Rob,
Yes, I have mentioned a few of my trike exploits while riding with the vintage gang. None of my rides have resulted in being pitched off yet, but a few of the downhill sections through tight turns were nearly enough to cause a change of shorts. I'm told from behind a runaway trike one can watch both rear wheels take the shape of a potato chip. They say it's scary to watch. HA! It's scary to ride at those times. But once you live to tell the story it's fun.
The other fun thing about owning a trike is handing it off to a friend anxious to give her a try, and then stand and try to keep a straight face as the trike fights every effort the newbie makes to control it. I'm not even sure why that happens, but when it does it's priceless. I don't make a habit of having fun at my friend's expense, but I've seen some good ones.
Brian Baylis La Mesa, CA Will have to build a trike someday. Just need an inspirational reason/concept to build it on.
Brian and All,
Despite being thrown off a couple of times, still happily tooling around on
a '78 Ken Rogers here in sunny Seattle.
By the way Brian don't I recall a posting in the past about the mad,
impossibility of trike riding?
Rob Williams
Seattle
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> Paul,
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> Cool. It looks like there aren't as many trikes on the list as I thought.
> It looks as if we are going to have a small trike faction at this years
> Velo Rendezvous in Pasadena. Join us if you can. I ride my trike out in
> public too. It's a gas!
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> Brian Baylis
> La Mesa, CA
> If I build a trike, might as well build a trailer for it too.
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> -- Oldtrikerider@aol.com wrote:
> Brian, I have a 74 Ken Rogers. I even take it out and ride it in public.
> I
> recently used it for a very hilly 65 mile ride in Douglas County south of
> here.
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> Paul Patzkowsky
> Longmont, Colorado