handcycle
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thumb|right|Handcycle with high stance and upright riding position thumb|right|Handcycle with low stance and recumbent riding position
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- History
- Description
- Styles
- Fork steer
- Lean steer
- Off road
- Touring
- Racing
- Wheelchair conversion
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- See also
- References
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thumb|right|Handcycle with high stance and upright riding position thumb|right|Handcycle with low stance and recumbent riding position
A handcycle is a type of human-powered land vehicle powered by the arms rather than the legs, as on a bicycle. Most handcycles are tricycle in form, with two coasting rear wheels and one steerable powered front wheel. Despite usually having three wheels, they are also known as handbikes.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “handcycle” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.