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Cullen from Appleton, WI on 4/13/2011 7:55:43 AM:

Hello,

I'm disabled, and ride a recumbent trike. I normally ride with my walker strapped to the rear of the trike.

I'm curious if I will encounter any issues that will be challenging. What's the trail's surface like?

Regards,
Cullen
Appleton, WI

Cullen from Appleton, WI on 4/13/2011 8:03:11 AM:

Nevermind. I looked at the reply to the same question below.

I've never cycled on crushed limestone...how is the ride? How does it compare to pavement?

Paulie from Knoxville on 4/13/2011 10:08:55 AM:

Hi Cullen,

As long as the trail is dry, you will notice very little rolling resistance compared to pavement. The trail can be dusty so that may become an issue especially since your recumbent puts you so low to the ground. The wind normally comes from the west and there are no real hills to worry about.

bikerstuff from Saint Charles on 4/14/2011 2:57:15 AM:

I see recumbent trikes on the Katy from time to time so your trike should be fine. Of course, there is more rolling resistance compared to pavement. My rule of thumb is 10 miles on Katy = 11 - 12 miles on pavement (all else equal)

Doug from Bluffton on 4/14/2011 6:27:00 AM:

My main concern would be the placement of your walker in relation to the gates. It would be quite a rude awakening to hook one of the cross bars.

Skyguy9999 on 4/14/2011 2:28:59 PM:

"My main concern would be the placement of your walker in relation to the gates. It would be quite a rude awakening to hook one of the cross bars."

True, I didn't think of that before, but agreed. There can definitely tend to be a tight fit when it comes to the gates erected around road ways.

I have a picture of some of the gates. I may have to look at that and see if I can remember how much space there is between them. Or I'm sure someone here has ready access to the trail and can measure for sure...

Bobbee from St. Louis on 4/14/2011 3:14:06 PM:

Aren't most walkers able to be folded? I know many are. Perhaps to be on the safe side you might want to buy one of those. Having said that, I was on the trail yesterday for about 30 miles, passed numerous gates and would say that even if a non-foldable walker were attached with the wider side parallel to the trail you would have no problems fitting through the narrow gates.

Kevin from Paducah KY on 5/9/2011 8:39:06 PM:

Isn't the walker narrower than the trike? I haven't seen the gates your talking about, so sorry. I did 20 miles on crushed limestone with a Sun EZ-1 recumbent that had the 16" rear wheel and tiny front wheel. It had rained the day before and when I'd hit a soft spot, it would try to whip the handle bars out of my hands and the small back wheel was like trying to peddle through sand. I sold the EZ-1 and now have an Sun EZ-Sport with 26" rear/20" front wheel and have no problems on the crushed limestone. I haven't done the Katy yet and using the info here to plan my first time. I would like to join up with other recumbent riders sometime on the Katy.

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