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.
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07-23-2008, 09:09 AM #1
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07-23-2008, 09:48 AM #2
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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, 11:13 AM #3
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When I'm old, I'll ride this to the supermarket:
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07-23-2008, 11:19 AM #4
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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, 11:22 AM #5
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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, 11:27 AM #6
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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, 11:34 AM #7
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Ahh .... thank you anyway!
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07-23-2008, 06:08 PM #8
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Trikes aren't that hard to get. I saw one last week at a flea market. I've also seen them being assembled at my bike shop for industrial use.
This one is pretty:
http://www.manhattancruisers.com/08_trike.htm
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07-23-2008, 11:25 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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