Tri-Sled Recumbent Trike

* Introduction * Wheels in the Garden * Wheels Outside the Garden * Garden Trails *

* Wheels in the Garden * ActionBent Recumbent * Delta Work Trike *

* Trikes in Floods * Turning the upright into a recumbent (and back again) *

Tri-Sled Trike

This eight-year-old Australian racing trike is a low-slung design to maximize leverage and minimize wind drag. It has been described as a Shelby-Cobra of trikes by Brian Ball of BentRider Online. I would compare it to an old Austin Healy--very fast with perfectly flat cornering. Or to use another simile, it is like something you wear rather than something you ride on.

The Tri-Sled's low seat angle, racing wheels, and smooth tires are best on the main gravel paths of the garden, or on the many paved bike trails around the neighboring the Cascades foothills.

This is a Tri-Sled velomobile, a human powered vehicle (HPV), built on a trike frame. The Sorcerer is appropriate for everyday riding, car-free commuting, and racing.

On August 31-September 1, 2008, a Sorcerer established a 24 hour record for a human powered vehicle, travelling 1181 kilometers.

This 2008 Tri-Sled Avatar takes advantage of computer-aided design and Ben's fabricating expertise.

Although impractical for everyday riding, these racing trikes are important in researching the best designs for velomobiles .

Ben Goodall, the Tri-Sled designer, has continued to perfect the trike models, so that with special gearing and shells (fairings), they have now topped 60 miles per hour.