A recumbent for dad
07-01-04, 08:16 PM
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A recumbent for dad
Hi all. I have three bicycles and love all of them. My parents, especially my dad, seem to be interested in (possibly) buying a recumbent. Dad is 76 years old and in great shape... he walks 8-10 miles a day, he's 6 ft. tall and weighs 160 pounds. Mom is 5' 4", is 79 years old, weighs 100 pounds and can still work harder than me when she is gardening... she'll probably live to be a hundred! Anyway, I don't know anything about recumbents, so I can't recommend anything to them. Maybe some of you will give me some good advice and recommendations, so that I can talk to them about it? Thanks!
07-02-04, 02:17 AM
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Check out www.bentrideronline.com lots of info and an active bent forum.
Trikes might be a good idea as older bones don't bounce as well as younger ones.
They vary from easy to sit on low performance such as EZ-3 to very low high performance tadpoles.
Good luck
Trikes might be a good idea as older bones don't bounce as well as younger ones.
They vary from easy to sit on low performance such as EZ-3 to very low high performance tadpoles.
Good luck
07-02-04, 10:11 AM
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Originally Posted by geebee
Check out www.bentrideronline.com lots of info and an active bent forum.
Trikes might be a good idea as older bones don't bounce as well as younger ones.
They vary from easy to sit on low performance such as EZ-3 to very low high performance tadpoles.
Good luck
Trikes might be a good idea as older bones don't bounce as well as younger ones.
They vary from easy to sit on low performance such as EZ-3 to very low high performance tadpoles.
Good luck
trikes are made for the less-abled and older set. The quality
is first rate and it's American made (in New York city !!).
Check out their web site......
www.worksman.com
07-04-04, 11:47 AM
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Thanks to all those who recommended me a recumbent for my parents. I have saved the URL's and will have dad read about EZ-3 and PAV3. Most helpful!
07-05-04, 12:48 AM
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Originally Posted by bluemando
Hi all. I have three bicycles and love all of them. My parents, especially my dad, seem to be interested in (possibly) buying a recumbent. Dad is 76 years old and in great shape... he walks 8-10 miles a day, he's 6 ft. tall and weighs 160 pounds. Mom is 5' 4", is 79 years old, weighs 100 pounds and can still work harder than me when she is gardening... she'll probably live to be a hundred! Anyway, I don't know anything about recumbents, so I can't recommend anything to them. Maybe some of you will give me some good advice and recommendations, so that I can talk to them about it? Thanks!
https://www.easyracers.com/ti_rush.htm
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07-05-04, 10:42 AM
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Originally Posted by bentrox!
I ride along a 73-year-old who is very fast on his Easy Racer Ti-Rush. But then again he's also a triathlete who swims and runs regularly.
https://www.easyracers.com/ti_rush.htm
https://www.easyracers.com/ti_rush.htm
Well, dad's not the triathlon sort... He's in good shape because he's always been active; yet, he has never participated in sports of any kind, at least not as an adult. I think he can be persuaded in getting a moderately priced TRIKE of some sort... he's a thrifty kinda of guy (trikes are in the recumbent category, no? Btw, those loooooong chains look weird to me, as I'm a "bicycle person." Can they be a source of "problems"? It seems to me that a shaft drive would be the ticket for recumbents. Does such a thing exist?
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Originally Posted by bluemando
Btw, those loooooong chains look weird to me, as I'm a "bicycle person." Can they be a source of "problems"? It seems to me that a shaft drive would be the ticket for recumbents. Does such a thing exist?
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