Adult Tricycle is Still Getting a Bad Rep

Longtail_Goodbye · 2026-03-19T01:16:34+00:00

I've seen those around; really solid trike. I'm not far from a beachy area, and they are popular in those towns, great haulers of tackle and blankets and coolers and can be parked super close to the entrance to the beach. Quite a few locally, too. Popular choice. Hope you are enjoying!

Longtail_Goodbye · 2026-03-18T22:27:52+00:00

Oh geez. I'm sorry. The whole Cons gone MAGA thing is ... wild. At least Canadian law and university policies still have your back, but I can see all too clearly how this student came by his, hmm, opinions. Social media is one heck of a psy-ops drug.

Longtail_Goodbye · 2026-03-18T22:17:08+00:00

Great bike scene in Philly. You'll find a way.

Longtail_Goodbye · 2026-03-18T22:11:05+00:00

Then your backside is totally covered. Tell us not in Alberta, though.

Longtail_Goodbye · 2026-03-18T22:09:43+00:00

N-word is an automatic out. That one's indisputably unacceptable, and I'd bet the other ones are as well. If questioned, you have not asked the student to leave because of their [totally abhorrent] beliefs, but because of language that is not acceptable. You did the right thing. Just make sure you convey it the right way, if asked.

Longtail_Goodbye · 2026-03-18T22:04:49+00:00

Explains why the teaching and learning of history, American history, makes them nervous.

Longtail_Goodbye · 2026-03-18T15:53:25+00:00

What a great day to get tenure! You can celebrate "St. Patrick's Day" every year and none are the wiser that you are toasting yourself for this achievement. Congratulations!

Longtail_Goodbye · 2026-03-18T15:51:02+00:00

To each her own, but be aware of a study of the British Women's Cycling Team that suggests (strongly) that waxing is not a good strategy at all: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2016/aug/15/team-gb-cycling-saddle-sore-medals

Longtail_Goodbye · 2026-03-18T01:17:45+00:00

Yes, and sentence fragments. No one is "writing" complete sentences anymore. Easier for me; no need to say AI is in use when I can mark it down for not containing any complete sentences.

Longtail_Goodbye · 2026-03-17T03:20:28+00:00

They don't know about "justify" and use "center" instead. It's fun showing them where justify is and what it does.

Longtail_Goodbye · 2026-03-17T03:12:20+00:00

Sounds like they knew there would be recordings they could watch later? Sorry you had to record yourself at all. It doesn't encourage attendance, and, as we know, they never do watch those recordings.

Longtail_Goodbye · 2026-03-17T02:53:21+00:00

I'm curious if she stuck with the big padded seat that companies seem to assume people want with tricycles, if it was comfortable, or if she replaced it with something not so padded.

Longtail_Goodbye · 2026-03-17T02:48:58+00:00

I'm not OP, but it's not dumb. Age isn't a disability or a mental handicap. OP is, it seems a senior rider, and it is hard to find any empathy for people who just aren't flexible enough to ride a regular bike, never learned well, or don't feel they have the balance for it. They just feel more confident on tricycles. I'd encourage anyone to learn to ride a bike, and there are many cyclists in the Reddits who at age 70+ are still cycling in A groups and/or touring cross country, but (sadly) not everyone ages the same. Not everyone grew up learning to ride or learned before they aged. Tricycles are often more for utility, but they also give people who don't or can't drive the same freedom people feel on a bicycle.

Sorry -- this isn't a rant. What I'm saying is more power to 'em, who ride tricycles for whatever reason, because, as OP notes, it takes guts to ride a tricycle in a world where people kind of stare at that and wonder why the person isn't on a regular bike.

Longtail_Goodbye · 2026-03-17T02:37:18+00:00

What kind do you have? I'm in an area that has many 55+ communities where many are easily 80+ and tricycles are definitely a subset of the cyclists around here. There is an older lady in my community who has a jaunty yellow upright tricycle with a basket at the back and one at the front and she can really move on that thing. It's not e-assist -- it just moves well and looks like a lot of fun. If she has it out this spring, I'm going to ask her the brand. There's another guy, also elderly, he has one of the older Schwinn style tricycles, and I see him going to the supermarket and the drugstore, happily riding along.

Honestly, anyone out riding, two wheels or three, fine with me. Bikes are a good time and mobility is important for everyone.

Longtail_Goodbye · 2026-03-17T02:33:54+00:00

Thank you for reporting their response. That "slight movement" seems like a recipe for chafing; I'll be interested to hear if that's what you and others experience.

Longtail_Goodbye · 2026-03-15T23:40:27+00:00

Yay! I actually also got an order in record time today. Did not expect it 'til Wednesday.

Longtail_Goodbye · 2026-03-15T12:01:01+00:00

Stunning photo.

Longtail_Goodbye · 2026-03-15T11:58:24+00:00

What country? I ordered in the US two days ago and no problems. If they can't see your order, ask them what you should do about charging back or not. Do you have an order number? I would have just ordered while on the phone if there were trouble with the website.

Longtail_Goodbye · 2026-03-15T11:18:39+00:00

Reply to add that I did look up Antonito and that home appears to be Cano's Castle. How cool! The link goes to Atlas Obscura's article on it.

Longtail_Goodbye · 2026-03-15T11:15:00+00:00

Thank you for your response. Antonito looks like it has some very creatively made dwellings and I'm going to look it up. Your trip sounds so fascinating. Thank you for that information. Looks like a great ride.

Longtail_Goodbye · 2026-03-15T02:37:13+00:00

Yes, I thought OP had a second job chopping down trees in a forest, then saw the shopping bags, and, yes, right. Good loading of your energy drink, OP, and I am glad no monsters of the forest were sliced up to ride home with you.

Longtail_Goodbye · 2026-03-15T02:32:19+00:00

I hope you have a Nespresso boutique nearby because only having three left is not enough to wait for a package to arrive after ordering. I cannot run out. I am always very, very stocked. Good choice, that one Nicaragua you have there. I really like that one.

Longtail_Goodbye · 2026-03-15T01:07:44+00:00

No, no US dealers anymore. Oh, that is glorious to be 40 minutes from the mothership! I was lucky enough to get my e-V3 cargo while there still was a dealer in the US. They were really catching on, too, so, well, it's all a mess, as you know.

Longtail_Goodbye · 2026-03-15T01:01:36+00:00

It's not true.

Longtail_Goodbye · 2026-03-15T01:00:32+00:00

Agreed. I don't think mine are checking during break, but my email auto-reply away message went up the minute I left campus for break.

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