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Stan
Guest
When I retire in two years, I plan to ride the Virginia-Oregon Transam route on my Vision R54
recumbent bike. My wife would like to share in the adventure, and I very much want to include her.
The problem: she has bad knees. She's had arthroscopic surgery twice on each knee. Her doctor says
the next operation will be a joint replacement. So, cycling across the country is out of the
question for her.
My brilliant (?) solution is to buy her a motor scooter, AKA moped -- something with a 50 cc engine
such as a Yamaha Zuma. It's pretty quiet, and compatible with my 12 MPH pace. As a bonus (for me),
we could get her a trailer to carry the heavier gear.
Question #1: Has anyone had any experience with such a "mixed marriage"? Any "gottchas"?
Question #2: Would she be unwelcome at "Ride Across . . ." or "Tour de
. . ." events even if she registered as a rider? It would seem that, legally, she could join me on
public roads, but would this be poor biking etiquette? We'd like to participate in tours such as
this, but not if people would take offense at a moped in their midst.
recumbent bike. My wife would like to share in the adventure, and I very much want to include her.
The problem: she has bad knees. She's had arthroscopic surgery twice on each knee. Her doctor says
the next operation will be a joint replacement. So, cycling across the country is out of the
question for her.
My brilliant (?) solution is to buy her a motor scooter, AKA moped -- something with a 50 cc engine
such as a Yamaha Zuma. It's pretty quiet, and compatible with my 12 MPH pace. As a bonus (for me),
we could get her a trailer to carry the heavier gear.
Question #1: Has anyone had any experience with such a "mixed marriage"? Any "gottchas"?
Question #2: Would she be unwelcome at "Ride Across . . ." or "Tour de
. . ." events even if she registered as a rider? It would seem that, legally, she could join me on
public roads, but would this be poor biking etiquette? We'd like to participate in tours such as
this, but not if people would take offense at a moped in their midst.