Recumbent Trike ride to the Cotswolds. Wiltshire Man
A ride on two recumbent trikes and one bike for a tour of the Cotswolds.
This was a 32 mile round trip with Charles and Chris.
Charles is a keen recumbent rider and since retiring in 2017 has clocked up around 35K miles on his Recumbent trike
A pleasure to watch the aerodynamics are the thing look up Mike Burrows recumbent – sadly Mike passed away in 2022 and was behind many groundbraking bikes including the lotus-Anyway tree carvings are known as arborgliths (Not a well known fact) . I really enjoyed this Sandy looked like great fun 👍👍
That looks like a very comfortable ride. I know some places that would be a perfect bit of transport. I do wish they would continue to improve the trail system here. They make some nice progress some years then appear to quit for a while. Timing to stay away from the high traffic times is pretty important here.
I don’t think these trikes would be any good for me because I’m nosey old B and I like to look over hedges,fences and other such things. I’ll stick to my large sit up and beg style of bike.HaHa😂
I bought my kids (twenty yesrs ago now) these things called green machines. They were trikes. Had plastic wheels and you could not ride them on road. I adjusted the seat and had a go, great fun. You could do handbrake turns in them. Felt really fast too. Happy days 😀
Nice to see you back out on your trike sandy and.a nice bit of history tricycle looked good and you looked relaxed on it hope to see more of you maybe on your tricycle on the back if you put a back lamp on a bit of a pole that goes on and of maybe the traffic see you better stay safe and stay healthy one life enjoy blessed be
What a great video 👍. I watched a couple of videos of a guy who was traveling around the world on a recumbent. Certainly looks a relaxing way to travel. Looking forward to more of your adventures…
I am really enjoying your new form of transport, Sandy. Any chance of a video explaining how it works? I still cannot work out how you steer it. Looks great fun.
Hi, it's a nice surprise to see a hero of mine getting addicted to recumbent trikes. Brings back memories. I now have a regular upright bicycle and a two-wheeled recumbent which I hardly ever use anymore, but once upon a time my introduction to recumbent cycling, here in the Netherlands, was an HP Velotechnik Scorpion FX. It's indeed very relaxing and much fun downhill.
Great video. I really enjoyed seeing you having fun on the trike. It looks more effortless than conventional cycling and yet you can still tell it’s giving you a workout.
Lovely Knights Gate. The Fresh Air outdoor sculpture Trail was in the beautiful grounds of The Old Rectory. Lynwood ☕️🍰🤩 Excellent. Your Trike Looks Great Fun.
Weren't recumbent bicycles nanned from competitive racing vecause they wrre too fast at one stage? Probably a 2 wheel recumbent, and not sure how long ago. But still. Shows they are good. I think i read a while back that they are also more energy efficient for the Human body too.
Embrace the change Sandy. I bought a Moulton a year ago. A totally different riding experience, a brilliant design. Keep up the good work with your videos, you’re always a pleasure to watch.
Those recumbents are so interesting Sandy. I can see why you have added that to your transportation options. It appears to be a very relaxing experience just peddling around in one of those and not having to worry so much about maintaining a a minimum speed to maintain your balance. The trikes look much more stable than the two wheelers and much less prone to a large pebble or stick causing your steering wheel to throw you off balance and to the ground. I am quite impressed with that whole idea. This was an absolutely amazing and entertaining video here. I really enjoyed it and would definitely like to see more of them. Take care and I will see you on the next one.
Belated happy birthday Charles! What a lovely historic site Sandy…the one thing I do love and appreciate is history and historic buildings…they could tell some amazing stories if they could talk. Glad you all had a good and safe ride out
What's the average speed, I mean in comparison to your average speed on your bicycle? What do you think would be your comfortable range, again in comparison to your bicycle?
Thankyou so much for introducing me to the concept of Trikes Sandy. I’ve been doing a bit of research and illustration be selling my two-wheeler and save for a trike. Probably an ICE trike. Thankyou again. It’s going to be a life saver for me ✨🫶🏻✨ Worth every £1000 I’ll be paying for it eventually. ✨🫶🏻✨
Three old guys getting out and having fun paying homage to history; truely inspiring. Thanks for including us in your travels Sandy, Charles and Chris.
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Fantastic, but some bright flashing lights wouldn't go amiss. Keep it up !
Love those historical sites! I wonder if W . Affleck is an ancestor of actor, Ben Affleck.
A pleasure to watch the aerodynamics are the thing look up Mike Burrows recumbent – sadly Mike passed away in 2022 and was behind many groundbraking bikes including the lotus-Anyway tree carvings are known as arborgliths (Not a well known fact) . I really enjoyed this Sandy looked like great fun 👍👍
That looks like a very comfortable ride. I know some places that would be a perfect bit of transport. I do wish they would continue to improve the trail system here. They make some nice progress some years then appear to quit for a while. Timing to stay away from the high traffic times is pretty important here.
I don’t think these trikes would be any good for me because I’m nosey old B and I like to look over hedges,fences and other such things. I’ll stick to my large sit up and beg style of bike.HaHa😂
Hi Sandy, another interesting video mate. I'm not much and normal bike bud, but the recumbent looks comfy ride.
Regards
Moose
I bought my kids (twenty yesrs ago now) these things called green machines. They were trikes. Had plastic wheels and you could not ride them on road. I adjusted the seat and had a go, great fun. You could do handbrake turns in them. Felt really fast too. Happy days 😀
❤❤❤❤ so nice .to see trikes on the road. I am hoping i xan have a go sometime . Love you guys
I think i would be a bit scared of the traffic being so low down .
But i thing you are an amazing person
Nice to see you back out on your trike sandy and.a nice bit of history tricycle looked good and you looked relaxed on it hope to see more of you maybe on your tricycle on the back if you put a back lamp on a bit of a pole that goes on and of maybe the traffic see you better stay safe and stay healthy one life enjoy blessed be
What a great video 👍. I watched a couple of videos of a guy who was traveling around the world on a recumbent. Certainly looks a relaxing way to travel. Looking forward to more of your adventures…
I'm glad you have found a mate to go out with on your trike, Sandy. lovely history and sightseeing & scenery 🌳, really enjoyed this one. ❤❤❤
Yet another cracking video Sandy, you're certainly knocking them out – very enjoyable.
All the very best to you and yours 👍 🍻 🍻 🍻
Lovely relaxing video Sandy and the boys there were great company for you and the viewer, I am on 63 now I wish I had your energy 😂, cheers.
Always in to try something new. That's the spirit. Thanks so much for taking us with you
Some great history in this one sandy those trikes look cool come on Dave get a trike you know you want one !! Great vid sandy ♥️👍😉
You are some valiant fellow velonauts!
Lovely Ukranian flag!
Well done Sandy, that looked like a amazing ride out and as always so informative, you look like you’ve taken to the trike like a duck to water 👍😎
Quenington. Fairford and surrounding villages are part of my usual ride from Bampton. Lovely video. Thanks for posting
Thank you for such an adventurous lovely excursion via trike power!
I am really enjoying your new form of transport, Sandy. Any chance of a video explaining how it works? I still cannot work out how you steer it. Looks great fun.
Hi, it's a nice surprise to see a hero of mine getting addicted to recumbent trikes. Brings back memories. I now have a regular upright bicycle and a two-wheeled recumbent which I hardly ever use anymore, but once upon a time my introduction to recumbent cycling, here in the Netherlands, was an HP Velotechnik Scorpion FX. It's indeed very relaxing and much fun downhill.
Great video. I really enjoyed seeing you having fun on the trike. It looks more effortless than conventional cycling and yet you can still tell it’s giving you a workout.
They seem very intriguing, I'd love a go! I'm assuming it steers from the rear wheel?
Lovely Knights Gate. The Fresh Air outdoor sculpture Trail was in the beautiful grounds of The Old Rectory. Lynwood ☕️🍰🤩 Excellent. Your Trike Looks Great Fun.
Wow! Those trikes look so comfy and efficient! You look very happy on it Sandy 🤗
Enjoyed this video bro, it must be good when you can sit back and let your legs do the work so you can enjoy the landscape. Safe travels. Ken.
Weren't recumbent bicycles nanned from competitive racing vecause they wrre too fast at one stage? Probably a 2 wheel recumbent, and not sure how long ago. But still. Shows they are good. I think i read a while back that they are also more energy efficient for the Human body too.
Really liking these trike videos!
Embrace the change Sandy. I bought a Moulton a year ago. A totally different riding experience, a brilliant design. Keep up the good work with your videos, you’re always a pleasure to watch.
👍👍👍👍👍 brilliant !
Those recumbents are so interesting Sandy. I can see why you have added that to your transportation options. It appears to be a very relaxing experience just peddling around in one of those and not having to worry so much about maintaining a a minimum speed to maintain your balance. The trikes look much more stable than the two wheelers and much less prone to a large pebble or stick causing your steering wheel to throw you off balance and to the ground. I am quite impressed with that whole idea. This was an absolutely amazing and entertaining video here. I really enjoyed it and would definitely like to see more of them. Take care and I will see you on the next one.
Belated happy birthday Charles! What a lovely historic site Sandy…the one thing I do love and appreciate is history and historic buildings…they could tell some amazing stories if they could talk. Glad you all had a good and safe ride out
You did well, did you find the traffic a bit unnerving? I enjoy when you talk about the history thanks😊
A lovely video Sandy, as a person who has an electric trike I appreciated this. The knight’s gate looked fascinating.
Does look like fun. That lorry thundering by looked scary.
Sandy hi there mate great to see you out on the bike exelent video footage nice seeing making to most of the lovely weather we been having 😊
What's the average speed, I mean in comparison to your average speed on your bicycle? What do you think would be your comfortable range, again in comparison to your bicycle?
Thankyou so much for introducing me to the concept of Trikes Sandy. I’ve been doing a bit of research and illustration be selling my two-wheeler and save for a trike. Probably an ICE trike. Thankyou again. It’s going to be a life saver for me ✨🫶🏻✨ Worth every £1000 I’ll be paying for it eventually. ✨🫶🏻✨
Great video good to see you out with the lads on the trikes. You make peddling the trike look so easy and relaxed. Thanks for taking us along.
Three old guys getting out and having fun paying homage to history; truely inspiring. Thanks for including us in your travels Sandy, Charles and Chris.