Lets Climb Hills on recumbent trikes
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- čas přidán 5. 04. 2013
- Derek and I took our Catrikes out for a hill climbing ride in Anaheim Hills. We spotted a few new trike riders on the trail on the way to the hills... one of them several times! Hills are your friends... because you get to go really fast down the other side.
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Love your video. I have bad arthritis is my hips and can’t even ride an electric bike anymore. I found a used recumbent with arm pedals. Had new cables put in today and I am ecstatic. It’s like having a new life paid 250 for the bike and 35.00 for the work at bike shop. I am so excited.
Lucky to have that cheap of a bike shop service. Good on you though, I knew a double amputee that was LDS Mormon missionary and had a recumbent rowing trike he rode around. Was really cool.
Nicely placed segments in the vid. Found all the angles interesting too
Thanks for posting :)
Hey, Glenn. Awesome to see you and Derek out riding. Looks like big fun as usual. 45 mph on that one hill section? Wow! Too fast for me.
I just got back from San Onofre. I rode part of the ride we did down to Oceanside. Great weather. Going back home I rode a half-mile downhill dirt trail into the camp ground. I'll post soon.
Thanks for the video. This seems fun. I have seen a few other videos that attempt to justify recumbent riding with shaky reasoning, but this just looks like a good time.
Yeah, I think trikes were made for hills... they are not fast climbers but they can climb with their low gears and no need for balance... and ability to stop and start on a hill without unclipping. Plus... they are in their natural element on downhills!
nice to see those bike lanes. In my country( Philippines), we share the same lane with the 10 wheelers, 4 wheelers, army tanks, motorcycles and everything
STORM TROOPER yeah, some of the bike lanes make it better... some don't. Sometimes I would rather there isn't a badly made bike lane on some streets. (there is a mandatory use law here ... so if there is a bike lane you are supposed to use it unless there is some safety issue... debris in the lane or cars blocking it... or whatever). I don't know if a too narrow bike lane or one that is right next to parked cars (in the door zone) legally applies to being able to not ride in it... but sometimes safety is most important!
it is still nice when cyclist gets their own lanes. its much safer that way.
dregerclock "some don't" is sure correct ... bike lanes give a false sense of safety
mason lane that's true. I never assume that just because I have a line of paint that I am are there. I always keep an eye on things with my mirrors when I am legally required to be in the bike lane and when there is not a safety reason to get out of that requirement. Honestly... most streets that cities have added bike lanes to would be safer or as safe without the line painted. at least then the cyclist would have the right to choose a safer position.
@@zuvarian true it also gives a false sense of being safe to pass. You get a lot more close and dangerous passes that way especially with a lot of the terrible “painted gutter” type lanes shown in this video.
I like the use of the lane for safety...and the car drivers actually respected your vehicle!
Yep... Although the trike is probably only slightly wider than my shoulders and arms... and thus only slightly wider than the width a road bike rider would have, motorists seem to think I am 8 feet wide and generally I get more room from them. Taking the lane gives them great incentive to change lanes to pass me.
Thank you for your input. Much appreciated.
Great ride, around here, any dry day is a good day to ride. Logged 44 miles. All thanks to you! : P
Thanks! I know of a few trike riders who live in the North Dallas area. No not a lot of hills out there it seems. I have been there in North Dallas a few times but never have ridden there.
Yep must say that your videos are a great motivation to get you in the mood to ride for sure.I went for a ride on my touring bike but got like maybe two miles and had a flat tire no tools with me and had to walk back home man that sucks.I now have new tires on order seems like ever time I ride that bike I get a flat.We will see what happens with the new tires.
Seeing the same trike rider before AND after the hills, it's like deja vu! Hmm... The Matrix has you, Neo...
Great vid!
Very Nice! An onscreen speedometer (Speedo here in Australia) on the downhill runs would have peaked the vicarious pleasure your videos give :)
I think this video is about 7 years old and I don't know that I even had the tech to put live speedometer data on the video back then. But I also kinda feel (personally) like the on screen speedo is distracting from the video itself.. just me maybe. Thanks for watching!
Insert cheesy grin:
Ok, was thinking about going for a ride, didn't really want to go... Now you had to go and twist my arm... Gee tanks! : P
hello!, what is the best option, rear 20" or 26" ? Thanks!
We ride all the time. We have top of the line Cat trikes. If you're in shape...like you guys and us...one can get up hills. It is not an easy feat, but it can be done. If you want to power up hills then you take out the road bike.
how much to buy
if you mean 'stand up' by 'power up hills' then thats cheating lol. ive not yet seen a comparison of a road bike v fast trike (ie catrike 700) climbing where both remain sitting. i suspect there would be little difference (lower weight vs better power transfer)
Yes. Bikes go up hills more easily. I will be test riding a TRIOT recumbent trike in March and want to see how easily it will pedal up hills with their more upright seating position.
where can i get one of these trikes?
LOVE IT!! I have a homebuilt I made in 1991 that is copied from an HPE Corsa trike. Wish we had hills (and bike lanes) like that around here.
the downhill rides look like the most fun!
Hi Thomas Cleary -- Yes, I am riding a 2010 Catrike "Road" which is the older "hard tail" (no suspension) version. The newer "Road" that Catrike Sells has a rear wheel suspension system. (They don't sell the hard tail design anymore). Derek in this video is on a Catrike Expedition which is simular to the Road... but is designed for a larger rear wheel. Catrike also has a new model called the 5.5.9. that is simular to the Expedition but is also a folding trike to make transporting it easier. You can check out all their trikes at www.catrike.com . Other great trikes are the I.C.E. brand trikes made in England. One online store that carries several brands of trike is www.utahtrikes.com Check out their site. And the big Online forum / community site for recumbents is www.bentrideronline.com/messageboard
Suspension booooo
@@kishascape yeah I am glad mine is without suspension, so I don't have any power loss climbing hills... and most of hte roads and trails I ride are generally smooth. If I was riding gravel or bumpier roads I can see having a suspension that you can also lock when you want it for climbing.
Great video. It was like being there.
Thanks... always fun to take my viewers along on a ride!
no problem. that's what the videos are for... motivation!
I absolutely love your video, and simply must acquire a recumbent trike that can deal with high speeds; The topography I'm working with is Seattle based~
My new Tour II gets unstable at speeds over the low 20's. I've had the alignment checked and adjusted. I've tried different grips on the controls(light, firm, death) without much improvement. I need to try another trike and find out if it's me or my trike.
One thing that always gets me is the lack of traffic!
How does one find these roads? I know you're riding a Catrike Road - I get it!
Enjoyed the ride!
I'm going to my nearest trike dealer once the weather gets better.....this seems so much fun. Can you talk more about how its like riding one of these compared to a bike? Thanks for posting this video....looks so cool!
best thing I can compare riding a trike to: a Go Cart, especially downhill! They are great for distance because your sitting in a comfortable seat, no strain on arms, back, or neck (your head it up and looking forward not straining to hold your head up like on a road bike). Your leg muscles are doing the muscle work while your core is doing the breathing and blood pumping, so I find it great for endurance riding. Also, hill climbing, while slower than other bikes does allow you to climb at your own pace without worrying about balance, and it is geared to climb like a mountain goat... and even stop without un-clipping from the pedals, and get going again. ;-)
Thanks man. Appreciate the insight. Can't wait til I test ride one of these. I hear ICE trikes are the best.
V Fly
well I think "best" is in the eye of the beholder. There are a lot of good brands and models depending on what you want in a trike. ICE has some trikes with suspension systems of various types and most can fold up too. I think most ICE trikes us a linkage steering system . Catrike has some great trikes, some with suspension and some with folding some solid hard tail frame. Catrikes are all DIRECT steering. Then there are others like HP Veloteknic and Azub whith even fancier all around shock absorption systems. Some brands and models focus on speed, some on comfort, some are built more for touring riding... so you kinda need to think about how you will want to ride and what features you would want in a trike. www.utahtrikes.com has a great catalog of different brands and models and that could help you see what there is out there. but best is to test ride more than few and figure out what you like most. also www.bentrideronline.com/messageboard/index.php is a great forum of recumbent riders of all types and very helpful for asking questions and getting answers.
+dregerclock Good call with Bentrideronline. I AM partial to ICE and HP Velotechnik, myself, but that's more because of resale than anything else. They seem to fly on the resale market whereas I haven't seen that with Cattrike or Terra Trikes.
ICE is also VERY hands on when you're ordering your trike. Patrick there has talked me through two very custom builds (100% disabled vet here).
awesome video and ride. you are lucky to have those bike lanes! 45 mph is a bit scary though....just found your site and subscribed. I ride all of the rail trails on Cape Cod and in New England. I try to,stay out of traffic! too much “ distracted driving” for my liking.....
Yep. Thankfully there are some good wide lanes and shoulder space here, but we do have to be on alert for drivers that is for sure. It must be beautiful out there near Cap Cod! I would love to see what it is like out there. I think I visited there once when I was a kid on family vacation but I don't remember a lot about it.
dregerclock i will post a video while riding Old Silver Beach path from Falmouth to Woods Hole along the beach looking out at Marthas Vineyard ...it is quite the view. Fortunately we have miles and miles of dedicated ,,isolated no traffic paths here on the Cape. 100% safe!.
@@markfeldman6509 cool... i subscribed and set the alert on your channel so I can see it when you put it up! Sounds wonderful
do you have a garmen speedodemer dregerclock
ha! I have been downhill at half that speed on my mountain bike and it scares me! but the trike feels a lot more in control. it is always nice to have a wider range of gears just in case. ;-)
@dregerclock What is the lowest gear ratio that you have used for very steep hills? I am building a trike and wonder what is a comfortable range. And what is a dregerclock?
It looks like you could use a light weight roll cage on it with a light weight faring also.
Before this Catrike that I currently ride, I had a TerraTrike Tour (almost the same as the tour II, a few changes but basically the same) I was able to do 45mph on it down some of the same hills I am riding on the Catrike and it was stable too. The TT does have a slightly higher Center of Gravity because of the seat height and it has the linkage steering which is different, but it was still doable. the direct steer of the cat seemed weird at first but I got used to it. now I like it better.
I got it... go touring on a trike! ;-)
I am a veteran who was injured in Iraq, and who after 5 years of surgeries and recovery, want to get back in shape. However, I cant do much due to the residual pain in my low back and knees. I was considering a recumbent trike, but am having difficulty finding places that carry them, so I can try them. I need one that will not be too taxing (like on hills, etc.), yet give me a workout. Yours seemed to do that. Would you suggest it? What is the make, model and size? Thank you
check out craigslist in your area, that way you can try them out before you buy them
+ray02946 good idea, thank you Ray!
+Thomas cleary hope you got my response from six months ago Thomas. any luck finding trikes to test ride yet?
+dregerclock yes thank you. I finally found a store that had all the variations of the trikes and I rode them all. they are just so darn expensive I can't justify spending the money to get one unfortunately.
Thomas cleary I saw a review for an electric assist trike that way under $ 3000. If you can get back into shape and have electric for those long or tough days perhaps it could reduce wear and tear on your car and help justify the cost? just a thought.
could you tell me what gear you should be in when going uphill on a Catrike Trail.
well, whatever gear makes it possible... but if you go to the lowest gearing you need to maintain a good peddling pace [don't worry about your actual moving speed... just as long as you can maintain a peddling pace that is comfortable.] I don't know what gearing is on a Catrike trail, but basically smallest ring in he front and largest cog in the back is your lowest gearing.
Thanks for your help, fan in Canada will continue to watch
On my terratrike I had the BB5 brakes and I seemed to go through them FAST... like every 8 months or less. On the Catrike with the BB7 brakes I have not changed them yet in about the same time frame... so we shall see, but I think they will last longer.
I’m getting used to using both brakes. On y two wheeled bikes I’ve applied the rear brake in most stopping situations. I’ve reserved the fronts for emergency stopping.
Yeah, on a two wheeler you do want to mostly apply rear brakes (or more than fronts) so you dont flip over the handlebars. On a trike you still want to moderate the two front brakes because you can tip forward on the fronts and hit hte boom or in severe cases flip you forward out of the seat. On bikes if you apply rear brakes too hard (lock up the wheel) you will skid sideways in the rear which most two wheel riders can handle, on a trike... a rear brake lockup would also slide the rear right or left like that, but it would be harder to control because the trike would tend to roll over when it got sideways and could be very dangerous. that is why trikes use the front brakes and if it has a rear brake it is just for "parking" brakes primarily. (can be used gently as a drag brake) ... so yes, takes a little getting used to using both front brakes on a trike, but when you learn the feel of them it can be very useful in turns to slow the inside of a turn wheel more than outside to maintain all three wheels on the ground! Ride safe and enjoy!
“Let’s climb hills”
My legs: “No.”
:-)
What is the typical speed on the trikes on just flat ground?
Well.. mostly depends on your conditioning more than the trike. In general they are probably a little slower than upright bikes, although there are some lighter weight, built for speed trikes that with the well conditioned riders can compete. If I am just cruisin' and doing distance I am probably averaging only 11-12.. if I am riding hard maybe in the 16mph range... sprinting ... 18 - 22 for short bursts or with some flat or downhill. Steep downhills... have had it to 52 mph!
Nice video Glenn I would crap my pant's if I hit 45 or more on my bike.I have a death grip on my bike at 21 mph lol.The hill you have are small we have hill's here that are just to steep unless you have real low gears that's why I ask about your chainrings I am still thinking about changing them out when I get my catrike I'm looking at 24,34,44t and staying with the 12-36 cassette but I got to find out the chain line on it first.Keep up the good videos I enjoy them here.
ha! it was fun meshing the two rides together in on video. Was kind of an experiment.. I figured one video of the route was enough instead of two separate ones.
Cant decide if I want to get a good touring bike.. Or a Catrike..
i no i seen your vider dregerclock but you make allsome video keep it up ok man have good one
5:03 I like this rule... Here we don't have bike lanes yet and there's only a line next to the pavement where you can ride. We're not allowed to use the whole right lane :/ Luckily we're finally getting some bike lanes this summer :)
Zahari Stoyanov yeah here we are supposed to stay as "far to the right as is practicable" ... which kinda leaves what is safe to the rider. if there is not room for a car to pass in the same lane with 3 feet of clearance or more... cyclists can use the full lane to discourage close passes. Unfortunately, although it is a law, many drivers don't know it. but most drivers will also just naturally make a full lane change to pass if they see you in the lane like this. ;-)
+dregerclock That's been my experience. Most drivers will wait until it's very clear to pass on roads with no lane and only a small shoulder, though admittedly, I avoid such roads whenever I can, happy to take a detour to avoid them.
+Art Scott Yep... it is always preferable to choose roads where you will have less conflict and traffic. But sometimes you just gotta go on a road with more traffic. At first it seems very weird and scary but I have found that most roads (other than high speed streets) I am more than comfortable riding.
+dregerclock I used to be forced to choose roads... then I got an ICE Full Fat. It reminds me of the old Back to the Future line: "Roads? Where we're going we don't need... roads." :) Of course, because of the gearing I don't have the top speed you would, or I would have on a Sprint X or Vortex, but then the Sprint X, Vortex, et. al. won't go where the Full Fat does.
Lunchtime ride
awesome
Yep, the big climb on Imperial becomes the payoff of a fun downhill on Cannon as it goes over the crest. There are a lot of great hills to ride in Anaheim Hills / Orange Hills / and the Villa Park area. Fastest I have had the trike up to on any hill is about 45 or 46 mph. To get that speed you need a pretty straight downhill (no curves to deal with) that is at least 1/3 of a mile long or more and at least a 10% down grade.
Damn, Imperial Hwy, you are a strong hill climber! Grew up near La Palma and Imperial Hwy. Imperial Hwy was still a dead end when I left there. Looked at Google Maps and see it becomes Canon and down into Villa Park. Plenty of new roads out there. I agree, screaming down hills is fun. What's the fastest (MPH) you've gone downhill?
I'm committed to a trike. Just wish I knew which one! Catrike, Terra Trike, ICE or Greenspeed. My riding style is that I like to ride fast here in FLAT Sacramento, CA.
Input much appreciated.
Thanks in advance!
Depending on your budget... I would say if you can afford one of their upper level models, an ICE trike is nice. Their lower end models are more upright and high sitting which is not as good for speed but better for visibility. I ride a catrike and love it. all their models are great and fast. I recomend the Expedition or Road... 700 is great too... more on a level with the high end ICE VTX. I have no experience with Greenspeed. Terratrike is good, lower costs and great starter trikes... personally I prefer my Catrike over my old Terratrike.
normand gallant - ^^ agree. you do want to make sure you use on of the methods of attaching your feet to the pedals. SPD cleats and pedals... or something. Last thing you want to do is have your foot pop off the pedals while you are moving, hit the ground and get sucked under the cross arm of the trike! SNAP! I use SPD shoes/cleats and pedals.
+dregerclock That answers that question. I don't understand how or why people insist on riding a trike without clips. I certainly use my leg muscles as much pulling back on the pedals as I do driving my leg forward on them. To me, it makes up for a lot of what we lose by not being able to just use our weight to pedal.
yep. I have had to pedal my trike before with just pedals when i forgot to get my spd cycling shoes... and man you get so used to pulling hte pedals that it is hard to just push them without being attached. you start to do it automatically and don't realize how much that adds to your power.
dregerclock Right? My BFF just got a trike (after fighting me about it for a long time) and she's yet to get bike shoes, yet to cleat in, or clip in (or whatever you want to call it). She doesn't quite understand the importance of it yet. Much like you, the couple times I tried to ride without clips, at least after riding with them for so long, seemed as though I was laboring intensely, and that needn't be the case. I can't really understand why someone would fight it so much, especially on a trike. On a bike, which can tip over, I can get the fear of falling over, not being able to unclip fast enough, but on a trike, this isn't even a 2nd thought.
all i could think off were the potholes....
Anaheim Hills... I think they have a law making potholes illegal. :-P too rich there to leave potholes laying about. LOL.
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i love it alot
WHooo HOO!
What are you using for soundtrack music?
all of my music is credited and referenced at the end of my videos on my credit roll. including a web link to where you can find it for your videos. I use CC licensed music. I think all these tracks are from Kevin Macloud's incompetech.com site
dregerclock Thanks! nicely done
J'aime la vidéo cela montre que ont peut en faire sur la route mais il faut savoir s’en servir merci beaucoup
Can you tell me what tires you are sporting? are those Marathons?
+Robert Krause I have tried a number of different tires on my trike... Durano, Continental (dont recall the model), Kenda Kwest, and several of the Marathons.. I think these seen in the video are Marathon Racers if I am not mistaken.
+dregerclock I'm really liking the Schwalbe Big Apple Plus. At 35lb pressure, they do not give any drag. I also get a bigger diameter 2.13 which does two things. More stable at even faster speeds, and they have built in shock absorbers. Plus (they have green puncture protection) Love them. I'm jealous of your rides. I don't have many riders to go on long rides with. Are you coming to Portland, OR? We have some great paved trails to ride. :)
+Robert Krause dont see me getting up to Oregon any time in the future. but happy riding up there to you.
What do you feel like a trike gives you in terms of strength training that a bicycle doesn't?
umm... not really sure if it gives me anything better / worse / or different ... but I find the recumbent position more comfortable, and more fun.
Your legs look amazing
stephanie layne
well i supposed the recumbents do require more leg muscle since your waste, upper body and are not doing as much. and it does take a bit to get used to a slightly different muscle group action on the trike vs a conventional bike. you of course can't stand on the pedals to get up a hill either. ;-)
+dregerclock You don't think arms too? I've certainly been white knuckling it when going over 40MPH, really careful about the handling.
+Art Scott ahhahaha! Yeah.. that and pumping up flats are the only exercise my arms get!
& Kenneth, in regards 2 flat prevention there are multiple remedies @ hand...
@ 5:36 I noticed the posted speed limit on Meats Ave is 40 mph but you said you got up to 45, cool beans 😎
Yeah well... I blame gravity. :-)
Rats! Bummer about the flat! Kinda "lets the air out" of your motivation! Funny thing... is when I don't feel motivated to ride, I often go find some of my old videos that I have not viewed in a while and watch them to get ideas about routes that I have not done in a while! ;-)
My dog rides in my lap. She doesn't like it much above 30MPH. I do like taking the whole lane when moving that fast.
where do you live?, golly that's a nice place
how many speed is yours
well some of those downhills we probably got up to 45 mph ... fastest I have EVER done was about 51 or 52 mph... nornal riding speed on flat land is about 15-16-17 ish... over distance more like 10 or 13 uphills more like 2.5 to 8 mph depending on the steepness
Very good
Didn’t see the hill climbing. Very hard for me.
This was shot in Orange County, California (southern California - between Los Angles and San Diego)
I think I will stick to my Trivek. I have the comfort, the height and visibility in traffic, the manoeverability and narrow wheelbase for that great feeling of freedom from design restrictions. See it on CZcams.
hmmm well... I would be concerned about the higher center of mass and delta wheel configuration... for tip over concerns. but... I guess different riding styles. the "see if on youtube" makes me think this is just an advertisement posting!
Hmm.......Lets agree to disagree. Bicycles have an even higher CG than the Trivek and yet are quite safe at speed through bends . Why is that ? Because the Trivek frame and lean geometry has the same functionality as a bicycle it operates in the same way at speed through bends and when manoeuvering.
Furthermore , my engineering friend has ridden several low CG tadpoles and has managed to flip them.
As for advertising it was a simple comment.
Damn 45mph? That is pretty scary.
Worse on 2 wheels. I've his 47 MPH and hit a hard and big bump when I went over a bridge. That is worse.
fubar
yeah.. I ran over a manhole cover that was not exactly flush to the road once... coming down a hill at 35 or 40... it popped me in the air on the trike... but I made a 3 point landing on the other side and laughed all the way down the hill about it!
i (just) had to see it done. my uphill trek's are laughtable &slow
(SUN EZ3)
hills are great... build your endurance faster than miles... and there is a downhill at the top! ;-)
Got my new Terra Trike Sportster GT SL and the worse hill was 2 mph with my broken hip. On flats I hold about 16-18 mph for several miles and about 19-20 on flat sprints for about 1 or 2 miles. I am most comfortable at about 15 mph. Going down a curvy hill I was doing 19 mph breaking because of a slow bicycle in front of me but I could have easily passed him. This same hill I would take at 24 to 27 mph on my cycle cross bike.
what kind? I want one for 500 or less
My trike is an older (2010) model Catrike Road. If you find a used trike for sale you can get one for a cheaper price. But for $500... the cheapest NEW ones I know of are the low end Terratrike Rover ... but it depends on the kind of riding you want to do.... flat trails they would be ok i guess... but not for doing the hills you see in this video. what kind of riding (purpose, distance, hills, trails, streets, how high or stright up and down you would want the seat... )
dregerclock i got a tornado t8 thanks!
+Diane Pedrick Are you enjoying it?
I was thinking why wear a helmet not far to fall
2seconds later downhill bit
Cha ching lol
Hi i am from MANCHESTER and i have just finished a 34,000km walk it took 9 years
i will be back in England to buy one of these bike in May 2016 it now the 10 of April
i plan to get on my way to India from Manchester on one of these by the first or second week of june any advice please could you pass it on
MARTIN HUTCHINSON CAMINANTE IN GOOGLE will tell you about the walk
+MARTIN HUTCHINSON Check out the I.C.E. trikes... (ICE - Inspired Cycling Engineering) which are made in GB. The trikes we have here in this video are Catrikes made in US... both are great brands but since you are over there ICE might be a good choice for purchasing prices.
Yes thank you i am looking at ice bikes
What i am trying to find out is people likes and not like about these bikes
1 going up hills is a problem so possible elec motor , low gears , or the best one get of and push
2
People can not see you as you are so low one big flag should do that
Is there anything else you can add
+MARTIN HUTCHINSON well... 1) trikes are geared like mountain bikes so you have a very low gear for climbing steep hills. Not super fast but I have never had to walk it up a hill. Plus, climbing hills on a trike (as apposed to a two wheeler) you can actually stop, rest and go again... no tipping over, no need to try to clip into the pedals again to go. 2) the Too low no one will see you thing is a myth. if you drive your trike where you are visible (in my case in the traffic lane of a street -- check with your local traffic laws -- iti s legal here) you will be seen and honestly I get more room and respect from drivers of cars on my trike than my bike. They change lanes to pass rather than buzz me! 3) Suggestions for safety equipment... for sure some way to secure your feet to the pedals (SPD clipless or straps or something), HIGH INTENSISTY lights... daylight bright like 400 Lumins or better (I suggest Dinnotte Lighting brand), A flag can be useful for some places like parking lots have bad sight lines and visiblity but generally I think lights that are bright enough are better than flags on the road..
Hi thank you for all that info i have been contacted by ice bike so i hope i will be on the road soon i have a youtube canal martin hutchinson and my email is martinhutchinson99@yahoo.co.uk skype is martinhutchinson11 and twiter is @MARTIN11CITY if you like to share anything more about the bike i would alway be happy to hear from you or anybody
good advertisement for Mtn biking.
uh ok whatever
I SEEM TO HEAR A LOT OF PANTING GOING UPHILL. I KNOW HILLS ARE AWFUL ON RECUMBENT BIKES BECAUSE I HAVE ONE. ARE TRIKES BETTER?
+Susie Q not awful... can be tiring yes. But trikes are nice for climbing since you can stop... rest... and go again without dealing with balancing. These were some pretty good hills of 10% and greater so... yeah they tire you out a bit.
dregerclock True, never thought abut being able to stop. I live on the Niagara Escarpment. You want to see hills come here!
Well, I often take a slightly later lunch and ride, and most of these roads are in residential areas, although imperial highway does get the most traffic. And the weekend ride also was pretty low traffic. Time of day planning helps and type of road. Googlemaps is my friend in finding most of these... I like to use ridewithgps [dot] com for much of my route planning.
Much comfort, but it looks like a wheelchair.
Rubbish! kvaDrug looks like a wheelchair
1000ft elevation is 305 meters , That does not qualify as hill route. assuming you're doing a loop it an average of 4.2% incline
Whatever. There were hills and it was a route. I did not say mountains.
Depends on the distance. Really a workout is a workout. Health and having fun are more important.
fubar Agreed. I don't really ride for the exercise... I ride because it is fun. Exercise is just a happy side effect!
+fubar Absolutely! After getting a trike, I found myself putting more miles on it, and riding it more often than I drove my car. Of course, FL is great for 365 days a year riding and not all states are.
+Art Scott yep. California ... same thing... riding season is pretty much year round. Although we are due to get a LOT of rain if what the weathermen say is true.
Enjoyed the video. Personally I won't ride in so called "bike lanes" with auto traffic. I've had two friends killed, hit from behind, riding in bike lanes. Drunks, people with bad vision, inattentive drivers, and sickos... just too risky for me. www.rospa.com/road-safety/advice/pedal-cyclists/facts-figures/
mason lane yep. Unfortunatly too many bike lanes are substandard in size, or more dangerous than other options. but that is why most states allow exceptions to the use of them if it is not safe (things blocking or hazardous in the lane, if there is not room for a car to pass without coming within 3 feet... etc. I agree Mason. Sometimes the bike lane is more dangerous than the lane. sorry to hear about your two friends.
dregerclock Thanks...Naples Fl is a very dangerous place to cycle. There were 726 cycle deaths from vehicles in 2012...cycling makes surfing with sharks look super safe. My point, like yours, is that many many bike lanes are a cruel invitation to death and horrible injury. www.naplesnews.com/news/local-news/ride-urges-cyclists-motorists-to-share-the-road_37079668
mason lane until i looked at the article I thought you meant 726 cycle deaths in Naples Florida, but it says nationwide. Not that that is not tragic and wrong... The other thing, I wish the press and cyclists and others would stop calling them "accidents"... they are collisions, crashes, Negligence, and ASSAULTS in many cases! most are not "accidents"... they are totally preventable if people would realize cyclists are human beings who are vulnerable, and yet legal users of the road. calling most of these "accidents" just makes it seem like "oh well, too bad, so sorry it was not really the motorists fault or the cyclists fault"
dregerclock Ditto on the "accident" BS .... the press makes it sound like, ooops just another "accident" and dead or maimed cyclist. Most people/cyclists don't realize cycling is the most dangerous and by far deadly sport activity. I think the attitude that a cyclist has that says, "I have the right of way" is a sure prescription to be killed or maimed by some mindless cretin, drunk, french fry muncher, or texter driving a multi-ton vehicle. Very few cities are making the effort to provide cycling safety like Portland OR. They actually have "bicycling lanes" here in Naples we call death trails...these are a couple feet wide in the middle of very busy and treacherous traffic. www.travelportland.com/article/bike-safety-tips/
mason lane not sure I am in 100% agreement on the comment about "cyclist has that says, 'I have the right of way' is a sure prescription to be killed " ... True, a cyclist has to be ready to give up right of way to avoid problems, but riding visible and obeying right of way laws makes cyclists more predictable and safer in my view. Infrastructure planning alone can't keep cyclists safe. The cyclist needs to be educated about what is safe and what "seems safe" but really is not. This is one of the best programs I know of and they are in Florida too. cyclingsavvy.org
I like your video, but like so many others, music too loud and annoying. Had to mute it.
Hmm ok. that's why you have control of the volume and mute. To each his own. "So many others"?
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All I see is going down hill, how about some real climbing…..I need to get a good workout, if I just wanted to coast I would by a moped scooter….c'mom….what kind of workout do you get on these things…..My significant other is refusing to let me back on a two whiter after I shattered my femur, but this does not look like much of a workout and looks like it could strain your back….just saying…how fast can these things be pedaled with all the extra weight they carry?
+Bonnie Pio ummm just because I dont film a lot of the uphill we do (because it is not as interesting on video) does not mean we took the cars to the top! we RODE UP the hills. Trust me it is a workout. it does not strain your back it is actually good for people with back problems. I know a number of people who have bad backs who can't ride anything but a trike! check 1:31 for the climbing I show in the video. Trikes can climb because they are geared like mountain bikes. As to speed... because of aerodynamincs we have an advantage, but countered by weight of course. so we average out a little slower than most road bikes.... but there are also high speed trikes that are light weight and made for speed which can compete with the roadies. the Catrike 700 and the ICE VTX are some of the fastest models. You can carry as little or as much weight as you want.
+Bonnie Pio here are a few other videos I have that show more hill climbing... czcams.com/video/W9NO_MzghZw/video.html and czcams.com/video/r7onXujIiqA/video.html
Do the cops hassle you ? They would arrest and ticket us here for riding a trike on the shoulder !
Where is "here"? It is not illegal to ride in the street. And no i have never been questioned or hassled about it.
I've never been questioned by police either. Here in Idaho USA, before I took my first trip on the highway, I ask the Highway Patrol, and they said it was OK to ride my recumbent trike on the highway.
The first few miles on the highway I was very nervous and constantly checking my rear-view mirrors. I finally decided that If any car was going to run into me, it was probably going to be so fast, I could do nothing about it anyway, so I might as well enjoy myself. I stopped looking into the mirrors, and enjoyed the rest of the ride.
@@freespuddy mirrors are not there to "stop looking into" you seem to be confusing not being paranoid with not caring if you get pasted.
That stuff is junk. It just makes a mess.
Trikes are terrible for climbing hills. 1) They are heavy, 2) You can't shift riding position and 3) You can't throw your weight into climbing. Stopping on a hill climb is about the worst strategy there is.
OK.... Whatever.
Your argument is that 1) they are geared low 2) you can stop and rest and 3) you don't need to unclip when you stop and rest. My diamond frame touring bike is geared lower than my tadpole. On it I can shift riding position, using different muscles and and stand on the pedals, throwing my bodyweight into it, all advantageous Stopping to rest halfway up a hill robs you of all momentum and should be avoided if at all possible. It would be one thing if you were taking the position that it is POSSIBLE to climb hills on a trike, but you are claiming that recumbent trikes are GOOD for climbing. Don't get annoyed when someone demonstrates this is incorrect using reasonable arguments.
I am not saying they are BETTER than anything for climbing. Just that they have abilities that they are able to do so. And their element is the downhill... which means you have to get up to the top first. and you dont have to walk it up. That is all. Your definition of "GOOD" must be different from mine. Some people dont want to power up a hill they want to know they can climb it at a pace they an do.
I will climb a mountain on anything including this trike, providing it has the proper gearing to do so! And I keep my engine in good shape.
Trikes are good up hills: you never weave from going too slow, can't lose balance if caught in too high a gear, in general I've never been as puffed out on the same stretch as on my upright because of the wind factor and uprights use more muscles to ride. Going uphill on any bike or trike is dependent on the legs and stamina of the rider. Most trike riders are older than most upright bike riders, yet some still pass uprights uphill.