Built by a friend named Larry.  The yellow fiberglass box on the left rear is where his dog rides to go triking.  He custom machined the 36 spoke front hubs and pressed in precision bearings.  Seat is covered with nylon seatbelt webbing and is 26"/20" for wheel size.  Trike frame is a mix of round and square 1 1/2" mild steel.  This trike has a mid drive and I'm not sure if it has a derailleur or internal gearing in the rear hub.

     Built by Larry.  If I remember correctly, it started life as a 2 wheeled bent.  At some point he modified it to turn it into a trike.  Has a rear coaster brake and another seat using seat belt material.  Very comfortable to sit on.  20" wheels all around.  He custom machined hub inserts in the front wheels to take a heavier axle and disc brakes.  He uses this trike on the beach near his cottage and for early season riding.

     The picture to the right, is the latest modification on it.  He painted the wheels and added a sail to take advantage of the wind coming off the water while riding at the beach.

     Pictured below left is the trike with a few mods on it as requested by the new owner.  152mm cranks, dual discs with rear rim brake, converted back to multi speed, flag holder, mirror, custom foot support and a mesh seat.  Below right is the happy new owner on his trike.  One more bent rider - a good thing :)

SOLD - Barrie, ON

     Built by a shop teacher named Roger, who is a friend of Larry's.  Built of mainly square, mild steel with a custom fiberglass seat built by Larry (I believe).  It also has a mid drive and a 36 V electric motor which is mounted on the left side.  The motor freewheels when not actually driving and the trike has 26"/20" wheels.  It has no speed controller circuit, merely and on/off switch, but it still performs smoothly.

	SOLD

     Built by Larry for his wife.  He custom machined the 36 hole aluminum front hubs and mounted disk brakes.  The fiberglass seat is hand built along with the aluminum headrest. The black foam pad on the headrest is the same one commonly used on exercise equipment.  It has a mid drive, internal geared rear hub with coaster brake, and rear suspension.  Built out of steel 1" x 2" box tube with an extendable boom.  The trike uses sintered bronze bushings and high grade 1/2" bolts for the king pins instead use bike parts.  Sold to a club member named Paul, for his wife.

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     This LWB recumbent was built by John.  He has built a fair number of bents of different sizes and designs, and this was the design he was most satisfied with before starting to build trikes.  It's a little over 6' long with USS and a steering linkage rod.  It has a bicycle rear end and 2" muffler pipe for the main frame tube.  I finally got a chance to ride it and it was a very different riding experience from an upright.  Once I got the hang of balancing it (and it wasn't difficult at all) and learning how to lean while turning, it rolled very nicely.  It inspired me even more to try to build one of my own :)

     This trike was built by John for his son.  It's a modified flying cross built out of a bike rear end and 1.5"/2" muffler pipe.  John added a small EMT tube rack on the right side to mount a milk crate on.  His son puts his newspapers in the milk crate and uses the trike to deliver papers (as pictured).  The trike has direct steering and triple brakes on the 20"/26" wheels.  The power train design is sort of unique for a single trike in that the front chain ring is on the left side, and the chain runs back to dual chain rings on the mid-drive BB.  The power is transmitted though the mid-drive to the right side chainrings and then back to the rear wheel.  I think the gear range is limited to just the rear derailler.  The seat is a custom fiberglass seat which was designed by his friend Larry, and possibly built by him as well.  The SWB trike is pretty short, very nimble and pretty stable due to a wide track.  The trike is now owned by someone else.

     Another SWB trike by John.  This one is built out of 1 1/2" and 2" muffler pipe as well, with a steel box tube rear swing arm.  While the rear swing arm can pivot, John designed it so that he could experiment with castor angles to determine which angle he preferred best.  Once the correct angle was achieved, the swing arm could be bolted in place and become rigid again.  It has direct steering, a mid drive but gearing is limited to the rear derailler.  The custom fiberglass seat is from a mould built by Larry, and I'm not sure if John or Larry actually built the seat, which is very comfortable.  John wasn't happy with the amount of flex in the boom assembly, so he's currently reworking it and then taking it to be powder coated.  I'll add a picture of the modified trike when it is completed.  John also uses this trike to go beach and off-road riding.

     The main frame for this trike was built by Larry.  It's made out of 1 1/4" and 1 1/2" box tube steel.  The boom extends for X-seam adjustment.  John took it and added the steering and accessories for his wife.  The paint job is a very nice metallic candy apple red powder coat.  It has rear suspension and internally geared rear hub (7 speed I believe).  The seat is a custom made fiberglass one made from Larry's seat mould with high density foam glued to it and John's wife's name engraved in it.  It has 48 spoke 20" aero rims with hollow 14mm axles, a 26" aero rear wheel and rear suspension.  This trike also uses bronze bushings and high grade bolts for king pins.  It looks even nicer in real life than it does in the pictures :)

 

SOLD - Angus, ON

     Wayne's trike (by Larry) is comprised of 2" x 1/16" and 1½" x 1/16" mild steel round tubing for the main frame with 1½" x ½" x 1/16" rectangular tubing for the rear swing arm.  The swing arm is stiff and tested over 4 years with guys (Wayne and his friends) that are use to putting BMX bikes through a heavy workout.  Wayne has all Deore components including disc brakes (the only way to go) with a mid-idler and 8 speed rear cassette.

     Wayne rides the trike at Wasaga beach on the road and beach.  The trike is softly sprung with makes for a very soft ride.  Nice for cruising, but can really motor.  He was developing a shimmy at just over 70kph, so Larry added some caster, dampened the steering and reset the toe-in.  It was out a bit but not bad for 2 years of heavy riding.  Larry mentioned to Wayne that he might want to keep the trike to a reasonable speed :)  Remember any bike or trike can be dangerous at any speed.  Wear safety gear and be careful.

     Wayne is ready for another summer at the beach.  Oh and Wayne "he is in his late 40's".  Say hi to him if you see him at the beach and a bunch more trike riders in the Georgian Triangle.

SOLD - Montreal, PQ

     The Beach Raider is another of Larry's trikes, and is built of 2½" x 1/16" round steel tubing for the main frame with 1.5" x 1/16" for the swing arm.  It has three 20" wheels with 2" tires and rear suspension.  The front wheels are 5 spoke polypropylene with a 3 spoke AL alloy rear wheel.  The front hubs were modified with aluminum inserts which are machined to except disk brakes, and 12mm bearings with high tensile bolts for the axles.  The trike is set up with 12 speeds for hill climbing and beach cruising.  The trike handles really well considering the poly wheels which have a fair amount flex. The swing arm and wheels take the shock out of bumps which makes for a smooth ride.  The trike has steering arms welded to the axles trailing back and kept in toe by a 5/16" stainless steel rod and 5/16" female rod ends.  It also has sintered king pin bushings and high strength steel king pins.

     Larry just finished building carbon fiber front fendersfor the Raider, a CF stubby rear fender and is working on a CF seat for it as well.

     Another creation of Larry's.  He built this to try a trike that is more suited to fitting children and even smaller adults.  Click the pictures for more details.

 

SOLD - Wasaga Beach, ON

     This is the Beachraider II by Larry.  It uses his standard swing arm design and 1½" x 1/16" square steel tube for the frame.   The king pin bushings are custom machined high density plastic with his standard custom machined Al front hubs and precision ½" bearings.  Larry built a carbon fiber seat with an integrated rear fender and the trike is about 10 lbs lighter than the original raider.  It has 20" wheels al around, 14 speeds and compact road style rim brakes.  Front boom adjusts for rider size and Larry broke with tradition and made this trike a single chain instead of his usual dual-chain with a swing-arm pivot idler.

Update:  The trike had a run in with a broken trike rack and then the road.  As a consequence the seat was badly damaged and the fenders were scratched up bad.  Larry repaired and extended the rear fender and I mounted it with a lower rear section to provide a little more spray protection.  Also, the fenders were refinished, along with the fender mounts, and a new seat frame was fabricated, with a new cover and seat supports.  The seat is adjustable in seat back angle as well as two positions to move it 1" closer or further away from the crossmember to facilitate sitting on it.  Some other minor tune-ups, and it's back on the road, good as new.

 

SOLD - Barrie, ON

     Another creation by Larry.  This is a bent he built quite some time ago, but he didn't really like riding it, so he salvaged the usable parts and it sat in his garage until I bugged him enough that he gave it to me to try out.  It's made out of 3" muffler pipe with a 20" front fork, and a custom fiberglass seat with lumbar support.  I stuck an old 20" and 26" wheel with a 9 speed cassette on the bent just to see what it would look like.  I think it's pretty comfortable but I'll have a better idea when I get it fully mocked up and assembled.  I just need to add the groupo and make a quick boom/BB piece, and we're off to the races.

UPDATE:  After a little over 2 years, the bike has finally been completely refurbished and repainted and ready to roll :)  Bike page is here.

     This is a bent that is modelled after the Python.  My friend built it and eventually wants to build one of similar style but as a lean-steer delta trike in he style of the one built by Greg Kolodziejzyk.  Click the picture for details.

     Another trike by Larry.  This is the newest trike for his wife, called the Storm.  It's lower, shorter, lighter and has a simplified frame, a la Catrike style.  It's made from 1 1/4" x 1/16" mild steel box, with 1 1/2 x 1/2" rectangle steel tube for the chain stays.  1" mild steel tubing is used for the seat frame and the mesh is from catamaran trampolines, I believe.  It has brand new, but basic level components, custom machined M475 disc hubs, 152mm 42/32/22 cranks and 20" wheels all around.  Very firm, very stable and very comfortable trike.  It's fitted out with inexpensive disc brakes on all three wheels (but only shown with front discs).

     This is a new trailer Larry built to help carry their dog around with them.  The stainless trailer hitch mounts on the swingarm of just about all his trikes, and the two wheeled trailer's hitch is a rod end to provide pitch and roll.  The container is a simple plastic tub and it's mounted to a 1" steel tubular frame.  Very light, narrow and a low CG.

     Roger's newest trike.  Mild steel rectangular tube frame, triple 451 wheels, triple discs, mesh seat and front suspension.  Click picture for more details.

     Another kid's trike built by Larry.  Same kind of style as his latest designs, but shrunk down to kid size.  Built to see if it will help a girl compete in kid triathalons because she has balance difficulties.  More details by clicking the picture.

     A new homebuilt trike, built by a new Georgian Bents member named Mike.  It has 20" fronts, 24" rear and 24 speeds.  Built out of 1" x .064" box tube brazed together, and feels like it weighs under 40 lbs.  Not quite finished yet, but a nice riding little trike on it's inaugural 20km break-in ride.

     Another trike built by Larry for his friend Wayne.  This is Wayne's new ride as he sold his previous trike.  Full details here.

     A friend of mine, named Bert, builds kite buggies, races on ice with bikes, and also decided to try his hand at building a Python variant of his own.  Details can be seen by clicking the picture.

     I got an email in Nov 05 from a home builder in the States and he showed me his variation on my twin rail design.  He used the chain stays from an old mountain bike for the boom with a lower third leg.  By undoing the three bolts, the boom comes right off.  Very handy I think and it inspired me to try a folding boom version for myself.  Click the picture for his site.

     Newest trike by Larry called the Sidewinder.  1 1/4" steel box tube, mesh seat, triple 20" wheels and adjustable boom.  Click the picture to go to the website.

     A very interesting FWD rear steered delta trike that was brought to the ice races in Brantford on Feb 5th/06.  It not only was rear wheel steered, but it also tilted into the corners.  The builder was a gentleman that I hadn't met before and if I remember correctly, he suffered some flats and was unable to race much.  Hopefully he shows up at another event with either this trike or other creations.

A nice little trike from a homebuilder in Toronto.

      This is the Tub 26 built by Larry.  The "tub" refers to tubular steel vs square, which he also uses, and the "26" refers to trpile 26" wheels.  It's smooth and fast and despite teh front wheel diameters, it has no problem turning around on a street using the same amount of space a trike with smaller tires might take.  More details here.

     A young feller from Vermont sent me a picture of his trike he calls the "Chimera".  It is the rear end and crank set off two bikes, mated to the front wheels off of a lawn tractor, and tied together with a wooden backbone.  The seat looks like it was donated by the same lawn tractor that provided the wheels.

     This is a homebuilt velomobile owner by Bob Beechy, who is a member of the Brantford, ON HPTA.  The body is a combination of carbon fiber and fibreglass and was built by Reg Rodaro, a long time veteran of recumbent, streamliner and velomobile fabrication.  Bob Beechy added the trike chassis and bike parts to the velomobile body.

     Another fine little trike by Larry.  This one is dubbed the "Tub 20".  Again, the naming comes from the tubing and wheel diameter.  It also has one of his simple little trailer tow bars made out of tubular steel as well as a little Rubbermaid trailer with 16" plastic wheels.  More details will likely come up on his site later.

     A co-worker of mine named Jim was very interested in bents and ended up getting his hands on this Funcycle clone.  I forget the exact name of it, but supposedly a company was actually manufacturing these in Canada (Ontario?) somewhere.  I gave him a hand doing a few mods to it.  He added dual sidepull brakes on the rear wheels, and a 5 speed 20 inch front wheel, and a derailleur mounting tab.  The frame seemed to be a little bent and the trike looked like it had some rough usage before Jim bought it, but he was using it regularly to commute to work.

     Prior to buying the Funcycle, be built a no-weld, swing boom, front wheel drive bent converted from an old mountain bike.  It is/was in the same style as the Cruz Bike.  He was riding it back and forth to work too.  Hopefully if Jim sees this, he'll shoot me an email and send some updated pictures of his FWD and his Funcycle.