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Article: Crikey, what's that? It's called a Trikke ; Latest wheeled fad makes heads turn
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- July 23, 2009
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Rocketing along the trail, it's a three-wheeled convoy.
Curled over handlebars on tri-pod-like contraptions, the riders
zip and zoom around mountain bikes and racing cycles, 10-speeds with
handlebar baskets and low-riding recumbents.
They slalom, they weave, they lean into wide "S" curves that
devour the flat band of asphalt.
Here they come, a whooshing spectacle.
But they're not tricycles, not scooters, not skateboards.
Essentially, they're all three.
Known as Trikkes (pronounced just like "bikes") these three-
wheeled, core-powered fusion devices are whirring for recognition in
the rolling world.
"No gears, no pedals, just aerobic body movement," is the
experience as described by Kenny ...