Hey everyone.
I'm just starting to come up for air here.
It's been a busy couple of months and it doesn't seem to be letting up.
AND then I came into work to 100+ Russian spammers who decided to flood the forums - grrrrrrrrr.
So go ahead and ask away about the RoverAT or anything else. I'll do my best to monitor this discussion and answer your questions as well and as much as I can <wink>.
But suffice it to say this will be a very big summer of new products for us. The AT is just the start, and some will prolly be a little less 'ground breaking' as others but we do have some BIG things coming as well. I can't wait to share them.
Just a little FYI on the reason we've been quiet over the last year.
In the past we would announce new products when we were assured that the final prototype was correct and we had PO's placed. We'd announce it to the public (and dealers) with a price and in store date and start taking pre-orders.
Then there would be a delay in production or a small tweak in design that would result in a delay and/or price change. This not only frustrated us to no end, but also the consumers and our dealers. Although it was nothing we could have planned, I believe it eroded our trust and reputation.
Therefore we made a decision over a year ago that we would not announce nor release a new product until it was literally here or 'on the water'. You can imagine how difficult this is on our end to plan ahead for printing, marketing, dealer stocking, programs...etc. but we felt it was essential in restoring that trust and not leaving everyone hanging.
So while everyone has been contemplating the demise of TerraTrike over the last year because we haven't had a new product release, we've been finalizing several things so that when we announce it - boom - it's READY and IN STOCK with a well thought out and executed marketing plan.
Oh and BTW, last year was our 2nd best year ever and this years first quarter is THE BEST we've ever had. 2017 is shaping up to be a great year for us. So relax. We aren't going anywhere but up

So whatta ya all want to know?
Comments
Jrobiso2 - Yes and No
Jeff "Chonk" Yonker
Marketing Dude @TerraTrike
You miss 100% of the shots you don't take - Wayne Gretsky
Wonder if there will be a Custom Parts section that lists what TT has for sale past it's normal catalog?
Jrobiso2 I'll PM you.
Elrique64 - Plans? We're ALWAYS working on new things
Jeff "Chonk" Yonker
Marketing Dude @TerraTrike
You miss 100% of the shots you don't take - Wayne Gretsky
Jeff "Chonk" Yonker
Marketing Dude @TerraTrike
You miss 100% of the shots you don't take - Wayne Gretsky
am sure different story if trikes were cool italian-style https://etrike.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/leonardo-leuci-velomobile-open-hatch.jpg
forum content suggests terratrike purchasers need protection against the usual dealer. maybe something as simple as a tag zip-tied to the frame with advice to check this website for support material:
assembly manuals, safety considerations [sprocket guards, flags, bells, lights, hiviz, leg-suck, stoppies], diy upgrades and why, basic maintenance checklist, and new trike expectations - spoke setting, wheel true, brake glaze, cable stretch, seat positioning beyond the usual crap about xseam, checking toe-in, etc.
trike first aid - helluva note somebody needs to pay the lbs $60 to tweak brake and shift cables.
• We DO have a TTUniversity for our dealers - online videos detailing every aspect of assembly and maintenance for each model, tech bulletins etc. And for the most part they LOVE IT.
• Cool Italian Velo - If we made it we'd sell 6 a year and be out of business in 2.
• New TerraTrikes come with a "quick start" package that explains the safety suggestions, maintenance and where to get more info which includes our website AND BROL. Plus we've made our heel retention straps standard on all new trikes to combat leg suck and to hopefully pull the rest of the industry along in doing the same.
• Getting more into the minutia of maintenance (toe in, spoke tightening etc). is something most customers aren't interested in doing and better off having an authorized dealer do for them. Similar to changing the oil your own car, there is plenty of people that will research it and do it, but the most won't.
Jeff "Chonk" Yonker
Marketing Dude @TerraTrike
You miss 100% of the shots you don't take - Wayne Gretsky
In hind sight I should of ordered directly from TT when that BS didn't know what an x-seam was. And I really thank the person(s) that asked why my seat was so far forward. I had no idea then. :-O Without this forum I'd probably still be riding that far forward.
Once I did the self-measurement of X-seam with books and the other fellow's photos of their booms & comparing inseams, things were back on track. Now can see why TT removed the 90° crossbar from the Rover as I had to move the boom slightly out more for shoe-heal clearance. If that bar wasn't there I might of had a tad more room for my size 13 wides.
Guess I should get that alignment bar some day. It's trying to get the Rover's wheel at a near perfect 90° and to keep it from moving to see if it is aligned correctly. Wonder if there is a way to make a 90° brace to lock one's wheel in to keep it from moving, then check for to proper alignment.
Did the best I could and it seems okay up until I hit 12+ MPH and then I have to retrained the brain to light-grip the bars.... ! Which again was learned from this forum.
Jeff "Chonk" Yonker
Marketing Dude @TerraTrike
You miss 100% of the shots you don't take - Wayne Gretsky