Product Features :
- Top of the line Trikke
- The Trikke 12 Roadster with its customized high pressure pneumatic tires
- Carve deeper and ride harder with confidence and control
- Perfect for athletes wanting to combine a fast and exhilarating ride with excellent cross training
- If you want the ultimate cambering vehicle that you can take to the limit this one s got the girth
>> TRIKKESTER
Hi I would like to inform the people about the T 12 roadster this is a excellent way of total body workout that centers around your core I started riding mt first trikke in september 2009 after my wife got my little girl her one for her birthday I got the T78 It took me two weeks to get it down after 4 months it was mastered it My daughter has a T 5 and my T78C air I gave to my wife we all ride I wanted something more challenging so I ordered the T 12 that really works your body evan more since it bigger and heavier I normally ride 2 hours non stop at a very fast pace up and down incline around two subdivision It is attention grabber I ride close to 18 miles per hour I really crank it up I never get bored I find mayself riding it twice a day even at my job on my lunch break it is portable folds and fits in my suv There is no stress on your knees or joints you burn major calories if you ride as intense as I do I push my cardio being I m a martial artist for 29 years I use to jog a lot but now I just perfer to trikke I fill stronger and more toned up Riding will burn the weight off and keep you very fit warning the T 12 is for advance trikke riders this not for the beginers You will want to start on other version before you move up to riding the roadster I suggest T78c than convert to air tires or the T8 air tires work well on ruff ground Amazon had the best price on the T 12 I have two trikke s I ordered from trikke site the T 12 is a 100 00 more you save purchasing it from amazon
GREAT PRICE
>> Should have bought the T 8 Air
I ve owned an old style T 8 with the polyurethane wheels for almost a year Though I liked it it seemed too much like a toy and I wanted something more substantial Everything that I read Trikketalk etc led me to believe that the T 12 was the Cadillac of the Trikke line smooth easy quiet and fast This is NOT the case in fact it is vastly less efficient than my old t 8 less efficient requiring greater energy expense to cover the same distance This makes it substantially harder to ride than the t 8 It is just plain exhausting
I checked to make sure that there wasn t a problem with my particular T 12 I checked that the bushings were not too tight OK that the brakes weren t rubbing OK that I had the recommended 75psi front and 80psi rear OK everything checked out fine so I posted my concerns on Trikketalk The general thrust of the replies is that the T 12 really is bigger slower and harder to get going than any Trikke in the line and that I just need to get used to it So it is a Cadillac all right but instead of driving it it feels like I am behind it pushing it Uphill With it in Park
On other subjects it is very well built there is no flex or shimmy when I am on it and I am 6 0 200 lbs Putting it together was straightforward however you need to carefully study the instructions on brake adjustments if you are going to set them yourself
The thing that keeps my rating from falling below a 3 is this the T 12 IS IN FACT a good workout I do intend on sticking with it however it will stay just that A Workout Device For fun and riding enjoyment I wish I would have bought the T 8 air which would have been the sweet spot between effort comfort ease of use and speed Not to mention less expensive by more than 100 00
FOLLOW UP
I have now been riding the T 12 for over a year I take it out three times a week 10 miles each ride I also rotate that same 10 mile path between roller skates and a bicycle The T 12 is STILL too big too bulky too cumbersome too arduous and too hard to move to be anything other than a Workout Device And this is from someone who is now 6 0 185 lb As a Workout Device it is very good I still have no complaints about it s build workmanship or sturdiness But because the T 12 is none the less limited in it s role I find that I still use the T 8 Poly for general riding around Now more than a year down the road I still feel that the T 8 would have been a better choice one that hits the target of being a multipurpose Trikke nimble enough to kick around town and heavy enough for working out
>> The ultimate trikke experience for now
Trikke 12 is the high end model in the trikke series I have started on a Trikke 8 and then I made my way up to T12 T12 is higher but heavier at the same time which means that it requires more energy when starting but it also has more inertia which means that it is easier to maintain speed when cruising The ride is faster and much smoother than the T8 because of the size of the wheels Beware though faster means that you spend more energy which is why the official advertising is not for the faint of heart It is only slightly wider than the T8 but it needs more turning space Not really a problem if you have wide asphalt where it is a lot of fun it climbs hills easier than the T8 but it is less maneuvrable in tight spaces such as climbing on a narrow sidewalk This model is the only one so far with disc brakes which makes it safer knowing that you can really brake when you need and therefore gives you more confidence at higher speed and on downhills The handlebar grips as shown in the picture are terrible they make a good picture but they are very uncomfortable I hope Trikke will change them to something more ergonomic I did it myself This detail would not lower it from 5 stars
The last word of advice I know there are people out there who want to buy the best thing from the start Then they sell them on EBay because they were not able to learn how to use them Just like with alpine skiing BTW it feels very similar where you have skis for beginners and intermediate you do not start straight on racing skis my advice for beginners is to start with a T8 or T78 and then when you got the hang of it move to the T12
