Any opinions on a trike like this? It is a LWB with a trike conversion kit. Looks like the rear
brake and gearing are disabled for the trike. I e-mailed the seller for info and he responded that
the trike weighs 70 lbs., and front derailleurs can be added to the front triple and for two gears
at the mid-drive. The right rear wheel of the trike is driven.
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Any opinions on a trike like this? It is a LWB with a trike conversion kit. Looks like the rear
brake and gearing are disabled for the trike. I e-mailed the seller for info and he responded that
the trike weighs 70 lbs., and front derailleurs can be added to the front triple and for two gears
at the mid-drive. The right rear wheel of the trike is driven. -
This is a frightening trike. The Back wheel assembly is a Tribi, I think Tribi went belly up a few
years ago. You can see what a Tribi looks like at the Cambie website, they also show a Quetzal LWB
Delta using a Tribi conversion. I used to own a couple of Tribi conversion kits...they are very very
heavy. IF you look at the ebay pic, there is a black thing sticking back from the backrest...I blew
up the pic and it appears to be a Topeak or Blackburn seatpost mounted rack with a black waterbottle
laying on it...could be a BLT Ni-cad (unsure). The components look like they came from a Wal-Mart
Mtb. It says you can convert it to a 2 wheeler by adding a 26 inch rear wheel, it does NOT say if
that 26 inch wheel is included. And would anyone want this behemoth as a 21 speed 2 wheeler?...I
think NOT.
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"Hillel" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...Quoted message said:
Any opinions on a trike like this? It is a LWB with a trike conversion kit. Looks like the rear
brake and gearing are disabled for the trike. I e-mailed the seller for info and he responded that
the trike weighs 70 lbs., and front derailleurs can be added to the front triple and for two gears
at the mid-drive. The right rear wheel of the trike is driven. -
This is a frightening trike. The Back wheel assembly is a Tribi, I think Tribi went belly up a few
years ago. You can see what a Tribi looks like at the Cambie website, they also show a Quetzal LWB
Delta using a Tribi conversion. I used to own a couple of Tribi conversion kits...they are very very
heavy. IF you look at the ebay pic, there is a black thing sticking back from the backrest...I blew
up the pic and it appears to be a Topeak or Blackburn seatpost mounted rack with a black waterbottle
laying on it...could be a BLT Ni-cad (unsure). The components look like they came from a Wal-Mart
Mtb. It says you can convert it to a 2 wheeler by adding a 26 inch rear wheel, it does NOT say if
that 26 inch wheel is included. And would anyone want this behemoth as a 21 speed 2 wheeler?...I
think NOT.
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"Hillel" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...Quoted message said:
Any opinions on a trike like this? It is a LWB with a trike conversion kit. Looks like the rear
brake and gearing are disabled for the trike. I e-mailed the seller for info and he responded that
the trike weighs 70 lbs., and front derailleurs can be added to the front triple and for two gears
at the mid-drive. The right rear wheel of the trike is driven. -
"Hillel" skrev...
Quoted message said:
Any opinions on a trike like this? It is a LWB with a trike conversion kit. Looks like the rear
brake and gearing are disabled for the trike. I e-mailed the seller for info and he responded that
the trike weighs 70 lbs., and front derailleurs can be added to the front triple and for two gears
at the mid-drive. The right rear wheel of the trike is driven.Wouldn't an EZ-3 trike make more sense? More gears, better seat, less weight (?) and built at a
factory instead of being a homemade with all its quirks.Mikael
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"Hillel" skrev...
Quoted message said:
Any opinions on a trike like this? It is a LWB with a trike conversion kit. Looks like the rear
brake and gearing are disabled for the trike. I e-mailed the seller for info and he responded that
the trike weighs 70 lbs., and front derailleurs can be added to the front triple and for two gears
at the mid-drive. The right rear wheel of the trike is driven.Wouldn't an EZ-3 trike make more sense? More gears, better seat, less weight (?) and built at a
factory instead of being a homemade with all its quirks.Mikael
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Hmmmm Been there, done that. members.rogers.comrecumbent.htmlOpen ↗
members.rogers.comicetrike.htmlOpen ↗ all standard bike parts ( mostly ) Right, heavy it
is. Over sensitive steering, turning circle like a full size car. Good to experiment on though. 500
dollars eh? Hmmmmmm :-)Joe Mitrovic Brantford Canada
Hillel said:
Any opinions on a trike like this?
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Hmmmm Been there, done that. members.rogers.comrecumbent.htmlOpen ↗
members.rogers.comicetrike.htmlOpen ↗ all standard bike parts ( mostly ) Right, heavy it
is. Over sensitive steering, turning circle like a full size car. Good to experiment on though. 500
dollars eh? Hmmmmmm :-)Joe Mitrovic Brantford Canada
Hillel said:
Any opinions on a trike like this?
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Hillel said:
Any opinions on a trike like this?...I liked the looks of the previous blue recumbent trike from Ohio on eBay a lot better. 🙂
Tom Sherman - Quad Cities USA (Illinois side) RANS "Wavewind" and Rocket, Earth Cycles Sunset and
Dragonflyer -
Hillel said:
Any opinions on a trike like this?...I liked the looks of the previous blue recumbent trike from Ohio on eBay a lot better. 🙂
Tom Sherman - Quad Cities USA (Illinois side) RANS "Wavewind" and Rocket, Earth Cycles Sunset and
Dragonflyer -
"Joe Mitrovic" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
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Hmmmm Been there, done that. members.rogers.comrecumbent.htmlOpen ↗
Those are some cool bikes!
Quoted message said:
members.rogers.comicetrike.htmlOpen ↗ all standard bike parts ( mostly ) Right, heavy
it is. Over sensitive steering, turning circle like a full size car. Good to experiment on though.
500 dollars eh? Hmmmmmm :-)Joe Mitrovic Brantford Canada
Hillel said:
Any opinions on a trike like this?
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"Joe Mitrovic" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
Quoted message said:
Hmmmm Been there, done that. members.rogers.comrecumbent.htmlOpen ↗
Those are some cool bikes!
Quoted message said:
members.rogers.comicetrike.htmlOpen ↗ all standard bike parts ( mostly ) Right, heavy
it is. Over sensitive steering, turning circle like a full size car. Good to experiment on though.
500 dollars eh? Hmmmmmm :-)Joe Mitrovic Brantford Canada
Hillel said:
Any opinions on a trike like this?
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