My first time on adult trike was not fun. It felt like I was sucked sideways off the road and down an embankment. Two cracked ribs, torn shoulder, broken hip. Yes, I am old. Months later I was very afraid to try again but this video and others helped me do it again. This time I did not know it all and now can ride for fun. All the negative about this video I do not understand, it gave me the courage to face my fear and win.

These comments are crazy to me. I was going to get my wife a trike and send her on her way. I never realized how there was such a learning curve even for what appears to be the simplest thing.

Don’t underestimate the difference, especially when you’re used to riding a 2wheel-bike. If you’re not, you will have no problem. Not only for the handicapped. It’s also and especially ideal for seniors : When people riding bikes get older they often experience more fear of falling that leads to being uncertain on the “normal” bike. The tricycle is the next step to be able continuing riding and excercise outside (physical and social wellbeing) for the seniors + preventing accidents and broken hips for instance. Everyone who is familiar with riding the 2wheelbike, will experience the unnatural feeling that the tricycle gives at first. Because on the tricycle you have to let go the balancing you were used to do automatically. And for older people who used to balance the bike their whole life, it’s heavier to let go and trust the fact that you cannot fall than it is for younger people. So if you never ride a 2wheelbike, you will have no problem to adjust because you have not learned to balance. Anyone can ride it though with some help at first to go as slow as you can, keep looking forward where you want to go and keep your feet on the pedals. Pull on the brakes after every few pedal strokes, stop, put the steering wheel in the right position, look forward and continue slowly, pull the breaks again and so on. Take a pause every 10 minutes or so because the unnatural feeling is tiring. Each time you climb back on the saddle, you will feel the improvement. No wonder that the number of Dutch seniors choosing a tricycle grows by the day. Freedom ! If anyone wants to get help in getting used to the tricycle, you can turn to the Dutch Fietsersbond and ask for instructions.

Thirty years ago I had a season racing a tandem tricycle, having previously raced on both solo and tandem bikes. What you have to learn is that the trike has to be steered. Unlike riding a bicycle you cannot lean the trike around a corner. Not only do you have to steer around corners, but you have to steer all the time as the camber of the road pushes you out towards the edge of the road. When you corner a bike you generally have your outside foot down to maintain balance, on a trike you must have your inside foot down in order to keep the inside wheel from lifting off the road. If you have single wheel drive lifting a wheel off the road can be disasterous. When racing a trike it is common to have to hang off the handlebars (much like when sailing) in order to keep the trike upright whilst cornering at speed. As a general rule, if you don't burn a hole in your skinshorts you probably were not trying hard enough.

My wife had exactly this problem on the first try. Also ran into a parked car. So we will try this video to help her get the hang of it. I was able to ride it right away for some reason.

I got the Schwinn Meridian about 5 years ago. My husband took me there in the car, we saw the trike and I bought it. We were not far from home so I figured I would ride it home. It had been years since I was on bike, and more years than that since I was on a trike. He got in the car and took off, leaving me and the trike to make it home by ourselves. It was tricky at first, but I got it. I usually tell people that if you can ride a bike and drive a car, you can work a trike.

Very good instructions. However, I never say practice makes perfect. Practice makes permanent. I prefer to say, try until get it right and then practice until you don't get it wrong.

Luego de una aparatosa caída de una bicicleta en mi niñez, cuando me estaban enseñando, nunca más volví a subirme a una bicicleta... es por eso que al mis 60 años, cuando me subí a un triciclo me fue muy fácil aprender a manejarla... claro que, por una imprudencia mía al intentar subirme a la vereda por la rampa estrecha, estando casi paralela a la vereda el desequilibro de las llantas traseras provocaron que el triciclo se vuelque... felizmente solo recibí un golpe en la rodilla sin más consecuencia que dos semanas de dolor muscular y un ligero golpe con el timón a la altura de la clavícula. Pero no dejé que me ocurra lo mismo de hace 50 años atrás y venciendo mi miedo volví a subir y seguí manejando. Ahora disfruto enormemente mis paseos en mi triciclo... solo que aún tengo problemas con las calles muy transitadas por autos... Viendo este video entiendo por qué tanto mi hijo como una amiga me mencionaron que les es difícil controlarla.

I’m looking at trikes again. Bought one a couple of years ago and couldn’t get the hang of it. This video is helpful. I’ve been looking for the 2 wheels in front but mostly they are recumbent which I don’t want- plus I need either a big basket or a pet trailer for my 30 pound pug. He’s on a diet of sorts. Lol.

Delightful video. Acurate, concise and fun.

My husband converted my ebike into a tricycle with 1 wheel in the front and 3 at the back I tried with two but I have no balances so he put two wheels slightly large on and it perfect I love going on when I can 😁👍

I am 38 and want one of these!!!

An avid 2 wheeler, I wanted something to tow the dog in. Just got a trike today and the dog loved it.. but it took a while to feel safe. Like you say, I need to practice turns. I was able to make wide turns but it didn't feel safe.. yet. Thanks for the tips.

Best advice is go really slow until you get used to it and don't treat it like a two wheeler. I didn't struggle with a trike but when I had large stabilizers fitted to my bike I just couldn't steer it.

how the 2 back side wheels get to the front side

Can I add a motor to this bike? I have the double front wheel version.

I love the way my rear wheels (either right or left wheel) lifts of the ground when cornering. Just like a bike you must lean into the corner.

Great item to have and easy to maintain.

I put a bit of pressure to right handlebar as just a press of a blunt push as it steers LEFT as vice versa on pressing palm on left handlebar to turn RIGHT. Its not a steering motion of your hands swiveling but a force of pressure at handlebar grip ends. The range of the steering is only 4 inches both sides as it is a boxed in turning. ALWAYS SLOW DOWN TO 2 TO 3 MPH on every turn, NEVER go too fast and brake too late as it will cause instability moment of possible crash. Also when Trike is turning with a bit of speed but not over 5 mph, lean body towards opposite ends of turning. The feel of Trikes is the same as a Stage Coach, exactly the same but with a motor wheel instead of the Horse ahead of you. Cant not ride over 20 ot 25 mph on rough bumpy roads, can damage too if not easing and pausing speed. I converted my Vevor MTB trike into a E Trike 1200 Watt, but the high watt is to carry heavy cargo over speed. Its not meant to ride over 25mph , even at 20mph.

I purchased a trike 3 months ago and it feels like it pulls to the left...Is that something I am doing or could it be a problem with the trike...

Am I the only one that would like to combine the traditional tryke with the T-bike? I think a quad bike would be cool -- and much more stable.

What kind of trike is that with the foot rests?

Which tricycle is this bro, which the lady is cruising

i liket tell the price thanks

the first time I rode a tricycle I was too afraid to touch the pedals so I tried pushing myself and eventually got yeeted off and hurt both my knees and hands. I had 15 stitches and the doctor prescribed me pain killers for several months. I later sued the manufacture

Thank you ! It's very difficult ! On the road It's not yet for me 😁

yea it’s basically when u drive 2 wheels ur brain goes we r going kinda to the right brain to hand steer left we r to much to the left steer right to not fall there brain on a trike we r stable but how when we r moving steer left or right hand just to be safe the guy how do you drive this thing i’m not good at driving 2 wheels so when i bought the trike it took me just 2 hours to get used to it

Very Good

I have a Trik Now, am 31, the reason I didn't want to have by a Rack for my Two wheel bike plus its mostly with wife's bike really

Can an old had with one foot in the grave move on this?

Good for commuting, no balancing means a relaxing cycling

any guides in going up steep hills

Цену трудно указать!?

then don't look!

I bought a new adult trike 2 months ago from a bike store and he finally got it put to gether and when I ordered it he never told me it didn't have any gears to shift when going up an incline. I paid nearly 700.00 for it. It wants to head into the curb and there are cars parked along the curb that I don't want to hit ! I was so excited to ride it for the excise. But the first and only time I have ridden it I had 2 accidents on it. The first one was when I was going up a slight incline and couldn't quite make it all the way and the trike started wobbling and I guess I panicked and pulled on the hand brake too fast and the trike stopped suddenly and I was throw forward off of the seat and onto the street. I was hurt. But I got up and walked my trike to the top of the incline and got back on it and was doing ok until I was fixing to make a left turn onto another street to go home and a car came up behind me so I moved out of his way and the trike suddenly veered to the left and into the curb with such force that it actually hit the curb and over it throwing me completely off of the trike causing my knee to slam against the cement curb and injury it. I liked to never got myself back up. When I did, I walked the trike around the corner to the street to go home and managed to ride it home. But it's been sitting ever since because of my fear of it and my knee is still in a lot of pain from hitting the curb. I really want to ride my trike, but now I feel it's too dangerous.

I have a trike 😃 never really rode a bicycle

The only trike I'd ride is a recumbent otherwise I would pick a two-wheeled bicycle over these tricycles that look like bicycles with three wheels I just recently bought one and I cracked up as soon as I got on it the first time I hit a curb and the tire in the front blew out second thing when I tried to make a sharp turn I tilted it over and fell so I figured I can't make no sharp turns with this kind of a bicycle so I started to make wider turns in the street and all the cars around me decided they didn't like that so they started honking their horns at me these tricycles are very, very dangerous I would not recommend them to anybody let alone seniors.

Thank u my 1st time riding it kept veering to the right lol

Thank god I have to plans to buy a tricycle 🤣

Triciclo, el vehículo del futuro. Es barato de compra, barato de mantener, no paga impuestos, no gasta gasolina y por tanto no contamina, haces ejercicio y tomas el sol y el aire... Todo ventajas. Cómprate uno y disponte a disfrutar. P.s.: No fabrico ni vendo triciclos.

I just flipped over the handlebars of my brand new sun bike. There was a hole in the sidewalk & I fell right into the hole. Anybody want to buy a sun bike in Clearwater $400

i learned on my first try with an adult trike lol

My name is Corqui

Let's just hope that one day, the likes of @Ernie Lara, @Marshall Man and @Frank Shattuck realise that not everyone enjoys perfect health. Those who have just had a hip replacement and need exercise may be quite intimidated by riding a tricycle for fear of the consequences of even a small accident. Please consider.

Training wheels.

If you did not have them so expensive oh expensive then you might sell a lot more

Your seats are too low your putting too pressure on your kneecaps your leg should be straight when the peddle is at the bottom

Most of tricycles are very very uncomfortable. It is why we see so few of them. Mine is really comfortable and I don't understand that nobody is interested in this machine. It is a pity. @

I wonder if Freddy Mercury would ride it

It should be possible to correct the design of adult trikes so they are not "inherently" unstable. These simple hard frame designs can only be ridden safely at very slow speeds. Why do you think children graduate from tricycles to bicycles? So they can go fast enough to actually have useful transportation. Another failure of manufacturers I'd say.

Man I don't know, looks hard... no helmet too must be a daredevil.

I have a segway and would love to ride it everywhere but alas it is illegal except on private property. So I am now looking to buy a tricycle, and the ridiculous thing is that they would be far more dangerous on the roads than a segway.

Directions not clear, head stuck in spokes. Assistant stole my wallet

those are two different trikes smh

This video treats adults as though they are children that have never been taught to ride a bike. This is a great video if you want to be treated like an idiot. At 1:30 in the video it says "naturally t bikes are easier to remover"? WHAT!! Doesn't your computer voice know the word "maneuver"?

Block farting airways.

ask a 4 year old

This video taught me nothing at all

Is this the ultimate "Dumbing down" of Society ? >8^(

If you can't just jump on a tricycle & start riding then you are in terrible shape & it is probably best to leave it alone.

TURN RIGHT, LEAN RIGHT..TURN LEFT, LEAN LEFT