What Recumbent is this?
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What Recumbent is this?
The guy wants $400 (CDN) for this trike. I am 270m pounds and need a sturdy trike without suspension. This looks good, but I do not k now the brand so I can get some info on it.
It has a Shimano 3 speed hub and 20" wheels all round. That is all I know about the trike.
It says "Bilee T-7" on the frame, but nothing came up from a google search.
Any info I get would be appreciated.
Ian
It has a Shimano 3 speed hub and 20" wheels all round. That is all I know about the trike.
It says "Bilee T-7" on the frame, but nothing came up from a google search.
Any info I get would be appreciated.
Ian
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I'd run the other way.
Seriously; no front brakes ... the rear brake lever that looks dangerous to operate, if not near impossible ... an inch and a half of axle sticking out of each front wheel ... nightmare drivetrain ...
Put the $400 towards something else. Anything else.
Seriously; no front brakes ... the rear brake lever that looks dangerous to operate, if not near impossible ... an inch and a half of axle sticking out of each front wheel ... nightmare drivetrain ...
Put the $400 towards something else. Anything else.
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Pass on that one.
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Looks like a homebuilt. I wouldn't trust it with my 220 lbs. Plus the seat bucket looks like it came off a kitchen chair. I'm not sure what kind of rear brake it has, but if it's rear brakes only, it'll skid easily but not stop well.
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You can do a lot better for the money.
Try www.searchtempest.com searching on trike and any distance, click on whatever region is close to your ZIP, and then sort the price down to something like max of $500, usually some fast hits of more recognizable equipment
https://myrtlebeach.craigslist.org/b...629005471.html
https://greenville.craigslist.org/bi...631105697.html
https://norfolk.craigslist.org/bik/d...621639493.html OK, 2 wheels, but still
https://prescott.craigslist.org/bik/...625170646.html
https://tucson.craigslist.org/bik/d/...629140271.html
Try www.searchtempest.com searching on trike and any distance, click on whatever region is close to your ZIP, and then sort the price down to something like max of $500, usually some fast hits of more recognizable equipment
https://myrtlebeach.craigslist.org/b...629005471.html
https://greenville.craigslist.org/bi...631105697.html
https://norfolk.craigslist.org/bik/d...621639493.html OK, 2 wheels, but still
https://prescott.craigslist.org/bik/...625170646.html
https://tucson.craigslist.org/bik/d/...629140271.html
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I don't fully understand the fascination with trikes when 2-wheelers are going cheap. You could easily find a quality brand name bent bike for $400. But then you'd have to learn how to ride it. That might take a few minutes. One unusual feature of that trike,, it looks like the chain runs internally in the boom, back to a point under the seat.
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I don't fully understand the fascination with trikes when 2-wheelers are going cheap. You could easily find a quality brand name bent bike for $400. But then you'd have to learn how to ride it. That might take a few minutes. One unusual feature of that trike,, it looks like the chain runs internally in the boom, back to a point under the seat.
Trikes offer stability and poise, and can be decently fast. They are not for me either, but I get it. That trike in the o.p. is a disaster. There is no triangulation for the front 'forks' which is why brakes haven't been fitted. The designer didn't trust that a hard stop wouldn't compromise them. That internal chain in the boom must also be under incredible stress. I see no way to tension it and the torque transfer at the main chainwheel under the seat takes place without a standard coupling of known limits. But, ridden within its (considerable) limitations it would be less ... 'dangerous' than my highracer.
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Just as of note Robert Marchand was cycling up until 108 and died at 109. He started cycling again in 1978 so right around your current age. Don't give up and also don't buy whatever sort of thing that is.
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I used to offer test rides of my V-Rex in parking lots when I was on a tour. EVERYONE, bar none, was able to get going in one or two tries, and would subsequently do circles of the lot, smiling.
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