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I remember seeing these in West Palm when I was down there for Choppernite years back, I cannot tell you how much fun they are to ride. I would almost trade my car for one.
@Psycho853 Great video... very cool trikes. I think the TM boys are going for a loose back end concept with all of the grip on the front end... it'd be scary running these downhill like your video. "Trikes Rule!"
Knock off of the Big Wheel thing from the seventies called the Green Machine! It was a blast difficult to ride but as kids we didn't Care! And after a few Crashes we got it! It needs 10in pneumatic wheels though Cool concept!
they look great and pricey more than likely, it looks as if they were laser cut from aluminum and motorcycle rims and tires are not cheap. I will look for the auction, thank you for the quick re post. this is a awesome trike. I tore thru 2 big wheels when I was a kid.
I think the sport evolved out of the desire for adults to be able to relive the fun of their youth. I only discovered info on drift trikes when looking up info on the classic toys on which the sport is based.
Michael Zell I've been in the drift triking scene for years, that ain't the reason we started making them, they're a lot different from kids big wheels.
Good looking design, but they don't slide well because they have articulating rear ends. You can power slide a regular recumbent bike with rubber tires much easier, because the rear axle is fixed in place.
They do have handlebars of sorts. Those two levers control rear steering. They do look like standard bars would be easier to control, but wouldn't be as complicated and therefore cool.
The front will need not be so good a traction. Thats the reason he fell off at the end. Like the old ''bigwheel'' it should have some slip and slide to it.
Actually that style isnt a 'big wheel'...it's a similar model from back in the day called the 'green machine'...which was basically a big wheel but had 'lever' steering as opposed to the 'handlebar' style of the B.W.
they tip over too easy, I think anyway. Maybe harder to build than it looks--I'm just remembering my kid on his old trike, coming as fast as he could, turning as hard as he could, and the bottom just sliding, never turning over
