BikerCarla

I got my husband a SUN trike (78 yrs old) who used to ride regular bikes 5 years ago. His leg and foot neuropathy prevents him from being able to lift his leg over the low step over which is 14-15". He has to tilt the trike to get on. I would go find some trikes to try out and see how easy he can step over to get on. A lot would depend on if he has any other balance issues. Also, he'll have to be realistic on how far he can pedal. I wouldn't get anything any less than 3 speeds if you go with a trike.

cutdbeard

Maybe adding a machine thing just to help it accelerate more so your husband won't be needing to really apply pressure on the pedals.

RonInBC

I'm a newbie here but not without some experience in building adapted bikes for disabled people.

I'd hoped to start off posting photos and write-ups of a couple of interesting builds that I've done but I have to get my 10 posts done first.

There's two ways to look at trikes being the best solution. One is the practical view, that it simply makes sense given the person's physical circumstances. The other view though is that the recipient may have a negative connotation to the term "tricycle". The two builds that I'll be starting off with both had this as a factor as to what was acceptable to the recipient.

Ron