A Trikke (pronounced like "bike") is a standing 3-wheeled Body Powered carving vehicle that utilize Trikke Tech's patented 3CV technology to allow a rider to propel a chainless, pedal less device forward without ever touching foot to ground.
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| Trikke T12 Roadster |
Trikke carving vehicles allow a rider to utilize a fundamental physics principle known as the Conservation of Angular Momentum. The front wheel is offset compared to a standard bike's front wheel... this means that combined with the angled frame design, the front wheel naturally wants to turn to correct the offset, thereby creating momentum.
While travelling on a slalom-like path, a rider moves his center of gravity (his mass) from left to right (for example) while leaning the vehicle into a right turn; this movement of the rider’s mass is towards the center of the turn, thus decreasing the radius of an imaginary circle which is formed around the center point of the rider’s turn. This movement of mass to the center of the circle acts in the same way that an ice-skater increases her velocity if she pulls in her arms (decreasing her radius) while she is spinning on the ice.
Because of the vehicle’s design, a rider can learn to maximize the velocity generated from making each turn and then transfer that momentum into the next turn, and so on and so on. Propulsion can be so effortless that it feels like magic, or as strenuous as a full-blown sprint. Your choice! Either way, it is an awesome low-impact form of exercise with a big enjoyment factor built in.
"With the three wheels combined with the cambering system, you have 3 points-of-contact to the ground, meaning that the Trikke riding platform is surprisingly VERY stable."
It is comfortable to ride a Trikke, as you don't have a seat to get uncomfortable sitting on for a long time... your feet, knees and legs in general act as your shock absorbers, much like a snow skier does, but there is less impact on the body with a Trikke. A standard bike rider is mainly using their legs to do all the work and their upper body is bent over and not really benefiting from the exercise... whereas on a Trikke, you are utilizing the majority of your body's muscles (legs, hips, torso, arms, shoulders) in a comfortable upright standing position. Regular Trikke riding, normally called "Trikking", can result in weight loss and toning of muscles and strengthening the entire body as you ride.
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There are a variety of Trikke models covering 4 year olds to senior riders 84 years old and above, so a wide range of rider heights and weights are covered.
In this blog I hope to cover various subjects:
#T12 Roadster, #T78AirDeluxe, #Tribred #E-Kit, #T5, #BodyPoweredVehicle #BPV, #3CV, #Carving, #TrikkeNewZealand
In this blog I hope to cover various subjects:
- My discovery of Trikke
- ride locations
- models owned
- upgrades & accessories
- maintenance
- information
- opinions & ideas
- videos
- learning to ride
- technique & incline/hillclimb work.
#T12 Roadster, #T78AirDeluxe, #Tribred #E-Kit, #T5, #BodyPoweredVehicle #BPV, #3CV, #Carving, #TrikkeNewZealand
