[Sportsandrec] looking at a tandem trike

[Robert Moore]

Hi all. 

I am looking at getting a tandem recumbent trike for my wife and I. I kept
it a secret for  some time while I was doing some searching around  and
checking them out. I  still have not yet physically gotten my hands on one
but  found a place that rents them out for dayly rides and then sells them
at the end of the season or in this case what was left of last years bikes. 

They have a  couple of terra trike tandem recumbants left. I was  hoping to
get over there today and take a look but that sadly will not work out  with
our schedual. 

My Wife was a bit hesitant at first but now is all on  board with the idea.
Can't wait to go and test ride this   trike. 

I have heard nothing but good  about these  tandem trikes. 

 Since they are used and not a large selection it won't be customized to our
exact wishes but since this is our first trike I think long as it is a clean
comfortable ride in good mechanical condition and will   adjust to our hight
requierments it  should be all good. 

One  question I might have is, if it is only a 3 speed, is that still
comfortable gearing for two beginners that are in moderate to poor
condition? I of cource would rather have at least an 8 speed 

Do  any of you know about what  it might cost to retro fit it to an 8 speed
later on if I wanted to? 

 

We are not looking to race or go all that far at least to start with we are
planning on just tooling around the naiberhood