and balance issues. A coaster brake would be a disaster for her, because of the feet. And the Townie 7 with the internal gearing was just too darn expensive.
Hopefully she and I will go shopping soon!"If Americans want to live the American Dream, they should go to Denmark." - Richard Wilkinson
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08-08-2007, 04:46 AM #4
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I hope that I am still looking for a bike to ride in 20 years....
A few weeks ago, I went on a ride led by an 86 year old man
. It was inspiring to say the least. And, he was talking about doing the ride next year. This guy is older than my father!
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08-08-2007, 09:02 AM #5
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Knotted,
Originally Posted by KnottedYet
I don't want to be an annoying bent pundit - but consider this
http://www.greenspeed.com.au/anura_main.html
or one of the many bent tadpole trikes out there. Yes, they are a little geeky, a little low to the ground, and different, but with balance issues, the trike will make a huge difference.
The anura above is a new product - a delta instead of a tadpole design. It is higher than other bent trikes, still more stable than a bike and, I think, not quite so geeky looking as a traditional adult trike.
My mom has a tadpole trike and got hers with bars to help her get up - she has no trouble with it.
Then again, I think my mom's biggest balance issue with her Townie was in her head, she was so sure she was unstable that she made herself unstable.
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08-08-2007, 08:49 PM #6
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My mom's big issue is with $$. I had a recumbent, and gently pushed her in that direction, but no-go.
I figure with the Townie, I'm at least getting her into *bikes*."If Americans want to live the American Dream, they should go to Denmark." - Richard Wilkinson
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