Still riding every weekend, just kinda set a side the video making for other things. They (mostly) cleared out the homeless problem along the trails (and least the hug settlements that we had years ago) so iti s not such and issue.

it was a fun ride. I have thought about getting a two wheel recumbent over the years, but have never bought one. Still riding my trike.

What are all these negative health problems you are referring to?

This is the San Gabriel River Trail in Southern California. It runs between Seal Beach and Azuza.

Good to know. Thanks!

This trike in my video is my old Terra Trike Tour... so I am not sure if the Path is the same... but mine would do that too. There are some brass bushings that will wear out over time on the old Terratrike designs like my old trike. When they get too warn your wheels will feel kinda wobbly like that. They're pretty inexpensive to replace. (they are designed to wear instead of the parts on the trike. Here are some of the bushings at Hostel Shoppe: hostelshoppe.com/products/terratrike-bushing-for-steering-brace

@@TrikeSquadron thank you so much for the link, i thought my trike was lost because of to much mileage.

@@luckylifeonwheels626 check and see if your trike has thos above and below the main hinges where the wheels connect to the frame. I think it takes four of them to repace (top and bottom of each hinge on each front wheel) Best of luck to you!

Well I have been working from home for a few years now so I don't have to ride to the office... but when I was doing it... it was about 42.8 K round trip. ;-)

Low gear and lots of pedaling!

@@TrikeSquadron impressive! No motor, right?

@@lawrose4 no motor on my trike. But it climbs like a mountain bike in low gear, low and slow.

@@TrikeSquadron I recently bought an ICE Adventure HD 26 with no motor, no suspension, and after over 20 years of riding "ordinary" bicycles I was still amazed at what I could do with low gears (it has 30). However, I do not think I would - or could - climb the hills you rode down. I would need a motor for that. Maybe some day, or some day I will be strong enough to do it without a motor. Thanks for the video and the replies.

Thanks Rob. Yeah, all is okay. I'm still riding, just not shooting video or editing it much anymore. I guess it feels like I have shot video of pretty much everything in my area where I commonly ride. Maybe I'll get around to adding a few more from time to time for special rides. I've been spending my time doing some writing and other creative things. I had the opportunity to write four short stories for a science fiction anthology book entitled Nine Streams of Consciousness. www.amazon.com/dp/B087R6P9XF

@@TrikeSquadron Thanks for getting back to me - I always enjoyed your videos and they still pop up on my feed every so often, which is why I was wondering. Cheers, Rob.

Yep... Great fun.

Yeah, on a two wheeler you do want to mostly apply rear brakes (or more than fronts) so you dont flip over the handlebars. On a trike you still want to moderate the two front brakes because you can tip forward on the fronts and hit hte boom or in severe cases flip you forward out of the seat. On bikes if you apply rear brakes too hard (lock up the wheel) you will skid sideways in the rear which most two wheel riders can handle, on a trike... a rear brake lockup would also slide the rear right or left like that, but it would be harder to control because the trike would tend to roll over when it got sideways and could be very dangerous. that is why trikes use the front brakes and if it has a rear brake it is just for "parking" brakes primarily. (can be used gently as a drag brake) ... so yes, takes a little getting used to using both front brakes on a trike, but when you learn the feel of them it can be very useful in turns to slow the inside of a turn wheel more than outside to maintain all three wheels on the ground! Ride safe and enjoy!

Hmm.. can't seem to find a "Huntington Beach squirrel park" in google maps. What that a typo? did you mean "Central Park"?

@@TrikeSquadron look up off 6th and peacan st, it’s not a real park, locals call it that because of the amount of squirrels, but the palm trees are aligned there, there is a library near by. Just looks like that area to me a lot

Yep John... still here... still riding (maybe not as much as before but still riding) just have not been creating videos. I've actually been pouring my energy into writing in the past years. I have four short stories in this anthology: amzn.com/B087R6P9XF

@@TrikeSquadron You should pop in a quick handheld video while riding the trike every now and then. It's just nice seeing it rolling :3

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Yep... Although the trike is probably only slightly wider than my shoulders and arms... and thus only slightly wider than the width a road bike rider would have, motorists seem to think I am 8 feet wide and generally I get more room from them. Taking the lane gives them great incentive to change lanes to pass me.

Congratulations on the new trike... enjoy the riding!

@@TrikeSquadron Thank you :3

:-)

Well.. mostly depends on your conditioning more than the trike. In general they are probably a little slower than upright bikes, although there are some lighter weight, built for speed trikes that with the well conditioned riders can compete. If I am just cruisin' and doing distance I am probably averaging only 11-12.. if I am riding hard maybe in the 16mph range... sprinting ... 18 - 22 for short bursts or with some flat or downhill. Steep downhills... have had it to 52 mph!

Derek made it himself... I think just from standard PVC pipes. ;-)

@@TrikeSquadron I'm looking at it on frame 12:12... very cool perspective and very quick to turn around.. Looks like you could also do a side profile selfie while you talk.

It is at first. I didn't ride it very long but I think with just a bit more time it would become second nature. I was surprised how it started to feel so natural.

@@TrikeSquadron Just wondering my friend , are you still riding , i had a sticky beak on your channel , and unless i`m mistaken it seems you have been a bit quiet on the tubes in the last couple of years . I know we all get tied up with life at times , but just wondering . I used to ride every day a minimum of 15 k`s or if i was feeling up to it on a good day , i would do a 20 k ride on my heavy weight mountain bike with a mixture of road ,dirt trail and probably about 60% nice bike path , i was in my later 50`s at that stage . i havent done it for a few years , because the diamond frame is just painful on a worn out old body thats seen a lot of labor in its work life :) . I miss riding though , however i`m seriously thinking about a trike recumbent , but shops that have them a rare as rocking horse poo down under it seems . kind of surprising given we have so much space here and quite a decent bit of bike paths around suburbia in melbourne . Any way , all the best to you mate . .

@@mikldude9376 Yeah I am still riding although not as much. with the Covid lockdowns I have been working from home so I am not commuting on the trike... I was getting out to ride during the day too but I have kinda let that slide. I do however try to get out most every weekend. I rode 50 miles last Sunday. I have just not been shooting and editing videos. Feels like I have covered most of the local places to ride and it does not feel like producing many more of the same routes makes a lot of sense. Also have been busy with other things in life as it takes so much time to edit and produce the videos. Best of luck to you... yeah I would highly recommend getting a trike to get back the joy of riding. It is for sure different from a diamond frame bike but the fun factor is there.

Hi Cycledelic... Thanks, glad you enjoyed them! Here is the site where you can find ToGoS' music files. I think this is where I found them... maybe there are other sites too but hope this helps: www.nuke24.net/music/

First heard your stuff on a recumbent vid about 12 years ago, i forget where from but i burned about 10 songs onto CD which i cant find. Great music, you should throw them all on spotify. Thanks again!!

HA! I love it...glad you enjoyed the ride!

I highly doubt this kind of racing is likely in unfared trikes (Velomobile - aerodynamic shelled trikes maybe) would have these kinds of speeds. 1) width of trikes would not make this kind of cutting and maneuvering as likely and the sustained speed... probably not. But I mean that could be just conditioning of the rider and familiarity with the trike and maybe something more like this could happen. 2) I don't see Trikes mixing with these kinds of diamond-frame riders. That being said there are some very lightweight, build for speed, high end trikes out there and fast riders - Just not a lot of them. Trikes are great for distance and comfort in doing distance. Not so sure about racing. I have however seen some very fast and competitive recumbent BIKE riders mix in with these same crit racers in Carson. Recumbent BIKES are a different animal. They are fast and agile. BUt there are also many diamondframe riders who do not want to have recumbents in their races, and the professional racers - recumbent bike designs are not even allowed.

@@TrikeSquadron thank you so much for your response. I used the video to show speed. And that is my question, could that level of rider on flat ground do that type of speed on a trike?

@@seanmelvin5115 Umm.... maybe? 1) Trikes in general are heavier, although there are some very high end lightweight ones. 2) Trikes have three points of wheel contact and thus a bit more friction and resistance on the road. 3) Trikes will have a slightly better aerodynamic shape, although adding a fairing of some sort can improve that a lot - but also adds some weight. 4) you can't stand up on the pedals and use gravity assist of your body weight on the pedals, it is all muscle power. So, while the aerodynamic advantage COULD be a big factor, most of the factors are against the trike being faster. In general, on flat ground, I can get up to a cruising speed of 18 - 20ish MPH cruising sprint for a while... I can maybe even hit 26 or more for a very short sprint. Someone in better shape might be able to go a bit faster or longer. I know that a Velomobile (fully enclosed trike in an aerodynamic faring) can cruise at 21 to maybe even 30mph for long distances on flat ground depending on the rider. Trikes will go very fast downhills and very slow up. I have been to 52 mph on a 10-12 percent down grade, but most of my climbing of grades will be more like 3 to 6mph when any momentum I brought into the hill is gone. Some of the faster lighter trikes out there are the ICE VTX or Vortex... and the Catrike 700 ... but if you really want faster speed over distance and don't mind the weight and enclosed temperature issues (depending on the climate you ride in) a velomobile is the ticket. Check out this video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bNVznsSJ3crUaYE.html

@@seanmelvin5115 another good video of recumbent racing: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pd51etxhvNeVY30.html

@@TrikeSquadron The VTX is the one that has my eye. But my crossroad is to go with road or trike. I know its apples and oranges and the main component is the group ride. most rides in the area are 25 and up on flat land. so if the trike just does not allow me to keep up that answers the question. but getting a solid answer on that has been so hard to come by. So many videos out on road bikes from tire speed to bearings but on trikes its very slim. Thank you so much for your time an impute.