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Homemade Tandem Tricycle Helps Young Man After Brain Injury

9:20PM June 2, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

Following a car accident that left 22-year-old Rob Thompson with a brain injury and the loss of feeling in his left side, his Dad built a tandem recumbent upright tricycle to aid the healing, both mentally and physically. More »


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The Trike Powered By Two Bosch Power Tools

9:40PM March 9, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

Nevermind your concerns over the safety of the EX trike; just think of the thrill you’d get as the wind strokes your face when hurtling down the road at 30km/h. Built using modified bike parts and a pair of Bosch power-screwdrivers, the driver steers by twisting their body to move the back wheel, and controls the brake and gas with just a squeeze of the handles. More »


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It’s Like Flying Really, Really Close To The Ground

9:20AM February 3, 2011 | Casey Chan

If you’ve always wanted to fly but were scared of hang gliding and paragliding and skydiving and base jumping, don’t worry! You can “fly” really close to the ground with this StreetFlyer. It’s like suspending yourself on a gigantic tricycle. More »


All Along The Biketower

2:40AM September 9, 2010 | Brian Barrett

The Tower of Babel. The Great Pyramids. The Leaning Tower of Pisa. That pantheon of epic structures wasn’t compete until Cyclisk: a 20m tall, 4500kg obelisk composed of about 340 bicycles, a tricycle and a healthy disregard for proportion. More »


I Want To Ride My Tricycle, I Want To Ride My Trike

2:20PM August 18, 2010 | Christina Bonnington

I want to ride my tricycle, but I’m afraid I’d break my spineeee. Good thing it’s just a sculpture on display in San Francisco, although I’d love to see this wheeling down the street. [Sergio Garcia via Laughing Squid]


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Lawn Mower Tricycle Doesn’t Makes Lawn Mowing Any More Fun

2:40AM July 14, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

The concept may not be new, but the lawn mower tricycle brings biking and lawn mowing to a whole new level. The things-can’t-get-any-more-stupid-than-this level. But at least, it’s a good excuse for child labour.


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This Is The First Cycle In History, Says Chinese Historian

2:40AM March 30, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

People believe that cycles were invented in the 19th century in Europe. Historian Xu Quan Long disagrees. He says cycles were invented 2500 years ago, and he built this fully functional tricycle to prove it. More »


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BMW Simple Handles Itself Like A Real-Life Tron Lightcycle

3:24AM October 14, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

The BMW Simple is similar to the Nissan Land Glider, except that the BMW has a tricycle configuration, and its angled surfaces make it look like an stealth fighter. The coolest thing about it, however, is how it rolls. More »


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Google Street View Employs High-Tech Tricycles for Hard-to-Reach Places

2:35PM May 15, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

Reader Jason Whitney spotted a Google-branded, camera-equipped tricycle in his local San Diego, CA bike shop. But it’s packing a generator and about eight cameras—what kind of muscle-bound man-monster can pedal this thing?

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Awkward Piaggio Tricycle Could Be First Mass-Produced Plug-in Hybrid

10:45PM November 11, 2008 | John Herrman

You know that plug-in hybrid revolution everyone keeps talking about? Well, apparently this is what it is going to look like. If Piaggio keeps its word, the first mass-produced plug-in hybrid vehicle will be an updated version of its MP3 scooter, identical to its older brother in nearly every way except for its powertrain. The company claims that the paired engine and motor will let this backwards trike cover over 225km on a gallon of gas, and launch it to 100kph in an amazing five seconds.

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