Shifting the HP Velotechnik Scorpion fs26 Enduro trike

But I don't have a triple crankset up front, so how does this thing shift? Oh, and by the way, without that triple, I no longer get chain lubricant on my pants when I accidentally brush against it ... yee haa!
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Steve's current recumbent trike is a 2021 HP Velotechnik Scorpion fs26 Enduro, outfitted with Schwalbe Marathon PLUS road tires instead of the stock knobby off-road tires. He has also owned a 2015 ICE Full Fat off-road trike, a 2014 Catrike 700 speed trike, and a 2007 ICE Qnt trike ... not to mention three bikes (Specialized Roll Elite - Motobecane Night Train fat tire - Easy Racers Gold Rush recumbent)
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[@happytriking]

Thanks for the informative interesting video.😀

[@garyseckel295]

Excellent technical video! I wish manufacturers would send products to Trike Hobo for his in-depth reviews of their offerings!

[@trikesalot771]

I went for a similar setup at least in the front with one chain ring attached to a Bafang mid drive BBSO2 750 Watt motor. I've had triple cranks and a deraillure up front with cassettes at the rear and just hated it. even with a long chain on a trike, may times depending on the gearing chosen, the chain line would become to far offset and the chain would pop off. My chain line remains perfectly straight due to the single chain ring up front and I have a Nuvinci 380 CVT hub that uses an 18 tooth cog. It's equivalent to an 11 speed and provides all the necessary gearing I need, as I live in the greater Phoenix area where it is relatively flat at least in the areas I ride. My chain ring is now a 52 tooth as I replaced my original 46 tooth chain ring. I still have all of the climbing ability that I need, but gained top end speeds, great for the riding I do!

[@EZSteve]

That sounds like a really neat setup you have made for yourself! Keeping the low-end climbing ability on a trike, while also gaining the ability to have a higher top-end is the eternal challenge, one which I have been confronting for the past 14 years. Glad to hear you have nailed it! steve

[@asldfkjgl]

Watch at 2x speed. Spoiler: igh

[@EZSteve]

Funny! I should watch more videos at a different speed, haha. steve

[@asldfkjgl]

@@EZSteve I enjoyed your video. Us 'youth' have short attention spans due to it being wrecked by the internet :)