Looks nice - Far too small for me though :(

I'd need three feet of seatpost :-\

So, how do you find the belt and the IGH compared to common bikes ?

And why is it "silence" ? cos of no chain and derailleur ?

Yes, probably so, although I can still hear some sort of a click or other kind of sound when I pedal.

It could be the IGH that's what the guy from the store told me.

I haven't noticed it while pedaling fast in traffic.

OK does it click while coasting ?

no

nice :)

It's not very efficient though.

how so? you feel you're putting in more effort than on a normal bike ?

It's quite similar because it has small wheels therefor light and also slick tires.

I feel something like a drag, it could be caused by the belt tension.

My first impression is that even a dirty or unmaintained chain moves (or feels) faster.

Nevertheless Strava measured an average of 21 km/h which I think isn't bad at all for a city bike.

Nice! Time to smash it down some speedy segments :)

No way. It feels fragile. Those tiny wheels... the tires might be 622-40 (I don't know the rim size), but ... I don't want to untrue them already.

I didn't mean an off-road segment - just a fast ride down a road

Round here there are segments that line up nicely with prevailing winds, so when theres a stiff southerly, riders go out into the headwind then turn and smash-back at four-times the speed. Or more

a 40 km/h headwind is awesome once its a tailwind.

A ride in my city is similar to a cross-country race :-)

Strava showed me a tiny spike of 40 km/h. It must have been a glitch in the matrix, i.e. the GPS system :-)

yeah that happens.

Fun fact: the head angle is 70 degrees according to this table from Evans Cycles. Yet the Cannondale Trail (2017) which is a "sport" hardtail has a steeper head angle of 71 for the 29" version.

Though they fixed this in the 2018 version and set it to 68.5 degrees.

WOOT I'm trialing the trike tonight!

No - I may ride a bike but I don't have a death wish like those cockwombles.

That bike looks pretty nice @CristianCiupitu.

How do you change belts?

@alex you split the frame, but I have no idea how it's done exactly. I think this one let's you split one of the seat stays.

cool

Wow! I've just looked closely at the frame and the sticker says "Made in: Bulgaria".

awesome

scott was it?

Yes, Scott.

And it also mumbles something about Switzerland and Belgium.

I live in in Romania in a city pretty close to Bulgaria. They could have send it directly to me instead of probably wandering across Europe :-)

Well tht was a fun wee ride

I managed to rotate the boom simply by pushing on the pedals

I have too much power for the trike :-\

See how its got a round boom? Whole thing is held in place by two QRs, like seat clamps

Not enough to cope with my Raw Power!

....OK I was giving it a decent shove with my primary foot with my backside firmly held in the seat :)

@Criggie what's a boom?

@CristianCiupitu A boom is the pokey bit out the front. It supports the bottom bracket/cranks/etc. Has to be adjustable for leg length, which adjusts the chain length with the two idlers/tensioner underneath (a "chain gobbler" in this manufacturer's parlance)

This one has a round boom and it is only held by two QRs, so a good push made it move, rotaring the chainring 20 degrees off. Doesn't work well like that :-\

So instead of moving the saddle like on a traditional bike, you're moving a bottom bracket.

yep = the boom moves fore and aft to adjust for leg length.

The seat may have adjusts for fore/aft and tilt

but thats more for steering reach than leg length adjusts.