Knee problems and recumbent trikes?

[MarthaW]

I went bike shopping today and cried when I found that I could no longer complete a full pedal stroke on a traditional style bike due to limited range of motion in one of my knees. I was wondering if pedaling a recumbent bike is easier on knees with a limited range of motion is easier. Any help and advice you can give me is greatly appreciated.

[geebee]

If you use short cranks ie. 150's on a trike you should be able to get by with very limited movement. make sure the gearing is very low, from experience it will help greatly with knee problems. The reason I said trike is personal experience (full range but dodgy knee) it is easier to "carry" a knee when you don't have to consider balance at low speeds ie. up hill.
Good luck

[jeff-o]

So now your next step is to find a dealer, and try one out. Have them fit 150mm cranks if the trike doesn't have them already.

[BlazingPedals]

It's only fair to point out that short cranks can be put on an upright bike, too.