What Was It We Saw ?

[G-Zero]

Me and the boss lady were cycling south towards Les Sables d'Lonne, Vendee, Fr one day last week and making use of an excellent coastal cycle path winding through a forest.
We came across a family of four cycling towards us on the equivalent of a cycling 'convoy exceptional', but they were past us so quickly I couldn't quite see how it was put together.
We discussed the 'bike' during lunch and from memory it appeared to be a tandem, with a recumbent at the front and a normal seated rider at the rear. There was a child carrying seat attached, I think behind the recumbent rider and another child was attached to the rear on a tag along.

This was certainly the longest 'bike' I've ever seen and some skill must have been needed on the tighter bends.

 

[smokeysmoo]

A quick Google found this which may or may not help. You couldn't fit a child seat behind the recumbent rider on these machines, but you could certainly add a tag along behind it.

 

[Deleted member 23692]

Sounds like a pino

http://hasebikes.com/84-1-Tandem-Pino.html

 

[G-Zero]

Thanks for the quick replies and those certainly look similar to what we saw.

I'm not 100% certain where the child seat was fitted, other than it was in there somewhere. I wonder if they've had an adaption made to the frame ?

 

[G-Zero]

Some interesting images now that I know what I'm searching for !

 

[G-Zero]

 

[raleighnut]

Can't say I'd fancy being stuck out the front, without a set of handlebars to call my own.

 

[ufkacbln]

without a set of handlebars to call my own.

That almost sounds like a song title!

 

[raleighnut]

That almost sounds like a song title!

Made me think of this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=WoLZRFJLFeQ

but out the front there I for one would feel very vulnerable

 

[arallsopp]

Meeting the world with your feet is actually quite reassuring, I find. Yes, having someone else steering would up the thrill component a little, but it's far preferable to meeting the world with your head

 

[FrankCrank]

...saw one of those on the Kennet towpath near Reading a couple of years back - not something you see everyday that's for sure ....

 

[byegad]

The front rider has a pair of bars at seat level to hold. They have no movement and from users I'm told it's a little like riding a tadpole trike as far as view and feeling. You are sat a deal higher than a trike would put you!

 

[Gravity Aided]

Lots of weight on that front wheel. Hate to have a p***ture, That'd be catastrophic.

 

[Sailorsi]

 

[Alex H]

That'll be a Morpheus then

http://www.circecycles.com/products/morpheus/