Re: trikes? cut

[Elaine Wirth <fancymoon@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Kathleen,
Dick and I recently bought a Sun EZ3  UX trike with a motor assist.  It is one 
of the cheapest recumbent trikes, but still very expensive.  We got our used 
for about $1,000. as we live in the foothills outside of Albuquerque.  It is 
loads of fun, but we could not climb the hills without the electric assist.  We 
are 70 and 73 years old.  The drawback of it is that it is 78 inches long and 
85 lbs.  We need a trailer or a truck to go to the flat country where it would 
be much easier to build up our core strength.  If you live in the flat country 
there are many smaller trikes that you could take in the trunk or in the back 
of a small wagon. This one is just too cumbersome.  Go on line to recumbent 
trikes and you will get lots of resources or if you want me to send you a list, 
I will.
Elaine, care partner of Dick.




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From: Kathleen Cochran <cochrankat@xxxxxxxxx>
To: PARKINSN@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, May 29, 2009 1:43:58 PM
Subject: Re: trikes?

Thanks, Scott!

Sounds like the trike turned out to be a good thing for Laureen. I take it
balance was not an issue?

I had no idea a motorized trike was an option. That's good to know.

Best,

Kathleen

2009/5/28 Scott E Antes <Scott.Antes@xxxxxxx>

> Yes, Kathleen.  Early in Laureen's PD career, I bought her a nice pedal
> tricyle.  It enabled her to go with us when I walked the dogs.  She couldn't
> pedal so well after awhile (strength dimished in her legs, and we have some
> hills here), so we got a motorized trike (a used Palmer), and that worked.
>  (We found ours at Goodwill.  Amazingly, someone had just dropped it off.
>  It takes two golf cart batteries.)
>
> These both are single seaters.  The only thing I don't like about this
> particular pedal trike is the fact that it only has a hand brake.  It works
> fine, but I prefer a foot brake, as well, on a single-speed unit.  Of
> course, pedal brakes are available, but since Laureen didn't mind just the
> hand brake, I never installed one.  Scott
>
> Scott E. Antes
> Northern Arizona University
> Department of Anthropology
> PO Box 15200
> Flagstaff, AZ 86011
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> PARKINSN@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kathleen Cochran [
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> Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 6:06 AM
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> Subject: trikes?
>
> I wonder if anyone on the list has experience with adult tricycles, regular
> or recumbent, single or tandem.
>
> Kathleen
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