Quote Originally Posted by shortleg0521 View Post
You are definitely a man that thinks in different ways .
I have to say that is different .
True dat

Definitely a purpose and need for these contraptions though. I cant ride a regular bike due to my lower back unable to tolerate the hunched over positioning, as well as my hands always going numb. I found the Street Strider to give me an excellent cardio workout; i normally take it around the BWI airport bike trail (10 miles) however some of the hills are just too much for me and it. It does have a 8 speed rear gear hub but I end up having to push it up some of the hills...

The Elliptigo is better suited for the type of bike trail riding that I do... it's faster and narrower so it's easier to maneuver with oncoming cyclist traffic. My Street Strider can be challenging at times with sharing the trail with others... the BWI rail gets pretty busy sometimes and I like to slew it back and forth as I'm getting winded... which takes up a lot of parrallel space on the trails.

Here's two comparison video's