@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