Cycle-Con 2024-Highlights From Each Booth!

[@bentcrazy39]

We're huge a velomobile is for a skinny person

[@deezynar]

On delta trikes, I don't understand why anyone would prefer high handlebars to under-seat bars. Who wants to have the blood drain out of their arms? I would have liked to see photos or video of the new delta trikes that you mentioned.

[@GarySolomon]

The chopper type bars are popular on some motorcycles and lwb bents. I think that's a matter of taste. As for the other competing deltas look for our booth interview with HASE for a close look at their trikes.

[@deezynar]

I rode a used Bacchetta Carbon Trike last year that was being sold by a local shop. It was the original design. I weighed it on the scale the shop has, and it was about 40 pounds. I think the store clerk said their literature claimed it weighed 30 pounds. At 40 pounds, it isn't better than a 700. More significantly, I noticed that when I rode it, the seat was more upright than the 700 seat. That shocked me because a performance trike should be aiming for the lowest aerodynamic drag that can be had. Laying the seat back as far as possible is one of the most significant ways to do that. I concluded that that Carbon Trike was not as good as a 700. If I was going to consider buying one, they need to change the design to reduce as much weight as possible and still keep it stiff and safe. They also need to get the seat angle back enough to let the air flow over your torso, rather than getting ploughed by you. I love the idea of using carbon fiber for a high performance trike. It seems to me to be the ultimate material for that job. But the trike I saw had a lot of room for improvement yet. If they changed the design, I hope they fixed those two issues.

[@GarySolomon]

Thanks for your thoughts on the Carbontrike! You bring up some legitimate points. I'm guessing Lars will have much of this in mind when it comes time for version 2.

[@monicaperme6699]

Disappointed that Moving Forward was not mentioned. Larry Varney spoke to us. My son Jack and I had ridden our trikes 1500 miles to reach Cycle Con raising more than $24000 to purchase recumbent trikes for other young people who have Cerebellar Ataxia, the same progressive neurological disease my son was diagnosed with in 2020. It is certainly a noteworthy story. Monica Perme