Trikke (pronounced trike)
Trikke three-wheeled cambering vehicles are human powered machines 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. This elegantly simple construct provides a stable 3-point platform that leans into the turn with the rider while all three wheels remain in contact with the ground. A rider may reach speeds of up to 18 mph on flat ground, ride 50 miles in one day, and climb the steepest of hills (with practice!).
Trikke's design allows the rider to naturally engage his entire body throughout the ride. Legs are active for balancing and shock-absorption and arms punch for power-thrusts and hang on for stability and control. The Trikke 3-wheeler allows you, the rider, to feel the miracle of your own body and mind working in graceful unison. The bi-products of the ride are joy, health, fitness and a renewed appreciation for yourself and your life.
How it works
Trikke cambering vehicles allow a rider to utilize a fundamental physics principle known as the Conservation of Angular Momentum. While traveling 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.
In the simplest of terms, you rock & roll to make a cambering vehicle go. An experienced rider uses the entire body in a gracefully coordinated motion that leans the vehicle into each turn and transfers the momentum of each forward thrust into the next turn and the next. A trikke ride combines the utility of human powered transportation with the thrill of carving deep surf and ski style turns. Like in other carving sports, everyone develops their own unique, individual riding style. Each ride becomes a personal expression session.
Which model is best for me?
We have a wide range of sizes to suit almost everyone. If you are not sure what is right for you, please contact us and tell us a little bit about yourself and we'll point you in the right direction. You can contact us through the contact page.
Can Getting Fit be this Fun?
Well, that's what our riders are telling us! Sure, you're losing weight, building muscle, toning your entire body, and making a healthier and happier you when you ride, but the key is - you're having fun! Most enthusiasts who are writing in are telling us that the reason they are in the best shape of their lives is that their Trikke 3CV beckons them to go for a ride again and again because it is so much fun! It's like being on a swing that's moving down the road, but there are infinite nuances and combinations to try and experience with each carve. There are new levels of finesse that you will discover as you ride, and new combinations of different muscles used to send you jutting ahead. There are new hills that you will conquer that you never thought you could, and speeds that you will reach that before were "impossible." All of this in a low impact environment, and ever-changing views..
More and more people are finding Trikke at the forefront of their active lifestyles.
Trikke as transportation
Cambering vehicles are an excellent human powered alternative for buzzing around town, around campus, or the neighborhood. Light weight Trikke products quickly fold and are easily carried into restaurants or onto subways. Best of all, it makes the tedious process of getting from here to there fun. Have a gas and get there fast!
Jimmy Evans (in photo at right) even chose to ride one across the country from Santa Monica to the coast of Florida!! And then he rode one across Europe!
An emerging sport
These exciting new human-powered vehicles have been engineered to optimize speed, performance, durability, and enjoyment for an ever growing category of world class athletes poised for competition in 3CV World Sports Federation events worldwide www.3cv-sports.org
Awesome for ski style events on pavement, super competitive cycling-style racing, and a breathtaking ride on dirt single track, riders gear up for a great new challenge.
