Adult Tricycle

[Marns]

Looking at buy an adult tricycle... any suggestions of what to buy and where
to buy it from ??

Mario

PS. I live in Sydney so I suppose something "local" would be nice!

[Peter Signorini]

"Marns" > wrote in message news:43521f4e$1@news1...
> Looking at buy an adult tricycle... any suggestions of what to buy and
> where
> to buy it from ??
>
> Mario
>
> PS. I live in Sydney so I suppose something "local" would be nice!

Several manufacturers here in Melbourne:

Greenspeed www.greenspeed.com.au
MR Components www.mrrecumbenttrikes.com
TriSled www.trisled.com.au

Don't know of any in Sydney, but Flying Furniture is in Canberra and sells
most of these trikes and others
http://www.flyingfurniture.com.au/trikes.html

Cheers
Peter

[Skewer]

I would think that Cheeky Monkey near Central would be the specialists
in finding the unusual when it comes to cycling.

Another place you could try is disability support suppliers. Trikes
are often used as exercise/transport options for people with inner ear
disorders affecting their their balance.

Skewer

Marns wrote:
> Looking at buy an adult tricycle... any suggestions of what to buy and where
> to buy it from ??
>
> Mario
>
> PS. I live in Sydney so I suppose something "local" would be nice!
>
>

[Sam R.]

Marns wrote:
> Looking at buy an adult tricycle... any suggestions of what to buy and where
> to buy it from ??
> PS. I live in Sydney so I suppose something "local" would be nice!

Are you looking to buy a recumbant (lie down) or an upright (like a
diamond-frame only with 3 wheels) trike?

Cheeky Monkey have apparently sold upright trikes designed to carry
stuff before. They also do good things finding unusual bikes. While
you're at Cheeky Monkey you *ought* to buy back issues of Velovision
which details (and compares) many unusual bike designs. If disability
is a reason for buying a trike, check out their special needs cycling
reviews in the latest issue. (The special needs section is also posted
online)

For recumbant trikes, see the other Australians suggested in this
thread, read Velovision, and also check out Human Powered Vehicles type
websites, there was an Australian newsletter for HPV enthusiasts going
around.

If you want a trike for serious cargo haulage, then check out the
various trike-truck options from overseas. They get rather expensive
though.

yours,
Sam R.

[Sam R.]

Sam R. wrote:

> If you want a trike for serious cargo haulage, then check out the
> various trike-truck options from overseas. They get rather expensive
> though.

Also, if its cargo, load in front or load behind?

yours,
Sam R.

[Marns]

Hello All, Thanks for all the comments...

Further to my question, I am looking for an upright tricycle for someone
that does have problems in balancing

Mario

"Marns" > wrote in message news:43521f4e$1@news1...
> Looking at buy an adult tricycle... any suggestions of what to buy and
where
> to buy it from ??
>
> Mario
>
> PS. I live in Sydney so I suppose something "local" would be nice!
>
>

[Parbs]

"Marns" wrote in message ...
> Hello All, Thanks for all the comments...
>
> Further to my question, I am looking for an upright tricycle for someone
> that does have problems in balancing
>
> Mario
>
Don't recall seeing anything locally, but the Phantom is not too far away

http://www.phantomcycles.com.au/product.php?productid=1359&cat=102&page=1

Parbs

[Book]

"Marns" > wrote in message news:435368d0@news1...
| Hello All, Thanks for all the comments...
|
| Further to my question, I am looking for an upright tricycle for someone
| that does have problems in balancing
|
| Mario
|

G'day Mario,

I think this is what you are after-
http://www.advancetraders.com.au/indi.htm
scroll down to the "rambler"... My 63 year old Mum has recently gotten
herself one of these, as she has pretty bad osteoporosis and 3 wheels may be
better stability wise than two. She loves it (even puts her fox terrier in
the basket), and probably hasn't ridden a bike for about 20 years. The
company is in brisbane (she's in Ballina- nice flat place for a trike), so
you'd have to probably email them to find out where they stock them in
Sydney. I think she paid around $600.

Cheers,

Sean