Thanks for all the positive feedback & links. Its taken me two years to start thinking about this stuff again. I spent time in rehab at Stoke Mandeville and had a go on some road hand bikes and was surprised at the speed you could get up to (until my arms nearly fell off). Rehab at somewhere like Stoke is easy; its once you get back to the real world that things seem daunting. I haven’t kept up my exercise regime (which is extremely tedious) so hand cycling is hopefully going to kill two birds with one stone; get me back in to the great outdoors and get me fitter (which is exactly what mountain biking used to do for me).
So I love the look of the Sport-On Explorer:
Explorer
Set up with electrical assist this could be the perfect gravity bike. I’d love to go back to the Alps on one of those. But I’d need a garage, a van and a slightly bigger wallet. I saw the fat bike version last week. Its as big as a quad bike (& probably more expensive).
A recumbandt off roader seems to be more flexible and more comfortable for longer trails.Again its all the practical issues; storage, transport and cost. So I’ll probably demo one, tag along with the old gang for a ride and see how it all falls out (or rather how I fall out).