Just got a Schwinn Town and Country Tricycle! - Health, Fitness, and ...

BTDT Phoenix Joined: Jul 27, 2010 Posts: 610 Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2012 8:16 pm?? ?Post subject: Just got a Schwinn Town and Country Tricycle! A nearby bike store had one on sale for $600--so we got it, put it on top of the sedan, strapped the rear wheels to a bike rack, and drove it home! There is too much going on for me to ride a bike--last time I tried, I sprained my ankle--took a few weeks to heal. The trike works great--it is three speed, so I can shift into a lower gear to climb moderate hills, and into a higher gear when going down them. I do have to walk the trike at times, but it sure beats falling off a bike. It is great being able to slow way down to push a traffic light button and wait for the light to change without having to worry about balancing, or getting off a bike. Something you might consider if you have always wanted to cycle but couldn't learn how--a trike is much, much easier. It is also great for carrying stuff. It does weigh more than a bike--but I haven't found that to be a problem. Back to top GreyGirl Phoenix Joined: Oct 17, 2011 Posts: 795 Location: In the world of pure imagination Back to top questor Hermit Joined: Apr 24, 2011 Posts: 1919 Location: Twilight Zone Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2012 10:29 pm?? ?Post subject: Thanks for the trike bike post. I have thought of getting an adult trike bike, but my knees are too bad for me to be able to make the pedalling motions any more. I used to ride two wheelers, but that was before my knees got bad. I have considered getting an electric trike bike, though, with hand pedal controls (instead of foot pedals) for an emergency back up. I looked into the sit down electric motor scooters for handicapped adults, but they are heavy, and because of that, they are really not that portable by car. Even when disassembled, some of the parts are very heavy, and too heavy for me to manage. They can fit a car with a lift for the scooter, but then there wouldn't be room in the back for groceries. I'm not sure if the trike bikes would work out though, as I don't know if they are easy to disassemble/ reassemble for transporting by car. I am not a very handy person. I have looked into the rolling walkers. My mother had one years ago before she passed away, and it had a fold down seat that she could rest on as needed. Those fold like a stroller, and are not too heavy for me to manage, as I had to do that for my mother when I took her places. Unfortunately, the companies that make them don't make the right size for me. They make ones for short thin and average people, ones for average height/average weight people, and ones for tall average, and tall fat people. However, they don't make any for short, very fat people. It might be possible for my younger brother to put more holes in the upright part of the handle/legs lower down, so that I could adjust the handles lower. I will have to look into that. Back to top BTDT Phoenix Joined: Jul 27, 2010 Posts: 610 Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 8:47 am?? ?Post subject: In Hartford CT, there is an organization that takes donations and sells adaptive equpment after repairing/reconditioning it. http://www.neatmarketplace.org/ You might see if there is a place like that where you live--they also modify stuff as needed. Back to top

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