trickletreat
Veteran
- Location
- solihull
I have just past the 3000 mile marker towing my daughter to school, mostly by recumbent trike. Today after returning from the school run, and with some time on my hands, I decided to take my wife's new Gruber assisted Trek out to try and see what the battery range was like.
During the 1 1/2 hours I was out, I experienced six passes that were less than a foot from the handle bars, and two drivers pulled out across me. Luckily each time I was well positioned with an escape open to me. I just don't have this happen to me when on the trike!
The trike is less than 20cm wider than the bike's handlebars, but must appear much bigger and more note worthy to drivers, hence the extra room allowed...so for me three wheels good.
As a side note, took the Gruber powered Trek to Red Kite cycles in Shirley, and let the owner and manager have a go....made these hardened roadies smile! The motor is completely hidden in the seat tube, and the battery is the size of my fist, again hidden in a small under saddle bag...very stealth like.
During the 1 1/2 hours I was out, I experienced six passes that were less than a foot from the handle bars, and two drivers pulled out across me. Luckily each time I was well positioned with an escape open to me. I just don't have this happen to me when on the trike!
The trike is less than 20cm wider than the bike's handlebars, but must appear much bigger and more note worthy to drivers, hence the extra room allowed...so for me three wheels good.
As a side note, took the Gruber powered Trek to Red Kite cycles in Shirley, and let the owner and manager have a go....made these hardened roadies smile! The motor is completely hidden in the seat tube, and the battery is the size of my fist, again hidden in a small under saddle bag...very stealth like.