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Comfort Tricycle Touring
This picture is from the 50+ group. https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...-Bikes!/page23
Not quite to this age yet, but thinking about the day when it will happen... Can we hear from those of you that made the switch, either because of health reasons or just to try it out and never looked back.
Not quite to this age yet, but thinking about the day when it will happen... Can we hear from those of you that made the switch, either because of health reasons or just to try it out and never looked back.
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Hey, i dont ride a tricycle, but on my last tour i bumped into a couple where the girl had a regular touring bike and the guy was using a really cool tricycle. He really liked it just because it allowed him to carry more weight. The guy looked like he was in perfect health so im guessing he just prefers using a more relaxed bike.
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I used to have a two wheel recumbent, and I liked it a lot. But it was not all that easy to use. The package is big so difficult to take anywhere, other than by truck, or starting from home. The position is really great for me, but the leg recruitment is very different, and one uses very different muscles. Good for fitness, but I have a lifetime of leg prep on a regular bike, and was not as strong on a recumbent.
"Never looking back" is a very bad idea. On a recumbent I got mobbed by enthusiastic girls (not the pleasant experience I had imagined), chased by people, nearly run over by people, and face to face with really angry dogs.
I sold the one I had, but I would still like to ride one, or try a trike. Trikes solve some problems for touring, like what to do if you run out of gas on a hill, and can't get started again (2 wheelers are lower than regular bikes, but a lot less stable). You can deal with dogs with a club or gun since you have two hands...
"Never looking back" is a very bad idea. On a recumbent I got mobbed by enthusiastic girls (not the pleasant experience I had imagined), chased by people, nearly run over by people, and face to face with really angry dogs.
I sold the one I had, but I would still like to ride one, or try a trike. Trikes solve some problems for touring, like what to do if you run out of gas on a hill, and can't get started again (2 wheelers are lower than regular bikes, but a lot less stable). You can deal with dogs with a club or gun since you have two hands...
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The idea of recumbents is cool. On the other hand, the nice upright position of a conventional bicycle is hard to give up. How about this:
https://www.classiclightweights.co.uk...omponents.html
Maybe pulling a Yak/BoB behind?
https://www.classiclightweights.co.uk...omponents.html
Maybe pulling a Yak/BoB behind?
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I followed a journal on Crazy guy for a while where a couple rode a tandem recumbent tricycle pulling a trailer across the US. I think they did an E - W TA. Might be worth looking up if you are interested. As I remember, they moved slow, but they made it.
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The idea of recumbents is cool. On the other hand, the nice upright position of a conventional bicycle is hard to give up. How about this:
https://www.classiclightweights.co.uk...omponents.html
Maybe pulling a Yak/BoB behind?
https://www.classiclightweights.co.uk...omponents.html
Maybe pulling a Yak/BoB behind?
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"Cycling should be a way of life, not a hobby.
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Which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?"_krazygluon
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Aluminum: barely a hundred
Which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?"_krazygluon
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I built a trike like that a while back it did handling a little bit different you have to lean in to a turn or the rear wheel will come off the ground and flip you off of it too.But it was a fun ride.It was a one speed and all chrome.
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The only drawback a 55yo might find with a recumbent trike is the fact that you need to be able to drop down to and rise up from a very low seat. If your knees are good, I don't see a problem.
My tour blog is here: https://8stars.org/sputnik in case you want to read the whole thing.
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I found this tricycle on Fully Loaded Touring Bikes
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I found this tricycle on Fully Loaded Touring Bikes
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Different takes on three wheels: we can start mainstream, and proceed to the Newton C21, Trikit conversion axle, Smike detachable sidecar and then finally the Sorte Jernhest.
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Which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?"_krazygluon
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Anyone seen a Rohloff hub on one of these upright trikes? I bet they'd handle MUCH better not to mention they'd be a wonderfully stable touring platform. Use a mixte frame instead of a diamond and you've got a comfy, easy step in frame for grandpa I would not mind riding NOW.