Tandem adaptor adult bike
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Tandem adaptor adult bike
Hey so basicly my girlfriend can't ride a bike, and refuses to learn so we have to get busses and tube whenever we go somewhere together. Does anyone know if the thing you use to attach a kids bike to an adult bike works for 2 adult bikes?
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There area few options. some will add more then I mention- Tandem bike. Single bike with trailer. Cargo bike with back seat. Side hack.
My first suggestion is a tandem. But a reluctant partner is a large issue and must be respected. Andy
My first suggestion is a tandem. But a reluctant partner is a large issue and must be respected. Andy
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Also could a tag along be adapted to adult size simply by moving the handlebar position further forward and putting a super long seatpost in the thing?
In regards to a trailer is it legal to just put her in the trailer when we go somewhere? Do I need a special typre of trailer to carry a passenger?
In regards to a trailer is it legal to just put her in the trailer when we go somewhere? Do I need a special typre of trailer to carry a passenger?
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Let me add to Andrew R Stewart's list Perhaps a pedicab or cycle rickshaw.
However, I would encourage you to approach this as a partnership. Either you cycle together, or you don't at all. Hauling a GF around will get old quickly (unless you are running a pedicab as a business to... still, don't haul her around).
So... that leaves:
I used a coupled "afterburner" to help my 8 yr old nephew learn to ride, and think it helped a bit. But, I think it would be extremely unwieldy for carrying an adult. Fortunately there are many relatively cheap tandems available.
There is quite a bit of discussion about removing the pedals, and starting with a low seat and a "push bike", just to get used to coasting and steering. I had never tried it with kids, but I've seen a few kids crashes. Anyway, even adults can learn to ride a bike.
However, I would encourage you to approach this as a partnership. Either you cycle together, or you don't at all. Hauling a GF around will get old quickly (unless you are running a pedicab as a business to... still, don't haul her around).
So... that leaves:
- She learns to ride.
- Trike (including recumbent tadpole and delta trikes).
- Tandem
- No riding together.
I used a coupled "afterburner" to help my 8 yr old nephew learn to ride, and think it helped a bit. But, I think it would be extremely unwieldy for carrying an adult. Fortunately there are many relatively cheap tandems available.
There is quite a bit of discussion about removing the pedals, and starting with a low seat and a "push bike", just to get used to coasting and steering. I had never tried it with kids, but I've seen a few kids crashes. Anyway, even adults can learn to ride a bike.
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My wife rides maybe 0.5% of what I do. I have tried a variety of things, including nice tandems (she does not like being a stoker at all) to increase the number miles we can do together.
I think small wheels and step thru frames are attractive to the non-cyclists. Certainly the bike must fit her well and she likes it.
If it were in my budget I would love to see if the bilenky viewpoint would get her to go on long rides with me.
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You might post/search the tandem forum for your unique request.
Search articulated tandem.
I think small wheels and step thru frames are attractive to the non-cyclists. Certainly the bike must fit her well and she likes it.
If it were in my budget I would love to see if the bilenky viewpoint would get her to go on long rides with me.
Bilenky Cycle Works
You might post/search the tandem forum for your unique request.
Search articulated tandem.
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Even if you find something that works, like an adult-size "Tag-Along" or a suitable tandem, are you sure your girlfriend is willing to use it? Many people don't like hard physical activity under any circumstances and her refusal to ride may be the result of that attitude. Be sure it will be accepted before you spend any more time or money.
My wife never learned to ride a bike as a child and I made the mistake of trying to teach her when we were in our 40's. It didn't work and it would have been a ticket to divorce court if I had persisted. Teaching our teen age kids to drive was a piece of cake by comparison.
My wife never learned to ride a bike as a child and I made the mistake of trying to teach her when we were in our 40's. It didn't work and it would have been a ticket to divorce court if I had persisted. Teaching our teen age kids to drive was a piece of cake by comparison.
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Hmmm....
As I mentioned, my nephew had a tough time learning to ride, and both I got an Allycat Shadow, and his mother got something similar for a little practice/experience.
After I finally got him riding. I thought it would be fun to try a tandem, that would give us greater freedom (I could ride a half a day, anywhere, busy streets, over hills, etc). But he absolutely refused to ride it, and did everything he could think of to be annoying. Perhaps it was a mental block due to the tag-a-long, but he considers the tandem a little kid's toy bike.
As I mentioned, my nephew had a tough time learning to ride, and both I got an Allycat Shadow, and his mother got something similar for a little practice/experience.
After I finally got him riding. I thought it would be fun to try a tandem, that would give us greater freedom (I could ride a half a day, anywhere, busy streets, over hills, etc). But he absolutely refused to ride it, and did everything he could think of to be annoying. Perhaps it was a mental block due to the tag-a-long, but he considers the tandem a little kid's toy bike.
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At some time in the past there was available a manufactured adapter to connect two adult bikes by removing the front wheel of the back bike and attaching the fork to the rear axle of the front bike. This made a three wheel tandem with independent drivetrains. It was said to work especially well for people new to tandems.
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My wife rides maybe 0.5% of what I do. I have tried a variety of things, including nice tandems (she does not like being a stoker at all) to increase the number miles we can do together.
I think small wheels and step thru frames are attractive to the non-cyclists. Certainly the bike must fit her well and she likes it.
If it were in my budget I would love to see if the bilenky viewpoint would get her to go on long rides with me.
Bilenky Cycle Works
You might post/search the tandem forum for your unique request.
Search articulated tandem.
I think small wheels and step thru frames are attractive to the non-cyclists. Certainly the bike must fit her well and she likes it.
If it were in my budget I would love to see if the bilenky viewpoint would get her to go on long rides with me.
Bilenky Cycle Works
You might post/search the tandem forum for your unique request.
Search articulated tandem.
My wife likes biking but doesn't feel confident when navigating traffic.
The Bilenky is working really well for us.
It's so nice to be able to talk all the time and she has a great view.
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