Trikke (pronounced trike)
Who rides a Trikke Carving Vehicle?
People of all ages and abilities are riding the Trikke CV. Mostly, they are in their 30’s, 40’s, 50’s and 60’s because of the health and fitness benefits. There are also youngsters over 70 riding the Trikke CV. Trikkes are also very popular with the younger generation but they are more into the fun aspect of the Trikke CV hence, “Fun Fitness-Machine”. People of all levels of fitness are carving on this phenomenal human-powered machine. You get a full body workout and burn 100’s of calories with no impact on your joints.
Athletic abilities required?
An athletic background is absolutely NOT required. However, people who are accustomed to skiing or inline skating typically pick it up in a matter of minutes. Don’t be discouraged if you can’t climb on and speed away at 15 miles per hour. Being an entirely new vehicle, it requires some new skills. Regardless of your athletic background, you can learn to ride a Trikke carving vehicle in a relatively short period of time — usually in less than an hour. Just think about when you learned or taught a child to ride a bicycle. You nor they caught-on immediately and it took some practice to learn how to balance and go with the flow of the bicycle. Unfortunately, we didn’t have cambering vehicles when we were kids so we’re having to learn a new concept as an adult. Just as with anything that is new it takes practice and determination. The Trikke doesn’t require so much of balance as it does in rhythm. The rhythm is in the turning of the handle bars back and forth and distributing your weight on the foot platforms. The most important thing to learn first is how to move the handle bars.
How to make it go?
First, you need to be determined that you will learn to ride your new Trikke CV. Second, you need to be on a completely flat surface or maybe a very slight downhill. Try to find somewhere that will give you the most distance before you have to turn around. An outdoor tennis court or basketball court are ideal places to learn. Do not try to learn how to ride on an incline.
It’s easier to quit than it is to conquer. It’s really not that hard if you don’t put too much into it. Remember, always keep going until you feel the sweet spot. You’ll know it when you feel it.