Trikke

The Trikke works simply by shifting your body weight.

The trikke (pronounced trike) is a human powered, three-wheeled cambering vehicle that utilize a fundamental physics principle known as the Conservation of Angular Momentum 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 hills. Trikke’s design allows the rider to naturally engage his/her 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.

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 effortless or strenuous.

There are a number of Trikke models to choose from depending on the size of rider and usage. The models are named based on the size of the wheel.

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