Looking for a 4 wheeled pedal vehicle (quadricycle?) (parbikes.com)

submitted 6 months ago by nokturne213@sopuli.xyz to c/micromobility@lemmy.world

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I would like to find a vehicle that is pedal powered (with the possibility of electric assist) that my wife and I can ride and transport our 3 dogs (all are over 70lbs) around town. We live in a small rural town and take our dogs to just outside town every morning and walk with them. One of the dogs has hip dysplasia, and is fine when she can walk at her own pace (which is why we go out of town, so she can be off her leash). I also work not terribly far from home (<1km) and 1-3 of the dogs come with me everyday.

I found the quad I linked, but at $5k+ it is a bit much. I know this is a pretty niche thing but was hoping someone has had better luck with finding something like this at a lower price point, before I look into building something myself.

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[-] sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz 8 points 6 months ago

Any different bike costs are just crazy. A recumbent bike isn't that different from a regular bike, but costs far more for equivalent quality. Any velomobile-like vehicle is going to be niche and costly. Good luck, but I don't think you're going to find an inexpensive option unless you can find someone selling a used one.

[-] revv@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 6 months ago

Have you searched for a "surrey"? Maybe you'll have better luck with that?

[-] HollandJim@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

Maybe add “fringe” to the search

[-] Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee 3 points 6 months ago

Not exactly what you're looking for but related

Not A Wheelchair

[-] DudeImMacGyver@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 months ago

idk that you're going to find much that isn't thousands of dollars. Have you considered something with a trailer instead?

[-] Paragone@lemmy.world -3 points 6 months ago

Check your local law:

many jurisdictions label more-than-3-wheels as "motorcycles", even with no motor on 'em, because that allows them to abuse the population's potential.

Think how much use a 4-wheel bicycle-car could be, in event of no-available-fuel, to a farmer:

they could get stuff to the local market, instead of throwing it away.

Or, if a dairy farmer, they could get emergency-people to their farm, to help, instead of just killing their entire herd.

Bureaucratic-authority won't tolerate autonomy.

They'll NEVER allow the law to be based on something sane, like whether it's a human-powered-vehicle, instead of the idiotic "number of wheels it has", law.

Integrity in legislation is faaar too much to ask, of legislators.

Ask that state which reinstated an anti-abortion law from the 1800's, if integrity ought be permitted to interfere with their authority..

[-] Paragone@lemmy.world -1 points 6 months ago

Look up "Rhodes Car" & see that what you want is already made, or was, anyways ( iirc, they used to advertise in the back of Popular Science? )

I got the name wrong, so here's a wp link:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhoades_Car

[-] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 1 points 6 months ago

The link in that article is the same as the one I posted. Trying to determine if there are other options.

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