The person is 68 years old and has balance problems? My first impulse would be to get them on a catrike or wizwheels... but I guess the LBS employee has gotta to sell the bikes that the store stocks.
Once you ride a suspended trike, it is hard to put up with the discomfort of a non-suspended trike; especially since you WILL end up hitting a lot of potholes with the rear wheel. Catrike and WizWheelz, take note!
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...she just bought a new Rans Zenetic Pro...
Er, that is "RANS".
-- Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia A Real Cyclist [TM] keeps at least one bicycle in the bedroom.
Once you ride a suspended trike, it is hard to put up with the discomfort of a non-suspended trike; especially since you WILL end up hitting a lot of potholes with the rear wheel. Catrike and WizWheelz, take note!
Though suspension can be nice, tires and seat also make a huge difference. I ride an older WW TerraTrike running Greenspeed Scorcher tires at 75 or 80 PSI. The WW set up that was is almost as comfortable as a Trice Q running the standard Schwalbe Marathons. Though the Trice is a sweet ride, the only major difference I've noticed is on textured road surfaces rather than bumps.
Most potholes are easily avoided on trikes. After a few hundred miles that becomes automatic. And, yes, I know that writing that is sure to cost me wheel damage in the near future. <G>
Once you ride a suspended trike, it is hard to put up with the discomfort of a non-suspended trike; especially since you WILL end up hitting a lot of potholes with the rear wheel. Catrike and WizWheelz, take note!
Though suspension can be nice, tires and seat also make a huge difference. I ride an older WW TerraTrike running Greenspeed Scorcher tires at 75 or 80 PSI. The WW set up that was is almost as comfortable as a Trice Q running the standard Schwalbe Marathons. Though the Trice is a sweet ride, the only major difference I've noticed is on textured road surfaces rather than bumps.
Most potholes are easily avoided on trikes. After a few hundred miles that becomes automatic. And, yes, I know that writing that is sure to cost me wheel damage in the near future. <G>
Not if you ride on roads that resemble the surface of the moon - most can be avoided with the front wheels, but end up being hit with the rear.
-- Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia A Real Cyclist [TM] keeps at least one bicycle in the bedroom.
"Tom "Johnny Sunset" Sherman" <[email hidden]> wrote
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Not if you ride on roads that resemble the surface of the moon - most can be avoided with the front wheels, but end up being hit with the rear.
I'm curious as to what trike you ride, Tom....
Earth Cycles Dragonflyer. The rear suspension help greatly with comfort.
I have ridden it on poorly maintained rural roads where the potholes are so numerous there is no way to miss all of them. Similarly, heaved slab crack control joints can be rather annoying (e.g. Sheridan Road in Evanston) on an unsuspended trike.
-- Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia When did ignorance of biology become a "family value"?
