Bikes For Retired Parents......
Our camping parents are mid 60's. I've never seen them ride bikes before but my Mom recently expressed interest in riding a bike when camping and also possibly when at home. They're both not the slim...
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A beach cruiser is not a good choice. This type of bike take three times as much effort to go anywhere. Trikes are not stable and easily tip over with any grade.
Mountain bikes with skinny tires or the equivalent in a commuter bike will have a straight cross bar and shift levers on the handles and the rider can sit upright.
There is little to wear out on a bike other than the brake pads and the tires so I would recommend spending $200 on a good used bike that may have sold for $400 when new than buying a new bicycle.
Check the weight of the bikes. The problem with cruisers and the cheaper mountain bikes is that they will weigh 10 lbs. more than a standard road bicycle and that makes it harder to lift them up onto a bike rack.
Don't assume that because your folks are in their 60's that they have to be sedentary. My wife and I are in our 60's and we ride 80 miles a week on hilly country for recreation, to stay in shape, and for our health. Beats the heck out of meds for type II diabetes or blood pressure meds and all the other things that people find themselves taking and their doctors proscribe.
Mountain bikes with skinny tires or the equivalent in a commuter bike will have a straight cross bar and shift levers on the handles and the rider can sit upright.
There is little to wear out on a bike other than the brake pads and the tires so I would recommend spending $200 on a good used bike that may have sold for $400 when new than buying a new bicycle.
Check the weight of the bikes. The problem with cruisers and the cheaper mountain bikes is that they will weigh 10 lbs. more than a standard road bicycle and that makes it harder to lift them up onto a bike rack.
Don't assume that because your folks are in their 60's that they have to be sedentary. My wife and I are in our 60's and we ride 80 miles a week on hilly country for recreation, to stay in shape, and for our health. Beats the heck out of meds for type II diabetes or blood pressure meds and all the other things that people find themselves taking and their doctors proscribe.
