Amazing Recumbent Electric Trike with Solar Trailer 

This is an awesome rig Rob. I am glad I got to see it reviewed here. Yes, safety is the core aspect of staying alive as recumbent trikers on the public roadways. Over time, I have improved my own visibility on my trikes. I now run two T-Cycle Purple Sky flags, near one another, and have found that their individual motion from the wind really helps me stand out to motorists. Rear lighting is also important, even in the daytime in my opinion. For a long time, I only used my rear and front lights in dark conditions or at night, but now they all go on every time I ride. I have never pedaled in Portland, but from what I have heard and seen, it is a really cyclist-friendly city. Thanks for sharing your trike and trailer setup!

Probably my favorite content I've seen from you so far. That build is so inspiring

Wow. Nice to see I wasnt alone. I put together a catrike villager 2 years ago with a bbshd mid drive and a 170w solar panel overhead that doubles as a sunshade. Same genasun boost controller. I tow two kayaks to the lake and have another kiddie trailer for groceries. My next upgrade is to use the 10' kayak trailer (remove the kayaks) for 2 additional 170w panels so with 500watts total it could in theory go 140 miles a day average on a cross country trip.

That's awesome! It's almost exactly what I'm hoping to build, except I want to work in a solar sunshade over the driver as well. Personally, I've decided/discovered that trailers are so cheap and handy, it's a better solution than weighing down the main bike with lots of bags. I'd rather dedicate my load weight to more battery/range, or even put bonus batteries in the trailer. Then the limiting handling factor is basically brakes rather than the main suspension.

That was something different and not for me personally but really enjoyed it .... thanks to both

Cool. Always good to see custom builds. You should make a regular segment

Nice montage at the end. I haven’t been to Portland in 2 decades

I really want to try one. Still lots of types of bikes I haven’t ridden yet. Recumbents are probably the most interesting of those.

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Wow this is very much like a project I'm well invested into turning my terratrike into a solar/e velomobile with a aero camping trailer. I've six 50w12v panels that I'm mating to two 14ah 48v batteries and a Bafang Ultra mid drive. Two panels cover my legs like a hood and the other four form a roof that slides 22" reaward to allow entry/exit; I'm planning to get 5-6 more panels to drape on the trailer too. The coroplast body is about 2/3 done and I expect I should be finished with both it and it's matching micro "aerostream" style trailer (it's just over 6" inside for camping) by springtime :)

Great review, thanks

Nice Trike ,to some it may seem like a lot BUT, if it is a car replacement,just think abt how much you can save every month. Gas, insurance,tags, parking etc. Where I live there are all sorts of available plug ins for power on the go.

Sweet sweet setup... Great job

Oh cool ya came to Portland it’s a great cycling town for sure. I get by here with my blix vika+ as my main form of transport here and I’ve barely used transit since I’ve had it.

That is one sweet Trike.

I would Recommend this to anyone

Awesome share.

Cool dude and bike stuff ,.. 👍🏼

Way cool! And, Court is in Portland!

Very nice trike. I am slowly working on something similar built on a ICE Adventure HD. Congratz.