Quote Originally Posted by KnottedYet View Post
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!
Knotted,
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.