Originally Posted by
Jeff Wills
The doc may be worried about falls. A spill from a bike with just-beginning-to-heal spinal fusion could be life-altering.
Gif: there are some faster trikes around. They generally have skinny tires, 700C rear wheels, and a a more laid-back position. The ICE Sprint X comes to mind:
https://www.icetrikes.co/products/sp...ecumbent-trike
There seems to be an assumption here - that trikes are much more immune to falls. If you roll a trike, your neck is probably going to see some trauma. Is it safer than a bike? Yeah, probably. But to hear of a newb rolling their trike isn't all that rare. Just pointing out that there is still a non-negligible risk with any type of (non-stationary) cycle. And it's unavoidable that the trike will be slower, even if it's a racy trike. If you are trying to recovery from neck fusion, you probably will have to accept a new normal. It's also important to note that neck fusion may prevent one from riding some of the faster unfaired bents out there, because a low seat angle would point your face skyward, not down the road.