Nick - it might be worth mentioning for those who have never tried to shop using a bicycle as transportation, that one of the huge drawbacks of two wheels is in balancing a large load of loose items - say groceries.
The basket on this trike, positioned between two front wheels does the trick, elegantly. And the motor assist helps with hills, which is the second impediment to greater use of such sensible vehicles. And then the folding feature - to conserve space.. It is a well thought out design. Compared to Europe, where there is a significantly larger participation in eco-transportation - the situation here in the USA is terrible. I see my neighbor driving her 3-ton Land Rover SUV down the hill simply to get the mail. Then later she drives over to the health club to work out. Go figure. How many millions of wasteful trips burning fossil fuels are commonplace now - due to habits that were formed in another time-frame, and could be easily changed ? Jones http://ecobike.diytrade.com/sdp/462663/4/pd-2542849/5790431-0/Folding_Electr ic_Tricycle.html One of the irritating, almost unpleasant, things about trikes is that they don't bank over on corners or cambered road surfaces (my wife has an electric one). This machine looks as if it can bank over, whilst still keeping the stability of three wheels. Nick Palmer
