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Wrong the KMX Cobra
Mission Semi Recumbent Trike. Anyone Any Experience of this particular trike.
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stearman65
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Red delta trike??? How is this better than the KMX?
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stearman65
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Lowest point 8cm according to spec'.
As a shape, none is "better"
It is simply a case of what suits you
The delta trikes tend to be higher, so mounting and dismounting is easier. On the other hand, you stop about 4 or 5 feet before a junction, and this can cause view problems in some cases.
My wife loves her Gekko, but finds getting up and down difficult, so we have fitted supports that assist
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It is simply a case of what suits you
The delta trikes tend to be higher, so mounting and dismounting is easier. On the other hand, you stop about 4 or 5 feet before a junction, and this can cause view problems in some cases.
My wife loves her Gekko, but finds getting up and down difficult, so we have fitted supports that assist
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Red delta trike??? How is this better than the KMX?
Cor lummey. Our version of the red Delta trike is better than the Mission one because it has better steering. http://www.getcycling.org.uk/details.php?id=674&c=194
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mickle
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Not a clone. If you cared to know why the GC Delta USS (underseat steering) is more expensive than Mission's Semi-Recumbent Comfort Trike - even though they come from the very same factory in Taiwan and share 90% of their components - I'll tell you.
But you'd have to ask nicely.
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Deltas and tadpoles have different pros and cons.
The comment was regarding the difference between a delta with chopper bars and a delta with underseat steering. In this instance (other above seat deltas - by virtue of their head angle and corrected fork offset - dont all share the Mission's faults) the USS wins hands down.
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Red delta trike??? How is this better than the KMX?
Pros:
The seat is higher which makes it easier to get in and (more importantly) out of. How old are your knees again?
The higher eye level of this riding position gives a better view of ones surroundings than a low position ICE/KMX style tadpole.
It arguably gives other road users a better view of you.
Cons:
With a higher C of G it doesn't go around corners as fast as a low trike. That's not to suggest deltas are unstable, just not as mad fast in a corner.
That's not to say that the delta wheel layout cant be fast .......
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stearman65
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Hi I'm not really interested, but the pictures look identical. Similar to the situation when we bought my wife's Dahon C5 Ciao which has a couple of clones at least. I assume it's the gearing?
Pros:
The seat is higher which makes it easier to get in and (more importantly) out of. How old are your knees again?
The higher eye level of this riding position gives a better view of ones surroundings than a low position ICE/KMX style tadpole.
It arguably gives other road users a better view of you.
Cons:
With a higher C of G it doesn't go around corners as fast as a low trike. That's not to suggest deltas are unstable, just not as mad fast in a corner.
That's not to say that the delta wheel layout cant be fast .......
If you have more than two wheels on the ground you are too slow!
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It's really interesting actually, but I guess now you'll never know.
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stearman65
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These aren't used they are new???
