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Old 10-11-22, 11:37 PM
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Bikes: Trident Spike 2 recumbent trike w/ e-assist

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If you are looking for a tadpole trike and are somewhat mechanical, Trident Trikes makes the Spike and will ship for you to complete assembly. Their basic Spike is the cheapest decent trike I could find, although I went for the extra gearing with the Spike 2. I've had it a number of months now and have more than 3000 miles on it and it has performed well. No mechanical issues other than having to adjust the annoying Avid BB5 brakes twice a month and that's an Avid design issue not a Trident issue. It was my first trike and I bought it sight unseen and have been very happy. I don't need "more" and really can't think of a reason to pay more but then I'm not into racing lol. If you live where there are good used trike and you know how to assess them, you will probably find you get good value used; where I live trikes are rare and there aren't any shops that carry them or work on them.
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