On our way out of Charleston we stopped at a filling station before we returned to Florida to take our flight back to Minnesota. I noticed these unusual tricyles and knew there must be a story behind them. We chatted with the owners, two retired adventurers from Oregon who were on their 3-month-odyssey touring the South. Chuck and Susan indicated that it took about one month to plan their trip, began it in Houston and will end in Kannapolis, NC. Because they are avid backpackers, the energy they needed for the trip was second nature to them. Chuck made sure that I identify their vehicles as recumbent tricycles, which apparently are more stable than bikes.
un couple aventureux ;)
ReplyDeleteWhat an adventure!
ReplyDeleteBob has recumbent tricycles on his St. Louis Daily Photo site today, although they are racers, not long distance voyagers.
A very different concept than the tricycles on my blog today but quite a coincidence. So these people ride around the country on the secondary roads pedaling these things? Sounds a little dangerous.
ReplyDeleteWe have a friend who rides one of these. He recently rode 73 miles on his 73rd birthday. They look more comfortable than a regular bike but after seeing some along the highway, they are not as easy to see.
ReplyDeleteI think it would be so much fun to be able to do what they are doing.
Very nice pictures too!
Did they say whether their recumbent tricycles use regular or premium?
ReplyDeleteI see you picked up a bit of Southern jargon on your trip - filling station! You're now almost a native!
ReplyDeleteI understand these bikes are easier on the back than the standard ones. The ones I've seen typically have flags flying to increase their visibility.
ReplyDeleteI might actually be able to stay on one of those! Slightly intoxicated and all.
ReplyDeleteI cannot imagine traveling like these folks for that long! What a great story in words and images.
ReplyDeleteWith my luck I wouldn't be seen on this kind of bike.
ReplyDeleteWhat a way to travel! I have never been on a recumbent tricycle. I wonder if it's harder to peddle than a bicycle although you are reclining. I bet Chuck and Susan have lots of stories to tell of their adventures.
ReplyDeleteSo cool! I've never seen such tricycles before.
ReplyDeleteThey definitely look more comfortable yet seem like they require way more energy because your center of gravity is very different. I have no idea if that's really the case. Impressive to make a cross-country trip on those!
ReplyDeleteI don't know Kate, I always fall asleep when I sit in the chair for five mins, I can see me fast asleep in one of these, but i absolutely take my hat off to Chuck and Susan, what a wonderful pair of adventurers!
ReplyDeleteSuch interesting people you meet!Cool wheels indeed...but
ReplyDeletethere is a drawback. Passing ranches in Texas...the dogs run free...and come after bikers. I can pull my feet up on a standard bike. But these angry animals are right in your face on a recumbent..
Sounds like an interesting way to travel. I'd worry about crazy drivers of trucks and cars, though.
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