now I want a pedal car
09-17-19, 01:12 PM
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now I want a pedal car
saw this in Sudbury Sunday afternoon. looks like fun, but not sure if he's too big for it
09-17-19, 01:23 PM
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Adult quadracycles exist, but they're big, heavy, and comparatively slow.
https://www.vierbike.com/bikes/sprint
https://www.vierbike.com/bikes/sprint
09-17-19, 01:28 PM
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Seen in larger KOAs across the country.
09-17-19, 02:53 PM
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Got one of those for my son and daughters when they were little. They put a lot of miles on it, he needs to move the seat back.
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09-17-19, 06:38 PM
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I've always liked the styling on this:
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09-17-19, 07:15 PM
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yes! The enclosed trike is sleek and pretty fast. Have watched some you tube videos and they look like would be an adventure to drive/ride.
They are expensive to buy.
They are expensive to buy.
09-18-19, 02:41 AM
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This is a thing in Europe. In fact, adults have been using pedal cars on the roads, in dedicated lanes, for decades.
They've seen the e-assist boom like bicycles have.
Berg are a well-known manufacturer, for both kid's and adult's karts.
I fancy building a full-suspension cargo version for use on the superb Redway system in my town (fully comprehensive MUP system).
They've seen the e-assist boom like bicycles have.
Berg are a well-known manufacturer, for both kid's and adult's karts.
I fancy building a full-suspension cargo version for use on the superb Redway system in my town (fully comprehensive MUP system).
09-18-19, 05:11 AM
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now I want a pedal car
I posted previously:
Does your spouse ride with you?
Not since about 1990.
Since our children came starting in 1988, I can recall one long ride pulling our two-year-old son in a trailer, and one short fun ride in on a quadricycle on Toronto’s Harbour Islands in 2014
Not since about 1990.
Since our children came starting in 1988, I can recall one long ride pulling our two-year-old son in a trailer, and one short fun ride in on a quadricycle on Toronto’s Harbour Islands in 2014
Originally Posted by Surrey with the Fringe on Top
When I take you out, tonight, with me,
“Honey, here's the way it's goin' to be…:
In the slickest gig you ever see!
Chicks and ducks and geese better scurry
When I take you out in the surrey,
When I take you out in the surrey with the fringe on top!
Watch that fringe and see how it flutters…
Nosey folks'll peek through their shutters and their eyes will pop!
The wheels are yeller, the upholstery's brown,
The dashboard's genuine leather,
With isinglass curtains y' can roll right down,
In case there's a change in the weather.”
“Honey, here's the way it's goin' to be…:
In the slickest gig you ever see!
Chicks and ducks and geese better scurry
When I take you out in the surrey,
When I take you out in the surrey with the fringe on top!
Watch that fringe and see how it flutters…
Nosey folks'll peek through their shutters and their eyes will pop!
The wheels are yeller, the upholstery's brown,
The dashboard's genuine leather,
With isinglass curtains y' can roll right down,
In case there's a change in the weather.”
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09-18-19, 06:13 AM
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09-18-19, 07:45 AM
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This is a thing in Europe. In fact, adults have been using pedal cars on the roads, in dedicated lanes, for decades.
They've seen the e-assist boom like bicycles have.
Berg are a well-known manufacturer, for both kid's and adult's karts.
I fancy building a full-suspension cargo version for use on the superb Redway system in my town (fully comprehensive MUP system).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGyOELUyfII
They've seen the e-assist boom like bicycles have.
Berg are a well-known manufacturer, for both kid's and adult's karts.
I fancy building a full-suspension cargo version for use on the superb Redway system in my town (fully comprehensive MUP system).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGyOELUyfII
09-18-19, 08:12 AM
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Surreys are all over Ocean City, NJ,
09-18-19, 08:19 AM
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And then there is this:
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09-18-19, 01:17 PM
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Adult quadracycles exist, but they're big, heavy, and comparatively slow.
https://www.vierbike.com/bikes/sprint
https://www.vierbike.com/bikes/sprint
Velomobiles are mostly 3 wheeled, but the Quatrovelo is 4 wheeled, and it is quite nice, but also spendy (~$13k or so).
My velo cost a bit over $12k new, back in 2014 (I bought it used for much less a few months ago).
