My new trike (was prospective trike)

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Hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoy mine!

I tend to just to have my elbows at 90 degrees or so and loosely holding the grips, though on my QNT my hands do drift to the mirror supports sometimes if things are pretty straight. On the VTX climbing hills my hands hold onto the section of handlebar under the seat to help breathing…. but it has a hard shell seat and the bars are squashed into the small space between seat and road 😄. With either I often find myself riding one handed, and sometimes no hands if I’m getting into a Mars Bar whilst riding along 😔. Whatever you do, have fun!

 

[iluvmybike]

If you do longer rides get some wrist rests - they really help with reducing fatigue in the arms

 

[Scoosh]

Always worth having a flag on a pole, IME – not for the car behind you but for the car behind the one behind you, as he can't see why the car in front of him is going slowly ...

If you get any snow – get out and have some wild time !

 

[upandover]

Welcome to the "dark side".
The other traffic will get used to you, don't worry. The ride height you will get used to. And a jack will be required to get rid of the grin on your face.

Always worth having a flag on a pole, IME – not for the car behind you but for the car behind the one behind you, as he can't see why the car in front of him is going slowly ...

If you get any snow – get out and have some wild time !

I though that today when I was behind a car at a junction, and the cars queueing opposite to turn right wouldn't be able to see me. I've ordered a trek one on Amazon. Thanks.

Where do I find more specific ice parts (like mudguards) online, please? Is it a matter of phoning a dealer?

Thanks
James

 

[classic33]

I though that today when I was behind a car at a junction, and the cars queueing opposite to turn right wouldn't be able to see me. I've ordered a trek one on Amazon. Thanks.

Where does I find more specific ice parts (like mudguards) online, please? Is it a matter of phoning a dealer?

Thanks
James

There's Kevin from DTek on here as @mr maggo

Details from an earlier post of his
D.TEK Recumbents 01353 648177 and Email :- dtekhpvs@btconnect.com

 

[FishFright]

Thank you again everyone for your advice. After a trip to Gretna, I'm now the happy owner of a nearly new Adventure trike. Chain extended and first ride completed, and even into a 30mph wind, it was great fun!

Some muscle building to do, and the traffic will take a bit of getting used too, but wonderful to be out on a bike again. It was hard work! Now I need to buy a few accessories, and get the knack of getting it through the door. It turns out track width isn't total width!

For anyone still reading, any tips on arm positions?

Thanks again.

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You will learn to love the way 99% of the traffic will give you loads of space .

 

[FishFright]

I though that today when I was behind a car at a junction, and the cars queueing opposite to turn right wouldn't be able to see me. I've ordered a trek one on Amazon. Thanks.

Where does I find more specific ice parts (like mudguards) online, please? Is it a matter of phoning a dealer?

Thanks
James

I.C.E themselves will happily supply you with any any specialist parts. If you do Facebook they have a great owners group on there .

 

[upandover]

I.C.E themselves will happily supply you with any any specialist parts. If you do Facebook they have a great owners group on there .

Oh brilliant. Thank you. I saw the price list, but couldn't see.how to order.

 

[upandover]

There's Kevin from DTek on here as @mr maggo

Details from an earlier post of his
D.TEK Recumbents 01353 648177 and Email :- dtekhpvs@btconnect.com

I've spoken to Kevin, he's great. I shall email about mudguards!

 

[grldtnr]

Thank you again everyone for your advice. After a trip to Gretna, I'm now the happy owner of a nearly new Adventure trike. Chain extended and first ride completed, and even into a 30mph wind, it was great fun!

Some muscle building to do, and the traffic will take a bit of getting used to, but wonderful to be out on a bike again. It was hard work! Now I need to buy a few accessories, and get the knack of getting it through the door. It turns out track width isn't total width!

For anyone still reading, any tips on arm positions?

Thanks again.

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It's best to have a relaxed arm position, you won't be able to adjust the bars that much anyway, wrist supports might help but I haven't used those.
On my older trikes , the Pete Ross trice( former original ICE ), and the Optima Rider, gear changes were mounted as bar ends , used to rest palm of hands on top, on my Azub , I can't do that,, but it's not a problem has I don't really need to grip the bar , sort of just rest on the incline of the upright.

You really don't need to grip the bars anyway, the whole idea is to be sat in a relaxed position , open up the chest, so you can breathe easily, the recumbent position is all about a relaxed ,open , reclined ride .
If you recline the seat too far then your bringing your neck up, , resting on your chin, you don't want that , best to have a natural seating position,you could have a head rest, but then it promotes the unnatural chin forward and down position, that will be tiring on longer rides.
Think supine , reclined & relaxed.

 

[FishFright]

Oh brilliant. Thank you. I saw the price list, but couldn't see.how to order.

Email or give them a call , they a very friendly bunch.

 

[a.twiddler]

Weather hasn't been too promising over the last month. I wonder if the OP has managed any off road, erm, adventures in the meantime? Bearing in mind that every trip on such a new and different machine will be an adventure! I've been sticking my recumbent rides in the "your ride today" and "tiny rides" threads just to give a bit of variety amongst the overwhelming numbers of upright two wheeler rides.