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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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Easy choice

I researched this for years before buying the ICE Sprint. In the end, it was an easy choice. --DW

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Got the right trike
Hugh: Thank you very much for helping me get onto the right trike for me. I am quite pleased with the upgraded version of my Terratrike and I have been able to already make 3 different runs in excess of 10 miles each round trip.
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Shifting Cum Laude

Congratulations, T, C, and J on successful completion of the Shifting Workshop and passing the Practical Exam with flying stars!

There's no fooling you with random adjustment of limit screws and barrel adjusters.

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Greenspeed recumbents Down Under

Greenspeed is a pioneer in reumbent trike technology. The Greenspeed GTO model was arguably the first commercially successful recumbent trike and the vanguard of the Recumbent Revolution.

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