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Utah Trikes adds TrailMate Trikes to our Lineup!
07/01/2009 - We are extremely pleased to annouce that we have added the TrailMate Trikes to our catalog. TrailMate has over 20 trikes to serve various needs. We will be adding them to our catalog as our shipments arrive to us.
Trailmate has been building trikes for over 40 years. Several of their models are extremely popular at parks and resorts for rental use because they are all built sturdy and strong. They are also extremely popular because all their trikes are very affordable with the least expensive model only costing $449. TrailMate trikes are made in the USA too!
Check our TrailMate listing. We should have all models available in the next couple of weeks.
New Sport Idlers from TerraCycle
06/20/2009 - We are glad to announce the availability of the new Sport series of idlers from TerraCycle. TerraCycle has long been considered the premiere manufacturer of aftermarket performance idlers. Many recumbent manufacturers have already adopted the TerraCycle idlers as OEM. Now there is no reason to not have good idlers on your trike.
The new Sport idlers have a lower cost without sacrificing quality. In order to keep the cost down the Sport idlers use ABEC5 bearings instead of the ABEC7 on TerraCycle's higher-end idlers. The Sport Idlers also use a molded housimg that is heavier than the original polycarbonate plates. The aluminum sprocket and polyeurathane bed are the same quality though, so you might only notice a minimal difference if anything.
We have the Power, Return, and Over/Under Sport Idlers available now! We'll have updated kits available soon!
Check out the Typhoon
06/17/2009 - If you are in the market for a trike in the $1,000 price range we recommend taking a look at the 2009 KMX Typhoon. This sporty trike features a new bucket seat making it a very comfortable ride.
Also new on the Typhoon is the inclusion of Schwalbe Big Apple tires all the way around. The Big Apples make for a very smooth ride and are much faster than the old KMX-branded tires.
The Typhoon has an 8-speed SRAM drivetrain with just a single chainring up front. While it might not have all the gear range a serious commuter needs it will meet the needs for a lot of riders. The rear derailluer takes up enough chain slack that you can adjust the boom without removing or adding links.
Krysti recently was able to review the Typhoon and even got some pictures up. Go read her review now and tell us what you think!
New builds from TerraTrike
06/01/2009 - TerraTrike has made a few changes to their lineup of trikes as well as added a new model configuration.
As their new high-end offering, TerraTrike has put together a new Zoomer configuration called the Zoomer SL. The SL features a custom Velocity 26 inch rear wheel with bladed spokes, matching Aeroheats up front and the new Schwalbe Durano tires. The SL has SRAM X.0 shifters and derailleurs front and rear with the PG970 9-speed cassette. Up front it has an FSA SLK-Light Carbon dual crankset. The Zoomer SL has an all new paintjob with a metallic reddish copper color. Very nice.
TerraTrike has also changed their lineup of linkage-steering aluminum trikes. The trikes that were previously known as the Access, Sport, and Race are now known as the Sport, Sport Elite, and Sport Pro, respectively. The component sets stay the same for each corresponding model with an attractive new lower price for each. The new TerraTrike Sport series all feature a new American-made aluminum frame with some of the prettiest welds we've seen. The frames are now finished with an anodized protective layer too.
Summer is here!
05/29/2009 - Well, the weather is finally warming up and the mornings are perfect for long trike rides. Now that we've finished the move to our new shop in Payson I have started commuting once again by trike. My new commute is only 5 miles to the shop, so I have taken to exploring the back country roads so that I ride at least 25 miles everyday.
We had our first weekly Saturday morning ride today and it was a blast! We did about a 20 mile loop with a fair amount of climbing and a lot of nice downhill runs. We'll working on building our stamina up in preperation for some longer rides later in the season. We'll get our event calendar up soon.
For all of you that aren't locals (I figure that's the case with most of you reading this), get out and ride where you live! Get some fellow trikers together and discover some paths, trails, or quiet country roads. We'd love to have you join us for a ride here too!
Join us for the car show!
05/22/2009 - Do you like trikes? Do you like classic cars? Well, come and see both at the Downtown Car Show! Starting at 7:30am on Saturday 5/23 Historic Main Street will be closed for traffic and loaded with nearly 100 classic cars.
The event gets kicked off with the annual 5K Run and Main Street Mile runs at 7am. The run will be led by our own Matt Timm on his trike.
We have over 100 built trikes including the new Catrike 700 RED, TerraTrike Zoomer SL, our custom Tandem, and much, much more. Our knowledgeable staff will be on hand to answer any questions and go over the specifics of every trike.
Utah Trikes is located right in the center of Historic Main Street. The Main parking lot is in the back, but with over 5,000 visitors expected we you may have to park up the street some.
This event is sponsored by many of the local downtown businesses, including Utah Trikes.
Come Visit Us At Our New Shop!
05/19/2009 - One of our goals has been to create a destination place for trikers. Sadly, we've been very space limited until now. We've needed a new shop for some time and found the perfect place in Payson, Utah.
Only about 5 minutes from our old shop, our new place is a whopping 12,000 square feet, with lots of room for lots of trikes! We'll even have an indoor riding/test track done in the next few months.
Best of all, our new shop is right in the middle of "Historic Main Street," a quaint section of town with a gym, several restaurants, a couple bakeries and more. We are less than a mile of the freeway on the Main Street exit and only a block away from the park and a hotel. We have parking in the front and rear of the shop.
We are getting a tremendous amount of support from the city and have various events in the works. Come visit us and take a test ride.
Looking for a fun ride? Check out the Tri-ton Trikes!
05/01/2009 - People choose trikes for lots of reasons. While most of our customers are looking for a trike for commuting or touring, a lot of you just want something inexpensive for some weekend fun.
We had a chance to try some of the Tri-ton trikes a few weeks ago and we had a blast! There are two models, one for adults and the other for children. Best thing is that they are inexpensive with the Original Triton (kid's version) being only $379, and the Triton Pro (adult version) costing $499!
The Tri-tons are unique in that they do not have any gears, so you can go as fast as your feet can spin. To make this possible, these trikes are a delta configuration with rear wheel steering. The steering arrangement is very cool with two handlebars that you push forward or backwards to turn. When you turn the rear of the trike swings out like a forklift. It takes a while to get used to, but it's a lot of fun.
Because of the unique steering and the single speed setup, the Tri-Ton Trikes are best used on the bike paths, parks and neighboorhoods away from traffic. If you are looking for a commuter, this is not it, but if you want some cheap fun the Tri-tons are a blast!
We can ship the Tri-ton trikes kits via UPS for our standard $9 rate, or if you prefer we can ship them fully assemble with our standard Con-Way freight rates.
For more details visit our Tri-ton Page. We'll have a full review up soon!
Pedalite Pedals
04/29/2009 - For those of you concerned with visibility we have a cool new find! The Pedalite 360 pedals have 3 LED lights that flash as you pedal. The lights are on the side and front corner of the pedals to assure that people will see you coming without being an annoying distraction to the rider.
I am impressed that the lights start immediately when you start to pedal, and they build up enough of a charge to stay on for several minutes when you are done stopped.
And, if you are looking for a way to keep your foot on the pedals we have the matching Pedalite Toe Clips.
Let us know what you think!
2009 KMX Trikes now in stock!
04/17/2009 - We finally got most of our shipment from KMX Karts with the new 2009 KMX models.
There are all sorts of subtle improvements that we will be detailing in future reviews. The most important, and most obvious, upgrade is the new upgraded seat. This new seat addresses the main concerns we've had from people interested in the KMX trikes. The larger, padded, more comfortable seat comes stock on all the new 2009 Typhoon, Cobra, Viper and Venom models.
Check out the new KMX Trikes now!
It's time to get comfortable!
04/08/2009 - A few weeks ago I wrote about the new Catrike seat with the extra padding. Well, no matter what brand of trike you have we've got something to make your seat even more comfortable.
From TerraTrike we have a new seat foam that fits in the mesh of your seat to give you even more padding. Since the TerraTrike seats are wider than most it can easily be cut to fit most other seats.
From the UK, we have the ICE open cell seat insert. This smaller, and thicker pad is designed to fit in between the mesh on the bottom of your seat.
From right here in Utah, we are glad to announce that our lumbar supports are back in stock. This padded support can be placed anywhere on the seat.
So, get comfortable and get riding!
Schwalbe Marathon Supreme Tires
03/24/2009 - Looking for a very fast tire, but still want a comfortable ride? The new Marathon Supreme tires may be the rubber you are looking for. The new Supreme tire is a lightweight folding tire with an all new racing rubber compound.
We got our first shipment in of the 20x1.6 size. They have an interesting tread pattern and do not have the Dynamo light track that the other Marathon tires have, but they do have a reflective stripe. The wider 1.6 tires, combined with the lighter weight make these the most comfortable Marathons yet.
The Marathon Supremes feature a new ceramic composite to offer puncture resistance. They are rated as being as fast, or a little faster, than the Marathon Racers with better punture resistance.
We recently built two ICE trikes that we equipped with the Marathon Supremes. You can check out the ICE Q and the ICE QNT.
Announcing The New TerraCycle Adjustable Idler Clamp
03/18/2009 - I just gotta say that we love the guys over at TerraCycle. I spend a lot of time every week talking with Robert over there talking about crazy ideas we have. They tell me about their ideas and, best of all, they send me some crazy prototypes.
Well, when I heard about this new idler clamp I thought, "Hey, that's the piece I've been looking for." Yeah, I'm a weird guy to get excited about a clamp, but this thing is Cooooooolio Iglesias!
With this new clamp the Idler can be moved almost anywhere. Need to put the idler in the middle of the frame? No problemo! Want to get rid of the tensioner on your Alfine/Schlumpf combo? No problem!
Go now and check out the TerraCycle Adjustable Idler Clamp Mount pictures!
Catrike's New Plush, Pocketed Seat
03/09/2009 - Always innovating, Catrike has just released a new seat that fits all their models. This new seat features pockets for carrying your stuff and extra padding to make it even more comfortable.
You can read our thought about the new seat and see a ton of pictures on our Catrike Seat Review page.
The coolest news is that from this day on the seat comes stock with all standard model Catrikes. Now if you have seat envy and want to upgrade your existing mesh the new seat mesh is only $125!
Recent Custom Builds
03/01/2009 - Necessity is the mother of invention. Or, at least innovation, right? Well, anyways, we are always working on different custom trikes, and we like to take pictures of them too. So, we created a new section of our site to start holding all these pictures. Our Recent Trikes page will be a listing of trikes that we thought you might like seeing.
While the page is sparse right now, we have hundreds of pictures that we'll be adding in the next weeks. And, at the rate we're currently building trikes there is plenty of new material to keep you coming back.
So, go to our Recent Trikes page and click on the pictures to see detailed shots of some of your trikes.
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