I have a low end Schwinn mountain bike. It's pretty lightweight, under 30 pounds and I can still pick it up if I need to.

Did you get the basket too? That looks pretty cool for a trip to the grocery for a few items. What color did you get?

The basket comes with it and it is big, I could take a dog along if I wanted to, with enough space left over for a picnic for both of us if I spend a few hours on the bike trails.

. And yes, I could go to the grocery store, however there is quite a bit of petty theft in the area so will probably not leave the trike unattended, even with a lock/chain.

I got the dark cherry, very pretty.

I also have a bicycle I am repairing, the wheel is out of true so I ordered a new one, but I love the way the tricycle rides for leisurely exercise.

Good for you Lucille! Go out and burn up those roads and enjoy your fitness. Do be careful.

That looks like lots of fun, Lucille, I hope you enjoy the 'new wheels'....

I shouldn't even admit what I have for a bike other than my stationary model. Moni, if you are reading, Stop.

My only actual bike right now is a Schwinn 3-speed my dad bought for me about 1957. He bought both of us bikes on my sister's birthday - I'm still hearing teasing about that even now, my having received a gift on her birthday ;) And being older, she had waited longer for a nice bike than the underserving little sister (me). It's been hanging in my basement the last many years.

Excellent! You are doing great, Lucille, thinking up new ways to keep moving.

I gave up my bike. (I do miss it somewhat, though.) Traffic is so heavy unless you go Sunday mornings and the bike was just a few inches too tall for me even with the seat down and I was afraid of falling. Also, the dog needs to walk, so that's my exercise for now. I walk a couple miles a day.

I've seen a few of those in my neighborhood, Lucille; it looks like a lot of fun.

Good for you Lucille! I wish this old body could handle a bike right now. Here's my new wheels.

I also have a trike bicycle a different brand, I bought it from a bike shop. It also has the big basket in the back and I do take my little dog with me she goes into her dog carrier and it fits in the basket. I have a front basket that easily removes. We each got bikes a couple years ago he has a very nice regular bike. Our subdivision is perfect for riding, very little traffic and lots of people ride and walk.

Good for you! Keep it up!

AAA I have one of those too lol. I use my electric scooters these days so mine sits in a back bedroom. They are very helpful though. Hope you are doing well.

Audrey, that's a "quadracycle!"

LMAO Socks!

Lucille, I hope, you know, a good bike shop can true your wheel for you, for a lot less than a new wheel costs.

Morz8, pull that poor poor bike down, clean it up, oil the chain, and let it go outside for a ride. :)

Yikes, can you believe it... I have three bicycles, but am lusting after a trike. One of those fancy fast kind, like Mel has.

Mel is on the left, Rolf on the right. Both are on recumbents.

Moni

I went to the bike trail today, rode around town, and had to get home to do something or I'd still be riding. I think the best bike is the one you actually like to ride, and I could spend hours riding this one.

I don't have a bike computer but estimating by time and distance I was only going around 6mph, so I wasn't burning up the road, but it was fun.

Lucille, where do you live? Will you be able to enjoy your bike most of the year, or will it be too cold or hot at times?

I live in Texas, can ride most of the year. Even when it is hot, at 8AM people are outdoors for yard work, exercise, or whatnot, before it gets too hot by 10AM, so I can ride early.

I bought a single speed beach cruiser with coaster brakes this year. Very simple and comfortable to ride. Hadn't ridden a bike since I was 11. I am almost 65. Loving it.

I bought a Fuji Crosstown 7 speed in August and I love it. I am close enough to a "rails to trails" bike trail so I don't have to ride on the city streets. I have a nice bike rack for my car so I could really go about anywhere. Mine is steel blue. I went to a small bike shop to buy it because I knew I would get good service. The guy was very knowledgeable and helped me pick out one I could handle. I got to test ride it and he fitted the seat height for me too. I got the rack that goes over the back tire because I have a neat L.L.Bean saddlebag from a prior bike. Plus if you ride when it is wet, the water doesn't shoot up on you! LOL While the winter isn't great for bike riding, if the temps allow I will be out there. Oh yeah, mine is considered a "comfort" bike. Just for fun riding.

Murraysmom, I have that same bike, in black. I call it my city/comfort bike. But I still lust over one of those spensive neat new trikes... an ICE Adventure trike.

Moni

Moni,

Steering a bike and trike are completely different. If one has both (as I do, and I just fixed the bike) is there any problem switching from one to the other?

Aunt Audrey, nice looking wheels you got there. Totally wish I had one of those, a while back I had a knee injury and really couldn't walk much for a couple months.

I rode my Harley Davidson 3 wheel trike for years, I rode it every where it was my main means of transportation, still have it. Now I have my 3 wheel trike bike and my 3 wheel trike scooter. The most important thing to always remember with the 3 wheels is that you have so much more width behind you not just the single wheel you have in front. So you have to anticipate the distance you have to swing out when going around a curve or where the edge of your back tires are riding. That's not as easy as you would think because you have always rode with just 2 wheels directly under you. It is also harder to steer a trike it naturally wants to continue in a straight line this is especially true on a motorcycle and scooter it takes some muscle to do a turn. I will tell you that I ran over my share of curbs when I went from my 2 wheel Harley Davidson to the trike! It's doesn't feel natural like riding a regular bike does. I have seen people wrap their back wheel around a pole on the corner because they didn't consider the extra width of the tire on that side. It is not something you want to do lol. My very first ride on the Harley trike I was trying to go around a curved road and didn't realize how much I would have to muscle the steering and I ended up jumping the curb over the sidewalk and into someone's yard. My husband was following behind on his Harley and when I got stopped and off the trike, I was shaking. He was laughing so hard he couldn't talk. That was the learning experience I needed! Never happened again. Lol

Luckily the 3 wheel bike is not as bad!