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What's a Cambering Vehicle? |
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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.
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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.
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How
to Ride |
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.
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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 email us and tell
us a little bit about yourself and we'll point you in the
right direction or call us at TrikkeManTX@TrikkeManTX.com
214.695.7585 for direct assistance.
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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. |
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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! |
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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 Organization
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. |
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