Pick of the week: trioBike
Jul 01
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As you might have guessed2 this weeks pick is a trioBike. The trioBike is an amazing construction – it’s a bike, a carrierbike and a pushchair all in one! And It takes less than 2 minutes to convert it from one configuration to another!
We ordered 2 trioBikes and a pushchair some 30 days ago and went to pick it up last Thursday. The service was excellent, Sammy3 gave us a complete walk through of every little feature on the bike. We then installed the kids in the carrier and rode the bikes home. On the way home we swung by the local McDrive, alas they won’t serve carrierbikes due to some silly insurance related hubbub. We ate, and then went biking some more 
Friday was our first real day as trioBike owners. I dropped Sebastian off at his kindergarten with the carrier and rode to work on the bike alone. At the end of the day I had totaled more than 22 kilometers – not bad for the first day.
The build quality of the trioBike is most excellent and every thing on the bike and the carrier feels very solid and well build. I have tried other carrierbikes4 and this one is definitely the easiest to steer although it’s a bit heavier5 on the turns. My only gripe is the soft top, it is either on or off . I miss a middle setting6 that will provide shade from the sun and still let lots of air into the carrier.
As you can probably tell I really like this bike and the possibilities it gives us as a family.
- And it should have been a Mac app I use every day, but you’ll have to wait until next week for that one. [↩]
- If you follow me on Twitter [↩]
- The inventor of the trioBike [↩]
- A big thank you to Louise and William for lending us their Kangaroo for a week. [↩]
- This is the trade of you pay for having a real handlebar that is detached from the carrier it self. [↩]
- My wife and I are already contemplating how we can create a new soft top that will fulfill this need. [↩]
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Jul 05, 2009 @ 19:59:12
There is actually a middle setting for the hood. It is called the scissor hood, an additional accessory. Maybe you could swap it. The back and front fold up allowing for a bit of shade on the kids. Being here in sunny Santa Monica, the hood is always in this position for my kids. Love the bike!
Jul 05, 2009 @ 22:59:52
@Gina that sounds interesting, our hood have 2 zippers in the back and one zipper in the front. Maybe we could install a second zipper in the front so we can roll up the entire front window just as we can with the back window.
Jul 06, 2009 @ 01:09:19
That is how my set up is…You need the one side to remain latched so the whole thing doesn’t fall back. Try rolling it up leaving that one side latched. It should work.
Jul 06, 2009 @ 08:56:44
Cool I’ll try that – Think I just need to find the proper technique for the rolling part