Jocelyn@amgine my organization has two #handcycles available to give away right now, but they are both deltas with Lean To Steer, very niche handcycles best for people with trunk control. #adaptivecycling
@amgine 3/ cost and availability are two huge barriers to #handcycling for most people. tadpole style #handcycles are just harder to find and until indie builders went online, most people got into handcycling through a wheelchair dealer who only sold hand cycles made by wheelchair companies, which are definitely not the best! These bikes are way more expensive than the average or comment or two wheel bike so often cost is the major deciding factor, and the Deltas are cheaper to make.
@amgine 2/ tadpole #handcycles have leg rests separate from the steering system, so the steering is a lot tighter because it isn’t obstructed by the leg rests on either side of the drive wheel. I think the renaissance of #recumbent bikes has brought tadpoles back into #handcycling. The bowhead RX, which is probably one of the most popular rn is a tadpole e-assist handcycle. Theres hp velotechnik’s new “hands-on-cycle” version of their skorpion and the Greenspeed hand magnum. #adaptivecycling
@amgine I love this question!! I have it too! Put simply I think that tadpole hand cycles require a bit more engineering, and thus are more expensive. The drive & steering are up front and control both wheels instead of just one. Delta handcycles are just a diamond bike frame turned upside down and backwards. Cheaper to make. Tadpoles are Harder to lift and transport in a vehicle when you are a wheelchair user, but have some huge benefits over Deltas. 1/ #adaptivecycling #handcycling #handcycles
ForrestAnother type are #Handcycles - set up so the rider controls and provides movement with their hands. This can include movement, turning, and breaking.
These can be good for people who use wheelchairs, but many people can make good use of a handcycle.
These can be set up similar to any of the previously described types of trikes. There can be upright, reclined, and even e-assist mountain handcycles!
Bi cripple on a crip bike@xtaran @notjustbikes I will say I think one thing #AdaptedBike sellers need to work on is financing.
I have a good job & disability insurance. I could save up and afford a new #recumbent #ebike. Most people don't have that kind of $, especially disabled folks.
For cars there's a ton of infrastructure to make it easy for people to pay the cost in instalments.
I'd really like to see that become the norm for buying expensive bikes like #bakfiets, recumbents, #HandCycles, etc. #MobilityJustice