Originally Posted by pick

Hopefully you don't plan on the trikes being a "surprise" gift...yes TerraTrike's are the first trike for a lot of folks, but, your parents need to be fitted and they need to see if they will even enjoy the trikes and ride them. If they decide that trikes are for them, then more than likely they will want to upgrade to a higher end, more comfy, fully suspended model. Have you been on : http://www.bentrideronline.com/messageboard/index.php yet? A good source of information and guidance for the newbie trike buyer and for your parents to learn about trikes and triking. Good luck!