What I've learned about riding a recumbent tricycle

• Always wear a helmet
• Adjust your helmet straps so you can fit a baseball cap or visor under it to block the sun
• Wear sunblock
• When you approach a side street – slow down a little and watch for cars – you are low and hard for autos to see
• Cars are bigger than you are – be alert and don’t always insist on taking the right of way – wave them on if you can
• In summer carry extra iced water in your trike’s basket or pannier
• If you listen to music when you ride only use the right earphone – keep the left ear unobstructed so you can hear cars coming up behind you
• Push yourself to ride a little harder – faster – longer each week
• Unlike recumbent tricycles, be aware that "traditional adult trikes" tip over easily on turns
  

• Have a ‘computer’ installed –it will tell you how long, how far, and how fast you ride
• Ask your neurologist for a script for a recumbent trike; you may be able to apply some of the cost on your state income taxes
• Recumbent tricycles aren't inexpensive; look for used ones in want ads and on Craigslist
• If you buy a used recumbent trike, take it to a reputable bike shop that sells trikes – they can fit the trike to you, balance it, and install a computer for you