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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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St. Charles, IL: At Recumbent CycleCon 2014, Inspired Cycle Engineering (ICE) introduced its new 26" drivewheel suspension.

The Sprint 26-RS brings the efficiency of a 26" drive wheel to rear suspension comfort, reducing the comfort vs. speed tradeoff.

Almost dead center is our house - way across the valley. The RR here was electrified to help get the loads over the Rockies - That is the Continental Divide on the horizon. The Aspens are turning. It's Fall here!

Arkel released a new video highlighting the versatile TailRider trunk bag. Check it out...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyugnGvu0Vo

Nice ride near Butte, MT

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