Oh, that certainly is the most comfy-looking bicycle I have ever seen! I am so glad that you can be out cycling on this one! :) I cycle myself, as often as time permits me. It's a great way to get out and see nature at a good speed. :)

Yepyep! :D We're hoping to work ourself up to the point of doing a biking trip in Denmark! :)

I am jealous.

Aww...maybe you can get one someday too? :D

How much did it cost?

Here is their cheapest model: http://www.day6bicycles.com/dream7.html (I had to pay a lot more than that to import it, due to shipping and customs fees.)

(And forgot to add: the pic there shows a different seat, but you can order the same kind of seat I got, if you want.)

Great to hear. Hope you get to use it a lot ^^

Thanks, hon! Trying! :D (Before the weather gets too sucky!)

Yeah, that bike really does look really comfortable. I confess I've never really ridden a bike before, but perhaps once my life gets settled I'll bug the other half to teach me, heh.

That's great news to hear, by the way. Being able to be out and about whenever you want is often taken for granted by many.

It's a bit tricky to get started, but you'll catch on in no time. :) The nice thing about this style of bike is that you don't sit perched high up on a skinny little bike saddle, where only your toes touch the ground. This bike has a low, semi-laid back sitting position, so both your feet stay firmly planted on the ground. I've never had such good balance on any normal bike, so I feel much safer and stable on this one. And we've been biking all over the place here now, exploring forest paths and quiet roads...places I never could have walked to, because they are too far/deep in, and you can't park near them. So I've been able to see far more nature now than I ever did just walking! :)

That looks really awesome! I want to get back into bike riding, but getting over the physical hurdle of out-of-shape-ness is still daunting me. I wonder if having a properly sized and outfitted bike would make that doable instead of torturous. I'm so glad you're outside so much more now!

Yep, that was my problem too...I hadn't biked since my teens, and was (am!) completely out of shape. Biking on any normal bike hurt so dang much, I couldn't even bear to get over the hurdle of "getting used to the pain of biking again", as they say you will after awhile. Nope! I mean, what's the point of biking if it's just torture, and you can barely even get down the road, and the next day, you're too sore to try again at all, so you can't get any exercise anyway? The bike just goes in the garage and gathers dust. That's when I starting researching in depth about comfort bikes, with seats and sitting positions that didn't kill folks who already had bad backs, bad knees, were out of shape, overweight and had BIG BUTTS that simply could not fit on a normal, skinny bike saddle. I knew I couldn't be the only one facing this issue! That's when I came across semi-recumbent bikes, and it looked perfect. The Day 6, for instance, was created by a fellow who had injured his back; he made it for himself, because he couldn't ride normal bikes anymore, and he got so many comments on it, he decided to go into business making them. Recumbents are great too, but they're really only for folks who don't have bad knees and can stand from a semi-lying position, because they are so low (which I can't do), and they also have low visibility, for both the biker, and passing cars (they often can't see you biking next to them), and they can't get up onto curbs well. I'm not sure where you're located, but there might be a dealer near you, and most dealers will let you test ride, so you can see if it works for you. :)

That's a pretty bike. I tend to think of retirees in Florida riding those semi-recumbents to the early bird special. Maybe that's just me.

Where I live it would be totally impractical. You need at least a hybrid just to ride most of the roads, much less the trails. Though I saw someone today with what looked like a track bike with eensy-weensy composite spokes at a trailhead.

wow...that seat looks comfy. I don't think I've ever seen a bike with a backrest (other than recumbents) before. Heh, this is making me miss my bike, I haven't used it in years, and it's probably unsafe for use now (it lives with my parents...I think...I don't really have room for it here).

That's too funny. I miss my European bike SO MUCH. We should have traded! I'm only a state away from Florida

Nice bike though. It's been far too long since I rode a bicycle.

I would take that girl for a ride any day

Tak loves his, he says hes going to buy one for me eventually;
http://sunbicycles.com/product_detail.php?short_code=EZ-3+SX+Tadpole&cl1=recumbent

I'm so happy you've managed to make your dream come true! Happy bicycling!