Parking brake? Any ideas ? I got a flag since I took this photo. I want to also find out how I can get the model information so I can lookup maintenance tips. Had it 3 weeks, riding it every other day. So much to love about it. Fantastic for my bad wrists, and overweight core.
I don't know when I should be on the street or on the sidewalk.
Even though I have a flag for visibility I am worried about not being seen because I am too low.
I am worried about looking ridiculous (especially after recently seeing the series The Burbs and a recumbent bike exactly like my own was used to make a character look odd)
I am also not sure what to wear because I am about 300 lbs and I usually wear basketball shorts but I am worried that they are just going to ride up because of how I am positioned on the bike.
I am sorry to dump all of this but I have been dwelling on it for a year and I recently had a renewed interest in using my trike because I have been playing Pokémon Go again and I want a way to get around that puts less strain on my back.
Why are stick recumbents made with the angle of the stick pointing upwards. (higher feet off ground)?
Is it not possible to make the stick parallel or near parallel (10 degrees or so) or is there a design flaw?
Basically, something like Rinzler.
Also, is Rinzler bike available for purchase from somewhere?
I needed a better way to transport my son’s trike. This hitch shelf had it resting on all the wrong places so I made this simple adapter for less than $10. With a few ratchet straps it will be a “ that ain’t going nowhere “ situation.
Until last year I rode ultra distances on conventional bikes, on gravel and road. A spinal chord tumour, and subsequent spinal fuse has moved me into a recumbent trike with a head rest (Hase Kettweisel).
I am finding I am nowhere near as fast as I used to be. I’ve made some tweaks which have improved it massively but am finding 1) it’s much harder 2) gearing is very low and not much room to increase this.
I’m wondering if there are any recumbent bike/trike companies that are aimed at users spending all day in the saddle covering long distances? The head rest is essential, three wheels a preference. I would love to get back to ultra racing.
Perhaps the extra wheel, extra weight, small gearing, and lack of body weight in pedal stroke just contribute to lower speed. If so, so be it, but curious to see if there are any other racers out there.
My new Catrike All Road etrike makes it possible for me to ride again (I have leg strength/balance issues due to stroke). LOVE IT! Have gone for several 8-10 mile rides with no issues, very comfortable.
It fits in the back of my 2012 Nissan Murano, very hard for husband to lift, and I can’t lift it without help. It won’t fit in back of husband’s Ford Escape.
Any ramp suggestions? I could lift the back wheel when rolling it up/down. There are several options on Amazon.
Is there a rack option that would work on his Escape? In a year or two, he’ll be looking for a new car, and I may end up with the Escape. His rack MAY have an option for a trike adapter. My current rack also may have a compatible adapter.
Would a cargo platform work? Trike is at least 72” deployed, doesn’t fold. I tried out the folders (Dumont, etc) but they were very hard to get out of as they’re lower. I wasn’t into the Villager or Max.
Any other accessory suggestions? I need to make a scabbard for my cane, will probably use some neoprene that I already have. Will move one of my bike bells over, as I don’t think I’ll ride my fitness bike outdoors again, due to my fall risk. I was already real good at toppling over at slow/no speed before the stroke.
Will probably get a set of assist bars, Utah Trikes had something compatible that’s about half the cost of the stock Catrike handles.
Two months ago I bought a Burley Django off CL for $200. I figured why not at that price. I had this stupid idea to convert it to an e-bike. The bike came with a fairing which looks great, but is pretty useless to me because I can't adjust it to fit. I have no problem trashing it along with the alu mounting hardware (now all removed from the bike), but it's possible someone may want one. Seems to me it would cost a fortune to ship it anywhere. I'd give it away, but am thinking the shipping makes it basically worthless. Is there a Burley fanatic site I could at least offer it on? Or should I just trash it? Saving the bike for now. E-bike thing might happen.
Hi everyone. I am working on my ICE Adventure HD and need some help putting the chain idler pulley back together. In my photos (18712.jpg and 18711.jpg), you can see the pulley, bolt, and spacers I have. The frame mount is shown in 18713.jpg. Could someone please let me know the correct order for the washers and spacers? A close-up photo of a properly mounted idler on an Adventure HD or an assembly diagram would be incredibly helpful. Thanks!
Hey all! I used to bicycle regularly, but fibromyalgia has made traditional bicycles hard to ride. I was eyeing a recumbent on Marketplace (a Lightning Phantom 2 for $200), and thought I'd ask some questions from the experts. Are recumbents a good choice for someone like me? Is there anything specific I should look for? Would you recommend a bike over a trike?
Thanks in advance!
I have a Scorpion fs26 recumbent trike with hydraulic Tektro disc brakes in front. What brake fluids do they use. What fluid should I use?
Can use the Dot 3 or Dot 4 fluids for cars?
I'm rebuilding my Dumont, early 2019 model, ten speed QR skewer rear hub. I know Catrike uses many of the same parts on different trikes, does anyone have an idea who the actual manufacturer is? The model name or number would be great, also.
Hi, i’m new to recumbent bike, it’s my 4 day i am using it to go to work (17km or 10.5milles).
And i feel i lake balance.
I meen i’m on straight line, and i can’t maintain going straight, nothing too dangerous, but still not straight compared to my balance on classical bike.
I ride a Challenge Hurricane with top handlebar and 20" wheels.
Have you tips to improve balance ?
Team Utah - Pedal for Parkinson’s
Pedal to Phoenix leg 6 Panguitch to Cedar City
The day started with awakening to freezing temperatures of 28deg! So we bundled up pretty good and the ride started out immediately with a 10 mile 1700 ft climb! By the time we get to the top, we were pretty warm ha ha.
So now we’re back on the west side of the Wasatch mountains. After spending the last few days on East side. The views have been spectacular except for the huge deer that was on the side of the road on our downhill side with about 1 million flies on it! I had a neat surprise at our finish line today when old friends from Tehachapi, Paul and Susie Milne were there cheering on team Utah! It was so good to see you guys! Thank you for coming out and supporting us!
Later that evening we were able to go to Dave and Melanie’s good friends house and had the best BBQ ribs and cheesecake for dessert! We also saw other friends from Tehachapi that moved to Cedar. Steve and Ellen Anderson! Steve has PD and has been a great friend and source of inspiration as we compare symptoms and help each other navigate the labyrinth of Parkinson’s!
We are finding a rhythm as a team. Steve and Richie are awesome ridingi partners. They keep us laughing before and after a ride. And we cannot say enough about our support crew, Dave, Melanie, and Debbie are all over the place helping us out. When we are too tired or our Parkinsons is wielding it’s ugly head they step in when we need help.
Steve has had Parkinson’s for five years officially, but as most of us, had symptoms for a good while before. He is Mr. Dad joke and is always quick with a joke or some experience to help get us through the day. His son-in-law Richie, is an absolute stud on the trike. He’s there supporting his teammates whenever and however needed!
We stopped in Parowan for lunch and met a nice waitress who’s mother passed away from PD. Everywhere we go there are connections to this terrible disease. It keeps taking away our mobility, our ability to communicate clearly, our memory and as the waitress so bluntly put it, her mother died from Parkinsons! We need it to end! And that’s why we ride!
One issue with riding videos is my inability to show the terrain as rising or falling. You can’t see how steep this is, but I usually get to 28 mph on my Rambler going down this hill.
Anyone have experience or opinions on the Trident T.W.I.G. SWB folding recumbent? I've been riding a LWB Burley for about 3 years and I'm quite happy with it, but would like something that's easier to transport in a car or on a train, and this folds, and isn't too expensive, at $1349. https://tridenttrikes.com/jouta-delta/products/t-w-i-g/
Thanks for any input.
I have a blind friend who is interested in buying a tandem trike of some kind. He's ridden on the back of my diamond frame tandem a few times, but isn't the most comfortable and thinks he'd prefer something we didn't have to balance. We're still a bit shaky starting off, and we crashed once at low speed, fortunately into grass. He also hasn't ridden enough to develop a saddle tolerance or much power, so he's sore even when the rides go well, which is why I'm leaning towards a recumbent.
Most of our rides would be low speed, on a bike trail or neighborhood streets, maybe ten miles, but I'd like to be able to get places at 12+ MPH (19+ km/h) on occasion, if only so he doesn't have to Uber around so much. I'd consider electric assist if that would be needed. We live in a somewhat hilly city, but won't have to go up any steep ones, maybe 200 ft (60 m) at 5%.
We're both average height, I'm about 165 lb / 75 kg, he's maybe 220 lb / 100 kg. I'm a fairly strong rider for a light guy in his fifties. There may be another captain, too, who's also over 200 lb.
He understands these aren't cheap and is willing to spend money for something that isn't crap. He's never had a car payment, so he can afford this. We're located in central Illinois, USA.
Here's an older video of my home-made, tilting, full-suspension, e-assist Trike project from before I added a lightweight roll cage, windscreen and roof. I designed and built this trike myself out of cromoly steel.
https://youtu.be/vZ6-_mKERUg?si=X1GCIg-v-44CMi2Z
At 2:20 in the video and further segments throughout, you'll see close-ups of the tilting suspension in action soaking up bumps and tilting into corners:
Below is a video of the Trike upside down showing the Tilting Suspension mechanism with the steering/tilt levers in action:
https://youtu.be/koADanl4-vo?si=LyxxCVDxtnIAKSQe
And a more recent video of the trike with it's lightweight roll cage and windscreen:
https://youtu.be/WYAoAAKhMu0?si=QDQ9dyBmh68ibsE3
And an older video of the trike steering/tilting levers in action at rest:
