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How did you mount the speed sensor? It looks like you added a support for it.

Hi Mark. Just got my Max from the fine folks at Rocket City Trikes. Kathy and Neil are great! I'm also in the Huntsville area. I enjoyed your video and look forward to more. L8R.

Thanks so much for this review. I'm a big guy, 64 years old, and have decided to transition from the Specialized Sirrus bicycle on which I've ridden thousands of miles over the last 8 years to a recumbent trike. I live in south Mississippi and finding a dealer, especially for Catrike and Greenspeed (nice to hear your thoughts on Greenspeed in the video), has been a challenge. But I just discovered Rocket City Trikes a few hours before watching your video, and it turns out our son and his family live in Huntsville and we visit often. Hearing your endorsement of Rocket City Trikes makes me think it might be worth giving them a try.

The newest MAX trikes now appear to have a front chainring guard, which, as you mention, is a great idea (I bet Catrike watched your review and decided to add one). I agree that not having one, even with this Megatooth ring design, was not the best decision by the manufacturer. Regarding the stiffness of the SPD pedals, there is a small screw on each SPD mechanism that allows for making it easy or hard depending upon rider preference. So check that ... the screw may be adjusted too tightly. I have always adjusted my screws as light as possible, which I prefer on long distance trips because I get in and out many times each day. Regarding the Presta valves, I have always kept a Schrader adapter in my toolkit in the event I would ever have to pump up my presta valve at a gas station. Catrike uses presta due to the narrow rim design where the valve pokes through so that the rim hole size is kept to a minimum for rim strength. Regarding flat tires, something to consider is the Tannus Armor tire liners, which increase the Big Apple flat-resistance rating of 4 (according to Schwalbe), up to probably a 7, similar to the famous Schwalbe Marathon PLUS tires. Not getting flats in the first place is my preference, haha. Here is a link if interested: www.tannus.com/pages/tannus-armour steve

Very nice and complete review of the Catrike MAX ... thanks for taking the time to show us! I was curious why the cable to the rear derailleur is so long. I definitely agree that Catrike took the cheap way out with regards to the front single ring crank ... they should change that to the typical single cranks found on trikes like the HP Velotechnik Scorpion, which has the side protection edge around the circumference of the ring. Not only would it look much better aesthetically, and help keep a rider's pants off the chain, but it would also keep the chain on the ring if for some reason it went slack if the tension loosened up in the rear (it would not derail). steve

Great Video. I am converting my wife's Rambler with a Nuvinci N380. Did you install a gear shift sensor with your Bafang upgrade? 👍

This looks soooooo fun, now I have to take a trip up that way! ❤

Your storage pockets, the large one on the back is for tire repair kit and spare tubes and to carry things like your wallet and ID. My Dumont has a pocket that looks to be about half the size of yours and I can stuff everything in need including tubes, an alien multi tool CO2 cartridge tire pump tire levers, house keys tire repair kit and still have for my ID and and some money. The other pocket on the right is for a compact air pump. You should look under the right side of your seat as well. Unless Catrike changed things up, you probably have a cell phone pocket on the under side of the seat as well. If you have one it’s surprisingly easy to access while riding.

Good video! Great combination Trikes and historic bullet molds. Keep up the good work.

Great job with your video many a folk can learn from it. Thanks for sharing it, Happy Trails from Northern California Paul.🌈😎

Great video. Looks like a fun time with friends. Were most of the riders using e assist? Was there much elevation change on the route?

Our favorite also followed by Rattlesnake Ridge

Wax the drive chain, no grease on clothes! Extends chain life also. Look at Silca

Hello Marc You once rode with a greenspeed magnum, which is narrower than the Catrike Max. Was it the regular magnum you owned or was it the magnum XL, which is also wider and has a wider seat. I would like to compare this with the max. The Magnum XL has a seat with many positions.

How stable does this frame feel when you're at high speed? Tempted to do this, but I'm a high speed rider and some of these get sketchy going over 15 or so.

Mark, curious what brand of battery do ya have on this?

May I ask what brand of shoes you wear. I have long narrow feet (size 15 or 50) and your shoes look like they might fit.

Excellent video, just bought a used rover, thinking about doing same, already have a 750 Bafang kit on my bike that I may pull off.

Looks really good this Catrike. I own the Greenspeed GT20 and I must say, for what it is, it's a pretty good recumbent trike (the only thing I don't like is how heavy it is to cycle uphill....almost impossible even in the lowest gear, unless you go over the hill with a fairly high speed). Other good points of the GT20 is the square pole, ultra responsive steering and that it's foldable and fairly light. I think the dream trike is an ICE VTX (but the price is too high for me).

I have a Terra Trike ROVER and have ordered the BAFANG kit. Thanks for your advice!

Congrats on the Max! I bought the Greenspeed Magnum XL because it was a bit wider than the normal Magnum and I wanted something that I could felt wouldn't break easily over long term use. It's been a great trike to ride! Surprised that I've already worn through a set of tires! I got it with electric assist pre-installed and have been very happy with that decision. When I'm out riding my local lake trail, I normally turn the e-assist down so I get the benefit of the exercise time, but I turn it back up for the street sections to get to and from my home faster. It helps provide more confidence on the road, deal with the large hills where I live, and adds to my ability to stay out and ride longer/farther.

The little "pocket" on the right hand side of the seat is for one of those small tire pumps like Topeak sales..There is a just above where your hand was to help keep it in the pocket...I have the Catrike 559 and have been riding them for a few years now..The ecat boom with the Bosch motor you would love...And it is just a fast boom change..And if you want even more speed you can order it from Utah Trikes with a class 3 Bosch..28mph :) ..I have the stock Bosch(20 mph) on mine and get around 75-80 miles on eco(lowest setting) and cruz at around 13-15 mph on level trails and roads..Really a great system.

Fat people seem to love the _idea_ of driving a recumbent.

Oh wow you were in my neck of the woods ❤

Interesting conversion video mark

No I’m sorry we are not. We live about 5 hours away in Southwest Virginia. We found Neal and Kathy at their Piedmont store and bought our first set of trikes from them there. These were delta trikes and thought we’d try the tadpoles. My wife got a used Trident that she loves and I came back to Neal for the Greenspeed. You know the rest of the story. There is nowhere nearer to us that sells recumbent trikes so that we had to look further away. Thanks for the invite, we would love to ride with you sometime.

Hello. Just ordered my Max from Neal. I too tried the Greenspeed Magnum but was concerned about the same issue as yourself but also had problems with seat angle. I purchased mine just a few weeks before the announcement of the Max. I had an EBO rear hub assist on the Greenspeed which Neal is installing on my Max. I enjoyed the video, it’s nice to see others with similar concerns. Thanks so much for your input.

With all of the trees, it would be nice in the summer with the shade.

Would be nice if you followed traffic laws.

I was wondering what Rocket City Trikes was like.

Thanks for the video. Would like to vacation down at Nashville and then head down to Huntsville I used to drive truck and head down to Garden City, Alabama quite often the number of years ago. Would be great to get back down in that area and see how things have changed? And ride the trails down in that area down there.

If you take the reflectors off your peddles the is a little set screw to adjust your clip on shoes it can be loosened or made tighter

A friend has a tadpole trike. He rode it a few times, parked it in his basement. He's having mental issues now, I suspect Alzheimers.... he said I could have it. I'm going to add a Bafang to it. I used to ride a lot, 200-300 miles per week. Now a retired old guy with property to maintain, its time to get back to riding. I'm taking the trike to the rail trails to get my legs back,, as well as hitting the gym to get strength back as well. Aging sucks... but like you, I miss riding. Still have a real nice racing bike, a touring bike, and a couple nice mt bikes... The trike will get me back in the saddle... the Bafang will add fun to that, since trikes are slower than bikes. Enjoy this vid below... She's been on the road for quite a while. Inspired me to ride a trike, and about Bafang motors. She really has trike touring down. I'm inspired. Heal up that damage... riding is probably your best medicine. th-cam.com/video/J9WPkrE_Sn8/w-d-xo.htmlsi=aXpXzLonjEaVpUY-

Small pocket is for an air pump.

Nice video. I hope you enjoy it!

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My son & wife just purchased a Catrike Max e-Cat this week. We have asked to have a tensioner (chain adapter) to meet the needs of both their heights. The boom will also need to be cut. We also added a rear rack, side bag mount, and an extra 500 W battery for longer rides. I've owned 2 different recumbent trikes and a handcycle over the past 8 years. I added Tannus Tires to my current HP Velotechnik Scorpion + FS26. But the tires for the Max are 20" 2.0 (width). Tannus "no flats" do not come in that width. So we settled on the Tannus Armour for Max e-Cat extra protection. We can't wait to ride together. It will be the first trike for both of them.

Thanks for the info, do you by chance know what year they added the bigger wheel on the rear of the Rover? Standard external gears, 8-speed.

You can convert your pumps to dual valves by replacing the pump head...

I have a question about shoes. I wear a 11.5 - 12 men's shoe and I've had a heck of a time finding shoes that fit.

That one pocket is to hold a small hand air pump.

I'm 6'2" and fat guy fits me fine. I did get wide handle bars. Did get the versabars and moved the front of seat closer to the frame cross members. Had to extend front boom(enough boom inside to do this by moving it farther out and use predrilled hole farther back.) I needed longer chain and after doing this it's a lot easier to get in and out of. Looking hard at adding Bafang mid drive and changing rear wheel. Or maybe upgrading to Terratrike EVO.

Super helpful!!!!! Thankyou!!! Can you do mine?!?

Rover has been around since 2011. I have 10,000 miles on my 2012 Rover.

I have a terra trike sport that would be fun with a bafang kit but i may just get the lectric XP trike. Its not much more than converting. Your video helped me a lot thanks.

I'm a big feller. 6' tall and fat. Attempting to stay the same height but reducing my width. You mentioned yours being a little small for you. Do you mind telling how big you are? Also, did you put the wider handlebars on it? Thanks! Great video.

So appreciate your video! I have a 2012 Rover ( purchased for the same reasons as you.....though thankfully without as much body damage as you had!) that I am adding the Bafang mid-drive kit, and you have helped a lot in answering my questions! Thank you!

Love it. We are interested in their tandem. Don't own one yet but eager to learn. Subscribed. My questions are ... what happens in a down pour, can the motor (and battery) be protected? Also, how do you lock it?

I love my Charge. Looks like a wonderful trail and bridge

Well done! Your repurpose of the trike makes perfect sense. Adding motive power to an already existing trike created a new class of vehicle, And, you are correct, a complete'how-complete 'how--to' video is in order. Your innovative design work on mounting the battery and peripherals the as very helpful!