MODELS TO ACCOMMODATE ANY RIDING STYLE AND BUDGET!
More and more people each year are discovering how Triking is a fun, easy, emission-free way to keep fit. TerraTrikes offer a great view of the scenery and an immediate relief from the aches and pains of traditional bicycles.
They are great at replacing your car on short trips while laughing at gas prices. They are well respected in traffic due to their curious shape, and they are easy to transport on traditional bike racks or on a TerraTrike specific hitch rack. TerraTrikes have a comfort level and a cool factor that cannot be denied. Treat yourself to a test ride today, and be part of the solution.
Can the tall safety flags be mounted on the back seat edges? I will be carrying sleeping bags, tent, and panniers, and do not know if I would have room on the bike rack without interfering with the other stuff.
I bought one of the cheap bike flags that attaches to the rear wheel and it fits in the seat hole. I did cut it down a little and have to bend it to get it through the door of my condo. I used a pipe cutter but I'm sure a hacksaw would work also.
Thank you, I currently have a 15 year old Rans Stratus that toes a BOB trailer. I am purchasing a TT tour this spring due to balance issues. I went down to the local hardware store and got two ¼” copper tubes 18 inches long. Pinched one end closed (the bottom) with plyers and taped (electrical tape) them to the rear rack. Then went to a home and garden store and purchased 2 long bamboo stalks ¼” in diameter and fitted 2 small American flags to the end (you guessed it, with electrical tape). This configuration has lasted as long as I have owned the recumbent bike. I have heard that pulling a BOB trailer with a tadpole trike can stress your frame because it does not ‘lean’ like a bike does. So my next option is panniers.
If you have a Terra Trike that has the holes in the seat frame, here is a possibility. I purchased a "driveway marker" from Home Depot for $5. It is a four foot, orange, fiberglass rod with a plastic cap on one end with a piece of reflective tape wrapped around it. It will fit in the TT seat frame snuggly (it's a tiny bit larger in diameter than the stock TT flag staff). The HD marker is also much, much stronger.
I also use a 36 inch (folded in half and secured with cable ties) lime green w/reflective tape ribbon on the staff. I got the idea for the ribbons from watching trike videos on YouTube. The fluttering ribbons caught my eye before the flags.
Looks like the Burley flatbed cargo trailer will be the ticket to tow with my TerraTrike Traveler. It is the flex hitch that sold me. If it is installed on a regular bike, the regular bike can be laid on its side without the Burley even moving!! $229 and Amazon 2-day Prime free shipping!! Check it out. I have not yet purchased, but will probably do this and bring it to my dealer when I pick up my Traveler.
I use a flag from soundwinds/airarts, on a folding pole about 6' tall, fits in the back of the seat like the normal TT flag. I also use a lighted LED flagpole from Arizona Whips. Drivers still say the don't see me. *sigh* Greenville NC drivers, worst in the world.
Thanks for the comments about the trailers, I' have been trying to make decisions on that subject
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currently have a 15 year old Rans Stratus that toes a BOB trailer. I am
purchasing a TT tour this spring due to balance issues. I went down to the
local hardware store and got two ¼” copper tubes 18 inches long. Pinched one
end closed (the bottom) with plyers and taped (electrical tape) them to the rear
rack. Then went to a home and garden store and purchased 2 long bamboo stalks ¼”
in diameter and fitted 2 small American flags to the end (you guessed it, with electrical
tape). This configuration has lasted as long as I have owned the recumbent
bike. I have heard that pulling a BOB trailer with a tadpole trike can stress
your frame because it does not ‘lean’ like a bike does. So my next option is
panniers.
Greenville NC drivers, worst in the world.
Thanks for the comments about the trailers, I' have been trying to make decisions on that subject