I saw a racing Tricycle today

teulk

I saw what i can only describe as a racing bike converted into a tricycle - i didnt even realise these things exististed ( what with owning a MTB ) until today and after i goolged it. Have to say it was a pretty strange looking thing.

tatanab

Probably purpose built, not a conversion. There are plenty of us about, lots of info here http://www.tricycleassociation.org.uk/

geoff_ss

Jim Hopper, one of our club members has ridden PBP about 6 times on trikes. They're not common but there are a few around. I have a 1956 Higgins 2 wheel drive and I find it's an excellent cure for constipation if you enter a corner a little too fast

Geoff

valerian

I once saw a tandem trike, an amazing sight. The cycling equivalent of a juggernaut.

teulk

I saw another one a few days ago - i go from seeing none to seeing loads

meagain

Got one a couple of years ago....just about learned to ride the thing....decided only worth having if never ride anything else! Sold it!

Probably easiest to learn if have never ridden a two-wheeler - all your instinct sends the body the wrong way!

pete.whelan

Come to the Plomesgate CC grass track meeting and see them racing as well
(8th August, East Suffolk)

Frank the tank

Funnily enough, yesterday I was talking to an old guy from Kent who owns two racing tri-cycles both custom made by Chas Roberts. It was an informative conversation.

geoff_ss

meagain wrote:

Got one a couple of years ago....just about learned to ride the thing....decided only worth having if never ride anything else! Sold it!

Probably easiest to learn if have never ridden a two-wheeler - all your instinct sends the body the wrong way!

I got my first trike, a Bob Jackson, one winter when there was a lot of snow (early 70s??). I put it together one evening, had a quick ride round the block on packed snow then rode it the 13 miles to work the following morning. I had absolutely no problems riding it and it felt considerably safer than my bike in the slippery conditions. Perhaps it's because I rode (and competed with) motor cycle and sidecars for some time earlier.

Our trikes were used mostly in the winter and consequently suffered quite a bit from salty roads. That's why they both really need re-enamelling and components replacing now. Must get round to it sometime as they're great fun to ride.

The then chairman of the Tandem Club, Caroline McHale, lent us a tandem trike for a day ride in France to see if we liked it. Even though it was a bit small for us we managed to ride 70 miles with no problem. We were tempted to get one but decided against it. 'Long barrows' are not very common, I suppose, but the late and much missed George Longstaff, made and rode them extensively.

Geoff