Looking for plans to build a "bent" trike!

[Tom Stormcrowe]

My wife has arthritis and only one inner ear due to cancer surgery (no balance!), hence a bicycle is out! The arthritis precludes a normal architecture bike( Lower back, degenerative arthritis). I'd like to build her a nice touring trike. Any suggestions as to plans available (preferably free) and low cost methods (Low Budget!) I'd like to try my hand at this! Any guidance will be appreciated!

[PaPa]

My wife has arthritis and only one inner ear due to cancer surgery (no balance!), hence a bicycle is out! The arthritis precludes a normal architecture bike( Lower back, degenerative arthritis). I'd like to build her a nice touring trike. Any suggestions as to plans available (preferably free) and low cost methods (Low Budget!) I'd like to try my hand at this! Any guidance will be appreciated!I landed on the following site a few days ago. Don't know for sure why I bookmarked it as I haven't been infected with the tadpole itch. The link appears to provide the basics; drawings, parts list, photos and a bit of text. They claim "$65" (1983), but I know how that goes.

http://www.motherearthnews.com/top_articles/1983_May_June/Mother_s_Cut_Rate_Recumbent_Bike

If I happen across any more freebies, I'll drop another link.

[Tom Stormcrowe]

I landed on the following site a few days ago. Don't know for sure why I bookmarked it as I haven't been infected with the tadpole itch. The link appears to provide the basics; drawings, parts list, photos and a bit of text. They claim "$65" (1983), but I know how that goes.

http://www.motherearthnews.com/top_articles/1983_May_June/Mother_s_Cut_Rate_Recumbent_Bike

If I happen across any more freebies, I'll drop another link.

Thanks Papa, I'll check it out! Much appreciated!

[rcski]

http://www.hellbentcycles.com/Design_Overview_R1.htm Here's another site that might help

[jeff-o]

Here are the best plans I've found so far:

http://members.shaw.ca/recumbent/

[GeezerGeek]

There is probably more information here than you wanted to know but the price is right.
http://www.ihpva.org/com/PracticalInnovations/index.html

[Tom Stormcrowe]

Jeffo and GeezerGeek! Thanks much to both of you!