Acceptable reasons to ride a trike???

Trip · 11-17-2009, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by AquaPython

trip - what happened at the gap exactly? are there pics?

what about the T-rex? that shit is cool.

They about tipped over in a corner and went wide straight inbetween a truck pulling a boat (hit the tongue of the trailer area) and sliced them into pieces. It was a bloody gorey mess. Nasty shit.

Inverted trikes are pretty useless as well, they look cool but suck. I have ridden the spyder and that thing is terrible.

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Originally Posted by neebelung

And handling isn't SO much of an issue for them, since they're in West TX where the roads are straaaaaaaaight and flat.

And Trip, as for convertibles, they looked at a few a couple years back, but at 6'6", he looks OVER the windshield on most of them.

I still think they are useless and count as a car.

They make convertible luxury cars that allow for more room, he doesn't have to get a tiny sports car. Vettes can also fit a very large person rather easily.

Homeslice · 11-17-2009, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Trip

They about tipped over in a corner and went wide straight inbetween a truck pulling a boat (hit the tongue of the trailer area) and sliced them into pieces. It was a bloody gorey mess. Nasty shit.
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How can you tip over a trike?

the chi · 11-17-2009, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Rider

Unless you are the paraplegic from Indy. Remember that dudes bike?

Or the guy my first trip to Deal's Gap. In a wheelchair with a specially equipped chopper type trike with a platform for his wheelchair and a seat for his wife on back. Totally cool.

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Originally Posted by Homeslice

I fail to see how age would motivate someone to switch from 2 wheels to 3.

Disability, sure, but not age.

My guess is most 3-wheelers never rode a bike before.

Age = less strength, arthritis from old age, bad knees, etc etc...I have an uncle who got super old and his legs lost alot of strength, he couldnt safely hold up a big gold wing so he triked it and didnt have to give up riding.

I cant believe you guys are dogging people for riding trikes. Regardless of their reasons (and most have a GOOD reason) at least they are RIDING.

marko138 · 11-17-2009, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by The Chi

Or the guy my first trip to Deal's Gap. In a wheelchair with a specially equipped chopper type trike with a platform for his wheelchair and a seat for his wife on back. Totally cool.

Age = less strength, arthritis from old age, bad knees, etc etc...I have an uncle who got super old and his legs lost alot of strength, he couldnt safely hold up a big gold wing so he triked it and didnt have to give up riding.

I cant believe you guys are dogging people for riding trikes. Regardless of their reasons (and most have a GOOD reason) at least they are RIDING.

Not riding as much as cheating.

the chi · 11-17-2009, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by marko138

Not riding as much as cheating.

No, its not.

Lemme see, I cant use my legs, Im paralyzed but I dont want to stop riding. My legs are too weak to hold up an 800 lb bike? What are my options?

a)Not Ride
b)put training wheels on an SB (which is STILL technically a trike)
c)or get a real trike that I can still travel on and see the countryside

marko138 · 11-17-2009, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by The Chi

No, its not.

Lemme see, I cant use my legs, Im paralyzed but I dont want to stop riding. My legs are too weak to hold up an 800 lb bike? What are my options?

a)Not Ride
b)put training wheels on an SB (which is STILL technically a trike)
c)or get a real trike that I can still travel on and see the countryside

I'm just fucking around, Rae. I dont really care.