Trikes are making huge inroads in the recumbent area of cycling
10-20-18, 07:11 AM
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Just look at the 2018 Recumbent Cycle-Con. The trikes on display out numbered the recumbent bikes maybe 3 to one.
11-20-18, 06:14 PM
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Considering the bent market is generally us older folks, the move to the trike format makes sense as none of us is getting any younger!
11-21-18, 06:38 AM
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Like many I had two bents before I got a trike. I actually got it so my wife who really likes it could ride with me. But then, as many other bent riders have found, riding a trike is the easiest most relaxing way to cycle. You have no clipping out at a stop and clipping in to get started again. No wasting energy on balancing, and no worry about where to lean the trike when you get off.
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I can picture Rydabent doing slides and donuts going down the street .....
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This is the primary reason I'm in the market for a velo or trike. Winter commuting is too risky on only two wheels. I want a velo for the extra protection from the cold (it's consistently well below freezing here for several months at a time), but can probably make do with a trike if I can't find a velo.
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12-21-18, 12:38 PM
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I've used my cargo tricycle on ice and snow, works pretty well up to about 2" of snow, then you can't get enough traction on the rear wheel to push all three wheels through the snow.
On a regular bike, you need friction with the pavement to stay upright. Lose that friction, and you're going down.
With a trike, you need friction to turn over. Lose that friction, you may slide all over, but unless you slide into a curb or something, falling over is not the issue.
Here's the cargo trike on some snow several years ago (this is a front-loading Worksman upright cargo trike, two wheels in front)::
On a regular bike, you need friction with the pavement to stay upright. Lose that friction, and you're going down.
With a trike, you need friction to turn over. Lose that friction, you may slide all over, but unless you slide into a curb or something, falling over is not the issue.
Here's the cargo trike on some snow several years ago (this is a front-loading Worksman upright cargo trike, two wheels in front)::
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