New Recumbent Trike Rider

[jelhinks]

Had my trike for a few weeks now
Is a custom made frame with iCE components
It spent the last year laid up in a barn so have had to sort a few small probs
Tubes , chain pulleys,cables and stuff,
Bought it after breaking my collarbone in feb
Am wondering why I ever loved those uncomfortable two wheeled contraptions
Need to build up a bit more speed before I do my first 3 wheel audax
Pic 1 from the ebay add
Pic 2 how I found it
Pic 3 First ride

[numbnuts]

Looks very nice enjoy

[ElyDave]

 

[Cycling Daddy]

Hi
I too am new(ish) to recumbent trikes.  Changing the tyres made a big  difference but I do notice the loss in speed at the moment.  Made more complicated by a totally detrained state (hospital keeps butting into my life).  Increased comfort is outstanding, I get off the bike after a ride and feel like I did to start with although I do notice the lack of a head rest if fully reclined (it is on the way).  L

[Tilley]

Hi I too am new to bent trikes. I've had my Trice QNT about 5 months and participated in my first ever audax. The tasty cheddar a 100K audax. Definitely a challenge but I was impressed that I managed to complete all of the climbs. However my climbing speed is certainly lower than the speed I could maintain on a standard road bike. I'm determined to work on my cadence endurance on a tturbo trainer so I can increase my speed and endurance.

[ElyDave]

Hi I too am new to bent trikes. I've had my Trice QNT about 5 months and participated in my first ever audax. The tasty cheddar a 100K audax. Definitely a challenge but I was impressed that I managed to complete all of the climbs. However my climbing speed is certainly lower than the speed I could maintain on a standard road bike. I'm determined to work on my cadence endurance on a tturbo trainer so I can increase my speed and endurance.

But I bet you shifted on the downs?

I did my first audax on the M5 M-Races two wheeler a few weeks back.  I surprised a lot of riders with my downhill acceleration

[Kim]

I find it's a lot harder to achieve Ludicrous Speed decending on an ICE trike than a functionally equivalent two-wheeler.  Partly because of the rolling resistance and aerodynamic penalty of the extra wheel, partly because when you've got three wheeltracks to worry about there isn't always a debris/pothole-free route, but mostly because I'm a complete chicken when it comes to cornering at speed on a trike.

I assume a QNT is less stable in corners than a Sprint, on account of the narrower track width.

[Auntie Helen]

My husband rolled a QNT but I have never rolled a Sprint or Q

(Anecdata)

[ElyDave]

My husband rolled a QNT but I have never rolled a Sprint or Q

(Anecdata)

I've never rolled my M5, luckily.

Although I have almost taken off

[cycleman]

I once rolled my old anthrotech trike into a hedge due to overloading one pannier with bottles of real ale  . I also nearly rolled my qnt trice on a fast corner 

[Kim]

I've rolled the Sprint, but that's because a bunch of YACFers lead me astray down an inappropriate Sustrans route.

[cycleman]

Excuses, excuses 

[mzjo]

Aren't you meant to avoid rolling by having tyres that slide earlier (like you can do with a classic sidecar outfit; sliding adds to the interest of driving - and in my case has the following car drivers wetting themselves when it's icy)?

[ElyDave]

I used to do that with my old Volvo rear wheel drive estate, stiff suspension and you could get it to go round roundabouts sideways