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Best Bike for Balance
As some of you know, because of my accident I now have balance issues.
It will be many years (if ever) before I try to ride something with two wheels again. It may be that I should just stick to three or four but here is my question. What is the easiest bike to get into and out of and what is the easiest bike to balance? Thanks, Jeff |
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Best Bike for Balance
Jeff Grippe wrote:
What is the easiest bike to get into and out of and what is the easiest bike to balance? For balance, the rule of thumb is that higher is better, so an old-style Ordinary/Penny-farthing is probably the easiest bike to balance. Of course, it'll fail hideously on the ease of mount/dismount side of things... ;-) But an upright should be slightly easier than a 'bent to balance (and if you've a problem then a little can be a significant amount), and an open frame is easiest to get in and out of. If you want a 'bent, then a relatively upright riding position will probably help, something like a BikeE or an HPVel Spirit (I've never tried a BikeE myself, but the Spirit was the most immediately easy, accessible and comfortable 'bent I've ridden. Not that fast and wouldn't be as good as my Streetmachine for touring, but for an urban runabout struck me as a great bit of kit. Personally I prefer to use a Bromton folder around town, as the fold makes it a lot more flexible overall, but if I had an urban 'bent it would probably be a Spirit). Pete. -- Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK net http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/ |
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Best Bike for Balance
On Jan 28, 5:39 am, "Jeff Grippe" wrote:
.... What is the easiest bike to get into and out of and what is the easiest bike to balance? I don't own one, but when I test rode it, I thought the Bacchetta Giro (aka the Giro 20 these days) was one of the most stable bikes at low speed I've ever ridden, DF's included. With its tilt stem, getting in and out isn't too bad, though since it's a high BB bike with a stick frame SWB, it'll have a higher step over than something like a low BB LWB. |
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Jeff,
I find swb bikes much harder to get into and out of than lwb. New riders jump on my Tour Easy and have little trouble riding, but if they get on my V-Rex it's kind of scary at first. It's also scary watching them stop the V-Rex but they just naturally put their feed down when stopping the Tour Easy. If balance is an issue I would make sure I have mtb cranks so I could spin at slow speeds. We've found spinning is the key to riding slow. Of course we never have had a problem getting into, out of, or balancing our WizWheelz's. Enjoy, Perry B On Jan 28, 4:39 am, "Jeff Grippe" wrote: As some of you know, because of my accident I now have balance issues. It will be many years (if ever) before I try to ride something with two wheels again. It may be that I should just stick to three or four but here is my question. What is the easiest bike to get into and out of and what is the easiest bike to balance? Thanks, Jeff |
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Best Bike for Balance
In alt.rec.bicycles.recumbent on 28 Jan 2007 06:02:55 -0800
Victor Kan wrote: I don't own one, but when I test rode it, I thought the Bacchetta Giro (aka the Giro 20 these days) was one of the most stable bikes at low speed I've ever ridden, DF's included. I find it stable although tight turns take practice. With its tilt stem, getting in and out isn't too bad, though since it's a high BB bike with a stick frame SWB, it'll have a higher step over than something like a low BB LWB. I am really unsure how someone with bad balance would manage any bicycle because I can't work out how the bad balance would manifest. When getting onto the Giro I don't move the stem forward, I left the right leg, insert it in the gap between stem and seat, and slide onto the seat. When I get off, I push the stem forward, stand, and lift the right leg, bent at the knee, over the seat, body leaning forward. I think both of those would be difficult for someone with poor balance. Probably a better way to get on would be to sit bum on seat, tilt stem all the way forward so it rests on the frame, and swing leg over the stem. That way the whole plot, self and bike, is supported on the triangle of leg and wheels. get out the same way. I'll have to try it and see if it's doable. Zebee |
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Best Bike for Balance
In alt.rec.bicycles.recumbent on 28 Jan 2007 21:06:48 GMT
Zebee Johnstone wrote: Probably a better way to get on would be to sit bum on seat, tilt stem all the way forward so it rests on the frame, and swing leg over the stem. That way the whole plot, self and bike, is supported on the triangle of leg and wheels. get out the same way. I'll have to try it and see if it's doable. A quick test seems to show that it is better to stand next to it, put a hand on the seat back and swing a leg over forward that way, using the seatback to brace. To get off, stand up, lean forward and put a hand on the framespar. But as my balance is good I can't tell if either would work for someone with poor balance. Zebee |
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