rcharlton
Moderator emeritus
- Joined
- Jun 20, 2005
- Messages
- 641
- Reason
- PALS
- Diagnosis
- 11/2005
- Country
- CA
- State
- Ontario
- City
- Toronto
Up until last fall I was riding my hands free recumbent trike. It is a front wheel drive with one wheel out front and two in the rear. It has a coaster brake – so I can brake with my feet. It has lean steering so I don’t need hands to steer. The only thing that causes me problems is shifting. I have a grip shifter to which I have attached a vise grip. Every time I need to shift I have to get off my trike and move the vise with my foot.
Since last fall I've had a significant drop in my FVC - I'm somewhere between 30-35, although my legs are still strong. Biking is my life and so I figured that the only way to keep going was to get an electric assist motor.
The ebike conversion is pretty straight forward but it is not compatible with a coaster brake so I needed to find a new way to stop my bike.
I finally found someone willing to help me and they have been working on my trike for about a month. It should be ready this week.
Now I am wondering if I will be able to ever use it even with the power assist, on account of my lungs. Plus the conversion was insanely expensive - money we just don't have and that will just be added to our massive debt. I am wracked with guilt - but it is also a dream to keep riding.
Even if I can only use the trike for one season it will be worth it. My dream is to bike my daughter to her first day of kindergarten this coming September. The route is all on park bike paths so car traffic is not an issue.
I should be able to cruise at 20km/h with minimal effort.
If things don't work out check out the used equipment section for a good deal on a used hands free power trike.
Since last fall I've had a significant drop in my FVC - I'm somewhere between 30-35, although my legs are still strong. Biking is my life and so I figured that the only way to keep going was to get an electric assist motor.
The ebike conversion is pretty straight forward but it is not compatible with a coaster brake so I needed to find a new way to stop my bike.
I finally found someone willing to help me and they have been working on my trike for about a month. It should be ready this week.
Now I am wondering if I will be able to ever use it even with the power assist, on account of my lungs. Plus the conversion was insanely expensive - money we just don't have and that will just be added to our massive debt. I am wracked with guilt - but it is also a dream to keep riding.
Even if I can only use the trike for one season it will be worth it. My dream is to bike my daughter to her first day of kindergarten this coming September. The route is all on park bike paths so car traffic is not an issue.
I should be able to cruise at 20km/h with minimal effort.
If things don't work out check out the used equipment section for a good deal on a used hands free power trike.