Sun Seeker T3 CX Electric Trike Review - 2.3k

The Sun Seeker T3 CX Electric Trike is a sleek, lightweight, recumbent electric trike with higher top speed and 24 gears, as a tadpole design your body and arms are more aerodynamic and laid back. Completely adjustable frame and mesh seat accommodate taller and shorter riders, those looking for a leaned-back body position as well as upright, it's easy to work with and change. Some generic parts keep the price down but you get reinforced rims, larger spokes, a SRAM drivetrain and a nice display here along with a solid one year warranty, shipping costs $350. Rear heavy design with both the motor and battery towards the back, generic mechanical disc brakes work well enough, no bottle cage bosses but the battery rack works with trunk bags and panniers.
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[@ElectricBikeReview]

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[@paulpuljic6855]

Nice video...I have a Trident Trike 27 speed Stowaway, just put an Ebike kit on it same as yours but direct drive...love the fact that mine is fold-able with less hassle of transporting. Your seat looks more comfy than mine...I put some padding on mine. The best thing of a trike is that you're looking ahead and up. Dogs freak out on the paths as they can't compute the stance.

[@WadersInAlaska]

Alec looks a lot like Actor Kevin Sussman from The Big Bang Theory! Good video!! Thanks very much!!

[@paulahavens2764]

I like the rack at the back did that come with it or did you have to order it after you got the trike.

[@markdeitch3389]

I’m handicapped. Can you get heel cup pedals and the handle extenders to make sitting easier?

[@olioli7652]

I love it

[@StellarFella]

Check out the TRIOT Trike family. Absolutely top notch and light years of quality ahead of what you are reviewing here.

[@StellarFella]

You know recumbent trikes very little I'm afraid. Check out the HP Velotechnik Scorpion and Scorpion Plus, the Catrike Dumont, the AZUB Ti-Fly, the entire Greenspeed Trike family, the ICE Adventure and other ICE trikes. Test ride them all and then endorse. FOLDING RECUMBENT TADPOLE TRIKES are the bomb.The models I have just described are eminently better trikes than the one you are reviewing here. Check out the Laidback Bike Report with Gary Solomon. Also the upcoming 3-day Recumbent Cycle Con in Memphis in October. Catch up on this niche category which is the future.

[@Jamesdavis911]

Was waiting for this review then last night I found my x-seam is to long for this model. :( tad bit over 47inches with shoes on. The Sun-Ecotad looks fun as well and might be a better fit. I'm also a bigger guy in general 6'2 close to 300lbs(which I carry very well) but even big guy like to ride sporty things :-) . Great reviews I been watching over a dozen reviews so far with upright bikes, i knew nothing about E-bikes until this past month watching EBR thanks for the work you put in Court. Also Alec seems like a cool guy.

[@DK-Design]

I just bought a Tadpole from KMX (literally last week) I was worried about X-seam too 6'2" 270lbs and its tight but the boom isn't all the way extended.

[@ElectricBikeReview]

That's awesome! Thanks for your support... I realize there's a lack of stronger sturdier ebikes out there. You could always buy a kit and apply it to a larger ebike? The BBSHD might be a good one to consider :)

[@ElectricBikeReview]

Great reply DragonsKindler, super relevant, thanks!!

[@Jamesdavis911]

Thanks for the reply, guess I will have to ask the shop I may buy from in the future what they think about the x-seam length. we may be about the same height but i could have a longer x-seam or shorter for that matter. I was looking at the KMX cobra but heard the frame is rather weak for what it is and at my weight I need to lose some Lbs first before taking the plunge and destroying the trike. Trike buying is Tough especially when I don't have a shop around here to test any :-(.

[@Jamesdavis911]

I will wait until I get my weight under control before I get an ebike, I lost 30lbs last summer and put most of that back on because of a very stressful situation. I want an ebike to help with hills because my right knee bothers me after long periods of riding and hill climbing. I have a specialized Hardrock mountain bike I converted into and upright computer type bike and somehow it holds my lard butt. Thank you.

[@Intarsia82]

Speeding along at 20mph+ can be a real disaster without some type of foot containment. "Leg suck" injuries are likely if the foot falls off the pedals.

[@CaseyForrest3]

I’m only new to recumbent and electric bikes so bare with my ignorance. But could you rig up a solar panel to trickle charge the batterie, if you wanted to use it as a touring bike?

[@CaseyForrest3]

Dooneegomaface Ifinnaspring thanx for that. I’m in Australia and if I was using it as a touring bike here, there wouldn’t be a lot of places to plug in and charge it. I would be free camping along the way. I’ll have a look at that app though.

[@paulpuljic6855]

You'd need a big panel..then at that, no.

[@tomthumb9839]

I really like this trike. The price is right, fast and good looking. The thing I don't like is that it is very noisy.

[@ElectricBikeReview]

Hey Tom! I think it could be adjusted to quiet down a little... I noticed the "click, click, click" happening when editing this footage, lol

[@fubritzu8082]

Excellent. I really like this trike. Man you need to see a doctor about your immune system. You're getting sick way too often.

[@ElectricBikeReview]

Haha, thanks! I've been spending more money lately to stay at Airbnb vs. sleeping in my car. Maybe I'm just not that tuff? Can't drink milk, have allergies and just seem to get under the weather even though I'm full of energy most of the time :D

[@rlarder]

Fubritzu I

[@ber860520]

Did you say 350usd? For the trike and the electric wheel? Really?

[@photonrayswaves]

$2,285 ($350 Shipping}

[@Kurtwell]

Is this legal in Europe? How are you going to climb sidewalks with it?

[@paulpuljic6855]

No problem climbing hills with mine...geared drive has more torque, but mine is direct drive and it does well.

[@RamonMcNally]

perfect for UberEats delivery in NYC. 😂

[@SanDiegoElectricBikes]

My opinion.... EVERY recumbent profile needs a flag/alert system so they do not disappear to people driving cars and trucks. The super low profile is hazard to both riders and others many ride environments. My opinion.

[@StellarFella]

I am a large person and what you are reviewing here would not hold up for me and many others. In fact, the weight limit on those two trikes is quite low. You are a very light in weight person. I am not getting a solid Greenspeed Magnum trike, but a Greenspeed Magnum XL Trike that will hold a rider up to 450 lbs. Something that Sun trike will not even come close to doing.