'bent' bikes

[Fredwina]

I have.
They're not that much different than a "normal" DF. it was fun to ride

[hebe]

DF=Diamond Frame, that's generally what a "normal" bike is called to distinguish it from a bent (or upright, but that's not quite as descriptive)

Thank you, that makes sense.

Also found a picture of a bent next to a Smart car and I think the bike was actually longer! I can't locate right now, but if I do, I'll post the link.

Shannon

That's interesting! Slightly o/t here, but my bike + trailer are amazingly long, if I walk the bike across a junction it takes a whole carriageway from nose to tail (we do have narrow roads here). Which is a pretty strong motivator for being on the road rather than off it.

Has your friend thought about this any further, Shannon?

[luv2climb]

I have a Sun EZ-TAD CX tadpole trike. It is a blast, especially around corners at speed Here's a picture of it, parked appropriately (funny how this convenience store has "low emission vehicle" parking, but no bike rack). Click to enlarge:



The towel you see draped over the seat is to cover up the headrest I made for it:


Homemade headrest on Sun EZ-TAD CX recumbent 2 by kittyz202, on Flickr

Here's a sped-up video of me riding around town at night on a Friday night. I have lots of lights, including flashing LED Christmas lights on the tall safety flagpole from top to bottom, so visibility is never an issue:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-MuzISJagE

Daytime video on the MUP:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JR6IJRas424

[carolp]

late to this discussion but I just got a used Terra Trike for $800. I had a bad crash on my df a couple of years ago and I'm still pretty scared to ride it. This seemed like a good solution. Normally I ride tandem with my husband-- we do AIDS Lifecycle on the tandem-- but thought this would get me out on my own. It is quite a workout on the quads and I think my tandem riding will surely benefit. It's a hoot to ride and I think it's going to be a lot of fun. Climbing is super slow, but I'm not racing.

[Fredwina]

Trikes are blast! As far as slow climbing, you don't have to worry about tipping over like you do an two wheeler.