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Old Aug 16, 2008 | 12:28 PM
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Has anyone road a trike before? My wife wants to ride with me, she don't want me to ride her anymore LOL well just on the bike. She don't want a soft tail but my ultra is to heavy she's 5'6 130. So I opened my big mouth and say why you don't get the new tri glide? My main concern is how is the stability on those things. I road trike when I was a kid and I flipped my times, It was mainly operation stupidity.
 
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Old Aug 17, 2008 | 09:41 AM
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I ride a sidecar rig.But I road a trike yesterday. It was more stable than the trike you road as a kid or the three wheel ATV. but it is not like rideing a two wheel bike.
 
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Old Aug 17, 2008 | 05:16 PM
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my opinion is that trikes are harder to ride than two wheeled bikes. they follow three separate tracks rather than one. trikes also force you to go against the laws of physics rather than use physics to your advantage as on a bike (leaning into a curve, et).

not trying to sway anyone from a trike, just giving my honest assessment.
 
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Old Aug 17, 2008 | 06:45 PM
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I've never ridden a traditional trike, but the Spyder is half the price of the triglide and the ride is great. If you've ever ridden an atv the Spyder handles much the same in the turns.
 
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