Need a recumbent trike

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We are searching for a trike for our son. Where could we find good deal?

Thanks

How old is he?

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Ian

http://www.catrike.co.uk

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We are searching for a trike for our son. Where could we find good deal?

Thanks

Which country are you in?
How old is your son?
What type of trike would you like?

regards,

Andrew

http://www.logotrikes.com

EZ-3 USX delta trike: discs, suspension, 21 speed, folding, etc., very
adjustable: $825
I.E.Systems Slingshot (not the MASA) tadpole trike: drums & U brake,
63 speed, computer, etc., somewhat adjustable: $1000. I have them on
consignment at Electric Sierra Cycles, 302 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz,
CA 95060, (831) 425-1593

Chris

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We are searching for a trike for our son. Where could we find good deal?

Thanks

Christopher Jordan said:

I.E.Systems Slingshot (not the MASA) tadpole trike: drums & U brake,
63 speed, computer, etc., somewhat adjustable: $1000. I have them on

Could you please explain to me how a 63-speed bike gears? Is there a
third gear somewhere? I looked at a picture of a 63-speed bike once and
it looked like a 21-speed bike to me.

Thanks bunches,
Melinda

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Where no oxen are, the crib is clean,
But much benefit is derived from the labor of the ox.

Melinda Meahan - remove TRASH to reply said:

Could you please explain to me how a 63-speed bike gears? Is there a
third gear somewhere? I looked at a picture of a 63-speed bike once and
it looked like a 21-speed bike to me.

Behold the SRAM DualDrive and its predecessors, the SRAM Spectro (nee
Sachs) 3x7 and the Sachs 2x6 hubs. These combine an internally geared
hub with a regular cassette and rear derailleur. When one of these hubs
with a 7-speed cassette is combined with a triple crank it will produce
63 gearing combinations (and around 20 distinct ratios).

<http://www.sram.com/pavement/dualdrive/index.asp>.

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Tom Sherman – Quad City Area

Melinda Meahan said:

Christopher Jordan said:

I.E.Systems Slingshot (not the MASA) tadpole trike: drums & U brake,
63 speed, computer, etc., somewhat adjustable: $1000. I have
them on

Could you please explain to me how a 63-speed bike gears? Is there a
third gear somewhere? I looked at a picture of a 63- speed bike once and
it looked like a 21-speed bike to me.
Thanks bunches, Melinda
--
Where no oxen are, the crib is clean, But much benefit is derived from
the labor of the ox.

Some recumbents utilize a gearing cluster between the cranks and rear
wheel to add extra gearing. My Quetzal for example has a triple chain
ring driving a 5 speed cassette which in turn drives a 7 speed rear
wheel.( Total, 105 gears) This is done to gear up to the speed needed
for a 20" rear wheel without going to a ridiculously large chain ring

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There are a couple fairly easy ways that I am aware of.

Take an internally geared rear hub, slap a cluster/free wheel on it, and
that in combination with the triple chain rings gives tons of extra gears.

Another way, the way I did it on one of my trikes, was to put an extra
derailleur and cluster in the middle of the bike frame. I have a triple
chain ring, 3 gear ranges in the middle and 6 cogs at the rear - for a total
of 54 gears. I have seen recumbents with a mid drive as well.

Now in all these configurations, I am not sure how many of the gear ratios
overlap of course, but there are more physical gear combinations at any
rate.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I.E.Systems Slingshot (not the MASA) tadpole trike: drums & U brake,
63 speed, computer, etc., somewhat adjustable: $1000. I have them on

Could you please explain to me how a 63-speed bike gears? Is there a
third gear somewhere? I looked at a picture of a 63-speed bike once and
it looked like a 21-speed bike to me.

Thanks bunches,
Melinda

One way to add gears is using a mid range- 2 chains/extra hub, but on
the Slingshot it has 3 in front to 7 gear cassette (21) multiplied by
a 3x7 internal hub = 63.

Still a darn heavy trike to pedal!

Chris

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Melinda Meahan wrote:

Some recumbents utilize a gearing cluster between the cranks and rear
wheel to add extra gearing. My Quetzal for example has a triple chain
ring driving a 5 speed cassette which in turn drives a 7 speed rear
wheel.( Total, 105 gears) This is done to gear up to the speed needed
for a 20" rear wheel without going to a ridiculously large chain ring

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SSHHHH!! Tom, you don't want to spread the secret! ;-) Right: 21
basic gears, then multiplied 3 times. I did that in 1980 with a 3
speed Sturmey Archer (mid range) then years later used a SACHS on a
Brike to make it go like the devil but no one could understand my
explanations with such a slow trike.

then SRAM took over I guess. Fun fooling the crowd for a while!

Chris

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Melinda Meahan - remove TRASH to reply said:

Could you please explain to me how a 63-speed bike gears? Is there a
third gear somewhere? I looked at a picture of a 63-speed bike once and
it looked like a 21-speed bike to me.

Behold the SRAM DualDrive and its predecessors, the SRAM Spectro (nee
Sachs) 3x7 and the Sachs 2x6 hubs. These combine an internally geared
hub with a regular cassette and rear derailleur. When one of these hubs
with a 7-speed cassette is combined with a triple crank it will produce
63 gearing combinations (and around 20 distinct ratios).

<http://www.sram.com/pavement/dualdrive/index.asp>.

Thanks, folks. I thought that it might be something like that, but I
couldn't see anything in any pictures I have seen of bikes with that
many speeds to verify it.

--
Where no oxen are, the crib is clean,
But much benefit is derived from the labor of the ox.

Yes, I have that ridiculously large chainring. Strikes fear in the hearts
of people who walk closely past my bike. I have three distinctly
tooh-shaped scars on my right knee where it ran into that chainring in an
otherwise mild crash.

When I fitted my friend's Vivo out, I set him up with a much nicer
9-speed-plus-hub system, and am thinking of changing to that myself.

--
David Luecke
Ridin' a RANS Vivo (wahoo!)
Titusville, Florida USA
http://community.webshots.com/user/david_luecke

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Melinda Meahan said:

Christopher Jordan said:

I.E.Systems Slingshot (not the MASA) tadpole trike: drums & U brake,
63 speed, computer, etc., somewhat adjustable: $1000. I have
them on

Could you please explain to me how a 63-speed bike gears? Is there a
third gear somewhere? I looked at a picture of a 63- speed bike once

and

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

it looked like a 21-speed bike to me.
Thanks bunches, Melinda
--
Where no oxen are, the crib is clean, But much benefit is derived from
the labor of the ox.

Some recumbents utilize a gearing cluster between the cranks and rear
wheel to add extra gearing. My Quetzal for example has a triple chain
ring driving a 5 speed cassette which in turn drives a 7 speed rear
wheel.( Total, 105 gears) This is done to gear up to the speed needed
for a 20" rear wheel without going to a ridiculously large chain ring

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