But, just for shits and grins, I reconfigured the trike we just got to fit Sue. I moved the seat assembly as far forward as possible and reset the seat-back to the forward position.
I had her sit on it to see the fit but I needed to change the angle of the seat-back slightly. We took it outside for a test run and Voila ! She loved it !!
So now we know that we need to find another SunSeeker EZ-3 if possible.
Back to scanning CraigsList and Facebook Marketplace for possibilities.
And ... look there ! A set of two Sunseeker EZ-3s available in Peoria north of Phoenix.
We contacted the seller and asked if they would be ok with splitting up the pair and selling a single one of them to us.
They replied almost immediately that they would be happy to sell us one and agreed to let us come check them out. Even though it was Sunday and Fathers Day.
We loaded up the truck with some ice water for the road and headed north towards Phoenix.
As requested we called the seller when we were in thier driveway and they opened the giant three car garage with both trikes sitting in the middle of the floor.
Since someone else was coming to check out one of the trikes the following day, we were given the choice of which one we wanted.
There was one that had a couple of extras on it ... like the T-Bar handle for attaching lights or a bike computer up front as well as pedal extensions.
Cruised around their driveway for a bit and sealed the deal. We lowered the seat and rolled it into the back of the RAM and strapped everything down tight for the return trip.
We were going to meet some family friends while up in Peoria after we finished our transaction with the bike but a phone call determined that we were too far apart and we still had a three hour drive back home, so we agreed to reschedule.
One thing we do know for sure ... next time we head up that way we will definetely make use of the 202 and 101 bypasses ... they save us a lot of time and kept us from getting frustrated with traffic in downtown Phoenix !
Stopped off a Cracker Barrel for some food off their breakfast menu on the way back. It was ok, but we've had better before. Not always easy to find food when you are keeping a plant based diet.
This is a slightly older model of the SunSeeker EZ-3 HD. Still rated at 400lbs with the centerline shock absorber and a somewhat tighter turn radius limiter. But basically the exact same trike except black/silver.
So to recap:
$1,600 (plus tax) for the used EZ-3 HD at the bike shop.
or
$900 (no tax) for the used EZ-3 HD off CL.
$700 (no tax) for the 2nd EZ-3 HD off CL Peoria.
$1,600 (no tax) for both trikes.
Even calculating gas for the trip north and stopping for food and cold liquids one the road we still came out ahead.
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