Finally joined the recumbent crew :)

[Monkreadusuk]

Well, I've finally taken the plunge and bought a recumbent trike.

Here's my KMX Viper ready for my first commute to work in the morning

 

[ufkacbln]

Good news - enjoy the ride

 

[numbnuts]

Welcome to the club enjoy

 

[Falco Frank]

Trike looks great to me - enjoy!

 

[stuee147]

looks nice hope you enjoy riding a trike as much as me
i was going to get jellus of you for getting a new trike then i see you have to work on a sunday morning

 

[Vapin' Joe]

I've just gone green with envy. Let us know how you get on with it, I'd be very interested to hear what a recumbent newbie has to say as I intend to be one in the not too distant.

 

[Pikey]

I've just gone green with envy. Let us know how you get on with it, I'd be very interested to hear what a recumbent newbie has to say as I intend to be one in the not too distant.

Yeah, me too!

 

[BlackPanther]

Nice. Prepare yourself for the inevitable questions at work............you'll see.


Btw, if you're commuting in wet weather, I can see you getting a shower from the rear wheel matey.

 

[Andrew1971]

Hi
Welocome to the recumbent crew. Sweet KMX ride you have and now the fun begins. I could not afford the viper so i got the tornado 10 days ago

 

[neil earley]

Looks cool as the youngsters would say lol , welcome to the darkside bentrider!!! enjoy your trike.

 

[Andrew1971]

@Monkreadusuk
How are you getting on with your KMX Viper. Hope every thing is going ok
Andrew

 

[Monkreadusuk]

@Monkreadusuk
How are you getting on with your KMX Viper. Hope every thing is going ok
Andrew

I'm coming up to only 100 miles so far, lots of short rides. All is going well, just a little knee pain on my right knee that I need to address.

As for the trike itself, really fun to ride, disc brakes rub a little on corners but I guess that's normal as the wheels take sideways forces?

So glad I went for the viper with 3 rings on the front, wouldn't manage hills round my way otherwise.

I'm a little disappointed with my average speed, didn't realise it would drop so much from my DF bike. However I'm hoping my legs just need a lot longer to adjust.

As for on the road, have noticed a massive difference in regards to other drivers. Out of the 10+ rides I've done so far I've only had one incident with a driver tailgating, when I had my child in trailer on back.

I'm thinking of the possibility of changing my stock tyres for something more slimline and smooth to give me a boost in speed maybe

 

[Andrew1971]

@Monkreadusuk what's your average speed. I did a 25 mile ride and was only 20min slower than my DF. I am starting to see improvement on me legs about 200ish mile on mine so far. Yes i get the disk rubbing round corners too. Its fun not slowing down for corner's i have nearly filled my pant's a few time's

 

[Monkreadusuk]

@Monkreadusuk what's your average speed. I did a 25 mile ride and was only 20min slower than my DF. I am starting to see improvement on me legs about 200ish mile on mine so far. Yes i get the disk rubbing round corners too. Its fun not slowing down for corner's i have nearly filled my pant's a few time's

Over my 7.5 mile commute I've gone from 30 mins at 13-15mph avg on the DF to 40 mins at 15mph avg on trike.

It's mainly the knee pain that stops me giving it anymore welly

 

[markg0vbr]

One of us .... One of us...... One of us...... One of us...
You may want to get a pamphlet printed of to give people asking the same thing over and over and over and over again

Remember when you are sat on your trike at a tea stop and every one els is standing and you have just done a blistering dissent a small smile may appear

If you don't have cake crumbs down your front your ding it wrong