She said those magic words....
 

So my wife has been on a pretty severe (for lack of a better word) medically supervised diet, losing lots of wieght, and started exercising again at the gym (swimming). We were talking about random things yesterday, and I don't even know how it came up, but at one point, she said 'if I were to get another bike, I think I'd want a recumbent trike.' :D

So now...I gotta get her down to Angle Lake Cyclery and let her drive one around the parking lot. If she has half as much fun as I did (I was just spinning around the lot while the owner was re-building my front tire), she'll be hooked.

I've got a Rans Tailwind for sale, but I'm nowhere near you.

Probably shouldn't mention cookies.

Make damn shure she rides several different types,,
she simply must try one of each main type

LWB
CLWB
SWB
Delta and Tadpole

She doesn't want two wheels, she wants three. I'm not sure they had any delta trikes last time we were there. I prefer the look and feel of tadpoles, but we shall see. I'm thinking if there's an inkling of interest, I might just invest in a tandem trike (maybe the delta that separates?) and get her on that.

Grab your wallet. If she rides a trike you will be buying one for her. Been there done that.

BTW over the years we have bought my wife at least 3 DF bikes. She only rode them a little before they got hung up in the garage, and then sold on a garage sale. BUT-------------with the trike she has continued to ride it and loves it!!!!

Yeah. Been there, done that. I bought her a nice Bianchi (much nicer than the bike I owned at the time) and I think she rode it twice, less than 2-3 miles each time. It will be a while yet, given that she wants to keep losing weight for a bit before she adds something else to her routine. It would mostly be pleasure riding, which is fine, we're close to the inter-urban trail here, and I could get something that will fit in the back of my RAV.

I don't know, though, we're already thinking we are getting some kayaks for the lakes and the Sound this summer, so a trike might be a bit much to hope for this year.

That would be a fine combination with the trikes building lower body and yaks the upper.

Perhaps your wife would be persuaded by the logic that she will want to building riding speed and distance very gradually so the sooner she begins the better.

The thing my wife likes about her 'Delta' is the ease of getting on and off, she could never manage a Tadpole

This is important. Everybody is different and so are recumbents. One should pick whatever puts on your smile. :)

The one exception to the rule about Deltas being easier to get in and out of than a tadpole is probably the Terra Trike Rover that I got for my wife. Just before her 65th birthday she showed interest in a trike, and we got her a very lightly used Rover with an internally geared 8 speed hub. It is a little bit heavy, but a VERY NICE trike for an older person to start out on, and sits high enough for her to get in and out without too much effort. She really loves that trike and rides it several times a week around the neighborhood. We had a nice discussion last night about 'spinning' and how fast she should be cranking the bike...

Tractor Tom in Okeechobee, FL

One of my Toys and what I may do with it some day.....

Its really my wifes,, I have the TE,,but this Delta is a fun relaxing ride,,I ride it when she lets me :thumb:


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