Three Wheeled Fun on a Tilting Trike

I am a custom recumbent builder and here am riding the amazing "Magic" leaning recumbent trike. (No it is not a bicycle.) Photos at www.flickr.com /photos/purplepeople/

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[Opspin]

Uhm, not to disturb crazy talk or anything, but shouldn't you all just be concentrating on making this bike available to as many people as possible? I doubt anyone will get rich either way.

Oh and this might not be practical, but couldn't you make a full fairing (velomobile) for this bike? I realize it might be troublesome because of the turning and twisting but it would be my dreambike.

[purplepeopledesign]

I am working on getting the 2.0 version of this trike to market.

[IFlick]

These bikes, tilting or otherwize will never be practicle. For the price of a good recumbant, you could buy a really great conventional bike. The best rider in the world cannot make up a grade more than a few degrees from a dead stop. They are not for the road. We all know the terror of a car sailing past you on the highway on a two wheeler. Imagine the same experience with your ass a half in off the ground! Also, most are cumbersome to haul or transport anywhere.

[purplepeopledesign]

While you are right that most recumbents are more expensive than a similarly equipped diamond frame (DF), that is due to small mfg quantities. Most recumbent riders can climb the same hills as most DF riders.... it's the engine that counts. On really steep hills, the trikes have an advantage because they don't have to be balanced. Most of the low racers are cheaper than the expensive Treks and many are about 20 lbs. Because of better aerodynamics, they are now climbing better than the DFs.

[purplepeopledesign]

As for hauling, some recumbents are bigger than DFs but most of them fit on the same racks. In fact, after removing the 2 rear wheels with a 6mm Allen key, the trike in the video fits in the back of our 2006 Civic with the rear seat folded. This is not a hatchback and yet the trike fits under the rear window deck well enough that I can shut the trunk lid.

[purplepeopledesign]

I can report that my long-tail cargo bike is more susceptible to wind gusts than my trike. Even though it is heavier, I surmise that being upright is what is catching the wind. I would guess this can be compared to standing against a strong wind vs. lying down in it.

[bodybuildingrulz2]

I know ALL of the truth. If you respected Mr.Georgi Georgiev at all you would have at least given him credit for building this trike, asked for his consent, or even informed him you were going to use his leaning tricycle in this video for your financial gain, but you chose not to and also chose not to tell the truth to the readers and viewers that this IS Mr. Georgiev's creation. Your reply does not challenge my facts. The truth is always the truth, but you sir are the insulting one!

[bodybuildingrulz2]

Hello! Please contact Varna Innovation and Research Corporation, they built this very trike shown on this video!

[chukchee]

What diameter are the wheels?

[martulda]

I love thay trike; is there a way to build one for my self??? Any drawings, plans? THANKS!

[fathippy2]

I wish my 400x four wheeler could do that.

[martulda]

Quite a exiting video; I have been looking for a good (and practical) trike for sometime. Eve designed and build one, then second generation, front wheel drive type, with real wheel stearing, quite a fun to drive, but I am still not happy...

Wouldlove to take a ride on your!

Any drawings to build one for my self?

Will you finally get organise to produce a serie and offer to hungry people like me?

Ouh, I forgot, alittel details: What is the price?

Martin in Montreal

[dougmctx]

Very cool ... turns a lot more tightly than I would have guessed!

[freddotu]

My ass is four inches off the ground and I experience no terror from automobile drivers passing me, because I've taken bicycle safety classes and know how to operate safely on the roadway.

It does not matter what type of recumbent (not recumbant) one rides if that rider is unskilled and untrained.

I have had no problem transporting my various recumbents, but recognize that the solutions are different than that for conventional upright bikes.