海角乱伦

I admit I had to look it up to figure out what a "Beach Trike" was. Now that I have googled it, I would say you should be safe. I really don't think anyone else would want it, let alone steal it. Have Fun with it.

Roddie in Retirment馃暤

P.S. I am sure now all the Beach Trike fans will chase me down...at 2 mph.馃槈

Ouch, I almost, yes almost want to send you money so you can tell me what your experience with the bike is. One of the reasons I don't drive in Brazil, and I absolutely love living here, is because the roads are so messed up. That bike is just too long for your typical Brazilian road. It would look really cool on an American bike path, but not here. That profile picture of me was probably 30 years ago and the last time I was on ANY kind of bike.

I am sure I am not going to change your mind, so let me know how you like it once they push it to your house.

Roddie in Retirement馃暤

@roddiesho

I have bike paths close to my home in Ilh茅us.

@alan279

Seriously???This is Brazil. You won't聽 have it in a week more n likely.

Not very practical in Tinytown (aka The San Francisco of Esp铆rito Santo Brazil, Pancas). It would be nice on the downside but you鈥檇 be pushing it on the upside. Nobody would want to steal it, for sure.

@alan279 Way To Go!

Roddie in Retirement馃暤

馃槑

@Cserebogar, @alan279 He is a good guy and can have it as long as he likes.

Roddie in Retirement馃暤

@alan279

1. Only if you had a cell phone attached to it 馃ぃ

@alan279 Only if you had a cell phone attached to it 馃ぃ - @KenAquarius

A cellular GPS tracking device?

@alan279 You mean like an Albatross Alert.

Roddie in Retirement馃暤

@roddiesho

Something like this

@alan279 I really like it.

At my age, everything reminds me of a story.... My wife returned to Brazil for a while when I was living in Maryland with our daughter. My wife was a little concerned about the guys my daughter, in her late teens, were seeing. She had me put a GPS in the back of my daughter's car.聽 The amazing thing was that my Wife, bless her heart, was able to track our daughter to one of the bad boy McDonalds hangouts......ALL THE WAY FROM BRAZIL.

Roddie in Retirement馃暤

I received an offer to insure a bike. Here鈥檚 the translation of the coverage:

Accidental Damage Coverage including Theft (mandatory purchase)

Fall or collision while cycling, transporting or attempted theft, provided that it is carried out by the insured or is present in the transported vehicle.

Theft: During cycling and in places where the insured lives or is staying, in addition to storage areas (parking/bike racks) or areas intended for maintenance (bike shops or workshops). Theft of personal mobility equipment, through direct threat or use of violence against the insured, or breaking into the storage area with evidence of traces, as well as any damage caused by the simple attempt to steal them. Theft committed through skill, fraud or breach of trust, provided that this is proven by opening a police investigation, closed-circuit TV images and/or witness testimony, through the registration of a Police Report.

@alan279 Sounds Good. Do the numbers work out...How much do they value the bike at...

Roddie in Retirement馃暤

Argh, my fresh out the box Logitech keyboard can't make a question mark馃槖

Bike insurance costs about 10% of the initial price of the bike, per year.

A R$4.000 bike will cost R$400 per year to insure.

@alan279

That鈥檚 nice . I live in a beach town that would be perfect here. I lock my bike up here but I don鈥檛 see or hear about a lot of party crime or crime in general.

@roddiesho

That鈥檚 funny .

@alan279 Sounds Good! Go For It!

Roddie in Retirement馃暤

@kmitch0077

What type of bike lock do you use?

A R$4.000 bike will cost R$400 per year to insure. - @alan279

An R$80.000 car costs R$2.000..........

I honestly think it is to useless to be stolen, a regular bike OTOH........

@alan279

I bought a beach trike, a U-lock, a chain to wrap around a post in the garage, and bike insurance.

@alan279

Nice.. Is there a a beach trike community in Ilh茅us,聽 like a biker club? That might be a great way to learn how to trick out your ride, do mods etc鈥� And maybe there are beach trike groopies too! 馃拑 Keep us updated.

@bepmoht

I think that I鈥檓 the only beach triker in Ilh茅us.

Photo:

@alan279

Nice trike!!! Just add some shiny chrome and a faux tiny gas tank and you almost have a "Captain America" like Peter Fonda's from Easy Rider.... Kidding!

Really, the best way to maintain mobility is to be active and what could be better than a stable bike on long beaches? Good choice!

What brand is it? I couldn't make that out in the picture.

mberigan

I live 50 meters from a beach that stretches for five miles. 馃榿

Dream Bike is the brand of the trike.

03/02/25 I live 50 meters from a beach that stretches for five miles. 馃榿
- @alan279

Use plenty of sunscreen! 馃寘

@abthree

Got SPF 70.

Photo:
- @alan279

March 3, 25

Nice trike.聽 Does it come with a walking stick or is this an addition?聽 Where do you put the chain to lock?聽 Both the front and rear wheels or to the frame?

I bought and installed holders for my cane. I lock the frame to an immovable object when I'm out, a bike rack or a street sign post. I lock the trike to a chain looped around a support column in the apartment building garage. The front axle requires wrenches to remove, as do the rear wheels.

An update on my triking experience. I mostly ride on the beach. I鈥檝e ridden three miles down the beach and back a few times. It鈥檚 easy, smooth riding between the waves and the palms.

I can run errands in my neighborhood with little travel on the streets. It鈥檚 a very walkable neighborhood, everything is close, I haven鈥檛 owned a car in ten years.

Hills are challenging, as is soft sand. Drivers mostly don鈥檛 see a trike in a pedestrian crossing. I鈥檓 guessing they don鈥檛 receive any bonus points for killing a trike in a pedxing, but how else do you practice to become an F1 pilot in Ilh茅us? 馃樀鈥嶐煉�

All in all, I鈥檓 quite happy with my beach trike. 馃榾

Alan

Is that the model with with 7-speed Shimano gearing?

Is that the model with with 7-speed Shimano gearing? - @bepmoht

Yep, Shimano 7 speeds. I may need an electric motor for the hills.

Ya, maybe you can modify it with the 鈥淭RICICLO PRAIANO ELEKTRA MID DRIVE鈥� crank and battery setup. I guess you could ask DREAMBIKE. It looks like it might be a direct swap out.

Now that I compared the two photos it looks like your frame won鈥檛 accommodate that motor. The DREAMBIKE folks may have another mod.

Well, enjoy the downhills anyway!

The mid drive electric trike appears to have a different frame, and costs three times as much, unfortunately.

@alan279

Nice trike great way to stay active and outdoors . Congrats!!