I help an elderly guy (78) on Social Security Disability who has had a lifelong learning disability. His wife passed away a few years ago, she was wheelchair-bound and spent nearly all her waking hours in a powered chair. The two of them could be seen around Tucson on the chair, she driving, he standing on the rear "wheelie" bars. The chair was maintained by insurance money, so when she passed, so did the free maintenance. He quickly reduced the chair to scrap, trying to do his own ill-conceived repairs and mods. I offered to build him an electric trike and he took to the idea. We bought an old 20 inch girl's Rollfast trike and then took it to Spooky Tooth for expert advice. Mr. R, the owner was a saint in allowing my buddy to make payments on the hub motor kit. I installed the kit, replacing the front fork to allow room for the motor. My buddy now has a zippy way to run errands, because of his disability he has LOTS of errands. He has almost trashed the whole thing attempting to modify my installation. He calls Spooky with requests/complaints. He doesn't know how to thank anyone, but its ok. A false friend and a shadow attend only when the sun shines. He loves the attention he gets, I love to watch the public reaction. That alone is plenty reward. Roland at Spooky deserves a medal for his help and updating my install. Maybe when I'm besotted by time, someone might help me build a trike.
