It’s for people who can’t hold their balance, possibly for medical reasons. Often, those have a big basket in the back, but this one doesn’t. So in this case it’s definitely not cargo.
Three wheelers are somewhat dangerous because they tend to tip in curves, so you have to ride it carefully.
VillagerAdrift on
My younger brother rides an adult trike because he has a medical condition which results in notable balance issues (among other things) so he rides an adult trike. His isn’t as nice as this, this looks like someone who, if I’m speculating, loved cycling and had some kind of life altering event that left them unable to balance on a traditional bike.
Just a guess though
FormerlyMauchChunk on
This is a two-wheeled rear end that’s clamped to a normal frame. Cool.
wcoastbo on
Looks like a standard bike converted to a tricycle. There are tricycle convertion kit companies online.
wellherewegotoday on
My buddy has ms.. he has biked his whole life and now he can still bike with his similar bike
Devils8539a on
Kudos to this person. If I ever get to a point where I would need this I would. My thought is ” If I’m breathing, I’m riding”
VisibleOtter on
Well firstly it’s now a trike, not a bike! It’s a Specialized bike that’s had a trike conversion kit attached to it. This one is probably for someone with mobility issues, and it looks pretty cool.
Tricycles were around before bicycles in the UK, and there’s something quintessentially English about then. There’s a small but dedicated trike scene here. I used to race tricycles back in the late 80’s and 90’s, just because it was so much fun. Slower, but fun. I still have my Ken Rogers 531 trike in my workshop. It’s a bit hairy in London traffic, but it gets you noticed!
sebnukem on
It bugs me that there’s no big basket on it.
skyisgreentomatoes on
Okay but like, a 2 wheeled rearend you can just clip onto normal bike is genius. Adult sized tricycles are expensive, something like this is great for accessibility.
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It’s for people who can’t hold their balance, possibly for medical reasons. Often, those have a big basket in the back, but this one doesn’t. So in this case it’s definitely not cargo.
Three wheelers are somewhat dangerous because they tend to tip in curves, so you have to ride it carefully.
My younger brother rides an adult trike because he has a medical condition which results in notable balance issues (among other things) so he rides an adult trike. His isn’t as nice as this, this looks like someone who, if I’m speculating, loved cycling and had some kind of life altering event that left them unable to balance on a traditional bike.
Just a guess though
This is a two-wheeled rear end that’s clamped to a normal frame. Cool.
Looks like a standard bike converted to a tricycle. There are tricycle convertion kit companies online.
My buddy has ms.. he has biked his whole life and now he can still bike with his similar bike
Kudos to this person. If I ever get to a point where I would need this I would. My thought is ” If I’m breathing, I’m riding”
Well firstly it’s now a trike, not a bike! It’s a Specialized bike that’s had a trike conversion kit attached to it. This one is probably for someone with mobility issues, and it looks pretty cool.
Tricycles were around before bicycles in the UK, and there’s something quintessentially English about then. There’s a small but dedicated trike scene here. I used to race tricycles back in the late 80’s and 90’s, just because it was so much fun. Slower, but fun. I still have my Ken Rogers 531 trike in my workshop. It’s a bit hairy in London traffic, but it gets you noticed!
It bugs me that there’s no big basket on it.
Okay but like, a 2 wheeled rearend you can just clip onto normal bike is genius. Adult sized tricycles are expensive, something like this is great for accessibility.