Dave, thanks, great info for peace of mind! - I lucked out and
purchased a used one with both wheel sets, already in canada and 2
hrs away, so will be pedalling soon, will comment more hen
Cheers!, Pete Kewin
--- In KMXKartsowners@yahoogroups.com, "David Hanson" <supdv1@...>
wrote:
>
> --- In KMXKartsowners@yahoogroups.com, "peter kewin" <pjkewin@>
> wrote:
> >
> > any kmx owners comment about ground clearance? - I assume you
must
> > botton out requently, speed bumps in parking lots, bumps on
trails,
> > etc - how much of a problem is this? - is the durability there to
> > withstand this? - considering purchasing a kmx
> > Thanks, Pete,
> >
>
>
> Pete,
>
> Sorry it took so long to answer your question. So, Here goes:
>
> Spped bumps, taken slow, you and bottom out. the geometry of the
> trike is, if you take it fast, you will wheelie over and miss the
> bottom (more fun and the kids love to watch) bumps on trail aren't
> much of an issue. But I do go pretty fast on them too. I spent
the
> first week figuring out what the limitations were and one thing is
the
> bottom is flat enough to go over most even when bottoming out. I
> spent am smuch time trying to treat my KMX like I would expect
renters
> to and the KMX has withstood my abuse. I don't expect you to trash
it
> out after spending that much money but it can handle a lot if you
do
> go pushing to the limits.
>