My New FREE Tryke

[wheelhorseman]

Got a call about a tryke a lady wanted to give away. Told me she wanted it to go to a good home where someone would repair and enjoy it. She even met me halfway (about 20 miles) to aid in picking it up.

First off What brand is it? From my research it resembles a Husky with the large tube frame. Its prety solid 24 in. but needs all new tubes. The front wheel has a drum and also calliper brake which were shot. I took off the cables and calliper so i can replace them with a set from a junked mountain bike. Spokes need tightening and a couple of wheels are warped some but thats no big deal. If all goes well i should have it riding in a few days. Cant complain it was free. You hardly ever see a tryke for sale here and if you do they are very high.

 

[Illiterite Wino]

nice bike for the price

looks sorta Worksman... I have two three wheelers and neither looks like that frame.. but my folding Worksman does have almost the exact same design..minus the two wheeled rear end.

and it looks like it was blue originally.. both my trikes are that exact same color.. think it must of been mandatory for a while hahaha

 

[wheelhorseman]

Yeah was blue underneath. A friend of mine says he will fix the back wheel for me. Both rears are warped and the right rear is the drive wheel. It has several broken/bent spokes. That worries me because those arent regular bike wheels i could scavenge from a junk bike.

 

[Illiterite Wino]

yeah.. both of mine had serious wheel issues.. the rim replacement looked difficult but possible on both.. thought maybe using a front rim for replacement but was able to straighten them out enough to run..
I'm still getting used to the feeling of constantly feeling like the bike is gonna tip over to one side or the other due to road slant

 

[dragnusa]

Wish I could stumble on to a trike like that. It shouldnt be to hard to fix the back rims.

 

[Spokeshave]

The fork and drum brake look like the Worksman trikes we have at my job.
That is a nice grab.

 

[jats]

what are the spoke length and gauge? I have a taco'd trike conversion rim that most of the spokes are good on. pm me and we can figure out how to get them to you.

Troy

 

[wheelhorseman]

Now i have everything repaired and ready to go. New rear tires and front calliper brakes from an old mtn. bike. Had all 3 wheels trued and a bunch of new spokes in the right rear drive wheel.

 

[dragnusa]

looks like its ready for many more miles now

 

[wheelhorseman]

looks like its ready for many more miles now

I put a longer arm crank in it for easier pedaling. Riding it takes some getting use to. Kinda an "aquired taste" compared to riding a bike.