Fat Tire Tricycles. These look pretty cool

[MikeFairbanks]

I stumbled upon this a few minutes ago.

Looks fun and a good candidate for an e-trike. Looks like they're getting those Schwinn rims from the back wheel of the choppers they used to sell.

Might be a great ride.

http://mountaintrikecenter.com/retail-sales/

Saw this on Ebay too (same retailer), and oddly enough, I think a cousin of mine is in one of the videos for that particular store in Cedar City, Utah.

 

[wildharemtbkr]

Wow, I've passed that place about 80 times this year, never thought about making one of those electric! They would be great! I haven't even been in that shop in years, Mark had a cool shop across town, he had all sorts of cool old stuff he had collected over the years, about any obscure part you could think of, but then the building burned down. He moved over to this one and obviously got into trikes. I wonder if he is interested in electric. There was/is a scooter store in that same building, that sells some electric stuff. Next time I'm p there I'll go check them out.
There is also an awesome authentic wing chun Kung fu school a couple doors down. The sifu learns from grandmaster Ip Ching in Hong Kong.

 

[dogman dan]

Nice for the beach, but not for the mountains. Would be just as hard to ride fast as a worksman or schwinn trike.

 

[dingoEsride]

Looks nice with those fats, I just acquired this for my mother as a shopping cart, dunno if she'll take to the beach or drift it though

 

[MikeFairbanks]

It's not a big town (Cedar City).

Any of you guys who live in that area know Quinn Pratt? He's my first cousin (once removed...my mom's first cousin), and he's really into mountain biking and all that. Cool guy. We've had a few fun adventures together over the years.

These, if electric, would definitely not be for sport (as Dogman said), but more for utility, fun, and coolness factor.

They would do great over soft surfaces or bumpy conditions (gravel roads, potholes, grass, etc.).

It's got my mind working...

 

[dogman dan]

Nothing wrong with cush fat tires.

 

[wildharemtbkr]

Quinn Pratt, that name sounds familiar.....did he run the mountain biking for the Utah summer games about 15 years ago? Or any of the Intermountain cup races?

 

[The fingers]

Now I want a fat tire quadracycle velomobile with all the bells and whistles.

 

[docnjoj]

Now I want a fat tire quadracycle velomobile with all the bells and whistles.

The only problen with that is that they might call it a "car". That 4 wheel thing is generally a no-no on road. Trikes rule!
otherDoc

 

[MikeFairbanks]

Quinn Pratt, that name sounds familiar.....did he run the mountain biking for the Utah summer games about 15 years ago? Or any of the Intermountain cup races?

Possible; I don't really know to what extent he's involved, but it's what he lives and breathes (mountain biking).