Hack without Reverse gear - WTF?
Road Master
Joined: Nov 2009
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From: Central Wisconsin
Rode a '93 FLH w/a hack for years. No reverse. Didn't pose a problem, other than making sure your nose was pointed down hill. Bike & hack were easy enough to push around when needed.
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From: North East Ohio
Don't keep us in suspense. With the responses you received what is your opinion. Reverse or no reverse.
Cruiser
Joined: Jun 2009
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From: Central Texas
Reverse not needed
My wife, age 61 and not particularly strong, has a TriGlide, which has reverse, but she never needs it. I also never use it when I ride the trike.
If we ever buy another trike, we will not buy reverse.
If we ever buy another trike, we will not buy reverse.
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From: west of the west side of Indy, many miles from nowhere
My rig is probably one of the biggest combos around (check my album), and have no issues without a reverse. Just make sure it's it neutral and push it as I need. I do as noted as someone mentioned before and try to park uphill if there is one. I get a kick out of letting it coast back into my parking space at work and see the looks from co-workers :-)
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From: Georgia
I'm really not in the market but since you ask, only with a dedicated reverse would I own a hack or trike. I'm not about looking for particular parking places etc and I'm not pushing a rig. F that. Something with 3 wheels should have a reverse. if I get one someday it will have that mechanical reverse in the trans mentioned by the others.
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From: Southeast Va.
I use my reverse all the time. Parking downtown is impossible without reverse, unless you want to get off the trike on Main St. with traffic coming to push it into a parallel parking space. A lot of places we go, there isn't any pull through spaces and we live in a flat area, so very few opportunities to let it roll back into a space. I couldn't live without it and be happy.
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From: Georgia
I use my reverse all the time. Parking downtown is impossible without reverse, unless you want to get off the trike on Main St. with traffic coming to push it into a parallel parking space. A lot of places we go, there isn't any pull through spaces and we live in a flat area, so very few opportunities to let it roll back into a space. I couldn't live without it and be happy.