done my back in

[roadrash]

Thanks and I appreciate it but ive resigned myself to the idea now I will look into folders in the near future

 

[classic33]

Don't give up at the first, or second hurdle.

It was a way back into cycling after what happened. Besides we've still to see pictures of you actually using it.

 

[roadrash]

oh I'm not giving up I intend to look at folding trikes in the near future see if they are any easier to manhandle in and out , I have to be realistic about it , my backs fecked as it is and its only going to go one way and its not for the better ,I don't want to help it along, I have a degenerative condition of the spine , but the bastard wont beat me without a fight.

 

[Time Waster]

I saw a trike designed to be easy to move on it's rear wheels. Designed to be stored vertically. A Hase IIRC. Not sure if it does. The website I saw had a guy holding it vertically but he was a young guy but I'd expect a delta trike might work for you.

Otherwise HPV gekko trike IIRC is a folding tadpole trike that's compact. I have an old HPV streetmachine GT that's well made and I like a lot. A very good brand IMHO.

I'm glad you're still looking for a way to make trikes work for you. Don't give up on the dark side!

 

[classic33]

What about two wheels?
Too Good To Be True.

 

[Time Waster]

I'd worry about hurting my bike on a two wheeled recumbent if I had a bad back. On mine I have to sit up to set off then slip back into the seat. It's not a perfect fit for me the seat. I also think I work the core muscles too on it. I assume a trike doesn't have the same twisting of the core to keep balance.

That's just my limited experience, I could be wrong.

 

[roadrash]

What about two wheels?
Too Good To Be True.

don't fancy two wheeled after the trike , aren't they usually about a grand

 

[classic33]

don't fancy two wheeled after the trike , aren't they usually about a grand

That one is/was going for £250. Altringham if remembered correctly.

 

[fatjel]

I understand how you feel. I bought my trike after breaking a collar bone.
Had to pick it up one handed and get it through the back gate on its side .
Possibly why my collarbone still feels a bit disjointed two years on
Have 40 x 20 ft shed now tho still won’t roll through the door.
Ice do / did a narrow trice which might fit thru ?

 

[TissoT]

Does the fence next to your lock up run with another property ?

 

[voyager]

from previous research l think there is only l that folds 2 dimensionally that is in a small production run , it uses smaller wheels and is inversely expensive . even my project x folds in one plane but as an e-trike , catching it awkwardly would put my back out. during the summer months it lives in the boot of the estate car.

 

[DCBassman]

its already fecked ...hence buying the recumbent the two discs above the surgery have failed since I had this done

Spinal surgery...4 times so far...Deep Joy. Not.
Much sympathy from me.

 

[fossyant]

Any mileage in riding a full suspension MTB - more upright and stops the bone jarring ride - mine has made a huge difference - I can ride it for a few hours, can't do that with the rigid MTB, or indeed the road bike on a turbo - I can hardly get off the road bike on the turbo, even after half an hour.

I'd also recommend a dropper post as I can't flex my back as well as I could so swinging a leg over a modern MTB is difficult after a while (I just drop the post before getting off - modern MTB's are MASSIVE). My back's not as knackered as your's but speaking from experience coming back from it being broken badly, and having half a vertebrae missing ?

 

[roadrash]

To be honest I’ve never tried a full bouncer

 

[Skyblot]

How about a Greenspeed Anura? Delta trike and the wheel track is narrow enough to fit through the average doorway. Move it around by picking up the front wheel and towing it - easy. And store standing up on it's tail.
Probably expensive and rare as hens teeth in the UK.