Radical recumbent trike is powered by arms, legs, or both at once

https://newatlas.com/bicycles/velogym-arm-leg-powered-trike/

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Korhaka@sopuli.xyz · 6 pts · 171d (2 replies)

Things like this do look interesting (velomobile version?) but its a shame how they are always so expensive compared to a normal bike.

_haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 171d

Yeah, I have a Rover 8 I picked up after I broke my arm so I could still ride while I was healing, and even used it was $800. It is fun though! Just be careful around corners, trikes tip easy, even this low to the ground.

brockhold@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 166d

Yeah, I'd love a recumbent trike style commuter ride, but there's no way I'm spending used-car-level-money on one. I assume they're expensive because they're niche... but that's not going to change if they cost so much.

ICastFist@programming.dev · 2 pts · 171d (1 reply)

Interesting. Is the arm-rowing giving impulse on both pushing and pulling motion?

_haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 170d

It looks like both, like you would on an elliptical machine at the gym.