A lot of people like the crank-forward design. It's not quite a regular bike, but not quite a recumbant, either. You can still have the appropriate seat hight, but put your feet solidly on the ground when you're stopped.
There are a few designs we see in the Hostel Shoppe catalog we get every year that look a lot lighter than these.
Whatever gets 'em moving, right?
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07-23-2008, 08:00 AM #1
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07-23-2008, 08:02 AM #2
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about that crank forward. seems to me that it would make it harder to push.
I KNOW i use my body weight sometimes to get that crank to go around.
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07-23-2008, 08:09 AM #3
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You can push back against the seat on these bikes, like a recumbent.
Originally Posted by mimitabby
about that crank forward. seems to me that it would make it harder to push. I KNOW i use my body weight sometimes to get that crank to go around.
Completely upright comfort bikes that you can neither stand on or use the seat back to push with are just beyond me. I just can't seem to find any comfortable position on them.Frends know gud humors when dey is hear it. ~ Da Crockydiles of ZZE.
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07-23-2008, 08:48 AM #4
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I can see an old college friend of mine riding one of those....if they sold for about $100.
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07-23-2008, 10:13 AM #5
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When I'm old, I'll ride this to the supermarket:
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07-23-2008, 10:19 AM #6
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LOL I just said that exact same thing to my office mate! Originally Posted by alpinerabbit
When I'm old, I'll ride this to the supermarket:
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07-23-2008, 10:22 AM #7
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Originally Posted by alpinerabbit
When I'm old, I'll ride this to the supermarket:
Is that actually available for purchase? I'm really interested in buying a trike for my mom. She never learned to ride a bike and now in her later years would like to know what it feels like to ride one. She's retired and would love a new hobby! I guess I've inspired her
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07-23-2008, 10:27 AM #8
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The pic links to this site: http://www.seniorenland.com/ But it's not in English so I couldn't find the trike. Originally Posted by JennyPi
Is that actually available for purchase? I'm really interested in buying a trike for my mom. She never learned to ride a bike and now in her later years would like to know what it feels like to ride one. She's retired and would love a new hobby! I guess I've inspired her
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07-23-2008, 10:25 AM #9
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I just saw a woman riding a bike kind of like this one last night! It was actually really cute, she was on this trike with what looked like grocery bags in the basket. She had three kids following her on their bikes. All of the bikes were bright blue. It was like a momma duck and her babies crossing the street! Originally Posted by alpinerabbit
When I'm old, I'll ride this to the supermarket:
(too bad none of them were wearing helmets and they were riding the wrong direction on the sidewalk...)
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07-23-2008, 08:03 AM #10
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They should get one of these:
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07-23-2008, 10:27 AM #11
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mwahaha! Originally Posted by BleeckerSt_Girl
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07-26-2008, 03:32 PM #12
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Would that be considered a tandem??? LOL Originally Posted by BleeckerSt_Girl
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