Tricycle

A large pedal tricycle

A tricycle is a vehicle with three wheels. It can be also called a trike. Tricycles can have pedals, an electric motor or a petrol engine.

Human-powered

Use of tricycles by children is most common, but adult tricycles are becoming more common.

Adult tricycles have a chain, gears and are usually recumbent (the feet are in front of the body). They come in two main styles: tadpole with two wheels up front and one in back and delta with two wheels in the back and one wheel in the front.[1] Almost always, the front wheel or wheels steer the bike, and power goes to the back wheel or wheels.

Leitra velomobiles

Some tricycles are fully faired (covered in a shell to cut wind resistance); these are called velomobiles.

bike taxi

Other tricycles are built to carry cargo or passengers (also called a cycle rickshaw or pedicabs).

Motor-driven

Three-wheeled versions of motorcycles also exist, and some people prefer them for better balance or more room.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Tadpole or Delta". Jetrike. Archived from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "Why bikers make the switch". Buffalo Chips (Sturgis). Retrieved 5 January 2017.


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