Why I love trikking

[Stringfellow]

What is trikking you ask?...well let me just say that its a new fun riding activity on three wheels that is getting a lot of attention here in OC. You may not have seen it yet but you will. If you're looking for something new to do for fitness yet a lot of fun at the same time? you got to TRIKKE. I know I did and the fun never stops. It gave me a new meaning to stay fit and exercise with fun. Trikke is the new sensation, good for my health, low impact, and most importantly more fun. Trikking involves no pushing or pedaling.....just rock and roll. I have been trikking for a year now and not a day that I'm bored and I keep going back at it for more. My fellow trikkers and I here in southern California do trikke runs on local bike trails, shoreline paths, and sometimes join biking marathons for a good cause and for fun. The trikke is NOT a scooter although many will call it that at first. It is a 3 wheeled cambering vehicle that is human powered that uses Trikke Tech's patented 3CV technology to allow a rider to move a chainless, pedal-less device forward without ever touching a foot on ground.

"How do you motivate the majority of Americans to exercise? It's not that they don't want to exercise, but they really need a good reason for doing it --a reason better than exercise itself. Trikke delivers that reason in one word -FUN!"....TrikkeTampa

I can tell a long story here but I'm afraid it won't be enough so please allow me to share with you via the Trikke website below. From there you'll find out what I'm talking about. See the people doing it, their testimonials, the videos, and images are all there for you to see. So please I invite you to check it out and perhaps someday you'll be glad you did. Go to:

Trikke Website:


Trikke Tampa: GET YOUR TRIKKES HERE(savings & freebies may apply)


Trikke Forums:


This is what a T12 trikke would look like:


Watch the video here:


Enjoy and thanks for dropping by.

Stringfellow

 

[Stringfellow]

An article on trikking

Please allow me to share here an article about trikking:

What a Workout
By Scott Rochat
Friday, September 7, 2007


photo by Carly Pearson

Scott and Eileen Holland ride their Trikkes Tuesday evening around their neighborhood. The couple bought the Trikkes after reading an article about them. The longest they have both ridden in one trip is 19 miles.
Riding a Trikke uphill can be absolutely exhausting. It’s also one heck of a workout.

“I could gush on and on about the fabulous Trikking experience,” said Eileen Holland, who bought a pair of Trikkes with her husband after reading about them in The Gazette.

Even in normal use, the strange-looking three-wheeler is really good for the triceps in the upper arm and the hamstrings and quadriceps in the legs. But try to take it up a hill and just about every muscle in the body gets involved.

“It wears you out,” said Kathy Ermler, the chair of ESU’s Health, Physical Education and Recreation department. “I love the downhills but you have to work it uphill ... that’s where your exercise comes in.”

That shouldn’t be too surprising. The Trikke was designed by an inventor who wanted the sensation of a skateboard or roller skating, but with more control. What he came up with is a three-wheeled scooter with a V-shaped base and no pedals. A rider stands on the V and either kicks off of the pavement or rotates their hips until the Trikke starts going.

Once in motion, the Trikke weaves a curving path to its destination while the rider straightens and extends muscles to keep the vehicle from slowing down. A lot of riders find it exhilarating. Holland describes herself as totally addicted.

“It is just like the old-time cowboys that would rather ride their horses across the street rather than walk,” she said. “I would rather be Trikking!”

ESU began doing its first studies of the Trikke over the summer.

“We looked at what muscles were used going up hill, downhill, with arms only, that sort of thing,” Ermler said.

Now, a new phase of the study is beginning, showing how the Trikke compares to conventional exercises such as running and exercises that work out particular muscle groups.

In about four to five weeks, the university’s physical education majors will be introduced to the vehicle. ESU’s researchers want to see how, why and when the majors use it, and then introduce it to some activity classes for cross training, which used different programs to obtain fitness.

The vehicle also will get a professional workout at the Kansas Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance conference to be held in November in Emporia.

“It’s great for a break in training,” Ermler said. “It keeps a workout from going stale.”

Adds Holland: “I always say that it is too fun to be work. You can ride for hours, go home and then want to ride again.”