After five years and thousands of miles, Ron's ICE Adventure FS is still looking sharp.
It got a new pair of silicone grips for its handlebars, and a shiny new chain, and it's ready for another go.
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Push brakes and paddle shifters on ICE Sprint 26
We are putting together a trike for a gentleman with a neurological condition that inhibits "pulling" action with his hands.
He has settled on an ICE Sprint 26 recumbent trike and we have determined a configuration that will allow him to operate his trike with "pushing" actions.
The pictures show a prototype solution. We intend to mount the brake levers backwards so they operate with pushes rather than pulls. Trigger shifters mounted upside down and on the "wrong" side allow the paddles of the shifters to be actuated with pushing action using the palms of his hands.
The cost to configure this is nominal.
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Follow along with Guido as he builds up an ICE Sprint RS-26 fresh out of the box from England.
An alternative to twist shifters for riders with limited hand-strength
Twist (grip) shifters are an inexpensive and reliable technology common on recumbent trikes. They have two main drawbacks:
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