Do You Need Gears on Your Tricycle or ETrike - Adult Tricycle with Speeds Necessary or Not?
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- čas přidán 14. 03. 2023
- When you go shopping for an adult tricycle or etrike, there are many choices you have. Different styles tricycles, colors, and also gear configurations. A lot of 3 wheel bikes for adults and electric trikes can come with different gears, either single, three, or seven speed are the most common gear configurations for adult trikes. The question is do you need gears on your adult tricycle. Well, it depends on how you will ride your electric tricycle or standard trike. If you'll be doing a lot of flat ground riding then a single speed adult tricycle will probably be enough, but if you are going to ride a lot of hills then a seven speed adult trike, may be a better option. Watch along as Dustin helps to answer the question.
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Thanks. I'm 60 and starting to ride a bike
I ride a 'muscle' trike, no battery just leg power. It's got 7 gears. The neighborhood around which I ride is basically flat ground and I'm often asked if I use my gears. You betcha. I seldom need my lowest gear unless there is a heavy headwind and/or a rare hill. I use my 7th gear when I want a little speed. Unfortunately I usually can't stay in 7th for very long unless I catch a good tailwind. 😊 (My legs aren't what they used to be.)
Like you, I would highly recommend gears on a trike. But if you're really after speed, an etrike would be more suitable than a manual trike. If one is capable of riding a bike, that would be even better. On a trike though, just remember to slow down on the turns. 👍
Great explanation on gears thx you
Wow. I just wanna cruise down my street for exercise
the electric drive is separate from the pedal drive, so electric drive is one speed regardless on this model bike. I have seen homemade conversions where the bike can go dangerously fast. As for another person asking can you convert from single speed to multi geared pedal power, it will take lots of modifications cause of the way the axle is built, and brackets my need to be fabricated. Not always possible or cost effective.
While this is informative, it's difficult to tell how this bike will perform on hills. I've had to give up my 21-speed bike because at age 69, I've started to break bones when I fall (I've never had good balance but have ridden regularly for nearly 60 years). There don't seem to be any 21-speed trikes available, so I'm considering a 7-speed. However, I don't want to invest in a new trike only to find that the lowest gear won't let me climb hills. I really don't want to go the e-bike route. Unfortunately, there are no local dealers with trikes to try out.
Great information for tricycle bikes.
U helped .
could you upgrade a seven speed by putting a front derailleur with a three by crank so you can have a grannie gear ?
It's possible, yes.
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What is the Max speed when your just paddling in 7th gear?
Approximately 16mph. But of course if someone has really exceptional leg strength it could be even faster. But we don't recommend over 16mph for safety.
Can you convert your single speed to a multi speed?
You could, but it'd be complicated and probably be expensive. You'd have to check with a local bike shop.