The Tricycle Tragedy - Kim & Jo

Watch the after-effects of Kim's tricycle crash in Bakersfield, CA just a day before Mother's Day. Oh golly!

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[rithban]

Glad to year the elbow is fine. Road rash is nasty.

Like you, I found that as good as a delta trike corners, they can still tip. I >>> LOVE <<< my trike, but I'm still learning to take corners fast.

For the uninitiated, delta trikes can corner *much* better than 2-wheeled bikes, but they're not immune from tipping if you go fast enough and turn hard enough, even if you lean into it.

FUN FUN FUN!

[kimfluttersby]

i think it's coz i got confused and tried to handbrakes when i was turning, so it made me flip... i've got a perma scar now. tsk tsk... but yeah.. it was sure fun!

[glenoz]

ouch, might want to consider elbow protectors.

[kimfluttersby]

it's been a mth now and my elbow's fine... phew. good thing it's my inner elbow and can't really be seen. :) glad it's just the elbow.

[CitizenOvTheWorld]

aaaah! sounds like Bobby McF doing a little bit of bumble.

[inagod]

I'm glad your okay,but I hit the pavement wearing a tee shirt light pants at 70 mph,I can show what real road rash is like,they put me in a tub and brushed the wounds with a brush and soap,I was a kid,but still,it was embarrassing and painful,still have scars,where my skin was ground down,I was smoking,from the heat,really

[callmeshane303]

I know what I'd be kissing better.

[PavePaws]

Four reasons you flipped:

1) Design flaws in the machine itself.

2) Inexperience with the vehicle.

3) Adding an after-market engine to a machine designed for pedal speeds.

4) Asian ethnicity.

#4 is offensive? It's a proven stereotype.

Name an Asian race car driver....I'm still waiting!

White men can't jump. Asians are good at math.

Both are stereotypes. Both have their exceptions.

Asians drivers on the other hand...

[PavePaws]

ITS NOT A DELTA TRIKE! It's a TADPOLE trike design.

Tadpole design (2 in front, one in back)

Delta design (one in front, two in back)

Delta's roll MUCH easier.

Tadpole design flaws:

1) Driver weight it too far forward (They ENDO when you nail the brakes)

2) Left/Right braking systems cause rollovers (pull one brake = jackknife)

3) narrow front wheel footprint causes high center of gravity (rollover)

KMX is the only company I've ever seen that remedied all this.

[KMXus.com]

[derrick713]

that was the best road rash

[treeefrogUK]

I got a similar scar years ago - give it a few more years and even you won't be able to see it.

And after your experience I'm sure you'll agree with me that prevention is so much better than cure!

Feet/ankles, knees, hands and elbows are the main areas that really need protecting as these are the bits that really affect your life badly when they go wrong. Add hips/thighs and shoulders to the list if you wish.

Getting sweaty is a lot better than getting injured ;)

[McFuckNuggets]

no vid of the crash? wtf man?

[socialtalker1]

looking at the placement of the arms to steering, i can see how the arms are vulneranable during a tip over. perhaps armpads are in order when riding tadpole trikes.