Hollywood service manager Pete Zlatnik passed this inspiring story along to us about his mother’s experience riding an adult tricycle. It’s affirming to know that no matter the personal challanges, there is a bike made for just about everyone.

My mom Judy is 68, her knees aren’t so good but she wanted to get some exercise. A few years back I got her an adult trike hoping this would give her an opportunity to get exercise on a bike. She started just tooling around the neighborhood at first, then she’d ride to the store about a mile away. Eventually she created this loop that was a little further including a local bike path. I went down to visit last spring and was shocked and impressed to see that the pedals were worn out from lots of use, when I got home I sent new ones. Recently she asked me how she could train to ride 15 miles because there was a local wine country ride with a 60, 30, and 15 mile option (my parents live in the southern Bay Area). I sent her a Trek bike computer so she could monitor her mileage, and she found out that her loop was already 10 miles! She was so excited because she thought that she had only been riding 5 miles. A few weeks back she did the 15 mile ride with no problem. She wishes she could ride faster, but is nervous of a fall so she prefers the 3 wheeler. I’m really proud of her for doing the ride. It was definitely a big accomplishment.

Adult tricycles are avilable at our Division location (SE 109th & Division). Store manager Peter Lunoak has this to add:

The adult trikes we carry (Trek and Torker) are a great solution for people who want to experience the freedom and self sufficiency of riding a bike, but who either don’t feel comfortable on a bike, or simply can’t ride a bike due to some sort of mobility challenge. We’ve outfitted customers with conditions ranging from joint degeneration, MS, Vertigo…In every case our customers feel a wonderful sense of liberation.