Cycling Experiences…

Michael maintains a database of recunbent trikes and has allowed me to embed a page from his site in my blog [Delta Trikes, and more… ~ 05/06].

Following are updates he made in 2009:

News:

Dec. 16, 2009  ~ Added a link to Utah Trikes on the Links page. Check them out.

Nov. 25, 2009 ~ Added a steampunk trike by Eric T to to Homebuilts page.

Nov. 24, 2009 ~ Added a tilting tadpole by Klaus Luhavee to the Homebuilts page.

Sept. 8, 2009 ~ Added the Velos from Velomobiles.ca

Sept. 5, 2009 ~ Added the Innesenti by Trevor Innes to the Tadpoles list.

July 21, 2009  ~ Added the Berserker full suspension trike to the tadpole list and a prototype full suspension tadpole from Aarn Design.

June 8, 2009  ~ Added an update from Red Rim Cycles.

May 21, 2009  ~ Added a homebuilt tadpole by Bordi Levente of Romania.

Apr. 4, 2009  ~ Added a link to the Cyclesimplex line of bike racks. They have racks for two and three wheeled recumbents.

Mar. 17, 2009  ~ Added the full suspension trikes from Pirol.

Mar. 10, 2009  ~ Added the Trizard by RANS to the Delta page.

Bryan, ‘Bentrider Managing Editor, has published his 2009 Christmas Wish List. It just happens that two of the cycles I considered, the RANS Trizard [#1 on his list] and the Utah Trikes Quad [#3 on his list] are both cycles that Mr. Ball would be content to receive. Have a Merry Christmas Bryan!

For me, for the purpose intended, I think the UTC Quad will best meet my needs.

The RANS Trizard

The Hase Kettwiesel Tour

Let’s say you would use a Rohloff Hub and a Schlumph Mountain Drive on either. Which one for you? This would be for a self-supported tour of near 3,000 miles. Thanks!

I’m getting lots of Trizard hits [352 since 05/09] and decided to add Larry’s article to my blog.

BROL’s Larry Varney gives the RANS Trizard [a delta trike] another look. “Another” because Bryan Ball, BROL’s Managing Editor also reviewed the Trizard [referenced here].

Larry says:

If you have the urge to try a trike, and you want to check out something a bit different from the tadpoles that all your friends have, take a look at a delta. There are some good ones out there, and none will offer you better performance than the Trizard from RANS. And, they’ve made the decision a bit easier now, with a component and color choice that allows you to choose between a $1995 version and a $2995 one, rather than a single $2600 model.

As usual, Larry Varney gives us an informative and interesting read. Thanks Larry!

Other articles with Trizard information in this blog.

Looking at my all time stats a few days ago, I posted the top 20 pageviews of all time [since 11/30/2008] [quoted below]. The Maria Parker stories placed #6 & #15 for  Maria Parker’s World Record Quest ~ 10/10 at 1.039 pageviews and 46-seconds of Maria Parker in action at 683 pageviews.

1. Luv my iPhone, but what to do in the rain 2,704
2. Catrike 700 [Silk] 1,401
3. RAAM ’09 Team RANS 1,077
4. iPhone 3GS mount for 2 of my 7 cycles 1,073
5. Velokraft VK2 1,068
6. Maria Parker’s World Record Quest ~ 10/10 1,039
7. Reasons to buy a Catrike 1,016
8. So, you want a Crank Forward Bike… 961
9. RANS Stratus XP 940
10. The Magnificent 7 876
11. Mr. Giraldo’s Media 817
12. Delta Trikes 795
13. Me 698
14. Delta Trikes, and more… 683
15. 46-seconds of Maria Parker in action 633
16. The people we meet ~ featuring Jennifer 628
17. DiNotte 400 lumen lights [4] added to Silk 608
18. Here she is [October 2009 edition] 572
19. RANS Citi CF [Faye] 544
20. Notes 538

Well that’s all changed. Take a look at my top 5.

1. Luv my iPhone, but what to do in the rain 2,729
2. Catrike 700 [Silk] 1,438
3. 46-seconds of Maria Parker in action 1,308
4. Maria Parker’s World Record Quest ~ 10/1 1,126
5. iPhone 3GS mount for 2 of my 7 cycles 1,109

The interest in my articles about her have propelled her to #3 & #4 on my all time list [this after only 3 days since the report above and 7 days since the event], with the short video clip surpassing the original leader. Way to go readers/viewers!

Related post:

STATS: Top 10 Referrers & Hits

Top 10 Posts [as viewed by you] since moving to WordPress on 11/30/08

CE Top 20 of all time ~ since 11/30/2008

1. Luv my iPhone, but what to do in the rain 2,704
   

2. Catrike 700 [Silk]  1,401
3. RAAM ’09 Team RANS  1,077
4. iPhone 3GS mount for 2 of my 7 cycles  1,073
5. Velokraft VK2  1,068
6. Maria Parker’s World Record Quest ~ 10/10 1,039
7. Reasons to buy a Catrike  1,016
8. So, you want a Crank Forward Bike…  961
9. RANS Stratus XP  940
10.   The Magnificent 7  876
11.   Mr. Giraldo’s Media  817
12.   Delta Trikes  795
13.   Me  698
14.   Delta Trikes, and more…  683
15.   46-seconds of Maria Parker in action  633
16.   The people we meet ~ featuring Jennifer   628
17.   DiNotte 400 lumen lights [4] added to Silk  608
18.   Here she is [October 2009 edition]  572
19.   RANS Citi CF [Faye]  544
20.   Notes  538

Related post:

• STATS: Top 10 Referrers & Hits

• Top 10 Posts [as viewed by you] since moving to WordPress on 11/30/08

The long-awaited Bryan Ball review of the RANS Trizard Delta Trike is up:

…Speaking of performance…  Yes…  The Trizard is fast.  It is hands down the fastest delta trike I’ve ever ridden and is honestly right up there with some of the quicker tadpoles.  It’s not quite as fast as the Catrike 700 I usually ride but it was much closer than I thought it would be.  With a weight of 39 pounds, climbing is where it seemed to lose the most ground.  The frame is long and the most crucial part is just a monotube but the pedal box is stiff and it felt pretty efficient…

• BROL Trizard Thread
• My Earlier Trizard Article

This page courtesy of Michael Deegan who created and maintains the Recumbent Trikes Website. It is a survey of 3-wheelers from around the world, Mike has been kind to allow me to embed page3 [Delta trikes] of his collection in my blog. Thank you Michael.

Earlier, I posted 3 popular delta trikes based on comments on BROL. Of course, there are more and thanks to Mike and his collection, you see them here. In addition to the deltas, Mike also list tadpole trikes [pages 1&2]; tandems [page4]; velomobiles [page5]; homebuilt trikes [page6]; trikes out of production [page7]; and, hand trikes [page8].

photo by The Hipster

The new “boy” on the block seems to be popular and I know the owner of this Trizard, my BROL friend “The Hipster” [Gregory McLean from NE Dakota Territory]. Needless to say, I also have an interest in this trike. I wonder who will chain them together to make a tandem?

My post on Delta Trikes has garnered some interest. It is now #10 on the list of all-time viewed list of posts. I’m not sure what the viewer interest is; but, I’ll have more on delta trikes.

Bryan Ball, ‘Bentrider Managing Editor, will soon publish his review of the Trizard. Bryan says:

RANS Trizard First Impression

I stopped by The Bicycle Man this afternoon and got a quick spin on the new RANS Trizard delta trike. To say I was impressed is an understatement. The Trizard has love it or hate it looks and some aspects of it are a bit odd but the ride is fantastic. The handling and comfort were great and seems to be a pretty fast mover. RANS had worked out most of the bugs from the Interbike prototype but there were still one or two minor ones to address. One of the chain idlers was pretty noisy in one or two gears for example. The thing I was most impressed with was the use of pretty standard bike parts. The Trizard uses standard bike hubs on all three wheels. I sent an inquiry in on fenders, pannier racks and what not… Full review coming next week but so far I really like this delta/tadpole crossover.

Randy Schlitter, founder of RANS Bikes, also has a good Into the Ride Article on the Trizard as well as background on its development.

BROL Threads:

1. I want a Trizard. Who’s got one?
2. Hipster, how’s the Trizard?
3. Trizard

Not mine–I have a tadpole [a Catrike 700 known as Silk]. So, what the difference between a delta and a tadpole?  A delta trike or tricycle has one wheel in front and two behind, where a tadpole trike has the reverse.

Here is the new guy on the block: The RANS Trizard. Read Randy Schlitter’s Into the Ride Article #73 for information on this interesting trike. So you ask, are there other delta trikes available? Yes!

My Facebook friends and BROL members Jennifer Lang & Bobby Baxmeyer [her fiancé] [cellolang & bbax] and Mary [TrikeDiva] have  Kettwiesel Trikes. I also rode with Parky (a Kett owner) in the Face of America ’08 Ride.

Then there is the Greenspeed Anura, introduced in 2007. I do not know an Anura rider. Both the Kett and Anura offer a differential option. The Trizard does not. The Trizard uses the left wheel as a drive wheel.

There are other delta trikes [see this BROL Interbike '07 article]. These three are frequently discussed on BROL.

This post is to introduce the RANS Trizard and generally comment on two other popular delta trikes. Deltas are but one of many recumbent cycles. Ride what works for you. You see that I ride road bikes [DFs] as well as recumbents [an LWB, an SWB, and a tadpole trike] and a MTB. I hope to add a Crank Forward later this year. It fits between a ‘bent and a DF [also known as an upright].

Here is the BROL Thread started by Nanda [BROL Member Stradavarius] that informs BROL readers of Randy Schlitter’s [RANS Founder] Into the Ride Article #73 on the Trizard.