I, too, just picked one up in the-not-what-I-expected category, this trike a lady gave me today. She'd kept my number from 3 years ago when I'd put a "bikes wanted" listing on CL, when I was actively refurbing and giving away whatever free bikes came across my doorstep. She called me up and said she wanted to give me her "old adult tricycle," but it turned out to be a little more interesting than I'd expected:



I've never noticed before how low hanging and vulnerable the RD is on these things; only a couple inches off the pavement:



This one is neither C nor V, but it ticks off a lot of firsts for me: first trike, first recumbent, first disc brake. It needs three new tires and couple miles of chain, maybe some PB Blaster to break stuff loose, probably new cables. Will I keep it when it's done? Not very likely. By the time I get the seat back far enough for my legs, it'll probably be a good 'wheelie bike,' like my old Sting Ray. Ape hanger bars are just icing on that cake