When I first tried out this three-wheeler I was surprised to find I could not seem to steer it. When I put pressure on the peddles the thing just wanted to turn sharply. It baffled me as I had been riding bicycles all my life until I started falling off because of weakness due to tendon injuries.
I found a youtube video of a fellow demonstrating how to ride. I saw that he had a very upright posture and he was steering with just two fingers. That encouraged me to try again following his example. I also found that pushing the handlebar on the side opposite the desired turn direction was a better technique. Once I was able to get myself up and down the street, the process began to seem more natural and intuitive.
The Old Trike
I played around with 3D drawing programs about twenty years ago and one of my first efforts was to reconstruct my memory of my first trike in the mid-1940s. I don't recall any difficulty in learning to ride this one. Kids seem to take to the task with no problem.
Happy trails!
1 comment:
I love the shadows on the trike images! It is interesting to hear that tricycles turn differently and require adaptation. Rich commented that you didn’t choose electric. :)
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