Purchasing a trike

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Purchasing a trike

Postby Coronet » Tue Nov 04, 2014 8:55 am

Hi
Where do I go to purchase a trike. I have emailed Flying Furniture twice with no response and Greenspeed once, they responded saying they would forward my email, a month later I have heard nothing.
Someone must sell trikes in Australia, I don't want to buy a second hand trike.
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Re: Purchasing a trike

Postby Aushiker » Tue Nov 04, 2014 2:57 pm

I suspect you will find that Flying Furniture is no more. There is a guy in Sydney. I am sure someone will have the details or you can Google it.

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Re: Purchasing a trike

Postby OldBloke » Tue Nov 04, 2014 3:07 pm

Recumbent & Specialised Cycling at http://www.recumbent.net.au/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; are good people, friendly and helpful.

You could also look at http://www.trisled.com.au/index.asp" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;.

We imported our trikes direct from Performer in Taiwan (performer.com.tw).

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Re: Purchasing a trike

Postby lobstermash » Tue Nov 04, 2014 3:14 pm

You can also buy a Performer through the Natural Engine Speed Shop in Canberra - nessbike@grapevine.com.au
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Re: Purchasing a trike

Postby rjk » Tue Nov 04, 2014 3:59 pm

Where are located cycle science in mitcham Vic sell green speed I have seen some in there
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Re: Purchasing a trike

Postby OldBloke » Tue Nov 04, 2014 4:07 pm

http://a1adventuresports.com.au/a1-prod ... 723/Trikes" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; in Qld also sell Performer.
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Re: Purchasing a trike

Postby Coronet » Tue Nov 04, 2014 6:58 pm

Thanks for the leads, they came very quickly, I will follow them up.
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Re: Purchasing a trike

Postby Phil » Tue Nov 04, 2014 7:26 pm

I had an ICE Vortex. I would not recommend, for the money spent I found the front boom deflected excessively under load (>1") which made it a lot slower than it needed to be. For the record at that stage I was 92kg, and my FTP was only 270 Watts. You really noticed the movement and the lack of efficiency on hills, compared with a cheaper trike that was stiffer (like the Cattrike)

That said, look at the Perfomers, seem to be plenty of happy customers with them.
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Re: Purchasing a trike

Postby Baalzamon » Tue Nov 04, 2014 10:52 pm

Phil wrote:I had an ICE Vortex. I would not recommend, for the money spent I found the front boom deflected excessively under load (>1") which made it a lot slower than it needed to be. For the record at that stage I was 92kg, and my FTP was only 270 Watts. You really noticed the movement and the lack of efficiency on hills, compared with a cheaper trike that was stiffer (like the Cattrike)

That said, look at the Perfomers, seem to be plenty of happy customers with them.
I also used Phil's trike for a few km. Noodle boom indeed. I had an Ice Adventure FS HD at the time and the boom was a heap stiffer but still deflected a little bit under load.
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Re: Purchasing a trike

Postby Duck! » Wed Nov 05, 2014 12:19 am

OldBloke wrote:Recumbent & Specialised Cycling at http://www.recumbent.net.au/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; are good people, friendly and helpful.

You could also look at http://www.trisled.com.au/index.asp" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;.

We imported our trikes direct from Performer in Taiwan (performer.com.tw).
Also try MR Recumbents. :-)
I had a thought, but it got run over as it crossed my mind.

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Re: Purchasing a trike

Postby Coronet » Wed Nov 05, 2014 6:29 pm

Thanks for the replies, I will check out MR Components and give Ice a miss
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Re: Purchasing a trike

Postby petie » Thu Nov 06, 2014 10:57 am

Where are you located? MR was great for test rides, greenspeed are good too.

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Re: Purchasing a trike

Postby Coronet » Thu Nov 06, 2014 6:20 pm

I am in Perth but happy to travel around to get the right trike. I don't think Greenspeed have a showroom. How do you find the right one.
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Re: Purchasing a trike

Postby Phil » Thu Nov 06, 2014 7:22 pm

http://www.justbents.com.au/about.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

This gent is in Canningvale, and was pretty helpful.
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Re: Purchasing a trike

Postby Coronet » Thu Nov 06, 2014 7:31 pm

Thanks Phil, some of those trikes look good, I will contact them.
Thanks
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Re: Purchasing a trike

Postby petie » Thu Nov 06, 2014 9:46 pm

Coronet wrote:I am in Perth but happy to travel around to get the right trike. I don't think Greenspeed have a showroom. How do you find the right one.
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Ian was happy to have me at the factory and had a couple of different trikes to ride as well as all of the range to view. Could be worth a trip over with both MR and greenspeed available?

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Re: Purchasing a trike

Postby Baalzamon » Thu Nov 06, 2014 9:50 pm

petie wrote:
Coronet wrote:I am in Perth but happy to travel around to get the right trike. I don't think Greenspeed have a showroom. How do you find the right one.
Cheers
Coronet
Ian was happy to have me at the factory and had a couple of different trikes to ride as well as all of the range to view. Could be worth a trip over with both MR and greenspeed available?
Flyingfurniture seems to have shut up shop. There has not been a sound out of him since Jan.
Last time I was in Garland Cycleworks they could get Greenspeed in
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Re: Purchasing a trike

Postby petie » Thu Nov 06, 2014 9:57 pm

Baalzamon wrote:
petie wrote:
Coronet wrote:I am in Perth but happy to travel around to get the right trike. I don't think Greenspeed have a showroom. How do you find the right one.
Cheers
Coronet
Ian was happy to have me at the factory and had a couple of different trikes to ride as well as all of the range to view. Could be worth a trip over with both MR and greenspeed available?
Flyingfurniture seems to have shut up shop. There has not been a sound out of him since Jan.
Last time I was in Garland Cycleworks they could get Greenspeed in
I agree, Flying furniture no longer exists.

However Ian Sims at Greenspeed in Melbourne certainly does, and he replies to emails and phone calls!!

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Re: Purchasing a trike

Postby Coronet » Thu Nov 06, 2014 10:26 pm

Thanks there is a lot of information for me to go through, I have seen Garlands on Canning Hwy.
Thanks again
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Re: Purchasing a trike

Postby missinglink » Fri Nov 07, 2014 4:46 pm

Last time I was at Garlands there they still had the Greenspeed demo model there. You should be able to take for a test ride, I did. :-)

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Re: Purchasing a trike

Postby Petrus » Wed Jan 21, 2015 10:22 pm

Aushiker wrote:I suspect you will find that Flying Furniture is no more. There is a guy in Sydney. I am sure someone will have the details or you can Google it.

Andrew
I have been told that the chap who owns Flying Furniture is with his partner on posting in Honiara (postings are usually 2 or 3 years). I am a Canberra Greenspeed owner and am hoping it will re-open on their return.

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