2is company,3 is a racket!

[kevinmccune]

finally got the trego conversion done-well its nice and its cured me of 3 wheel lust,this is something for the streets and it is a whole lot better for people like myself then a "delta" ,the thing is I more or less cured my balance issues( seems less speed makes everything better-safer too,we are having an epidemic of whitetail deer if I hit one of those things at 40 mph,the stretcher will scrape my broken body up while the deer gets sore ribs. Its mounted on a new steel frame 26" inch step through-36 volt edition( plenty fast for a town with bike paths and gentle grades) realized I do not need so its going to be sold for 1/2 price,if I can I will post pictures,my old I Phone and network will not work together apparently sign me "old dog Leroy" hard to teach new tricks to.

 

[harryS]

You got one of these? Wow, I don't like the profile on the guy's bike,

 

[PCeBiker]

You got one of these? Wow, I don't like the profile on the guy's bike,

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Yeah, that looks really weird to me.
The woman looks like she's going straight, but the bike is leaning over?
Probably an illusion?

I'd like to take one for a spin though. I wonder if I could ride it no-hands?
I'll bet it's possible?

 

[Bicyclista]

@kevinmccune, how does it ride and handle? Does it pull to the low side of the road like most rigid trikes? Or does the fact that it is able to lean solve that problem? When you say it solves your balance problems, does that mean it stays upright or is it easy to tip over?

 

[kevinmccune]

You got one of these? Wow, I don't like the profile on the guy's bike,i(

@kevinmccune, how does it ride and handle? Does it pull to the low side of the road like most rigid trikes? Or does the fact that it is able to lean solve that problem? When you say it solves your balance problems, does that mean it stays upright or is it easy to tip over?

you certainly do not need a kickstand and the hydraulic brakes are a bit touchy,finger tip will stop you
ts better then you think however
the guy looks like he's riding on a 700 c hybrid,wish I could send a picture its nice on the 26" steel frame "peacedove"

@kevinmccune, how does it ride and handle? Does it pull to the low side of the road like most rigid trikes? Or does the fact that it is able to lean solve that problem? When you say it solves your balance problems, does that mean it stays upright or is it easy to tip over?

oh its much more stable then a "delta",the higher price version actually allows to dismount and take it with you like a roll on luggage.
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[kevinmccune]

I keep trying to reply and the site messes with me,anyway it works good and the hydraulic brakes will stop you with finger tip pressure,the platform is easy to haul about anything within reason you could conceivably haul and its easy to install or reconvert if you wish. don't need a kickstand with it and it has a parking brake,balance is easily found.

 

[PCeBiker]

,.. anyway it works good and the hydraulic brakes will stop you with finger tip pressure,the platform is easy to haul about anything,.. its easy to install or reconvert if you wish.

It sounds like it's perfect for you?
So why are you selling it for half price?

 

[kevinmccune]

It sounds like it's perfect for you?
So why are you selling it for half price?

conceived in a fit of passion and most of the places I go are too rough.

 

[Alan_Hepburn]

@kevinmccune, how does it ride and handle? Does it pull to the low side of the road like most rigid trikes?

That's an issue my wife is having with her Buzz Cerana trike - it seems to want to, very aggresively, head for the right-hand shoulder of the roadway. Is there a trick to dealing with this "feature"?

 

[kevinmccune]

That's an issue my wife is having with her Buzz Cerana trike - it seems to want to, very aggresively, head for the right-hand shoulder of the roadway. Is there a trick to dealing with this "feature"?

what I found out on a cousins Yamaha 3 wheeler was this the only why I could reliably steer it was to stand up and lean the way I wanted to go,the bike based delta 3 wheelers I had all seemed biased to the right side I don't know way,it just seemed so weird I didn't even want to try the 40 mph roller coaster hills around here,I figured I would react wrong and augur into a car or truck,I do believe a delta a trike with long forks and the proper "rake" would intuitively handle correctly,just my thoughts I never liked the delta trike,OTH some folks are fine with them,I would advise your wife to just keep the speed down and sooner or later the handling would probably become second nature( had a buzz trike once,even at 350 watt middrive 36 volt it actually handled the upgrades nicely. it seems to favor a bias to the right side.

 

[Bicyclista]

That's an issue my wife is having with her Buzz Cerana trike - it seems to want to, very aggresively, head for the right-hand shoulder of the roadway. Is there a trick to dealing with this "feature"?

I believe the reason rigid trikes pull towards the low side of the road is that they are unable to lean in the opposite direction to counter the pull of gravity. On a two-wheeled bicycle, when you lean slightly in one direction, the bike will turn in that direction. You don't need to turn the wheels, although turning the wheels will make the turning radius tighter. When riding a bike on a road with camber, one is able to ride straight by keeping the bike vertical—not leaning. A rigid trike is always leaning slightly towards the low side of the road, hence it tends to pull in that direction.

My understanding is that the TreGo is capable of leaning, and therefore capable of keeping the trike vertical. Thus my question to @kevinmccune whether the TreGo conversion does or does not pull to the low side of the road.

 

[PCeBiker]

Everything pulls to the right in the northern hemisphere.

We ride on the right (proper) side of the road up here.

The roads are crowned to drain water (and bicycles) away from the center of the road.

Drifting to the right is normal, and it helps to drain water and drunks off to the right side of the road where they're less harmful to others.


On the other side of the globe, where they drive on the Wrong side of the road, they drift the other way, cuz grabbity pulls upside down, down under.

And England, don't forget England.
They're all upside-down and backwards there too.
Hell, up until recently they were still plugging their batteries in backwards cuz electrons are negative.

 

[kevinmccune]

Ol"johnny-(whats left of him) pulls to the left actually I never tried it on elevated banked,surfaces you naturally counteract the tendency one thing good about staying level,I have seen demos of these things going at speed through many different types of terrain,there seemed to be no issue,you get used to it and let muscle memory keep you upright,the reverse trike configuration is more natural then the tilting on the front axle with a delta( ever ran a "scraper? if you try to turn it 90 degrees it nosedives,scary if you are not used to it,in other words what would a two wheeler do if you didn't learn it( the tractor part of a "Cat" scraper pivots on a connecting pin on the "gooseneck') actually the reverse trike is very comfortable you need little speed to balance it,hope this helps.

 

[kevinmccune]

Everything pulls to the right in the northern hemisphere.

We ride on the right (proper) side of the road up here.

The roads are crowned to drain water (and bicycles) away from the center of the road.

Drifting to the right is normal, and it helps to drain water and drunks off to the right side of the road where they're less harmful to others.


On the other side of the globe, where they drive on the Wrong side of the road, they drift the other way, cuz grabbity pulls upside down, down under.

And England, don't forget England.
They're all upside-down and backwards there too.
Hell, up until recently they were still plugging their batteries in backwards cuz electrons are negative.

"England swings like a pendulum too,Fathers on bicycles 2x2-"