"Trike-packing"

[haven]

https://www.outsideonline.com/2190016/my-new-love-affair-three-wheeled-bikes

here's a story by a woman who loves camping with a three wheeler recumbent bicycle. She has an arm injury that keeps her from using a conventional bike.

Her pedal-powered three wheeler is a Terra Trike All-Terrain
http://www.terratrike.com/ramblerat.php

The trike weighs a whopping 44 lb without rack and camping gear, so don't expect to keep up with your two-wheeled companions. They'll wait for you, since the trike can carry beer for everyone.

I have a friend who broke his pelvis in a bicycle accident. He found a recumbent to be a good way to feed his need to get back on the road after his injury healed.

 

[Bluedog225]

Nice piece. Thanks for posting.

 

[mathers420]

I keep thinking about something like this for winter biking.

With a trike you might be able to have big enough tires to float over unpacked snow which would really open up the amount of area you could explore. It'd be slow going though.

 

[ultraclyde]

That's cool. I don't have any particular physical issue that keeps me from riding a traditional bike, but I'll be danged if that trike doesn't look like fun!

 

[diwit]

https://www.outsideonline.com/2190016/my-new-love-affair-three-wheeled-bikes

here's a story by a woman who loves camping with a three wheeler recumbent bicycle. She has an arm injury that keeps her from using a conventional bike.

Her pedal-powered three wheeler is a Terra Trike All-Terrain
http://www.terratrike.com/ramblerat.php

The trike weighs a whopping 44 lb without rack and camping gear, so don't expect to keep up with your two-wheeled companions. They'll wait for you, since the trike can carry beer for everyone.

I have a friend who broke his pelvis in a bicycle accident. He found a recumbent to be a good way to feed his need to get back on the road after his injury healed.

So, I researched about recumbent bike vs trike. I went to a bike shop, and went on a SHORT test ride, 5 to 10 minutes. It felt prety cool, so I went back the next week and bought it. Now, my test ride was w/ regular flat pedals. When I bought it, I had him instal a pair of look pedals. I took it home, and had a HARD time starting off w/ clipless pedals. I took it on rides. After the third, I called and told him that I was (no lie) experiencing shoulder pain from an old injury, that I was not experiencing on a regular road bike. After a long discussion, (and only 7 miles on the bike) he said that he would take it back. I decided to try one more ride today. I HATED it. The don't climb well, and the handling is verry different. I'm sure I could get used to it, but I'm going to return it, before I loose the chance. Just my 2 cents about my recumbent experience.