Living Car Free - Wheelchair Trike

I saw this at the bike shop. Nice generator lights and closed luggage container
on the back. It looks like the wheelchair part detaches so you can take your
passenger off the trike and wheel around.

That is the weirdest contraption I have ever seen. I wonder if anyone has actually bought one.

But it'd be so neat to see someone riding around in that. :D

That would be pretty awesome to get parapalegics (sp?) involved in charity rides.

I've been working on this one for a little guy who can't walk but can peddle a little. It now has peddles out front into the same chain line so he can peddle toohttp://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee220/Leigh_caines/dog018.jpg

http://www.frankmobility.com/duet_standard.htm

I've never seen one of these in actual use. I theorize that the Durable Medical Equipment people are a little scared of the bicycle aspect, and the bicycle dealers aren't equipped to bill insurance companies and/or Medicare.

I like the concept of the Duet and the fact that an electric assist is available. Also FWIW I have seen pictures of a Bakfiets being used in a similar manner. IIRC it was BF member Tfahner, toting his 85 year old grandmother around and she had a blast.
Those Duets are EXPENSIVE I would get a Bakfiets!:eek:

Aaron:)

Or modify a Worksman trike.

What a great idea!

Could it be some kind of sport for both the person in a wheelchair and the 'stoker'? I could see this as a great way to get quads & parapeligics (i know spelling!) involved in all types of cycling!

Or what about blind people? or other people with disablilites? With this simple idea the sky's the limit!

Wow! Why didn't somebody think of this sooner? We're idiots! :)

Cheers! (hoping to see more of this).

What a great idea!

Could it be some kind of sport for both the person in a wheelchair and the 'stoker'? I could see this as a great way to get quads & parapeligics (i know spelling!) involved in all types of cycling!

Or what about blind people? or other people with disablilites? With this simple idea the sky's the limit!

Wow! Why didn't somebody think of this sooner? We're idiots! :)

Cheers! (hoping to see more of this).

They have been making them for years, usually though they have been custom built on an as needed basis. I recall seeing a couple of different ones back in the 70's. We had one that came through our shop on a regular basis for tune ups and repairs. It had been built in Europe by a custom frame builder.

Bilenky Cycles (http://www.bilenky.com/Home.html) has been making a "combination" recumbent/conventional tandem for years. Called the View Point
(http://www.bilenky.com/prod07.html) I have seen these used in many cases where the stoker for what ever reason was unable to ride a conventional tandem. Again they aren't cheap, but I look on a good bicycle as tool and in many cases you really do get what you pay for.

Aaron:)

Bilenky Cycles (http://www.bilenky.com/Home.html) has been making a "combination" recumbent/conventional tandem for years. Called the View Point
(http://www.bilenky.com/prod07.html) I have seen these used in many cases where the stoker for what ever reason was unable to ride a conventional tandem. Again they aren't cheap, but I look on a good bicycle as tool and in many cases you really do get what you pay for.

Aaron:)

Also the Hase Pino. (http://www.hase-bikes.com/ens/pino/index.php)

What a great idea!

Could it be some kind of sport for both the person in a wheelchair and the 'stoker'? I could see this as a great way to get quads & parapeligics (i know spelling!) involved in all types of cycling!



Various companies make trikes and quads that are cranked with the hands for people whose lower limbs are compromised.

Various companies make trikes and quads that are cranked with the hands for people whose lower limbs are compromised.

A friend of mine who was in an accident has a hand bike she uses for recreation and some errands. She rigged it up so she can carry her youngest child on the back. I tried it out and discovered my upper body strength is kind of dismal.

A friend of mine who was in an accident has a hand bike she uses for recreation and some errands. She rigged it up so she can carry her youngest child on the back. I tried it out and discovered my upper body strength is kind of dismal.

Yes, in addition to serving the needs of those with lower-limb issues, they can be used to provide an upper-body workout.

Then there are rowing bikes. (http://rowingbike.free.fr/)

Here is another company: http://www.champiot.com/index.html