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Trikes with upfront single wheel are dangerous; I would any day take a bigger one that has two wheels upfront and is street legal in the EU to use in place of

Trikes with upfront single wheel are dangerous; I would any day take a bigger one that has two wheels upfront and is street legal in the EU to use in place of the car for longer trips. Health issues, many steep hills and the need to take highways rule e-bikes out completely. I'm in love with the Arcimoto Roadster which, high costs aside, sadly isn't street legal here.

scrose 4y ago
Have you seen 3-wheelers like the Piaggio mp3? I think those are street legal with just a drivers license. The main downside being it’s not electric. I’ve looked at Arcimoto too, but being in NYC with something like that just seems like asking for a bad time
- squarefoot 4y ago
  Thanks, I'm aware of those 3-wheelers like the Piaggio mp3 and others; they however are more akin to motorcycles due to the short distance between the two front wheels, while I was searching for something having better stability to avoid the risk of falling off having already suffered a bad motorcycle accident with lots of fractures and a backbone stabilization. Over here we have street legal CanAm 3-wheelers which are gorgeous, but they're not electric and cost a small fortune as well. Patiently waiting for a full electric alternative. https://can-am.brp.com/on-road/us/en/models.html https://can-am.brp.com/on-road/us/en/models.html
analog31 4y ago
Indeed, 3-wheeled all terrain vehicles were outlawed after there were a lot of injuries. An elderly gentleman in my locale made himself a trike with 3 wheels in front. He rode at less than a walking pace, but was out all the time. I made a mental note for if and when I can longer get around on two wheels.
- dsfyu404ed 4y ago
  >Indeed, 3-wheeled all terrain vehicles were outlawed after there were a lot of injuries. I believe you meant to say "after a few injuries and a moral panic originating among demographics that don't tend to expose themselves (moreso their kids) to risk of injury very much." Nobody cared when farmers had three wheelers. But at some point as they moves in from the rural areas to the exurbs and into the outer suburbs and a line was crossed and they went the way of lawn darts. I wouldn't want a three wheeler as transportation but as entertainment or a utility vehicle they're fine, not stupid proof but fine.
johnfernow 4y ago
There's the Mylo etrike, which has a tadpole design (two front wheels), so it's far less likely to tip over than a delta style (two rear wheels). Unfortunately it doesn't have any pedals, so not sure if that's street legal in the EU (also unfortunate if the battery dies, though you can attach two batteries to it.) If I hadn't already bought an ebike earlier this year (not knowing about the Mylo etrike), I'd probably consider it though, as it folds up nicely, can carry a passenger, and seems a lot less likely to tip over (straights or turns) than a regular ebike. Hopefully with Rad making etrikes now, they'll consider something like that but with pedals in the future.
elihu 4y ago
Also worth a mention is Arcimoto's "Mean Lean Machine" (though that's less of highway vehicle than their roadster is). I think they've deprioritized development on the MLM recently though, as they're trying to ramp up production of the FUV. https://www.arcimoto.com/mlm https://www.arcimoto.com/mlm

scrose 4y ago

Have you seen 3-wheelers like the Piaggio mp3? I think those are street legal with just a drivers license. The main downside being it’s not electric. I’ve looked at Arcimoto too, but being in NYC with something like that just seems like asking for a bad time

squarefoot 4y ago
Thanks, I'm aware of those 3-wheelers like the Piaggio mp3 and others; they however are more akin to motorcycles due to the short distance between the two front wheels, while I was searching for something having better stability to avoid the risk of falling off having already suffered a bad motorcycle accident with lots of fractures and a backbone stabilization. Over here we have street legal CanAm 3-wheelers which are gorgeous, but they're not electric and cost a small fortune as well. Patiently waiting for a full electric alternative. https://can-am.brp.com/on-road/us/en/models.html https://can-am.brp.com/on-road/us/en/models.html

analog31 4y ago

Indeed, 3-wheeled all terrain vehicles were outlawed after there were a lot of injuries. An elderly gentleman in my locale made himself a trike with 3 wheels in front. He rode at less than a walking pace, but was out all the time. I made a mental note for if and when I can longer get around on two wheels.

dsfyu404ed 4y ago
>Indeed, 3-wheeled all terrain vehicles were outlawed after there were a lot of injuries. I believe you meant to say "after a few injuries and a moral panic originating among demographics that don't tend to expose themselves (moreso their kids) to risk of injury very much." Nobody cared when farmers had three wheelers. But at some point as they moves in from the rural areas to the exurbs and into the outer suburbs and a line was crossed and they went the way of lawn darts. I wouldn't want a three wheeler as transportation but as entertainment or a utility vehicle they're fine, not stupid proof but fine.

johnfernow 4y ago

There's the Mylo etrike, which has a tadpole design (two front wheels), so it's far less likely to tip over than a delta style (two rear wheels). Unfortunately it doesn't have any pedals, so not sure if that's street legal in the EU (also unfortunate if the battery dies, though you can attach two batteries to it.) If I hadn't already bought an ebike earlier this year (not knowing about the Mylo etrike), I'd probably consider it though, as it folds up nicely, can carry a passenger, and seems a lot less likely to tip over (straights or turns) than a regular ebike. Hopefully with Rad making etrikes now, they'll consider something like that but with pedals in the future.

elihu 4y ago

Also worth a mention is Arcimoto's "Mean Lean Machine" (though that's less of highway vehicle than their roadster is). I think they've deprioritized development on the MLM recently though, as they're trying to ramp up production of the FUV. https://www.arcimoto.com/mlm https://www.arcimoto.com/mlm