Trikes on tour

[Redmountduo]

Just thought it would be nice to see you other guy's and gal's on tour.
Loaded trikes look great!! Even if the legs do not.

 

[jags]

they look great but, they must be a killer when the road starts to rise.
are they harder to control compared to the normal road bike.

 

[Auntie Helen]

Good pics. I'm taking my trike on a solo 2.5 week tour in May, staying at B&Bs/hotels, with 3 rear panniers and two Radical Sidepods. Hoping it'll all fit in OK, should do. I'll take some pics of laden trike by the Rhein/Mosel in due course!

And jags, they're easier to control compared to a normal road bike as you can't fall off or have the wheels slip from underneath you.

 

[Redmountduo]

Not a problem on hills..just different.
Lowest gear is around 10 inches, so can go up anything.
Ventoux was no problem, just took a bit longer than an upright.
Col du Menee was beautiful and enjoyable even though fully loaded and HOT!!
Handling is superb and great fun downhill, i chicken out way before the trike gives me any concern.
Best day fully loaded was 135 miles, so they can be very good touring machines.

 

[jags]

thanks folks for that,you dont see a lot of trike's or bent's in my part of the world,my main concern is weight ,but if you guy's say there great,good enough for me thanks.
is there a favourate trike to buy ,what kind of money are we talking about here.only window shopping mind.

 

[Auntie Helen]

Favourites probably down to personal opinion! I tried a few and love the Trice Q (made by ICE - Inspired Cycle Engineering - in the UK). Several people rate the Catrikes, distributed by Catrike UK of this forum. There are loads of others though. Expect to pay £1,500 or above for a decent one. KMX Trikes are great fun and much cheaper but less suitable for regular on-road use.

 

[Redmountduo]

My wife and i both have Redmount rollers. These are out of production at the moment due to the sad loss of the origanal manufacturer Mike Allen. A truly great guy.
Watch this space as they will most probably be going into production again shortly.

 

[jags]

thank's again for the info.
cheers
jags

 

[ianrauk]

After having a quick spin on Helen's trike last saturday

I WANT ONE!!!

 

[Auntie Helen]

My what??

 

[Cullin]

On Tour a la France.

 

[rich p]

Do you ride trikes/bents because you can't, for some reason, ride conventional bikes or is it a positive preference?

 

[Redmountduo]

Definetley a preference. Toured before on an upright and could never get used to aches and pains. Non at all on the trikes. I would never go back, but it is personal choice.

 

[Cullin]

Mountain Bike to commute, But Trikes are were all the pleasure is at the weekends or on holiday tours.