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Thanks, Scott! Sounds like the trike turned out to be a good thing for Laureen. I take it balance was not an issue? I had no idea a motorized trike was an option. That's good to know. Best, Kathleen 2009/5/28 Scott E Antes <[log in to unmask]> > Yes, Kathleen. Early in Laureen's PD career, I bought her a nice pedal > tricyle. It enabled her to go with us when I walked the dogs. She couldn't > pedal so well after awhile (strength dimished in her legs, and we have some > hills here), so we got a motorized trike (a used Palmer), and that worked. > (We found ours at Goodwill. Amazingly, someone had just dropped it off. > It takes two golf cart batteries.) > > These both are single seaters. The only thing I don't like about this > particular pedal trike is the fact that it only has a hand brake. It works > fine, but I prefer a foot brake, as well, on a single-speed unit. Of > course, pedal brakes are available, but since Laureen didn't mind just the > hand brake, I never installed one. Scott > > Scott E. Antes > Northern Arizona University > Department of Anthropology > PO Box 15200 > Flagstaff, AZ 86011 > ________________________________________ > From: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network [ > [log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Kathleen Cochran [ > [log in to unmask]] > Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 6:06 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: trikes? > > I wonder if anyone on the list has experience with adult tricycles, regular > or recumbent, single or tandem. > > Kathleen > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto: > [log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkins > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto: > [log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn