Two entirely different tadpole trikes. Is either right for you or would you need to look at more models? Here is a video comparing the Catrike Villager with the Catrike MAX.
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Azub makes some really nice trikes if you are able to afford them. Here is a Utah Trikes video about their TiFLY and TiFly X models.
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Bafang is one of the most popular crankdrive e-motors being offered. Most trike riders who buy them install them themselves. I have a Bafang, but I didn’t install it. I did install a Tongsheng motor kit however. Mostly I use rear hub motors however.
Here is another Utah Trikes video which covers how to install the popular Bafang kit.
Next is the installation of a 1000 watt Bafang e-motor kit …
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When I was much younger I had tons of fun riding bicycles and motorcycles, but years ago I said goodbye to both. I had more miles on bicycle by the time I was 19 than most people have in a lifetime. I said good riddens to bicycles and only goodbye to motorcycles. Yep, I am sold on tadpole trikes and would never go back to a bicycle. Now I consider a bicycle a torture machine.
Here is another Utah Trikes video on the hidden benefits of riding tadpole trikes instead of bikes .
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Do you have winter to deal with where you are at? I know lots of people go into hibernation and put their trikes up for the duration. Depending upon how severe winter gets one can continue to ride their trikes thru the winter. I try to, but I admit I am not as brave in doing so as I was when I was younger. I still get out but I don’t deal with the cold as well as I did years ago and therefore I don’t venture out if it is worse weather than I care for.
Anyway, here is a Utah Trikes video with tips and tricks on surviving winter on a tadpole trike.
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Two regualar tadpole trikes and two modified tadpole trikes which are now quads go for a ride together . This in is in Australia … north of Brisbane, Queensland.
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FAT tired tadpole trikes are a nice innovation but not practical for most of us. I consider them a luxury type item. I would like to have one but I realize I have little need of one. A standard tadpole trike serves my needs as I just don’t ride anywhere where a FAT tired trike is needed . I suppose it makes a big difference where a person lives and rides. I ride mostly on paved streets, paved roads and paved bike trails. FAT tires are expensive and they wear out much quicker than standard tires. I doubt if I could afford to keep good tires on one.
Here is a video of a couple riding their FAT tired trikes. Where they live they can probably find places to ride them.
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This is a trail I see mentioned often on social media. The Virginia Creeper is a 34 mile long rail trail located in southwest Virginia. It runs from Abingdon on the west end to near Whitetop Station near the North Carolina State Line on the east end. The town of Damascus in at the half way point. Bike rental and shuttle service is available in Damascus.
This trail got its name from the fact that railroad locomotives had to creep along at a slow speed as they climbed the steep grade. Most railroad tracks are built with a maximum of a 2 % grade, but this corridor has some 7 % grade which is difficult for a locomotive to climb.
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Of course, Bugs Bunny comes to mind with those infamous words, but I am not talking about him. To be honest, I am bored and I am just rambling on here. I am composing this on Sunday, April 7. I warn you upfront that this post has next to nothing to do with tadpole trikes. Consequently, you may not want to waste time reading it. The very last paragraph is about my tadpole trike. Basically, this post is about aging.
For most of us our memories start to fail us as we age. Since I am not able to ride today I have spent the day sort of reminiscing listening to music videos on YouTube. I am listening mostly to Evie Tornquist Karlsson who was very popular back in the 70s and 80s. It brings back memories. She appeared with the Billy Graham Crusades for 9 years.
I get emails every once in awhile from Together We Served asking and suggesting that I capture memories from my 8 years serving in the U.S. Navy … while I still remember them. Certainly several things have escaped my memory and it is too late. Others have reported the same thing.
My dad in his mid 80s undertook the task of writing his life memories, especially his time in the Navy during WW2, but he started in his early childhood. Of course, there were some things he could not recall clearly. He was part of the Greatest Generation and so he had much to say. I have thought of doing the same, but I came along after his generation and honestly don’t feel I have much to write about that would interest anybody. I am glad I have his personal story on paper while he could still remember most of it. I wrote “A Tribute to my Dad” a few years ago in which I shared the story he wrote. Some people find it interesting to read while others could care less. And HERE is my dad’s story in another location in cyber space.
We all have the same amount of time each passing day. I belong to a few different Facebook groups including those for the ships I served on in the Navy. Thru these groups I am exposed to others who served on these same ships. Some of them were aboard the ship the same time I was, but most of them I didn’t know. One thing I have noticed is that sometimes we don’t remember certain occurrences the same way. And, like me, they readily admit that their memories are failing them as they age. One of those occurrences was my last time out to sea when we experienced “The Night We Almost Lost the Ship“. I wrote this article about it several years ago and found that I didn’t remember it the same as some of my shipmates. One thing I have noticed is a tendency not to be able to remember which ship things happened on.
Today is “eclipse day” which the world is making a big deal out of. We will see what occurs regarding the eclipse, which is nothing at all in my book. I don’t trust the deep state and can’t help but wonder if they have something planned on eclipse day to stay in power. I am thinking perhaps an attack on the nation’s power grid and then try to blame on the eclipse. They know they have to do something as they don’t stand a chance in a fair election. They cheated and stole the last one in get back into power.
After watching quite a few videos I ran across this one I am posting here. If I remember correctly Whitney Houston sang this. It brings back memories. This female singer does a good job of singing it.
Yep, our memories are precious …
What does all of this have to do with tadpole trikes you ask? Absolutely nothing! As I said near the beginning … I am just rambling on. As I age the passing years are starting to catch up with me. Not only am I not able to do some of the physical things I did when I was younger, but my mind is not as sharp as I wish it was. I do remember how I got into recumbent bikes and trikes. I remember when I first built my first recumbent bike followed by a recumbent tadpole trike. I can remember when I got my Catrike Trail back in 2009 … the same year I retired from my job. I can remember certain long rides I took. They are all good memories. Since my local Catrike dealer will no longer work on my trike because it is modified (has an e-motor I installed) I have to do it all myself. And as I age that gets harder and harder to do the mechanical work on it. And, definitely, I don’t like having to work on it as I have gotten older Fortunately it is a Catrike … well made … so it does not require hardly any work. The local TerraTrike dealer told me that they were willing to work on it so at least I have that to fall back on if needed. What I need most is some riding weather now before I get too old to ride.
Wanna test your memory? …
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Here is a video about a trike ride to Deception Bay in Australia. I know they are speaking English but I don’t think I understood more than a couple of dozen words thruout the video that she spoke. Deception Bay is a city just north of Brisbane, Queensland which is on the East Coast of Australia.
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It seems that you just can’t count on anything except not being able to count on much of anything. The ten day weather forecast has rain nearly everyday. Because of that I had planned on going riding this afternoon to take advantage of no rain in the forecast. Now there was rain forecasted for today, but they took it out of the forecast. I just looked and now they are showing rain starting at 3 pm. A person just can’t seem to win for losing. 2:15 pm – And now they have taken rain out of the forecast for 3 pm saying it will start at 8 pm, but the radar shows rain is right now on the west edge of Fort Wayne. And these people get paid for this. Oh well, my right foot is hurting bad since I started typing this so I am staying home.
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I love the picture of the lion laying peacefully with a lamb … not attacking it and devouring it. There is coming a time when this will be a reality. I love cats and I am looking forward to the time when I can play and interact with big cats just like I can with our domestic cats we have as pets. All of that has nothing to do with this post. I am writing about riding and the weather. March came in like a lamb, but went out like a lion. And now that we have moved into April it is still rather nasty weather so far … not pleasant weather for riding. Hopefully this will change soon. However, we have another weather related saying … April showers bring May flowers. We are seeing a fair amount of rain so far and all of our local rivers are flooded and the trails alongside of them are closed because of flooding. All of that brings up yet another saying … “Rain, rain, go away. Come again another day.” Yep, if it would just stop raining and warm up so that we have nice riding weather. Actually it has stopped raining for today. Tomorrow rain is back in the forecast as are some other days. Rain is predicted for 7 of the next 10 days. Oh well, it is what it is and we get what we get. Meanwhile I think I will just wait until God changes the animal kingdom (Isaiah 11:6 and other scriptures) and I can play with those big cats. A very few are able to do so now …
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Toe in adjustment is another subject I have covered several times. Proper toe in adjustment is most important for proper and safe handling as well as achieving maximum tire wear. When I first bought my Catrike Trail the Catrike dealer had set up the toe in a full one inch off. It was hard to pedal and handled horribly. And it wore the two front tires out in only 30 miles. Here is a video covering the subject …
Most tadpole trikes are pretty much the same but there can be some differences with some brands. And trikes with direct steering are different than trikes with indirect steering. That is something I have covered in my previous postings about toe in adjustment. On a few models the rear wheel camber is adjustable. This next video covers that.
I have come up behind trikes that had the rear wheel way off and in need of adjusting the camber angle.
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Well known triker,Sylvia Halpern created a video to help others learn about setting up the boom length of their tadpole trikes. This is a subject I have covered a few times over the years. HERE is one of those articles.
And here are some other videos covering this subject …
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Standing there is one thing. Getting there is another. It ain’t easy folks!
The road is not passable at certain times of the year. Even when it is it is not an easy undertaking. My way of thinking is why would anyone want to do it?
Well, anyway these two from Romania did and here is the video documenting it …
I am still wondering why.There is not much there once they got there.
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A lady with MS and her husband ride their tadpole trikes in rural Utah. Doctors told her she would be in a wheel chair for the rest of her life, but she does fine pedaling her tadpole trike. She shares her testimony about being paralyzed from her neck to her feet, but with sheer determination she is now walking and able to ride her trike. She contributes it all to her trike as it gave her back so much that she had lost. WOW, you go girl!
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I am now 77 years old … getting up there … and various things have changed and are continuing to change. One thing I have noticed is an ongoing struggle with motivation … motivation to make the effort to get up and out to ride my trike. I think I could easily just sit or lay around forgetting all about the fact that I have a trike. That being said, once I am out riding I enjoy myself. Motivationis something I have written about before.
I used to be very motivated to ride my trike. It has been a slow process changing, but I would have to say the most change has taken place just in the last couple of years. I truly believe that the exercise involved in riding has kept me as young as I am although it is all starting to catch up with me. I am not only looking older, but I am feeling older. Riding is the only real exercise I get and if I were to stop riding I think I would start going downhill fast. Although I feel somewhat old I am still fairly healthy all in all.
I don’t know what it would take to inspire me … to motivate me. Right now I am just telling myself that I really need to ride … that the exercise I get is good for me and much needed. My wife was going to retire this year and we were going to travel around some and ride together. Just today she told me that she plans to continue to work as long as she can. She is ten years younger than me. At this rate I will be in the grave and we will never ride together. Nothing is working out the way I had envisioned and planned.
Years ago I used to have some friends I rode with, but one moved away, one died and the other one hibernates for several months every year and when he does show himself in May he doesn’t do much riding. Having others to ride with helps.
They say attitude is everything. I am not sure I agree with that. It definitely helps, but one could have the best of atttitudes and if they are not physically up to it it ain’t gonna happen. Well, we will see what we will see, don’t you see? I just need to keep telling myself …
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I don’t know about you but I enjoy watching videos of tadpole trike riding in other countries. Here is one of two blokes out for a ride on a Sunday. This is in Australia, mate. Gee, I just love that kind of talk. Not really. I am married to my one and only mate. Anyway, I hope you enjoy the video. I hope you can understand what they are saying. It is supposed to be English, but you could not prove it by me. It is so difficult to watch people drive and ride on the wrong side of the road/trail. 😉
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Many of us think that our trike is made somewhere different than it actually is. Included in those are names like ICE, TerraTrike, KM X, HP Velotechnik, Trident and others. Just because the company is headquartered in the United States, Great Britain, Germany, Australia or some other country does not mean that their trikes are made in that country. The truth is they are almost all made in Taiwan or at least the frames are. It is true that certain models are made elsewhere, usually in country, but most are produced in Taiwan. A very few are made in mainland China. Taiwan is known for excellent frame building and has pretty much cornered the market on it. The welding is usually excellent. Some trike frames get sent out bare bones while others are shipped fully assembled and painted.
This topic came up when someone said that Trident trikes are made in North Carolina. I told the person, no, they are made in Taiwan as are most trikes. It is hard to find anything about it, but I finally found one article that clearly said that Trident in made in Taiwan. Years ago I spent a lot of time and effort researching this subject to write this article on the subject. Things have not changed much. It was hard then to find out much about the matter. And with that I rest my case. Regardless of where your trike is made …
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I love the picture of the lion laying peacefully with a lamb … not attacking it and devouring it. There is coming a time when this will be a reality. I love cats and I am looking forward to the time when I can play and interact with big cats just like I can with our domestic cats we have as pets. All of that has nothing to do with this post. I am writing about riding and the weather. March came in like a lamb, but went out like a lion. And now that we have moved into April it is still rather nasty weather so far … not pleasant weather for riding. Hopefully this will change soon. However, we have another weather related saying … April showers bring May flowers. We are seeing a fair amount of rain so far and all of our local rivers are flooded and the trails alongside of them are closed because of flooding. All of that brings up yet another saying … “Rain, rain, go away. Come again another day.” Yep, if it would just stop raining and warm up so that we have nice riding weather. Actually it has stopped raining for today. Tomorrow rain is back in the forecast as are some other days. Rain is predicted for 7 of the next 10 days. Oh well, it is what it is and we get what we get. Meanwhile I think I will just wait until God changes the animal kingdom (Isaiah 11:6 and 
Standing there is one thing. Getting there is another. It ain’t easy folks! 
I am still wondering why.There is not much there once they got there.
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