tricycles

Torq Electric Roadster: If Batmobile Had Three Wheels

Sunny Singh — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:51:44 +0000

I find myself conflicted about the Torq Roadster. On the one hand, it looks like a Batman vehicle. On the other, it looks like Batman’s tricycle. And I am not sure if a tricycle goes with the whole Caped Crusader persona. Made by Epic Electric Vehicles, I’m not completely sure whether it’s supposed to be classified as a motorcycle or a car. It looks like a tricycle (two wheels front, one wheel rear). And is being billed as “the electric […]

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Police Officer’s Electric Chariot

Sunny Singh — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 17:45:58 +0000

You never told anyone about it, but your lifelong dream has always been to become a goofy police officer. You know, like the guys in Reno 911, any dude who plays a cop opposite Jackie Chan in a Hollywood movie, and Paul Blart (wait, he’s a cop, right?). Too bad you were born with too much steez — you just breeze through everything with more collected calm than James Bond and George Clooney combined. Well, this might help you craft […]

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Sofa Bike Turns A Love Seat Into A Pedal-Powered Date Vehicle

Sunny Singh — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 17:20:45 +0000

Make some room, Sofa Boat. There’s a new rideable sofa in town and it’s designed for the mean streets (well, not-so mean streets, but the former sounds so much better). It’s the Sofa Bike, a sleek looking tandem tricycle literally built around a two-seater couch. Designed by Jacek Holubowicz, the pedal-powered vehicle actually looks like a sidecar at first glance. That’s until you see the two sets of pedals out front, allowing you and your date to take a cozy […]

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Swingtrike Is A Tilting Tricycle For Slow-Cornering Riders

Sunny Singh — Mon, 16 May 2011 16:15:45 +0000

Getting on a bicycle is fun. Hitting corners hard and tilting like you’re about to fall — even more fun. If you just like the tilting part and could do without the speed required, you might enjoy trading in your ride for this: the Swingtrike. Unlike conventional bikes and trikes, all of the vehicle’s three wheels remain flat on the ground even when you take sudden turns and hit sharp corners with reckless abandon. That means, there’s no risk of […]

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EX Trike Screwdriver Powered Ride

Sunny Singh — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 18:13:10 +0000

Remember the Streetflyer, a bicycle of sorts that let you ride it while in a gliding pose? Here’s something similar that’s just as unnecessary yet awesome: the EX Trike. Named for the word “eccentricity,” it is the brainchild of Nils Ferber, Sebastian Auray, Ruben Faber and Ludolf von Oldershausen. And eccentric it certainly is, ridden in a prone position with your knees barely inches and your face less than two feet off the ground. Oh yeah, and with your arms […]

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T-Rex-14RR-Is-Part-Motorcycle, Part-Formula Racer And Completely Awesome

Noel — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 02:10:18 +0000

Bringing an unusual combo of frightening speed, future-worthy looks and three wheels, the 2010 Campagna T-Rex 14RR deserves to be on every thrillseeker’s wish list. We’re not exactly sure what it is – Campagna calls it a “pavement predator” while the Department of Transportation calls it a motorcycle. Official names don’t matter, though – you can tell it’s one blisteringly decadent ride. Clad in a reverse trike-style frame, the T-Rex looks like the unholy union of a supercar and a […]

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CoBi-7 Conference Bike Lets You Hit The Road While Socializing

Noel — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:45:55 +0000

Apparently available since the mid-nineties, the Conference Bike (officially called the CoBi-7) is easily one of the oddest pedal-pushing contraptions I’ve seen. If you thought having two people share the load on a Tandem Bike was rad, then you’ll realize how crappy that is when this “group” bike rolls in front of you with over half a dozen bodies propelling it. Fitted with seven seats and seven sets of pedals arranged in a circle, each person’s pedalling contributes to the […]

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