classic33
Leg End Member
Different type of trike though.
A lot of people should really consider riding a trike.
- Thread starter rydabent
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raleighnut
Legendary Member
- Location
- One of the 'Elite'
The Trike originally had 'chopper' style handlebars in steel, I swapped to those Aluminium 'north road' bars when I changed to the 26" electric front wheel hence the new chrome forks. The trike also came with full steel painted mudguards, a big rear basket and a seat approximately 14" wide, all of which weighed a shedload so they never got fitted and the original parts are in a big box in the attic so it can be converted back to 'Factory' if needed.
As for comfort it was built for and by me to my needs and as such is perfect.
oldandslow
Guru
If you're not careful, prone to finding corners where there are none, and hence being scary on the straight too
Only if you lean the wrong way.
Catches many novice trikers out - !
Lean and nothing happens.
Takes a bit of getting used to
- Location
- Glasgow
Probably the reason why bents/trikes/cargo bikes aren't more popular: lots of people live in flats, here in the UK anyway.
raleighnut
Legendary Member
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- One of the 'Elite'
Plus when you corner a bike you put most of your weight on the outside pedal with that as low as it will go and the inside pedal in the air but with a trike you do the opposite, Inside pedal down with as much weight on that to get the C of G as low as possible.
My trike as you can see doesn't have a crossbar so extreme 'hanging off' is not an option.
The other thing with a Trike on uneven ground is not to 'fight' it but allow the Trike to move about underneath you.
