This video was very informative, and your easy-going manner made it relaxing to hear. One big safety tip I would add to your list falls in the realm of high visibility. A key factor missing in this talk for super safety conscious riders is the importance of being visible far more than the main rider you showed with the pink and blue Catrike flag. He was wearing all black clothing and a very dark helmet. Yes, lights and flags are indeed important, but the rider and trike should be considerably more visible than he was. This can be accomplished in several ways. First, bright clothing on the rider helps a LOT compared to wearing black clothing, and this includes a bright yellow helmet instead of a dark one. A brilliant yellow or dayglow green vest really helps car drivers spot us, or bright yellow jackets and long sleeve high visibility T-shirts. Also, a yellow rack trunk on the rear definitely makes a positive difference in visibility. The rider dressed in black with a dark helmet in this video pretty much disappeared some of the time against the dark asphalt roadway (and that is from the mindset of a fellow triker, let alone a car or truck driver who is not used to recumbent tricycles on the road). Thanks for the tips! All very helpful. steve
I agree but wear a yellow t-shirt/jersey and gloves, but have a white helmet as sometimes yellow can't be seen due to yellow leaves in autumn/bright sunlight etc, also I believe that the contrast will catch drivers attention. Motorcycle instructors though prefer pink as that won't blend in with anything, visible in all conditions and seasons.
I ride an eCat 559 in Tulsa, Ok which has great riding trails. I use white flashing on each front wheel. This lets riders which can be riding double will know my trike is wide. When it's cloudy, I add red flashing on the left and right side of trike. This help with people accessing the trail. I think the flashing lights are so important if you want max visibility.
One thing you missed in this presentation is to wear bright and reflective clothing like jackets or vests. This goes a long ways to alert motorists of your presence.
I'd recommend a light on top of the flag and to both sides. 3 red flashers seems to provide much more visibility than the single red flashers straight back on my regular bike
I can verify that a single red flashing tail light provides an unbelievable boost in visibility from the rear on a normal bike. I live in a rural area and was driving on the highway on a bright sunny day when I saw a flashing red light ahead of me, so I started looking and kept driving and it seemed like a long time before the bicycle and rider became visible. i had decided that it must be a scooter or other powered vehicle because it took me so long to catch up with it.
In our experience riding a tricycle and cycling in general, glasses are mega important. Nothing knocks you out of the riding rhythm like a fly in the eye 😶
Where are the platform pedals with the latch on top of the foot available ? I have a trike friend that could really use one of those on his right foot.
The riders you show are wearing dark clothing and helmets, blending in with the road rather than bright colors to be seen like yellow/orange or pink. For night , reflective clothing is good. During the day I actually use 2 flashing lights on the front to make sure I am seen as your main danger is a car pulling out infront of you, but only 1 at night incase causes an epileptic fit.
Like your channel. I myself drive a HP Velo Scorpion 26 enduro - 99% off-road / 1% on-road. Greetings from Germany. PS. Where can you buy a t-shirt like the one you have on?
I build E Trikes for disabled people AT MY COST. I am disabled also, I cannot walk well. I am hoping that someone can ride their trike from hom, to their destination such as a store, then go in to shop Avoiding the need for a store scooter/cart. Then go home. I am not a fan of recombinant trikes as they are TOO LOW, and people that can't walk can neither board or get out of it. Plus they are hard to pedal if you can.
This needs a disclosure that it's a 14+ minute advertising promotion. According to the subject line this is supposed to be about safety recommendations, but it's just about selling stuff to us. It's dishonest not to be upfront about this.
I absolutely can’t believe you didn’t mention hi-vis clothing, and that the riders in the video mostly wore dark clothing that made them blend in with the pavement!!!
Odd that he didnt mention high viz as makes a big difference,. I assume he pictured riders with dark clothing though to show what a difference the lights made.
OMG. A safety video and almost all clips show your guys riding without helmets!! Really? I love UT and have two trikes from you, but not modeling safe riding behavior by using helmets is deplorable! Are you all too cool to use helmets? Sad!
It seems pretty nit picky and pathetic to be so particular over a 5 second clip in a video filled with helpful information for new riders. Now that's sad!
I never wear one either... don't even own one because... A: I don't ride where I could tangle with a car, B: They look stupid, C: They look about as sturdy as the cozy I have to keep my latte warm... how safe is THAT?, D: If I ever DID tangle with a car, I'll be dead anyway. Mass is might, E: My Catrike Dumont is so low to the ground that in spite of repeated intentional effort, I cannot flip that thing over, which is great because, F: I ride like someone's grandpa anyway, because I AM someone's grandpa. I got all of that "zoom-splat" shit out of my system when I was young and rode bullet bikes. I'm retired now... I got nowhere to go and all day to get there. Rubber down!
@@thevault5572 to each their own. It’s a good video about biking safely with most riders without helmets. Trikes also flip-I know firsthand-and helmets save lives. Again, to each their own. Utah Trikes, any comments?
