THE CATRIKE DUMONT - 2020 Look at Catrike's Flagship Full Suspension Folding Trike - Utah Trikes

Over the last few weeks a lot of you have been asking for a more in-depth review of the Catrike Dumont recumbent trike. Utah Trikes hates to disappoint, so here you go! We cover everything from components to suspension to upgrade options and so much more. Hopefully this answers all your questions! If you're looking at getting a full-suspension, folding trike, the Dumont is one of our favorites!
Stock Catrike Dumont: $4,150.00
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Powder coat color options: www.utahtrikes.com/UT2-colors...
UTCustom 1000W Hub Motor w/ Reverse: www.utahtrikes.com/PROD-11620...
UTCustom Headrest: www.utahtrikes.com/PROD-11616...
UTCustom Cargo Rack: www.utahtrikes.com/PROD-11617...
Catrike seat extensions: www.utahtrikes.com/PROD-11618...
Visit us at UtahTrikes.com for more information!
Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:47 History and brief overview
1:31 Folding
4:27 How to adjust shocks
7:51 Suspension
9:05 Details
13:36 Safety Details
14:28 Outro
15:16 Ride
15:48 Bloopers

[@ferryengr]

Top Secret maintenance tip: Those SRAM TT500 rear shifters often lose their indexing after 1,000 to 2,000 miles due to the internal springs wearing out. No need to replace the whole shifter. "SRAM TT500 spring kits" are available on eBay and after swapping out the 3 bent wire "springs", the shifters perform like new.

[@albertbooth3807]

I like your videos when you talk about a bike especially the three kind ones would you mentioned the seat height from ground to top thank you

[@robertjenson4553]

Graduated from 2 Single Visions, 1 Double Vision, and a Bob Jackson touring bike to a DuMont, February 2020. After much testing, fettling, and adjustments, finally on the road May 2020. Having been off bikes for approximately 5 years, this ride is superb!! Comfortable seat, and no more with the balance problem. The only problem with my Single Vision after years off, was starting up and wobbling all over, being a hazard to those around me. Now with the DuMont, no problem. Have put over 2,400 miles on it so far, and looking for many more. Haven't had need to use the folding feature, as my carrier is a Chrysler Pacifica, previosly a Dodge Caravan. Opening the rear "hatch", just pick up the complete bike and roll it in, lock one brake, and off we go. Congrats to Catrike for such a robust, well engineered. and tough "bike". I figure that if the fitness folk can call one of their machines a "recumbent bike", that the term "bike" should also be allowed to use for a trike. Cheers!

[@StellarFella]

Thank you very much for the thorough treatment of this particular model. The most fantastic part of your video is in the very beginning of the video. You show how a folded Dumont can fit in the back of a compact Hyundai SUV. The TUCSON. Conveying this versatile aspect of a folding recumbent trike fitting in the back of a large number of SUV's is the wave of the future for sure.

[@Prayerbanners]

You guys have the best informative and well made videos out there!!

[@LukeGilbert-et6mk]

Led me to think

[@shepatown]

That was an excellent overview! Thanks!

[@rnor3146]

Hi Utah Trikes'Team!!! Always a pleasure to see your videos, and to have the chance to listen to your advices, details and different points! Thanks to you, it is possible to buy a Dumont knowing all it is necessary about it! Have a good continuation. 😉👍👌

[@ericmcgrath7554]

Loved the video. My Dumont is 10 months old and I’m still learning. A few comments - When discussing the seat, you omitted the wallet sized pouch under the right side. Personally this is where I put my first aid kit. - Great demo on folding the Dumont. But you needed to add a few words on how to stow it in that SUV. I’ve damaged my bar end shifters not knowing that was going to be an issue. - Great discussion of adjustments. Really appreciated the links to customization options.

[@wornoutwrench8128]

As one of the people who requested this, thank you.

[@mikevales4148]

Great video guys! Very informative. You guys ROCK!!

[@GremLant]

Thanks for the video. I've had my Dumont for a year now and love it. Fortunately, my vehicle is big enough to load my Dumont unfolded because folding quickly became tiresome. Wish you guys were closer to Georgia.

[@Yhike]

Just ordered my 1000w motor from you guys today. Looking forward to getting it on the Dumont

[@BryceLovesTech]

Very well spoken. My next trike will be from this store

[@Hello-1814]

Thx for doing this!

[@TomWalterTX]

Lots of great information. I'm at 235#, so I like riding with 200 psi in the shock. As delivered my rear shock was cranked towards turtle (slow rebound). You need to show some great 60 & 100 mile routes that would be fun. Need to plan my next road trip, and stop in for a carbon fiber boom with a Slumpf Mountain drive fitted (tempted to go with a 1 x 12 system, but with a 60T up front so I can still climb those hills and have higher tops speed with spinning for fast! Keep the videos coming, signed a Dumont and 700 rider.

[@jimmysapien9961]

Very very informative thank you great presentation and something to think about on this trike

[@eftihismaraslis5192]

Great trike ! And made in USA ! I love this.

[@clayguinard3651]

I really hope that you continue these really really informative videos I I would like to see you guys really do a TV series KZbin TV series you guys nail it you really do very smart about what you do everything is well inside out your people that do the writing for the script on these videos perfect and the narrator yeah well perfect 😁😎

[@MsLaLa1404]

*Really fun trike!*

[@BEETHOVEN_H_]

Perfect !!! 👍❤

[@breakandrun70]

That Dumont is a real piece of work. Has a lot of options. Kate, have you been practicing your drop kick? Have a great week folks. Barry M.

[@tinajohnston2736]

i am looking for a recumbent that I can fold and fit in my Tesla-yours is the first video that even shows the bike going into a car...thank! I still do not know if it will fit in the car :) but i am a step closer.

[@johnschmit6815]

Would very like to see comparison between the Dumont and ICE Adventurer HD. Thank you🏀🐸

[@buynsell365]

Excellent job Kate. Do you read from a script of do you make it up as you go along? When I purchase I trike........I will be using you guys.

[@richarddeneen1897]

❤ kate ,oh and I love the dumont too my favorite catrike.

[@Iamkayaky]

I am buying a dumont: what accessories did you get? I have the rack, headrest and fender kit.

[@gmaneis]

Great video of a beautiful trike. You are awesome, Kate and Lewis (did I hear his name right?).

[@Hello-1814]

Great video! Gave you ever done a suspension comparison between different brands?

[@UtahTrikesOnline]

It's actually in the works!

[@socratesx11]

At the 1:11 marker you show a Dumont with an e-assist battery and battery mount. Could you provide specifics for the mount you are using here? Thanks

[@peggyhornsby2350]

My husband is 77 yo n luvs his folding Dumont. I only wish there were numbers on what to do 1st, 2nd etc for us older people 🤣❤️

[@sleepingbearffg5008]

Nice vid

[@virginiasenophdrn5921]

Today! Just ordered Dumont w motorized for all our Baby Boomer rides! Fell off the 2 wheeler, broke my arm. Switching permanently to the trike for safety and hours more of riding. Thank you for all the great videos. You guys are awesome at everything -- and so good at entertaining, informative videos!

[@Unknown-hu4gf]

Unreal that you have to let everyone know that you have a doctorate on a KZbin response! It never amazes me how nurse doctors want to let everyone know that they're a doctor. The nursing industry is so toxic now a days with nurse arrogance and stupidity like falling off your bike…

[@virginiasenophdrn5921]

@@Unknown-hu4gf unreal? How are your comments respectful? The title I have earned heads my KZbin channel. It’s a platform that informs and engages philosophy of end of life care and communication between providers and families and their dying member. Has nothing to do with arrogance or stupidity, which must be your projection. As for breaking my arm…I’m 68 years w osteoporosis and fell on a gravel road in a slow turn. At least I can still ride and be safer now w my new bike. Stop assuming and judging. Be nice. 😊 smile a lot too. Please accept lots and lots of heartfelt care.

[@raul7293]

Do you guys have any locations in Florida?

[@CatMan_7]

What about trailer hitches? Or for the matter a trailer? How does the brakes work if you add the rear brake? I imagine one brake would activate both front the other the rear... Is there a community that does cross country routes?

[@johnheiam5706]

Please talk about how you lay a Catrike down in the folded position inside a car. On one side you rest the trike on the sram levers which is not good. On the other side the trike rests on the rear derailleur which is also not desirable.

[@arnoldanderson1501]

What slick means of folding the Dumont for transport! This is the model for me.

[@socratesx11]

What shock pump are you using?

[@amit2897]

is there a recumbent tandem trike for touring...which breaks down into two standard size bike boxes for travel? is this even possible

[@Pellipel777]

Does it come with a shock pump?

[@dennysherman7224]

Nice review! Two questions: Does the rear Shock have a Lockout? Will a 622 wheel x 28(tire)fit and still allow folding? (I own a 2018 700 with stock Zipp disc rear 622 wheel) thank you

[@UtahTrikesOnline]

That particular shock does not have a lockout. While one can be substituted it doesn't make any real difference on this trike as we have not noticed any squatting issues even while climbing. We recently built a Dumont-based Annihilator with 24in Front wheels and a 29er rear and it does fold.

[@smallnuts2]

What would be cool is a bar that goes behind the seat but a few feet above your head so you can put some lights on it. Would help see the road better and be very visible to cars.

[@UtahTrikesOnline]

It would not be hard to add that to our Super Headrest.

[@BillSprague]

Hmmmm yet again. Dumont, ICE, or AZUB? The later two would seem to offer more riding surface options but at an obviously higher cost. Watch would be the Dumont equivalent in ICE (Sprint FS?) and AZUB ( Ti Fly?)

[@thomasconboy4636]

Would love to demo had a stroke a few yards ago balance is not good and have no use of left erm

[@RobertMcClure]

Was that a windshield thing on one of the riding shots? Can you guys talk more about that?

[@UtahTrikesOnline]

We actually have a future video planned covering the aerodynamic options. Here it's a link for the various fairings we're offer: www.utahtrikes.com/UTCAT-890.html

[@grumpycyclist6543]

Excellent review. Pity the exchange rates is unfavorable. Too expensive to import it to Australia.

[@UtahTrikesOnline]

That would make me grumpy too

[@veniciosmarcosdelima8620]

Show de bola a bicicleta

[@besrosal3798]

Nice trike

[@candacecassidy2504]

But how can a recumbent trike fit inside a storage room?

[@BalaHormiga]

Do you have a video that shows what these trikes look like when you ship them?

[@UtahTrikesOnline]

Several of our videos show the trikes being packaged for shipping.

[@mukeshsinghrawat8829]

Do you launch it in India ?

[@Kefoo_]

-- *_Thank you!_* (Senior seeking information for possible final cycle purchase.) P.S. 'Love the personal antics. P.S.S. Apparent daughter in demos = good choice.

[@rosemariecabasag9154]

How to order

[@eclecticneophyte2581]

Excellent in-depth video - thanks! Question: All the local bike shops where I live (grand total of 2), all say the recumbent are useless on hills (without motor assist), because of rider position, and can't take advantage of body weight. Is this truth or myth?

[@UtahTrikesOnline]

Using body weight to climb hills is poor form anyway, but because of the seat behind you most riders can actually push more than their body weight (think leg presses). We don't recommend that. Proper technique is to gear down and spin fast. The higher you can train yourself to keep your cadence the more endurance you'll have and the faster you'll be able to climb hills. An out-of-shape rider on a heavier trike is going to be slower than a lightweight diamond frame ridden by a fit cyclist, but with lighter trikes and matched riders you won't see that much of a difference.

[@genephipps6421]

@@UtahTrikesOnline You forgot the best part. The trike will usually decimate a regular cycle on the down hill sections do to the reduced frontal area and better aerodynamics.

[@thomashughes_teh]

I've ridden a Catrike Expedition and a BikeE semi-/recumbent with rear suspension and Cruzbike Front Wheel Drive 2 wheel recumbent dynamic boom with suspension. The recumbent trike does not get the arm pull and stair step weight shifting power transfer nearly as much as a diamond frame rider using all the cross country ski muscle sets. The BikeE gets a little more arm pull against torso weight transfer to the pedals if the effort is exerted. That's usually only good for a short burst. The Cruzbike is the most efficient recumbent against hills I am aware of. Ditto the flat ground,down slope, and tailwind advantages of the recumbent trike. The air resistance is about half and reduces fatigue over the entire course of a multi hour ride even in hills. I also like having a seat I can nap in after lunch. The front wheel only braking of my Catrike is dialed in tight as tight gets by the design and instilled confidence from the very first set of test ride pulls. What the uphills steal the other conditions steal back with interest on a energy spent per mile basis over non-recumbents. p.s. I have no connection to the Utah Trikes or other brands I mentioned. I choose recumbents for comfort and they deliver it.

[@TomWalterTX]

Myth. DF (Diamond frame) cyclist will pass me going uphill. I'm heavier but still climbing. Best was passing DF's who had dismounted as it was a steep hill while I kept cranking in lowest gear (30T front; 36 rear on the Dumont) as I yelled "not that much more to the top). Downhill aerodynamics means I have an advantage. I averaged 15 mph on our last 75-mile ride, can sprint up to 20 mph (four miles). Friends who have been riding longer, on more reclined 700's averaged 20 mph on that ride. None of us have e-assist, just leg power! I have Parkinson's but have recommended e-assist friends as they worry about getting 20 miles into a 40-mile ride and worry about energy to get home. If you ride three times a week, each Saturday adding about 10% in duration they would be doing 50-mile rides with ease after a few months.

[@eclecticneophyte2581]

I've never ridden a recumbent of any sort, and I don't know anyone locally that has one. So this is all great feedback. I'm recently retired and looking at alternatives. Thanks to lower back issues I can no longer tolerate distance rides on a traditional designed diamond frame bike. But I can comfortably 'ride' the recumbent stationary at the health club, thus my interest in the tadpole trike. There are just enough hills where I live, that I felt it wise to ask... :)

[@oscarsilva4182]

Me gustaría saber cuánto cuesta el modelo yo soy de Chile

[@khudloribrawijaya1924]

Indonesia very good

[@CyberHawk2013]

I’m curious is there anyway to delete the air shock for a more traditional coil suspension? Because not everyone wants to deal with the pain of adjusting the air shock

[@UtahTrikesOnline]

For most people seeing the shock is a one-time thing, and we always ask for the rider weight so we can set the shock prior to shipping, so most people never have to worry about our. If you really didn't want the air shock there are some coil over shocks that can be retrofit.

[@TomWalterTX]

I'll adjust every three months as outside air temp (32F or 100F) will make a difference.

[@rosemariecabasag9154]

@@UtahTrikesOnline how to contact you faster I want to order

[@veniciosmarcosdelima8620]

Olá qual valor?

[@prayoonsangthong2568]

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[@edgardorivera6469]

Can i ask how much is a catrike dumont? Viewing from philippines

[@UtahTrikesOnline]

Here is the Dumont page with pricing: www.utahtrikes.com/PROD-11620136.html To get a shipping quote, email us at [e-mail] with your address and we will get a quote for you.

[@chungthanh7268]

Wao, can ship to Viet Nam

[@jersonjaviersaavedra8920]

I want to buy one of your bikes, can you help me.

[@richardnorton9918]

Does it come with a sail? Leave contact info

[@mikeq7096]

flat black with a 1k mid drive a a rolloff and I am in

[@UtahTrikesOnline]

We can make that happen.

[@mikeq7096]

for very low low price of around 7700.. Saving my pennies now

[@merlinmagnus873]

I find it amusing that they are still called "mid-drive" units on trikes even though they are in front.

[@UtahTrikesOnline]

They are in the middle of the pedals and the rear gearing. :) You're right though, we used to use middrive exclusively to mean in between the front gearing and rear gearing, but that arrangement is not as common anymore. And bicycles started to use middrive to mean between the two wheels.

[@dorubilen394]

i like delta trikes

[@UtahTrikesOnline]

Great! We like all trikes. Check out our recent videos on deltas. Here's one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZvFkGpmqrh7rLs&lc=UgzPwz2wAiXWMxRh_j14AaABAg

[@Godofthemoon1]

Do trikes have a rider weight limit?

[@UtahTrikesOnline]

It depends on the trike but most of them have a weight limit between 350 and 400 lbs

[@Godofthemoon1]

@@UtahTrikesOnline thank you!

[@gomountaintriking8460]

Can I buy a motor fixing bracket? 14:35 / 16:36

[@UtahTrikesOnline]

www.utahtrikes.com/PROD-11620645.html

[@gomountaintriking8460]

@@UtahTrikesOnline thank u~ It is expensive. T,T

[@harisugiharto1619]

Mantab Mau dong.....

[@MegaDadof6]

What kind of trike for a husky short guy. Asking for a friend. Lol

[@UtahTrikesOnline]

The Catrike Villager or Expedition are both a great place to start.

[@spandanmahendrapawar6302]

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[@beammeup8458]

Seating position on those trikes are all too low :(

[@shamanic1]

"A squatting rear end will absorb some of your power" Tell me about it! So many directions, you could run, with that... But "this is a family show", so we'll leave that one alone! :-D

[@markgallistel9456]

Or, as Walter Brennen would say, "no brag, just fact."

[@biking1953]

I like the Dumont, but at this time it is out of my budget.

[@darrelljacobjr2120]

Just go out in your garage, take some fence tubing and dig through that pile of bicycle parts you collected from people's trash, and using the pics you took while repeatedly pausing this video, build yourself one. It won't be as lightweight as the real thing, but it won't cost you $4150 either. Hopefully you have a MIG or TIG welder already.

[@biking1953]

Darrell Jacob JR funny

[@edwardmaglero8738]

Nice,but a little too expensive.

[@paulroberts2439]

Would like to see a shaft drive instead of a chain. Feel like that chain is gonna get caught up in something one day

[@frankledford8096]

The price is that correct ? $4000.00+ . Good God how can a kid buy a $4000.00 bike/trike ?

[@smallnuts2]

Finance

[@UtahTrikesOnline]

18 month 0% financing if you're interested.

[@BalaHormiga]

CAsh. What you don't give them an allowance?

[@steveareeno65]

They're not targeted at kids. They are a high-end bike designed for adults, especially those who have issues riding a two wheel bike.

[@jamesneilsongrahamloveinth1301]

There is a safety issue with recumbents. Being low to the ground they are difficult for drivers, especially truck and bus drivers, to see. The silly little flags that you can buy give only an illusion of safety - in many situations they are largely invisible. An upright cyclist with any sense wears a bright yellow high-visibility jacket on public roads, but this doesn't work with recumbents - the seat back gets in the way. There have been some nasty accidents. Manufacturers need to get to grips with this issue . . .

[@keithcosentino994]

What is your solution then?

[@5150Reaper]

@@keithcosentino994 exactly! Good rebuttal keith. He never had one.

[@steveareeno65]

A recumbent trike requires elevated defensive driving. You have to be more aware of your immediate surroundings. It's best to avoid parking lots if you can and stick to designated trails. Visibility is only a problem when there is something taller between you and a car, like a hedge or a parked car. Aside from that they are every bit as visible (and maybe even more so) than a regular bike. I agree that a flag is probably not sufficient, you have to avoid putting yourself those situations in the first place. The one advantage an upright bike has is if you DO get hit by a car, you're more likely to end up going over the hood. Not so much with a trike. But that, again, is up to a rider paying attention to their surroundings, which is true of any pedestrians form of transportation. The bottom line is you have to be strategic in where and how you ride the trike. If you come to a situation where you can't see what's coming, then what's coming can't see you and you need to proceed with caution.

[@Bjeka1970]

Leading girl, pretty. Russian probably.

[@josemamertobacani6498]

Very Dangerous to chinese doing also bycle .. you have shown all the system they will copy it the will do it in very substandard quality then they will sell it in very.chip price then you are out of business .. Terrible people 😠😠😠