fergal penge
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- llanelli, south wales
Thanks x p c for that write up, not many of us T W trikers about I'd never ridden a "bent" before and i bought my trident mail order. I've been using it since Christmas and so far so good, except for a puncture, bargain basement it maybe but it's fun and what i could afford.xpc316e said:I bought a TW 'bents trike from a dealer in Scotland. It was bought unseen, and had been a demo bike. It had only done a few laps of a car park, and was a 'Buy it now' sale on ebay at £800. I had never ridden a trike, but already owning a recumbent meant that I knew that they agreed with me.
Quite frankly this trike has been superb value for money. It is well-built and I have carried out only a couple of upgrades (not through any necessity - I just change things to suit my personal taste). I knew that I would have no back-up - but let's be honest here, it's a bike not a lunar module. Bikes are not complicated things to fix in general. I'd still be quids in if I had to pay a cycle mechanic to fix any problems.
I love my TW 'bents trike and would recommend one to anyone. The steering is not twitchy, despite being direct. There is no brake steer, and it is a well-designed and thoroughly engineered. Its low price will allow for components to be easily upgraded when circumstances permit. I am a large guy and no lightweight; the trike coped admirably with 45 mph down a French hill last summer. I reckon that I would have exceeded 50 mph, but the bumpy road had me leaving the seat, and the trike flying over the undulations, so I had to brake a little. I'd happily ride it anywhere.
Lets hear some more from T W trike riders.