AZUB TRIcon Overview. The TRIcon 26 is based on the well known TRIcon 20 recumbent trike which we have been producing from 2010. 26" rear wheel gives the trike great comfort, bigger ground clearance of the rear derailleur and slightly lower rolling resistance. Some of the riders also like the look of the trike more. On the other hand it also put more stress on the rear wheel and on the complete frame and rear fork. Way too often the trikes with 26" rear wheel are too soft and especialy cornering in higher speeds feels a bit strange. That was the reason why we come with new solutions which we hope will decrease the disadvanteges to absolute minimum and will greatly improve the stifness of the whole trike and will also make your riding experience with 26" rear wheel trike better than on any other compettitive tricycle. The main improvement is our folding hinge which is very precisely machined and which work so good the frame works like made out of once piece of main tube. The second improvement is wider rear fork with exchangable dropouts. All trikes with standard tripple crankset and cassette in the rear are supplied with solid Syntace X-12 axle with 157 mm wide hubs which make the whole rear wheel much stiffer and so bring better riding properties. Other gearing like Dual Drive, Alfine, Rohloff or electric motors can be assembled as well with dropouts for standard 135 mm hub width. The rear suspension was redesigned as well so it is not just the TRIcon 20 with longer rear fork, but a completely new trike. Of course, we chose a proper shock absorber again. You can choose either the basic version of spring / oil, or use one of the top shock absorbers, oil / air combination. Selecting the correct shock absorber and its settings will provide you not only with pleasant comfort, but also very efficient transfer of power. Therefore the pulley position is also very important. We spent a long time "playing“ with this and the result is more than satisfying. We managed to reduce the so-called pogo-effect (lateral swinging of a recumbent bike when pedaling rhythmically or using a force) to an absolute minimum.Excellent drivability plays a major role in the development. Not only front wheel geometry and control, but also the toughness of the rear fork is important. As same as when developing the 20" version the toughness of the rear fork was vital for us and we went the same way as before and even improved some technical details. To get a really tough fork, one must achieve its shortest possible length, which we achieved by using a massive and very lightweight supporting element. It bears the frame mounting to fork, extending to powerful rear stays of the fork. The overall toughness is then supported by the axis of the fork used that is large in diameter and also the position of the shock absorber together with the frame structure in the rear. Another element that contributes to the exceptional drivability are the Remerx double wall rims that not only look absolutely great, but also have unique toughness and strength. This ensures the stability especially in fast rides through sharp curves.
AZUB T-TRIS 26 - SEPARABLE OR FOLDING TRIKE.
The T-Tris 26 is based on the well known T-Tris 20 recumbent trike which we have been producing from 2010. 26" rear wheel gives the trike great comfort, bigger ground clearance of the rear derailleur and slightly lower rolling resistance. Some of the riders also like the look of the trike more. On the other hand it also put more stress on the rear wheel and on the complete frame and rear fork. Way too often the trikes with 26" rear wheel are too soft and especialy cornering in higher speeds feels a bit strange. This disadvantage is however decreased by our very solid frame and by rear fork designed with stiffness in mind.
The T-Tris 26 is separable or folding tricycle. It has all the advantages of AZUB recumbents such as tough frame, rather minute turning radius, fully adjustable seat with our IPS (Ideal Position System) and of course a reasonable price.
T-tris 26 ends up pretty small and compact after folding (or after you separate the basic version) even with the 26 rear wheel and you need only little effort to handle and transport it by car, train or a lift to your apartment. In addition, it's really easy to fold it, it is not necessary to lift or rotate it in any way and it can be basically folded by anyone. We believe that it does not matter if you fold the tricycle in 7 seconds or 30. In our opinion, it rather matters whether the tricycle is functional and we strive to make its folding as user friendly as possible.
AZUB FAT TRIKE
The FAT mania can be seen everywhere in the world of bicycles. Not only bikes are FAT, but also carriers, roof racks, mudguards, travel cases and many other sometimes useful or sometimes completely weird things. In some cases you almost do not believe it is possible. Imagine a fat folding electric bike. Why anyone would need it? But, yep, it exists.
The AZUB FAT trike story
We loved the look and idea of the first real fat trike when it appeared back at the end of 2013, but we didn`t really plan to introduce one as we had had way enough orders to deal with. Then our friend Honza Ždánský came with an idea of crossing the frozen Siberian Baikal lake in March 2015. It did not take too much time to realize it would be great to try it on a FAT trike. So we built one. Not only a working prototype, but also beautiful to our eyes. With red frame, red anodized rims, with Tubus carrier etc. Honza unfortunately did not manage to cross the lake as the weather was too warm, and there was too much of open water and even an earthquake, but the fat AZUB trike was born, and couple of months later we decided to start the production.
