Who'd like try a new electrically assisted recumbent trike?

[mickle]

We've just been given a Como trike for demo purposes, an electric assisted recumbent trike. It looks ace, and it's available to test ride (in York) if anyone's interested.

http://www.comotrikes.co.uk/

I'm riding it home tonight, I'll let you know how it goes..

 

[starhawk]

If electric assist trike where available when I bought my trike I probably would have got one, as it is I bought an e-bike kit and outfitted my trike with it, best upgrade I have on the trike

 

[irw]

Which kit did you get starhawk? I'm thinking of doing something with my trike, but not sure which sort of kit would be best- the only one I've got experience of is the one I fitted to my wife's upright, which is front wheel drive.

Edited to add:

Goodness Mickle, just looked on the Como Trikes website...How Much?!!

 

[biggs682]

@mickle i am still waiting to try a trike full stop , apart from a quick ride around a sports field a few weeks ago i have never tried one .

wish i was nearer

 

[ufkacbln]

I thought the same about the price

You can buy a fully equipped (folding) Gekko with Bionx motor and a holiday for that price

 

[starhawk]

Which kit did you get starhawk? I'm thinking of doing something with my trike, but not sure which sort of kit would be best- the only one I've got experience of is the one I fitted to my wife's upright, which is front wheel drive.

There were not much to choose from at the time and I hade only one choice as I wanted to have a store close by (in case of service needed). It was the Ecoride kit, available in either front or rear drive, mine is rear drive as I have a trike

 

[gavroche]

I am not keen on recumbents, they don't look safe on the road to me. Too low and hard to see for motorists. Everyone to his own though.

 

[starhawk]

I am not keen on recumbents, they don't look safe on the road to me. Too low and hard to see for motorists. Everyone to his own though.

You obviously haven't ridden one of them, it's astonishing how well the cars both see you and leave you a wide berth in the traffic if on a recumbent. As the cars see the markings on the street why shouldn't they see a recumbent? they are much higher.

 

[gavroche]

You obviously haven't ridden one of them, it's astonishing how well the cars both see you and leave you a wide berth in the traffic if on a recumbent. As the cars see the markings on the street why shouldn't they see a recumbent? they are much higher.

Quite right and I don't intend too either but like I said, everyone to his own, it just isn't my idea of cycling, sorry.

 

[ufkacbln]

I am not keen on recumbents, they don't look safe on the road to me. Too low and hard to see for motorists. Everyone to his own though.

I am not keen on uprights...

Two wheels are less stable and the rider likely to have a wheel lose grip, and without a third wheel is going to be under the following traffic

Then there is also so much further to fall increasing injury

Looks extremely dangerous from down here

 

[TheDoctor]

That looks chuffin' lovely. Balking a bit at the price though.

 

[starhawk]

Quite right and I don't intend too either but like I said, everyone to his own, it just isn't my idea of cycling, sorry.

Have run across this notion before "not my idea of cycling" we run on cycle wheels, we have standard cycling equipment that you can find on any upright (upwrong?) bike so in what way is it not cycling?

 

[gavroche]

Have run across this notion before "not my idea of cycling" we run on cycle wheels, we have standard cycling equipment that you can find on any upright (upwrong?) bike so in what way is it not cycling?

I did not say it is not cycling, just that it is not for me, I wouldn't not feel comfortable riding one, as I explained in my first post, that's all.

 

[windmiller]

I am not keen on recumbents, they don't look safe on the road to me. Too low and hard to see for motorists. Everyone to his own though.

Since your experience of actually riding a recumbent is zero, your opinion is unconsidered.

 

[windmiller]

3 years ago while in Germany I tried out quite a few electric bicycles. Mostly top end ones. I was disappointed with them, perhaps because my fitness is fairly good.
Battery technology needs to evolve a long way before I would recommend them and the price is horrendous.