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(5 customer reviews) 43 of 44 people found the following review helpful
Should have bought a T-8 Air,
March 18, 2008 Matt Larson (Orange County, CA) - See all my reviews
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I've owned an old style T-8, with the polyurethane wheels, for almost a year. Though I liked it, it seemed too much like a "toy", and I wanted something more substantial. Everything that I read (Trikketalk, etc) led me to believe that the T-12 was the "Cadillac" of the Trikke line - smooth, easy, quiet and fast. This is NOT the case - in fact, it is vastly less efficient than my old t-8 ("less efficient" = requiring greater energy expense to cover the same distance). This makes it substantially harder to ride than the t-8. It is just plain exhausting!
I checked to make sure that there wasn't a problem with my particular T-12. I checked that the bushings were not too tight, OK, that the brakes weren't rubbing, OK, that I had the recommended 75psi front and 80psi rear, OK - everything checked out fine, so I posted my concerns on Trikketalk. The general thrust of the replies is that the T-12 really is bigger, slower and harder to get going than any Trikke in the line, and I...Read more
20 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Trikkes are cool and good for your health.,
October 7, 2007 Optimus Prime (Canada) - See all my reviews
Update 01/02/08:
Just to let everyone know that there are new Trikke T12 colors available: Metallic Green and Metallic Copper. They look so cool.
As an adult, the Trikke T12 is my favorite among other Trikke models out there. Why?..because it gives me the best overall workout, it fits my style of riding and fun activity. With the T12, I find exercising for fitness with a newfound interest that I never get bored at. I used to run 2 miles 3 times a week but joint pain cause me to look for other alternatives. Trikking is not hard on my joints because its low-impact. The fluid motion of carving or zig-zag maneuver to propel myself is where the workout is all about. I trikke on flat roads, bike trails, open parking lot, and any road surface I can think of and not worry about the cracks and niks on the pavement because the air tires can handle it well.
I can now go uphill too after so much practice at it where workout is at its best.
Find a trikker in your...Read more
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Wonderful vehicle,
May 16, 2009 M. Crow - See all my reviews
I've been riding a T12 daily for two and a half years. I ride about eight miles a day. I rode a T8 with urethane wheels for four years before I got the T12. Urethane wheels are difficult and dangerous, and very slow on all but the smoothest pavement. I highly recommend air tires for serious riding. My T12 has been a joy from the first moment I mounted it. For someone my size (6'4"), it's much faster than a T8, with much less effort.
I ride a trikke because it is far more fun than riding my back-up vehicle, a 26" mountain bike. Both are well suited to the urban landscape, but the trikke feels a lot like swimming or dancing, rather than sitting and running. One propels a trikke with one's entire body.
My practical point-to-point using inner-city surface streets is about 8 MPH, opposed to 12 MPH on my bike. I think it is a pretty good ballpark estimate that a trikke moves about 2/3 the speed of the average bike in most situations. It requires double the...Read more
