went for a ride on the trail de paris and here comes Jerry on his catrike- said he would ride with me- he had already been out for a while- so i told him I was slow but he said that was ok....here is how it went- susan- pedal pedal pedal pedal pedal pedal pedal pedal pedal pedal  Jerry -pedal crooooooooooooooooooooooze!!!!  susan- pedal pedal pedal pedal pedal pedal pedal pedal pedal pedal  Jerry -pedal crooooooooooooooooooooooze!!!!  susan- pedal pedal pedal pedal pedal pedal pedal pedal pedal pedal  Jerry ----pedal crooooooooooooooooooooooze!!!!  
but i went further and faster than I had in a long time- did 8 miles total in a little over an hour....real;ly had a nice workout!!!!!!!!!!!!now i want one of those  that go pedal crooooooooooooooooooooooze!!!!  
 
susan in paris  

Susan, We all get caught up in the "faster, faster, faster" thing.  I too want a Cattrike to replace my Terratrike, but to tell the truth, the Terratrike gets the job done.  Riding with my wife on her Cattrike is actually a challenge because the Cattrike is that much better than the Terratrike Cruiser I have. And of course both would beat out a Sun.  But when we slow down and enjoy the ride, it really doesn't matter.  You can pedal, croooooooze as well, you just won't go as far.
 
I know that is easier said than done, especially for the "macho" men (like myself) out there, but sometimes it isn't about the speed.  It is hard to admit that my wife is faster than me even though I am the stronger rider.  The machine she rides makes that much of a difference.
 
Enjoy what you have and don't worry about what others have.

Good on ya, Susan!  And let me join the others, encouraging you to keep on pedaling...Sun Trike, Catrike, or whatever.  Anyone with wheels under him is blessed, in my opinion.  You'll graduate to a faster machine soon enough.  When you get there, you'll be ready.