{"id":6170,"date":"2026-10-06T11:07:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T09:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.damius.com\/continuing-to-cycle-safely-at-84-with-an-electric-tricycle\/"},"modified":"2026-10-06T11:07:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T09:07:08","slug":"continuing-to-cycle-safely-at-84-with-an-electric-tricycle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.damius.com\/en\/continuing-to-cycle-safely-at-84-with-an-electric-tricycle\/","title":{"rendered":"Continuing to Cycle Safely at 84 with an Electric Tricycle"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><p>Dear Mr. Mathis,<\/p>\n<p>It is the fact that I have always loved cycling throughout my life that gave me the idea of eventually buying a tricycle. However, with age (84 years old), I felt increasingly insecure handling a bicycle (for example, when dismounting). As I absolutely did not want to give up cycling, it was finally thanks to a happy coincidence that I discovered the tricycle.  <\/p>\n<p>My initial contact with Damius, as well as the entire process leading up to delivery, was handled to my complete satisfaction, despite the language barrier.<\/p>\n<p>As riding a tricycle is completely different from riding a conventional bicycle, it took me about two weeks to get used to it. In the meantime, I greatly enjoy taking my daily bike ride when the weather permits, chatting with acquaintances along the way, or stopping for a coffee at the cafeteria. <\/p>\n<p>I have thus regained a great deal of freedom that I would not have had otherwise, as walking presents difficulties for me.<\/p>\n<p>Sincerely,<br>\nElisabeth Kast<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Mr. Mathis, It is the fact that I have always loved cycling throughout my life that gave me the idea of eventually buying a tricycle. 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