**UPDATE** Well.... a year has passed since we were supposed to leave, and i am happy to say that the trip is still on. For those that were disappointed about the lack of updates or new information regarding this video, or with my admission that we were not going, the trip is still happening.. and it has been decided to use a HP Velotechnik Scorpion FS. For anyone that is interested you can look at the trip on my website www.jayoe.com or check out my youtube channel for more information. Ill have some great trike videos coming out soon as i go to germany to assemble my trike next month! One big change is that it is going to be a Solo Journey now. Just me, Matt, and the trike... Riding around the world.

actually... some of the plans fell thru. We postponed the leave date by one year and the duo of matt and ryan has shifted to a journey of just matt traveling around the world. August 15th is the date of departure, and the mode of transportation will be variable, including but not limited to the trike.

@KutWrite

3 жыл бұрын

So... which trike did anyone get? Wait, I see it in the description... "None of the above!"

@Anthony-nz3ql

2 жыл бұрын

You gotta pin your comment

yea. sorry about that. we only had a quick visit to the place, so we tried to put together this video from what we made on the fly...

I've owned and operated a Sun EZ1-sx recumbent bicycle for approximately 5 years now. I've used it for everything from weekend off-road excursions to in city rush hour traffic commutes. I've even taken it on intercity trips. To say I've put it through its paces is an understatement. I've run it into the ground and resurrected it back like a glorious bent phoenix. It has been labeled an inexpensive introductory recumbent bicycle and it certainly lived up to its reputation. I've enjoyed every comfortable reclining effortless pedal on my trusty Sun and I've come to a point in my recumbent riding experience where I’m ready to upgrade to a trike and pass on my Sun to one of my eager family members who have been salivating over it for a very long time now. This video has been very helpful in my journey and I certainly hope that there are a lot of other people out there like me who will very soon join the ever burgeoning number of bent trike riders, godspeed and ride free!

@JaYoeNation

10 жыл бұрын

thanks Anthony.... it certainly is a cool form of transportation. I ended up deciding on a trike that is not even on this video... a HP velotechnik Scorpion. I go to pick it up soon....

not necessarily. You are right, some delays have happened, but all well thought out. The new date of the trip will start August 15 2014... one year away!

Hi Steve. I'm also in the market for a trike. When it comes to trikes, there is two different types of steering, Indirect and Direct. Indirect will give you a more comfortable ride as far as not feeling bumps in the road because of the steering rod, whereas direct you will feel everything. Another thing to consider is if you have to travel to trails, the ICE trikes have the ability to fold, and new for 2014 the Catrike trail will also have the ability to fold if you don't have vehicle room.

Matt I watched this video way back in 2013 when I was looking at videos on trikes!

@JaYoeNation

7 жыл бұрын

yea.. thats an oldie but a goodie...

Six years on and all brands have evolved appreciably. The ICE Adventure and their other models have a great seat. The most comfortable one yet. Am too heavy for most models until I lose 50 lbs. Am taking delivery on a Greenspeed Magnum XL that will make me lose that 50 lbs. plus at least 30 more. The Scorpion FS PLUS and the AZUB trikes are my favorites. Catrike is coming on real strong too! For non folding, the TRIOT Trikes are spectacular.

@markfeldman6509

4 жыл бұрын

Cecil Treadwell ..just saw your comment Cecil.... they are all great products.I was ordering my new folding 559 from Catrike and froze the order after seeing CycleCon video by Gary Solomon and the new E Cat models. will order one with the Bosch as soon as they accept orders. Get rid the extra weight.....no bread, bagels, sugar, cakes, etc. no ice cream. fruit snacks and popcorn at night and fresh fish and lean meat.lose that weight, get healthy and cycle all day!

@StellarFella

4 жыл бұрын

@@markfeldman6509 Thanks for the great positive advice. Avocados are great for you too. Cutting out the carbs are essential.

Continuing from above. Do take a test ride with different trikes. Best of luck -C

I was drawn to your video because I'm also looking for the best trike - to be my first - and hoped you might talk a little more about how they rode, steered, handled bumps, curbs, visibility, etc. and maybe just a little less attention on how cool the bike might look (aka how cool you wanted to look).

I'm starting to like this. I like the I like the ones that sit up more.

Surprizingly little footage of actual trikes for a five minute video...

It's a shame that you guys changed up the trip...I would love to do something like this! Maybe a little shorter because I have a family but it would be an awesome experience!

Have you thought of using a recumbent bike? As for the travel it is much easier on the body due to a lower rolling resistance.

kind of funny to go back and see where Matt started from

The AZUB Ti-fly is a perfect touring trike for all manner of bags carrying camera and other equipment.

I really want one of those. I want to see how fast it goes compared to an upright with the aerodynamics of a shed.

@stevenewbauer225

5 жыл бұрын

Most people don't buy a tadpole trike to go fast as that is not what they are about. What they are about is great comfort, safety and lots of fun to ride.

Love my Catrike

Great !

Have you guys decided to a trike or a bike?

*I love this bike*

I've had a Cattrike for the last 10 years, it's so comfortable I've caught myself dozing off while riding several times:)

@JaYoeNation

8 жыл бұрын

haha... hopefully you were stopped when you dozed! ;)

haha... i dont know.. i kinda liked it....

It looks to me that these guys didn't end up going on the trip they spoke of.

Where is this shop?

Hey, I just had my hip replaced; I love to bike but I will need one with a higher seat, do they make em with a seat higher?

@completefemboyr.n.g1308

4 жыл бұрын

Just buy one and modify with a block of wood

Also no Sun models with the bars in front

Video from another time and universe. 7 years feel like 100 years.

@derekpirie9188

3 жыл бұрын

Agree. There was Matt trying out a Trike, then went on to do thousands of Miles on this tour. Waiting for Matt to get back when the Covid-19 situation has stabilised Globally. JaYoe.

Also look for used recumbent trikes. I have one now - I have maybe $500 total in it and it's nice.

@JaYoeNation

8 жыл бұрын

+Robin “Roblimo” Miller there are some good deals out there... for sure

Hello, would anyone be able to give numbers on the speed comparison of a recumbent trike vs a road bike. You have drag of an extra wheel but you are so much lower.

What country are Catrike in

i liked the raw honesty mat gave about his weight/bulge that would show on a recumbent but that there is the larger ones like magnum. the comparison was great as to give positive and negative features for each. i have been curious about getting one. i am still on the fence though...thanks

@rossbrumby1957

3 жыл бұрын

Get on an upright bike and the gut hangs over and hides the belt. He got it completely backwards, nobody looks at their gut rolls on an upright cos it's as awkward as looking at the back tyre between your legs.

You want the top of the range??? Gp for the HP Velo Thecnic.

I think I will stick to my Trivek trike. I have the height for visibility in traffic , the maneuverability and narrow wheelbase for a complete feeling of freedom from design restrictions.

@JaYoeNation

7 жыл бұрын

those are very cool too!

@alanpage

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your positive comment. We hope to have them on the market soon. Tadpole trikes have their good points too.

4.5 mil SENIORS in HUD apartments & many ride bikes. A TRIKE made for city rides, that can carry a lg bag of laundry or groceries, BUGHT red-white-yellow-or orange, WHITE LED front flasher, yellow rear flasher, & 33 inch MAX width HUD doorway's as a retired person's only transportation w/ gearing to ride up causual grades up to 70 feet long - I WOULD BUY ONE & I know seniors who cant ride a REG BIKE would ride a TRIKE = big market in USA & college students etc. NO BIKE COMPANYdoes a daily TRANSPORTATION TRIKE for rides up to 10 miles including out shopping.

How did you end up buying the HPV instead? I don't know how I ended up here again, but you can see the time pass in your videos :D

@JaYoeNation

6 жыл бұрын

After I left that day they called me and said a scorpion was coming in and asked if I wanted to try it. I did. I liked it. ;)

M to the U to the T to the E; I've just opened you up to a whole new world of videos, you're welcome. :D

The best bike for a world tour is the one with the biggest weight limit because of strength. Therefore Greenspeed Magnum XL. Also for touring rule out disc brakes because of extra maintenance on the road.

6-02-2017 - - A little dizzy here. It's a camera, not a paint brush. Stop zooming and panning. Thanks. Got any info on trikes in another video?

how many miles max speed is for trike bike in flat road or flat bike trail.

@JaYoeNation

8 жыл бұрын

+Haralabos Lukatos the max speed i have been able to go has been about 43km/h on a flat road.... 72 on a downhill... but i chose the 20fs... so my wheel diameter is not ideal for high speeds... the 26 rear wheel can get up into higher speeds...

Only one of them was adjustable for Matt?

@JaYoeNation

7 жыл бұрын

they adjusted most of the ones i tested that day for me to ride.

'TESTICULAR TRAUMA' LOL! Close. But I would call it SCROTUM HELL.

It's a shame that only one person will be going. Travel is much more enjoyable with a good friend. Anyway, I subscribed to watch you ride a trike around the world. I guess that's not going to happen.

Can these trikes climb hills effortlessly

@JaYoeNation

3 жыл бұрын

Sure can! But you need to have decent gearing.

Buenas noches les saludo desde Quito Ecuador deseo saber como adquirir una de las bicicletas que promocionan en el video de ante mano mis agradecimiento

why did Ryan not go ?

@JaYoeNation

8 жыл бұрын

+David help go where? he was in this video for sure.

This video made him KZread... first 250k view video!!!

Quanto custa este modelo de triciclo para Brasil 🇧🇷

You two are soooooo dapper (handsome) 😍

wasn't quite sure the "expert" was alive at 0:36

@JaYoeNation

8 жыл бұрын

HAHAHAHA... true. she didnt like the fact i had a camera out...

@rossbrumby1957

3 жыл бұрын

Kinda like grampa in the texas chainsaw massacre.

JA YOE!!!

I have one that's homemade

all you really need to know 20 inch trikes are best for touring 24 an26 are best for speed, pick the best gearing because you can't get of and push so get plenty of gears to deal with hills, and after 3 or four days riding a tour to many calories, are not a problem, you will eat voraciously

@rossbrumby1957

3 жыл бұрын

If bigger wheels are supposed to give more speed, then how do you explain the greenspeed aero being advertised as the world's fastest production tadpole, with 16" and 20" wheels? Bigger wheels roll over rough surfaces easier, but catch more air and are heavier. Being a smaller diameter, they accelerate easier and as the trike is lower, they corner faster and are stronger.

like the bikes hum the guys do without

I hope by now you know that rolling side-to-side with a camera is dollying, not panning. But... you may be in a whole other line of work, so... ?

But what are they like for hills?

@JaYoeNation

8 жыл бұрын

fully loaded the are a little difficult.. but i never rode a bike with as much weight as i rode a trike. the benefit is that you never tip.. no matter how slow you go.

@jamessaunders1359

8 жыл бұрын

+the JaYoe Nation fair enough, Any good for traveling around europe?

@JaYoeNation

8 жыл бұрын

yea... i would think perfect for europe

They all look like after a little time your neck would be killing you holding your head weight up at an angle like that.

@rossbrumby1957

3 жыл бұрын

Really? It's just the same as sitting in a car with the seat back a bit. Or on the couch watching telly. Never got a sore neck doing that. Been on a few hour plus rides on the mountain bike though, and each time sore neck, back, arse, and repeated pins and needles in hands. Just built a recumbent bike, seat is a curved ally roadsign. Nothing sore after a week riding for an hour or so each day.

need tires without air too many thorns here

Did you bring this to China?

@JaYoeNation

3 жыл бұрын

Yup! Sure did

AZUB is the best ! (y)

@JaYoeNation

9 жыл бұрын

Milan Bzuciak :)... everyone has their fav.... it turns out my favorite is the HP velotechnik... and i didnt even see one in that video... only later did i find it.

What a pity the camera person filmed the presenter a lot but not the trikes when it's supposed to be a video about trikes.

When recumbent trikes get below $400 new I'll think about getting one. Right now they're toys for richies, not for old people on Social Security.

@bryandbaker

10 жыл бұрын

Check out "performer" brand. They have a nice suspended tadpole trike for $1,650 w/ decent reviews.

@robinmiller173

10 жыл бұрын

Bryan Baker Heh. I said $400, you say $1650. We live in different economic worlds, my friend.

@KrunchyJD

10 жыл бұрын

Robin Miller Yes they are more expensive, mainly because they are not produced in the numbers that bikes are. That said, most NEW bikes under $400 are junk. You could look for a used one. You could also look to build one yourself. You also have to consider how much you spend on transport now, and what part of transport, the trike would replace. If it is just a toy for some fun, then yes, too expensive. If it replacing a car, or part replacing a car, then maybe not. If you consider the cost of owning a car, (fuel, tyres, wear and tear, maintenance, registration insurance etc etc), then you may find that a $1650 trike the person suggests would pay for itself. Also, you are writing on the internet so you have a computer, many computers are nearly $2000. Riding a bicycle will also lower health costs, and prolong your life.

@robinmiller173

10 жыл бұрын

KrunchyJD - What I have now is an old "American Schwinn" aluminum ladies' 7-speed beach cruiser with "sprung" stabilizer wheels - www.ez-trainer.com/?s=adult&l=en and a Bicycle Designers "ass back" seat/post combo -- www.bicycledesigner.com/kits/leg-extender-seat-post-kit.html It's still an upright bike but I get full knee extension and can put my feet down at a stop. It looks great and rides well. With any luck, before long my health and balance will improve to where I can pop the training wheels off and have a bitchen lowrider beach cruiser. Banana seat? I tried one. MAN, is it harder on my butt at age 61 than it was at age 10. I have a spare bike I think I'll put it on for guests to use... For me a bike is a combination exercise machine and neighborhood transport. For distance travel, I have a perfectly nice 1996 Jeep Cherokee. The bike fits in it easily with the rear seat folded down. And the few times my wife has wanted to ride with me on one of the nearby scenic trails, we put her one-speed Huffy (she loves it) in the Jeep, too. So I have a great bike. Meanwhile, I check Craigslist, and maybe one day I'll spot a good recumbent bike or trike I can afford. And maybe not. I'm cool with my old Jeep and my wife is happy with her 10-year-old Hyundai, which we bought new and have maintained as fanatically as I maintain the Jeep, which is about as cherry a Cherokee as you've ever seen. And the bike I have now is pretty nice. I have pedal extensions so I don't hit the crank with my size 13 feet that can't feel anything due to diabetes.I have a water bottle holder because it gets HOT here in Florida, and we have such nimrod car drivers in our neck of the woods that if I start riding on main routes -- in Manatee County, which has one of the highest bike rider death rates in the country -- I may rig my little mini-laptop bag onto the handlebars, because I have a place in it for my little .22 pistol and two spare magazines.

@TimpBizkit

9 жыл бұрын

Robin Miller Yeah they cost more than a lot of cars. I could get one but it's not economic use of my money store....

kept telling us about the bikes without showing them.

The speed metal music is ubiquitous on cycling videos. I have no idea why, as for me cycling is a soothing activity that reconnects me with nature. The music here was tolerable...but I like the sounds of the environment best. What is wrong with hearing the birds sing, the tires scuffing on the pavement, the click click of the cassette. KZread people DO use hideous music.

Lame indeed. Zero details, and models with traditional handlebar steering have been left out.

look alike new gen of xe xich lo lolz 😂

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@JaYoeNation

5 жыл бұрын

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Well, I guess if you like it that is the thinking behind adding it to your video. Personally, I think music (and usually unpleasant music) is used way too often on KZread videos. I think it detracts from the message being given, and in many cases makes the video unbearable to watch.

Dude, who makes a review where you walk around pointing at bikes and the camera man doesn't even show what you're pointing at... useless.

I just don't understand the thinking behind the mind-numbing pseudo music you added to this.

I hope its comfortable. Yea, right. Another b. S. Vid.

I learned nothing.

@JaYoeNation

4 жыл бұрын

and that... my friend.... was the lesson you learned today.

Not helpful. You guys should focus on your look and forget about information. Oh wait you just did.

trikes suck

'TESTICULAR TRAUMA' LOL! Close. But I would call it SCROTUM HELL.