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

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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?

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Andrew

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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

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Originally posted by Melinda Meahan

BChristopher 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. [/B]

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

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.

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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.

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David Luecke Ridin' a RANS Vivo (wahoo!) Titusville, Florida
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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

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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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