Might Be Getting This Vintage Tryke

[wheelhorseman]

I have been wanting a tryke for a long time. Dont ask me why but i just want one really bad.

Have been searching but cant find anything that isnt 200.00 or more and if its less its gone .

Ran an ad in our shopper paper to buy one and a guy texts me this pic of an old Freespirit sitting under his shed where it has sat for years for 50.00. Told him heck yeah i want it. The old girl has tons of potential. If all goes well we will go get it this wknd. Will post better pics then. I love the looong look of it.

 

[outskirtscustoms]

Awesome, good luck. It does have a nice long look to it. Still like mine better though. :wink:

 

[wheelhorseman]

I have never rode a tryke and was wondering how hard they are to pedal. I know they are heavier than a bike but are they geared to compensate for that? We have some hills here but not bad. My muscle bike geared 44/18 isnt bad to ride only one hill you need to get off and push to the top.

 

[ozzmonaut]

I bought one just like the one in the top pic. Then I put the rear end on a mens frame with a 26" bent springer fork.

 

[Turtlesixfour]

We have a Columbia similar to the top pic at work. Not bad on flat ground but watch out going down hill and turning are high speed! Gotta lean into the turn.

 

[outskirtscustoms]

They aren't that bad to ride but they do tend to be a little slow, most I have had have been 3 speed so it makes it so much easier. Great for hauling stuff and making beer runs.

 

[Buck Masterson]

I've got an old Desoto trike in my Garage, I just never seem to have the money to get it going, ALWAYS another project taking priority. I will never get rid of it though, it's what I used to deliver newspapers with back in 1985.

 

[JaxRhapsody]

I also have a columbia. I remember test riding one and almost hit a parking meter and a telephone pole. I didnt think they were hard to ride. I also almost rode in to traffic-I was wrong. My columbia has aluminum hubs on it, im currently cutting them off.