Conventional foam grips on recumbent trikes split over time and degrade from elements and time. We have sourced durable silicone grips with better durability properties. By replacing stock OEM grips on a Catrike recumbent trike (or Greenspeed, or most brands that come with bar-end shifters) with these thick, closed-foam silicone grip pairs, we can prevent costly maintenance in the future.
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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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We have just finished putting together an HP Velotechnik Gekko FX26 folding trike outfitted with a Neodrive 250W electric-assist system.
This is a very nice system and hard to find. The first test drive in front of the shop was on level ground, but the system seemed quite powerful.
We will have an HP Velotechnik Gekko FX26 folding trike outfitted with a Bionx 350W electric-assist system in the shop and available for test-riding on 27 August 2015.
This is a very nice system and hard to find.
The new Gekko FXS designed for children and adults up to 5'-11" will make its debut appearance at AlphaBENT's Northern California shop in Sacramento.