They were made by Rans, a company in Kansas known from their recumbents, which went out of business a decade or so ago A company I consulted for in the early ‘10s had one of these to check out, but I never worked up the interest to test ride it.
Based on the shape of the frame, I would say this IS x biking
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I test rode one many years ago. It was actually a lot of fun.
nothingfuture on
Not that uncomfortable to ride. Mostly, in my experience, aimed at an older/less mobile crowd.
Seat has a low step-over, and you can (comfortably) sit on the seat with both feet on the ground for maximum stability, and the posture still allows for normal leg extension. I wouldn’t be psyched to ride up a huge hill on one, but they’re fun enough out and about (and they really do let people ride that might otherwise have a difficult time riding).
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It’s called a ‘crank forward bicycle’ if anyone is interested in researching more about them.
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They were made by Rans, a company in Kansas known from their recumbents, which went out of business a decade or so ago A company I consulted for in the early ‘10s had one of these to check out, but I never worked up the interest to test ride it.
Based on the shape of the frame, I would say this IS x biking
I test rode one many years ago. It was actually a lot of fun.
Not that uncomfortable to ride. Mostly, in my experience, aimed at an older/less mobile crowd.
Seat has a low step-over, and you can (comfortably) sit on the seat with both feet on the ground for maximum stability, and the posture still allows for normal leg extension. I wouldn’t be psyched to ride up a huge hill on one, but they’re fun enough out and about (and they really do let people ride that might otherwise have a difficult time riding).
It’s called a ‘crank forward bicycle’ if anyone is interested in researching more about them.
If it had a backrest, it would be a recumbent.
Recumbish…
Semi recumbent design.