CHEAP TRIKE! AFFORDABLE UPGRADES! - Sunseeker Eco Tad SX and Modified UTCustom Annihilator ECO24

[@paulyutterman5636]

Bought this for my wife 76th birthday she love riding it

[@rltnoyb3825]

As someone with severe osteoarthritis I am going to be buying a recumbent trike and your videos have helped me in my decision. Especially the getting on and off.

[@cosmo2852]

I'm thinking the same thing. I had spinal surgery that left me with a semi-useful leg that restricts me from driving but if I can ask you a few (?) I'd be grateful. How heavy is it to lift with 1 arm? Does it fit thru a front door? Can you apply accessories? I'd appreciate any help. Thanks and good luck.

[@michaels2208]

Thank you. I'm a disabled vet looking into this as an option for me to get outside and lose some weight. My back issues make a regular bike not a great option. Being on a budget makes a trike not realistic. Great video

[@Dalbert342]

Why not try and build your own trike?

[@siriosstar4789]

Go for a crowd fund . i'll bet you can raise the money quite easily .

[@arnegerhardsen3755]

You have made this shop with an amazing story and clever employers like Luis.and Kait, we miss them.

[@chrisby777]

I am an Aussie living in Western Australia. We have 1 shop in the whole of the state that handles recumbent trikes. We need some competition here as recumbent trikes have taken off like wildfire. There are NONE AVAILABLE IN THE WHOLE STATE!!! There is 1 second hand trike I’m looking at tomorrow! That’s correct ONE second hand trike. You guys need to have some presence in the state. Cheers. Chris.

[@jimmysapien9961]

🤔 come on Utah

[@stknutti]

I have one of these (added the bafang 750) and over 8,000 miles later, it is going strong and still a blast to ride! Great trike!

[@timwoody3835]

I really liked the demonstration of using and adjusting the trike.

[@grantR34]

*I bought this trike so I could play outside with my 3 children. Tricycle **Latest.Bike** is well built and fun to ride. Great purchase overall!*

[@timothywcain]

Again, I commend you all on all the content you are creating - great job!

[@dustingaersmith8999]

Yeah I’m impressed with the big wheels and electric power assist,

[@clayguinard3651]

You guys are killing it with these videos, it is no wonder why you're being talked about so much and so much good being said about you all... I like the end of this video because it shows their trike that I would rather have other than the ones that I've been talking to you about... Infa to Grand I mean you can't go wrong it bothers me that there to Grand cuz I don't have $2,000 right now but when I do I'll be calling you

[@UtahTrikesOnline]

Thanks for the kind words! Nice thing is that a lot of these upgrades can happen over time, so you don't have to start out with all the upgrades at once.

[@donflatt7367]

I like the information you provide. I wish your shop was in Prince George Canada!

[@sonalmalhotra07]

Just discovered your channel very nice content. Good information.

[@robertjoly821]

I really like your video’s! One comment, how about giving price points for the base, then the price for the upgrades. I keep wondering how much that finished UT Killer 24 ended up costing. I was ready to buy an HP fx20. Now I’m thinking the higher seat and stability would be better for a 70 year old going on 21. Why the horizontal bars vs vertical? And what is the difference between direct steering and indirect? How do you shift gears, where are the levers located? Darn it, I keep changing my mind every time I watch another one of your videos. I’ll never buy one if you keep doing these. Just pick one for me and send it before I’m riding a casket! My birthday is in 12 days. Is it true I get 50% off on your birthday. Just kidding. Great job on these young lady. Your a natural. Thank you. R

[@MikeSmith-cl4ix]

Yes tell us what the upgrades cost.

[@Seafariireland]

Excellent lesson!

[@lancerudy9934]

Great video thanks 😊

[@mds000123]

What a great format. Keep it up!

[@nestorcornelio3333]

Wow man beautiful trike!!! I'm Nestor from Argentina 👏👏👏👍

[@txwallbedmurphybeds8286]

Your information was excellent.

[@marybachmann]

Aaah, my trike fix, satisfied.

[@richardnwilson]

Love your videos Thanks! One constructive criticism which is minor. When you show the bikes rotating They spin too fast to really see anything. It would be a lot better if they spun at about half that speed.

[@UtahTrikesOnline]

Richard, thanks for your comment. We do add links to the specific trikes in the video descriptions and if you go there you can actually play with the 360 spinning trike and zoom in by double clicking. The link to this trike is www.utahtrikes.com/RECENTTRIKE-5292312_UTCustomSunSeekerAnnihilatorECO2.html We will definitely take your suggestion to heart.

[@joeows6537]

The only thing missing from the Annihilator is the Gates belt drive... Sturmey-Archer has a nice 5 speed E-bike specific IGH that pairs well with the Bafang… allowing for a higher torque (150 Newt's) required from a Bafang M-600 (Word around town is that it can handle 200 newts if caution is used) .... after market wheelie bars and after market parachute might take a while though!

[@jimmysapien9961]

How fast are we talking about TopSpeed

[@rpierwit]

Like the video really pleasantly impressed by the trike. Thanks

[@eDDixon22]

Shopping now!

[@melbacook771]

I would love a folding eco-Tad annihilator! I am a grandma that loves to ride but have had a hip & knee replacement! I need a sturdy bike that is easy to get on and off of and one that folds so I can transport in my Chevy Tahoe. Or.... is there a hitch rack that would hold a three wheeler on the back of my vehicle, then it does not need to fold! I am alone now and need to have a system that is manageable so that I can be independent! What do you advise Kate?

[@txwallbedmurphybeds8286]

I am totally with you. I need to transport a trike when I buy. I need more information please.

[@iamKBCummings]

Some years ago my wife had a delta trike like the ecotad. She rolled it going around the corner too ast and refuse to ride it after that. Your tadpole wheel configuration my be the way to get her riding again.

[@chinno321]

*Adults love this*

[@richardwasserman9429]

What WAS that noise during that last shot of Louis getting on the trike???

[@davidbrandenburg8029]

thats what I need to get back and forth to the store, dam doctors don't let me drive anymore and can't walk well enough to use the bus.

[@shepatown]

That has more versatility than my Greenspeed GTO.

[@michaelfrawley171]

Nice seat adjustments...if I took it to the beach could I turn it into a recliner?

[@izzyabbass7932]

Nice Video overview and well presented. New into the three wheel scene - do you have any connections into the VA? Love to see if these could be part of their rec efforts

[@UtahTrikesOnline]

We do lots of work with the VA!

[@jimmysapien9961]

@@UtahTrikesOnline AWSOME 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@McDragon1775]

Does this upgrade from the basic model affect the speed? Seems like the different tires would slow it down.

[@ericsmith4513]

Oh yeah 😎. So? A straight frame with NO bends? Looks like front wheels are "Hollowhub"? Interested in maybe 🤔 a Bamboo Frame? DIY? Need front wheel/axle setups maybe use Sun Light Hollowhub wheels 24 inch 🤔 Disc brakes?

[@terrygatewood340]

I liked the Starsky seating way did I date myself

[@pashupatibhattarai1779]

Do have hand cycle for differently abled person?

[@0digger081]

for the Trike UTCustom Annihilator ECO 24 you show in this video, how much is the total price and how much more if the optional battery/electro assist is added?

[@jimmysapien9961]

Exactly 🤔 I would like to know myself . also how much power can be added . & how Fast.

[@Masses21]

Great price and great job with your videos. I might have to get this one. Can i get one without electric? I just want one for exercise.

[@UtahTrikesOnline]

For sure, no motor necessary.

[@MikeSmith-cl4ix]

Will you make an economic four-wheeler?

[@XxSrelhowxX]

Never understood the pricing of bikes. $3,000 and you can get a Honda Ruckus or Grom and many other varieties of motorized scooter/motorcycle. So why so much for a pedal bike? I will never get it.

[@TheAtarashiiKaze]

Looking at your website for the Annihilator version of this trike. I see price at the top is $2399. Lower in the description ig says base price of $2199. Further below in the next paragraph it says $2000. Just wondered which is actual.

[@karteekjadhao3767]

Can I get the power transmission calculation with the help of paddles

[@Chobaca]

Do you ship to Sweden?

[@michaelhill4301]

Cool! How much with the upgrades and shipped to Gainesville, Fla.?

[@rango_unchained]

Bummer you didn't get a response. The link to their website is in the description. You can input your upgrades and it will give you total cost including shipping.

[@dustingaersmith8999]

What’s the cost of this eco 24….

[@alfreedom3971]

I noticed it doesn't have chain idlers just longer guild tubes. Wonder if I can do that on my ECO Tad?

[@robertzachow]

That is a awesome deal. What do you guys recommend for a folding trike along the same line as this one?

[@UtahTrikesOnline]

Take a look at the Revolution Getaway: www.utahtrikes.com/PROD-11620191.html

[@leveluplife8585]

I love recumbents and am curious why the seating position is so far from the rear wheel when handling and aerodynamic advantage take place with a more reclined layout. When the seat is slid back all the way you cannot recline comfortably either even though it seems like such a simple solution. Is there a reason that I am not seeing for this?

[@SanDiegoSuellen]

Because this is a semi-recumbent? I actually want to sit up straighter. Better for my back.

[@duanewilson3941]

@@SanDiegoSuellen I just ordered the eco 24 for my wife and she also wants to sit more upright.

[@rossbrumby1957]

The more weight rearward on a tadpole trike makes it more likely to tip over on corners. Especially with bigger wheels giving a high centre of gravity. Not built for speed as much as for comfort and low speed fun. If aerodynamics and speed are your thing, there are other trike designs .

[@contactjuggler21]

Do you ship them assembled?

[@UtahTrikesOnline]

Yes.

[@jimmysapien9961]

Of Coors

[@thanebridges6776]

make it a fat 26 and i'll buy one. I like steel frames and will not need suspension if it has HV 26" tires.

[@rango_unchained]

There are fat 24s. Will that work?

[@jimmysapien9961]

True Tires should Absorb most of the Terrain

[@ChinoEyes1]

I already own an ICE HD Adventure. Last year I was able to add a bafang 750 watt hub motor. But I want to go across mud and trails. Is the ECO 24 with a motor gonna do it? Oh I weigh 250.

[@rango_unchained]

The ECO 24 with a motor is definitely going to do it for you. I'm looking at the ICE Adventure HD because it's built for comfort and I'm all about the smooth ride. I don't know if I would want to take the ICE off-road either. Now that I see that the ECO trikes handles 300 lbs for the rider and an additional 75 lbs for cargo and it's A LOT less expensive than the ICE base model, I'm rethinking the ICE trike. Hmm. My only concern with the ECO trike is the seat width. ; )

[@ohrodrigs7970]

Is this more of a comfort trike or can I expect it to go fast, relatively speaking?Great video !

[@rango_unchained]

Without an electric motor the ECO Tad is not geared for speed. Hills will be difficult and flats will be a great workout at top speed. The ECO24, being outfitted as a "fat trike" with full suspension will be slower because of the entry level gearing and the fatter tires, but it's meant for off-road anyway. With a motor on the ECO Tad hills will be much easier, but top speed on flats wouldn't keep up with road bikes. Both are entry level trikes with many speed and comfort upgrades available. More of both means more money, relatively speaking.

[@jaredwilliams5252]

Hello, im a 375 pound disabled vet with a destroyed back. Trying to get my weight down but running into physical and weight caps. The initial price is rough to considering I can't test it if my body can handle it. Any recommendations or upgrades that would get me into the ballpark?

[@hoosierbaddy3052]

One of the difficult things about a recumbent trike is getting in and out of it. It would preclude an overweight person from riding it successfully.

[@ellenorbjornsdottir1166]

can it tow?

[@clayguinard3651]

I do have a question and I hope you reply to it on here can this be a fat tire trike

[@UtahTrikesOnline]

Yes, we have extensions that allow for the 20x4 fat tires, but because of the dropout width the rear wheel needs to have only one drive sprocket, so either a hub motor or IGH like the Alfine, Nuvinci, or Rohloff.

[@stevehatfield117]

How much difficulty would it be to include a fairing for reduced drag and modesty? I wear kilts.

[@rango_unchained]

If you're worried about modesty, you're going to need more than a fairing. I believe fairings are available on their products page.

[@hoosierbaddy3052]

SteveHatfield; 😂 kilts? Are ya commando? That’s how the Scots wear theirs. Cuz yeah, don’t need an errant breeze exposing your family parts. 😅

[@Aethelbeorn]

Can I have one with a baby seat in it so it can have a baby price tag?

[@timwoody3835]

Hah! Not a pedal powered go kart. I say it’s like riding my recliner. 😁

[@theinlwin9379]

mostly why make different wheel size front and rear instead actually can be made the same size all right.

[@iraq03to04]

easy use

[@fernandogomezcortes]

i loved the price some day

[@combatc2007]

Can this be done with EZ Tad SX model?

[@UtahTrikesOnline]

Yes, this can also be done with the EZ Tad SX using our extension plates for that model.

[@jamesneilsongrahamloveinth1301]

The rear wheel drive on recumbents of all types requires a long chain. The longer the chain, the more scope - presumably - for maladjustment or failure. I guess there may be cleanliness issues even with the guard sleeve. It looks kind of Heath Robinson and I wonder if manufacturers will ever come up with a better solution. Is front wheel drive out of the question . . . ?

[@charlilangford3962]

Thinking about chains - There are some advantages to a longer chain - like chainline is far less critical than on an upright (diamond frame) and therefore you get full use of your gears (ie you can do big front chainwheel to big rear sprocket) and less chain wear due to less lateral distortion. This means maladjustment is *less* likely rather than more. My chain (ICE Adventure) is 280 links long, so about two-and-half times longer than that of an upright bike. Most chain wear occurs as the chain links rotate to go round the cogs and sprockets. These are similar size on upright and trike so a 2-and-half times longer chain should last 2-and-half times as long a distance. The guide/guard tubes are normally plastic with PTFE and so are very low friction and tend to stop thrown-up crud getting onto the chain so overall they keep the chain cleaner and therefore contribute to less friction and abrasive wear. Chain tension is more on a trike (because you are driving more mass and overcoming more inertia) and plays on each link so with more links there is presumably a greater likelihood that one link is weak or badly assembled and so might break. Alternatives - I was wondering about shaft drive - the sunseeker frame is straight through and so a shaft would be relatively simple - check out dynamic bicycles (now defunct, sadly) and see how easy a bottom bracket is, and no chainrings needed - but that means you really need hub gears at the rear. Most other tadpole recumbents have frames that are bent to lower the seat (for greater stability) but would therefore complicate shaft drive, and of course foldability would be severely compromised

[@rossbrumby1957]

@@charlilangford3962 shaft drive takes a reasonable amount more effort to drive, and unless totally enclosed will wear out the bevel gears fairly fast. Can only imagine how much more they'll cost to replace than a chain. Then there's aligning them so it doesn't whine like a worn out diff.

[@MrGrago]

Thanks for sharing your knowdlege, for DIY and guys like me that are working to build a "start up company" (Quad - Cargo Bikes) devoted to design and build work Quad bikes in Baja Sur, Mexico, your expertise and insight is of great value... for many reasons you are an example to follow... you are most welcomed to visit our FB page... your comments would be greatly apreciated.

[@353uba]

Is this electric

[@UtahTrikesOnline]

A motor can be added but the stock configuration does not come with a motor.

[@qibble455]

Any dealers in northern europe?

[@UtahTrikesOnline]

Currently, it doesn't look like Sunseeker has any dealers in Europe.

[@traptown3584]

Utah Trikes

[@tomprentice6935]

⚔️💪😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍(stroke)

[@damianbuchholz3523]

I just don’t understand why these are so expensive…

[@acerwhite6731]

Poor Lewis looks like he’s freezing his rear off’!!

[@sushantsase647]

I am interested job

[@tomgillotti]

"Low price" I think we have varying definitions...

[@rango_unchained]

Do your research, recumbent trikes are expensive, Utah Trikes will be the first to admit it. For the ECO Tad and ECO 24, their prices are cheap. If you want one, save your pennies. If you really want to be impressed, or depressed as the case may be, check out the AZUB Ti-FLY X. Only $6900, base model. If only they made one for Big 'n Tall gents.

[@johnsorenson8735]

Well I am on A budget so all these three wheel four wheel bicycles and electric one's all costs why to much. So I will build my own someway somehow. Because no bank will not give any one A loan for A bicycle.

[@kryostazis4415]

cute

[@darktechfst3424]

i see min a grand on trike and MTB but this may be the biggest question also maybe one of my crazy question cos being poor and all but wanna had cool bike to ride, here i go: Is there any trike or MTB for adult using budget max $30??? cos here all i can see $30 i can buy used MTB bike but if you guys know any product that new on that budget please make a comment or better yet video, maybe you know how to build one using only $30 lol

[@Stepanmc]

There are cheaper trikes in Walmart

[@nkel6111]

thirty dollar t-shirts and 4000 (four thousand ) dollar bikes as reasonable. horsesheeeet !!!

[@nkel6111]

would be same as paying 95,000 bucks for a used chevy

[@rango_unchained]

@N Kel - There is value in a $4k bike, just as there is value in a $25K Chevy Truck. If you buy the bike and never use it, that's a different story. I agree with the $30 t-shirt though.

[@rango_unchained]

@@nkel6111 Nope, not the same at all. No one's going to pay that much for a used Chevy unless it will appreciate in value. It would be the same as buying a new Tesla and wearing a $30 Tesla t-shirt. It all depends on what you an afford. If you can't afford it, you can't afford it. Why bitch about it?

[@annagardner4399]

F

[@bearblazingbachmann3699]

You Amis are weird People.But one nice Trikebikestuff.

[@bearblazingbachmann3699]

Come on.If Someone needs an Instruction for that.Send Me One.Just for Testing.

[@b6schilke996]

Ugh! Unnecessary and distracting hand gestures.

[@keithguiste2659]

Looks like a truly awesome trike, too bad most of the video was wasted talking about the stock eco tad, pretty much zero about the SA hub, standing up and sitting down does not show the capabilities, if you have customers that can't get on and off they should be in a wheelchair not on a trike. Color me extremely disappointed

[@rango_unchained]

Jesus Christ, Keith, ya frickin whiner, instead of bitching about the lack of info on the SA hub, do a search on their channel and you will get answers. Btw, when you get to the point where you have difficulty sitting and standing, I'm sure nobody will care about you either. Color me LMAO.

[@ssgjumptoc3822]

I lost my comment.....damn

[@ssgjumptoc3822]

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[@gordvargic8907]

Looks like a wheelchair no thanks!!

[@lancerudy9934]

Great video thanks