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I ride an EZ-3 AX (not USX) but chuckled when I saw your comment about 1 inch angle aluminum, as that is what I just came home with today. I'm making a...
Sue
freestyleii
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Aug 6, 2008
8:41 pm
509
After waiting over four months my new EZ3 USX HD was ordered today and I should have it next week! Jules...
Jules
zenturtle09
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Aug 8, 2008
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Based on what I learned about recumbent bikes and the pain I experienced from riding conventional bikes, I decided that I needed a trike. After reading the...
frickdoug1
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Aug 9, 2008
10:34 am
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... Hi Doug, Congratulations on obtaining your new EZ-3 USX HD trike so quickly. Many of the bike shops in my area carry Sun as their only recumbent brand. ...
Bob Parnass, AJ9S
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Aug 9, 2008
11:54 am
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Hi Doug, So glad you are enjoying your new trike. I also have a new USX, got it about a month ago. I love not having a sore bottom, shoulders and arms at the...
Patsy
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Aug 9, 2008
12:33 pm
513
... Just returned from an easy 10-mile ride. My legs are a bit stiff; however, butt, wrists, and arms are feeling great. I am fortunate to live near a trail...
frickdoug1
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Aug 9, 2008
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... Us too. A 6.5 mi trail that starts three blocks from our front door. All on old railroad right of way. I think that means the steepest parts never get...
George Lowry
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Aug 9, 2008
11:25 pm
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Hey Doug Congratulations on your new ride :) How do you like it? How is the shifting? Where you able to get a comfortable seat position easily? Are you using...
Jules
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Aug 9, 2008
11:43 pm
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Hi Doug, Our trail is also a converted railroad bed, the Loveland Bike Trail in Southwestern Ohio. I have a mirror that works great, got a flag on the trike...
Pat@...
schmidtp61
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Aug 10, 2008
12:26 am
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Hi George, Our grades are also very small except where they have moved from the railroad bed to circle parking lots, picnic areas and bridges over new roads....
pat
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Aug 10, 2008
1:09 am
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Hi Jules, I really like the new Trike. Shifting was no problem. The seat is comfortable. Due to my height, the seat is pretty far forward and upright. The...
frickdoug1
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Aug 10, 2008
10:36 am
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Hey Pat, We live in the Sierra Nevada foothills so finding a trail with gentle grades is not the most common situation, hence my being a fan of rails to...
George Lowry
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Aug 10, 2008
7:46 pm
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Since you've "been there done that" I have another question. I'm picking mine up in a Tacoma (access cab.) I always have bungee cords with me but is there...
Jules
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Aug 11, 2008
2:35 am
521
I like to use a "cargo bar" in the bed of the truck to block the trike in place. I used it with my Ford Ranger and now with my Ford F150. You can use it with...
Sue
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Aug 11, 2008
3:35 am
522
I use a small trailer Sue. Put the little bars on the front that you take the front wheel off and slide the front of the bike into. You can get them at the...
pat
schmidtp61
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Aug 11, 2008
9:22 am
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Jules, I'm 5'2" and the trike works fine for me. I'd say, at 5'5", you would have not problems. Pat Schmidt VP Sales and Marketing Jim Pancero, Inc. ...
pat
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Aug 11, 2008
9:24 am
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As Pat noted, you will have no problem riding the trike. I am about your height and I have no problem. The only problem that I have loading the trike into my...
frickdoug1
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Aug 11, 2008
11:53 am
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What are your favorite opinions or improvements to your ez3? What's the weirdest thing you've put on your bike? The most helpful? What would you NOT...
Bob Jones
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Aug 11, 2008
1:27 pm
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Bob, I have a basket that I love. Have saddlebags on my mountain bike but since there was no way to attach them to the trike I opted for a basket. I have a...
Patsy
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Aug 11, 2008
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527
Has anyone had experience mounting the subject computer? I downloaded the manual and read the instructions. It appears that there may not be enough room to...
frickdoug1
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Aug 12, 2008
10:31 am
528
Put some flashing LED ornaments on the spokes. They flash when the wheels are spinning or whenever the ornaments are shaken up a bit on bumps. Picked them up...
flatcatspammed
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Aug 12, 2008
2:39 pm
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Got my EZ3USX (one of the last of last yrs. models)on the 16th of July. Over 70 miles so far. Don't understand those that think it too heavy. What a...
David Moeller
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Aug 12, 2008
11:26 pm
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Hi Moe, If you are going to have a flying pig on your USX you should move to Cincinnati where the wind is always at your back, the trails all go downhill and...
pat
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Aug 13, 2008
12:01 am
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Forgot one of the most important additions. I installed a pair of straps on the pedals. I wasn't about to pay the price for a pair of size 15 clipless shoes...
David Moeller
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Aug 14, 2008
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Group, Yesterday (Friday, August 15, '08) my wife and I stopped by Easy Racers in Watsonville for a visit and test ride. I had not ridden a recumbent of any...
Russ Cochiolo
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Aug 16, 2008
2:56 pm
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Welcome Russ, I am also 70 and bought my USX because of my concern about falling and breaking something, like my head! I have found the learning curve to be a...
pat
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Aug 16, 2008
6:09 pm
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I went this morning and picked up my new ez3 usx hd. To summarize my very fist experience in a 'bent of any kind: "Wooooo Hooooo!" Wow what a fun ride it is! ...
Jules
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Aug 16, 2008
9:22 pm
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Russ I too joined this group to hear about riding the USX. I had never ridden a recumbent before but was thinking about the EZ3 USX because I have poor...
Jules
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Aug 16, 2008
9:33 pm
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Congratulations on your new trike. It is great that it fits in your truck. I recently received my Hitch Rider. It is an outstanding rack. The tilt feature...
frickdoug1
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Aug 16, 2008
10:54 pm
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Hey good point! These are the kind of things a lot of people don't think about (at least people like me) before they have used an item. I'm glad you like the...
Jules
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Aug 16, 2008
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