Ben's Trice Page

My Trice is made in the USA by EcoCycle Inc. of Corvallis Oregon
EcoCycle Inc.
1500 NW 9th St.
Corvallis OR 97330
(541) 758-5817
under license from Peter Ross of England, or at least that's how it was when I bought it.

Ken Trueba of Ecocycle no longer makes the Trice, and Peter [Ross] is now the contact for after sales service for US built Trice. Contact Peter at peterross@crystalengineering.fsbusiness.co.uk.

Peter has sold his Trice business to Inspired Cycle Engineering (ICE Ltd) who have been making all the new Trice since January 1999. They have a number of agents in the USA. See the ICE web site: http://www.ice.hpv.co.uk.

I've been riding it to work almost every day for over two years now. I really like it. It's comfortable, fast, responsive, warmer on cold mornings (my feet break the wind instead of my nose!) and more fun on warm days. I ride in traffic downtown, but most of my ride is bike route (thanks, City of Portland!) and I haven't been scared yet. It gets A LOT of attention, which is really fun! I just got neon, which makes me even more attention getting than before.

Most common questions:

How much?!

About $2000. A good price for a custom made bicycle, and the best for a tricycle.

How do you steer?

Very well, thank you :-) Using the handlebars, to turn the t-bar, which pulls the tie-rods, which turn the wheels.

Is it fast?

About the same as a regular (road) bike, but much comfier and aerodynamic.

Don't you feel scared (invisible, etc.) being so low? (Or, more agressively:) Why don't you have a flag?!

I haven't been scared yet, and cars seem to see me fine mostly and give me more space on the road and pass me more safely too. I know the situations where I won't be seen, and I excercise reasonable caution.

More Trice information

Here are some links to two .mpegs I made of my Trice, with and without the Vision Zzipper fairing; 289K and 553K respectively: