How to Choose a Trike WITHOUT Test Riding One…

Let's face it, not everybody is local to a specialty recumbent trike shop like Laid Back Cycles. But why should that stop anyone from having the freedom to ride?! It shouldn't.
While our best recommendation IS to go to your local trike shop, not everyone has that luxury. This video is for those of you that are unable to test ride a trike before purchasing one but need some extra guidance to find your perfect trike.
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[@jamesmchugo9422]

I drove as far as 159 miles to test ride trikes before I finally brought one. It’s well worth going on a roadtrip to test ride your trike. Trike superficially all look alike, but once you butt test them, you’ll know just how different they are. Incidentally, I settled on a Catrike Dumont. That full suspension is a game changer.

[@SFCRambo60]

I was so lucky 12 years ago, I had bought 2 other trikes with out trying them, bought off the internet. 1st one was a front wheel pedal and I weighed 270lbs 5' 11", all I did was spin the front tire, I than bought a tadpole. Liked it but was too bumpy. I looked all over and liked the Catrike Dumont Trike so sight unseen I bought it and fell in love with it. I will never try any other Trike.
I'm 73 years old Vietnam Marine Veteran and have survived the MAC Disease and now after the Whiffel Surgery and now Chemotherapy Treatment for Pancreatic Cancer, I can't wait warmer drier weather to trike.

[@JeepWrangler1957]

I used to live in Rocklin...I didn't bike then...just ran. Which now I am paying for. I am back in Illinois and miss the CA Winters and even the Summers with the low humidity. Running ruined my back and required surgery. But I have a Felt Road Bike, a Trek Hybrid for gravel trails, and now a CaTrike Expedition. On windy or cooler days, or when my back is a little tight, I ride my CaTrike. I got a hitch mounted rack so I can take it to some different paved trails when I get a little bored with the one I can ride to. I wish that I could hook up with a Trike Group. There are plenty of bike groups for road or trail rides, but not trikes.

[@martinschwartz7342]

I live in Cleveland, Ohio and the are no trike shops anywhere near me. I am 6'4" and 300lbs. I think either a Greenspeedd Magnum xl or an Ice Adventure HD would be best for me. The problem is I don't even know if a recumbent trike is right for me. On my regular bike I like riding at least 50 miles straight but at 72 years old I am getting pain in my backside, my back and my shoulders. I think at this point a trike might suit me better but how do I know without trying one out. Maybe the riding position won't work for me. I would have to get used to using different muscles. I just don't know. Too bad you guys don't have a Laid Back Cycles East in Cleveland.

[@sarafrato5055]

There is a Catrike mega shop in Lisbon Ohio which is not that far from Cleveland. We just purchased Catrike Villagers from them and love them. They have all models to try. The shop is “Lisbon Rail to Trail”.

[@johnsimion2893]

I would be interested in a video about electric assist and how to get it to where it is just an assist and not simply doing all the work. I regularly ride my recumbent bike with no assist and every single person I see riding an e-bike is either not pedaling at all or obviously just pretending to pedal (e.g., cadence of perhaps "10" uphill while I'm doing 80). This is true both uphill and on the level. I can't think of a single time I ever saw someone on an e-bike actually using muscle power, and sadly most of the ones I see on e-bikes are young people. My 30 y/o son bought an e-bike which I tried out, I put it on the lowest setting, pushed once on the pedal and the motor simply took over. If that's the way they all work, why bother pedaling? How is this exercise? I was interested in getting an "e-assist" for some of the biggest hills on my route, which would be perfect and exactly the way you describe e-assist here - but that doesn't seem to be the way these things work in the real world. I don't want "assist" if it's just the motor doing the work. Perhaps you can explain how to fix it so the motor only comes on for really steep hills ... ?

[@kayssdavlatov8519]

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[@4GregF]

You've described the problem with cheap ebikes with cadence sensors perfectly. Get a trike with a torque sensor motor, and without a throttle. If the assist level is low, Eco on my Bosch equipped ebike for example, you'll get exercise. The motor won't help, without you pedaling. There are higher levels of assistance if you want. I typically ride on Tour, which is the next level up for assistance, but I like to go faster. Even on Tour, when you're pushing on the Bosch speed limit of 19 MPH, the assistance drops off dramatically because it's a class one ebike, you get all the exercise you want. One good thing about Bosch batteries, they are UL certified!

[@johnsimion2893]

@@4GregF That's very helpful. I hadn't heard about torque sensor motors before. Now I know what to look for! Thanks!