These days, there are so many options to add electric-assist to your Catrike, including using the Catrike OEM E-Kit featuring a Bosch mid-drive motor, it can make your head swim.
Hand-cycles offer vigorous full-body exercise that builds upper body strength. HP Velotechnik's new Hands-On Cycle is available for the Gekko-26 model with a weight rating to 320lb.
Thanks to Charlotte and Richard for letting us join them for an early-morning ride in South Sacramento.
Charlotte is sporting her STEPS electric-assist-equipped Hase Trigo and Richard has a very nice Kett-Wiesel tandem-coupled behind.
AlphaBENT offers a Neodrive Z20S torque-based hub-motor electric-assist upgrade kit for Catrikes -- even those with 142mm through-axles -- available through all Catrike dealers.
The all-new MAX offers a higher/wider seat and incorporates a larger diameter cross-Member and wide sturdy rims to accommodate up to 425 lbs of rider and gear weight.
For comfort, it is equipped with Schwalbe Big Apple balloon tires. A 1x11 SRAM drive train delivers power to the rear wheel.
The Road and the Speed were the first two recumbent trike models designed and built in the USA by Catrike. The Road is now being discontinued and follows in the Speed's footsteps from several years ago.
Catrike introduced a mid-season change to its large-wheel recumbent trike models including the Expedition, 5.5.9., 700, and Dumont. All future models will use a 12x142mm through-axle hub.
Catrike Speed rider, Miles, has worked out a great system for getting in and out of his very low and laidback recumbent trike using a strap attached to his roof-rack.
A hub-driven electric-motor such as Bionx, Neodrive, or GoSwiss needs an anchor point that is physically fixed on the recumbent trike or bicycle, so it has something to push against. Without this anchor point, the hub would simply spin when activated with electricity.
Day-6semi-recumbent bikes will be in stock again soon. Production delays have made Day-6 bikes a limited-availability commodity for the past two months, but the wait is almost over.
