Tandem Cycling - tandem for me and disabled wife

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JDP
07-16-02, 09:48 AM
I just joined the forum and have recently started bike commuting.

I've been wanting to get a tandem for me and my wife. She has a disability in one leg and walks with a limp. She used to ride an upright bike as a kid (despite the leg) but she can't do it anymore.

I imagine that it will mainly be me chauffering her around but I think she can pedal some if I provide enough speed to keep us balanced and keep up the rotation.

Any opinions on what type of tandems would be best suited for us? Recumbent maybe?

UncaStuart
07-16-02, 02:45 PM
One choice to think about might be the Bilenky ViewPoint, which offers a combination of the recumbent and trad frames, along with independent pedaling.

http://www.bilenky.com/viewpnt.html


I haven't ridden one of these, but from appearances it looks like it might be a good choice for the situation you describe.
JDP
07-16-02, 08:16 PM
That's a cool bike. I'll have to check it out. Do any other recumbents come with a hand crank option?

Goatbiker
07-17-02, 01:33 AM
Greenspeed tandem recumbent trike, with independent pedaling system. It can't fall over, she pedals when she wants to, its awesome.

Tom
MichaelW
07-22-02, 03:25 AM
UK tandem builder George Longstaff makes tricycle tandems, the upright kind, not recumbents. They are not cheap, but he is the best tandem maker in the UK.