recumbent trike

[sbctwin]

We got my DH a Greenspeed GT3 for Christmas. As yet, it is still sitting in the living room, waiting for some decent weather for the 'maiden' ride. He ended up with a trike because of health and balance issues. He really likes riding a bike, but falling off the two wheel version left him not wanting to ride at all. I test rode the trike and I LOVED it. Unfortunately, I can't ride his because I am too short. If we set it up for me to be able to ride it, it would put DH knees in his chest. Oh well. Maybe if I stick a lot of pillows behind me, I can ride it around the block occassionally. The bike was about $2600. It was pricey for us, but after test riding several, this was the one that felt most comfortable to him.

[Bad JuJu]

My riding buddy's DH has both a Bacchetta Corsa recumbent and a Cat trike recumbent. He mostly rides the Bacchetta on paved road rides, rides the trike on shorter rides on dirt roads. But he does roll out the trike for a Saturday morning club ride occasionally. I think his main beef is that he's a bit slower on the trike (but he's usually riding at the front of the group anyway, so "slower" is relative) and the lower (in both senses) visibility of the trike on the road. He's done several things with flags and flappy streamers and bright colors, so that helps.

His DW has ridden his trike, as have I, with cushions behind our backs so we could reach the pedals. It really is the most fun I've had on an adult bike--so responsive, so comfortable. But as others have mentioned, pricey. I think he got his by timing it to coincide with an income tax refund.