Recumbent - recumbent trike w/ joystick steering

Hi:

Does anyone know of a dealer and/or manufacturer in the U. S. (preferably in CA) of recumbent trikes w/joystick steering? Any help will be greatly appreciated!

Thanks,

Random1

The TriCruiser from American Cruiser has one stick but it is placed to the side, not between the legs like the traditional joy stick.

The only one I know if is the Windcheetah, in the UK. A little pricey, though.

Why do you ask, do you only have use of one hand?

Yes. I've lost the use of my right arm and hand due to cancer. I was an avid cyclist and would like to ride again.

Thanks for responding to me.

Thanks for responding to me and for the info. It was a great help.

Random1

There's a used WindCheetah for sale near Sacramento, CA. $3500 I think.
http://www.bentrideronline.com/
Click "Message Board" at the top of the window.
Click "Classifieds" then click "For Sale".
Scroll down to 10/01 messages.
He's had a couple of nibbles, so act fast.
May be already sold.

Also remember, it's not too hard to control a trike that has the conventional two-handed steering. I imagine your other hand and arm are a little stronger than normal now, right? You shouldn't have too much trouble keeping it in line. I'd suggest visiting a bike shop that sells recumbent trikes to try one out, to see if you're able to control it.

If you do want to go this route, here's what I'd suggest:

1. Find a trike, or get one modified, to control both front brakes using a single brake lever.

2. Modify the trike so that you have a bar-end shifter AND a grip shifter on one handle... one for the front chainrings and one for the rear derailleur. (Is this possible, BTW?)

3. Remove the handle you can't use to save weight, if you like.

Why don't you contact these folks and explain your problem to them? A guy on my mail route knows somebody there, and got one of their trikes. It's very nice. They are in Santa Rosa.

http://rotatorrecumbent.com/index.html

Yes. I've lost the use of my right arm and hand due to cancer. I was an avid cyclist and would like to ride again.

Thanks for responding to me.
I think you could easily ride a trike with a two brake lever and perhaps a dual drive rear end which would also have the controls on one side. The set-up could be accomplished on virtually any regular trike which you fancied. I put a cup holder on my trike because it is so easy to ride one handed.

Chip
recumbenttrikestore.com

There is a company called "Creative Mobility". The web site is : http://thebikerack.com/site/page.cfm?PageID=82.
They specialize is adapting bicycles for special needs. You might want to contact them about your needs and see what they can do for you.

My son also lost an arm and hand to cancer and he can ride my Sun EZ3 USX with no problem. It has USS and works great for him

Random 1. as jcb said american cruiser is in california but you can customize it with two joysticks. Peabob