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Dave:

I get nervous when I go down a hill, other than that I don't have a death grip!

I would like to know how anybody can ever actually go up a hill. Have you mastered that yet? Suggestions?

Another question. Right now I have the regular wheels. Do you have the air tires or the regular wheels? Any difference?

Sue

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Sue, I can manage small hills, but its a real chore. I have the air tires on the T-12 and they ride smoother, but are harder to learn on. The hill climbing is a lot of short carving by pushing the bar away quickly and then you get a little forward movement.

Glad to see someone else on the board with one...

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Hi All:

Yesterday I got an e-mail from my daughter. She told me that now that I weigh less than 200 she doesn't have to worry about my weight. She said now she just has to worry about me falling off my trikke!

Too funny! I make sure I wear a helmet every time so that if I do fall I can only hurt things that can be fixed.

Still loving my trikke.

Sue

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Well looking at the weight load- It might be a while before I can try one of these.

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Sue, I found a new Trikke trail Saturday and logged 8 miles on it. Its paved and wanders around in a state park. While there I met a guy thats 70 yrs old and has put 124 miles on his trikke since mid January. That guy was amazing. Hused to walk a lot, but said the trikke really stepped up his exercise program.

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Dave:

I'm jealous. The best place I found near me is an empty parking lot. I go and ride for about a half an hour and then my legs get too tired to continue without increasing the risk of hurting myself. I cannot track the mileage with mine. When the weather gets warmer I'll try the Cape Cod Canal, however the wind is going to be a killer on the canal so I'm not sure that will work out.

Keep trikking!

Sue

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dave or sue--

could one of these be ridden on a dirt road?

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dave or sue--

could one of these be ridden on a dirt road?

The ones with the air tires, like the t-8 air or the T-12 will work on hard packed dirt roads, but loose dirt and gravel does'nt work well. I've tried to make it down a gravel road and didnt get far.

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Hi:

I never tried anything but paved surfaces and it gets slowed by bumps and cracks in the tar, so I cannot imagine that a dirt road would work.

Well worth it to drive to a great paved area and then trikke.

Good luck, and let us know if you get one.

Take care.

Sue

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We just got a trikke and are looking forward to using it. I can't wait. Just bumping this thread up a notch.

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We just got a trikke and are looking forward to using it. I can't wait. Just bumping this thread up a notch.

Congrats on the new trikke. It takes a little to get used to the movement, but the results are well worth it.

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Two days of trying to ride my trikke and I'm grounded with a knee that isn't functioning too well. I'm not sure what I did to it, but it was from the trikke. :)

I'll try again when my knee is healed up.

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Two days of trying to ride my trikke and I'm grounded with a knee that isn't functioning too well. I'm not sure what I did to it, but it was from the trikke. :)

I'll try again when my knee is healed up.

WOW, hope it heals real quick. I like the no impact part of the trikke. I did have a few muscle cramps when I started, but after the 2nd week, they went away and now I am able to ride up to 15 miles without stopping. By then I am worn out..LOL

My latest mistake was riding 4-wheelers and now I have a quad pull that wont go away.

Good luck and heal quick. The Trikke is calling you....Dave

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Hey Friends!! I just go my Trikke on Friday and I am still trying to get use to it. It was really hard at first but I am learning. I took it to the town park yesterday with my daughter (she rode her new bike) and I rode the mile trail. Kind of felt like big dork but oh well. Are youguys finding that it is good exercise for you? I just want to make sure I am not shorting myself out. It is definetly a lot harder than I thought it would be, but I do love it so far!! Wish me luck!

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Jaymie:

I don't know how many calories it burns, but I know that I get my heart rate up over 120 usually when I'm riding it. I also can get sweaty when I'm on a longer ride. I'm here in New England, so it's hard to find someplace long and flat without alot of bumps or small hills. So, I spend a fair amount of time walking and pushing it too.

I got a bunch of sore muscles at first too, so I'm guessing that it's using muscles that haven't been used for a while.

Good luck. The sun is shiny today so I'm looking forward to a great trikke ride today.

Take care.

Sue

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