recumbent trike parts suppliers

[NaTaS]

Hello all,

I am gathering parts for a homebuilt recumbent trike. I was wondering
if there was a company/website that I might be able to purchase parts that I
will need, an all in one type of parts store for bikes and trikes. I am
really finding it hard to find a hard shell seat, I am leaning away from the
pipe frame and mesh seat that I see allot of the homebuilders using.

Thanx for any information you can share with me
James Johnson

[[email protected]]

NaTaS wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I am gathering parts for a homebuilt recumbent trike. I was
wondering
> if there was a company/website that I might be able to purchase parts
that I
> will need, an all in one type of parts store for bikes and trikes. I
am
> really finding it hard to find a hard shell seat, I am leaning away
from the
> pipe frame and mesh seat that I see allot of the homebuilders using.
>
> Thanx for any information you can share with me
> James Johnson

Tried Power On yet?
http://poweroncycling.com/
http://poweroncycling.com/RECUMBENT%20SEATS.htm

You'll probably have the most trouble coming up with a front wheel
arrangement. I'm pretty sure Greenspeed sells Sturmey Archer front
hubs, and many people have had success adapting "downhill" mountain
bike hubs.

Also, Bentrideronline has a homebuilder forum:
http://www.bentrideronline.com/messageboard/forumdisplay.php?f=12

Jeff

[Ben Fox]

www.organicengines.com has hubs. and seats.

Ben Fox



"NaTaS" > wrote in message
...
> Hello all,
>
> I am gathering parts for a homebuilt recumbent trike. I was wondering
> if there was a company/website that I might be able to purchase parts that
I
> will need, an all in one type of parts store for bikes and trikes. I am
> really finding it hard to find a hard shell seat, I am leaning away from
the
> pipe frame and mesh seat that I see allot of the homebuilders using.
>
> Thanx for any information you can share with me
> James Johnson
>
>

[Ben Fox]

Here's the exact link for seats and
http://www.organicengines.com/Accessories/index.htm

Ben Fox



"NaTaS" > wrote in message
...
> Hello all,
>
> I am gathering parts for a homebuilt recumbent trike. I was wondering
> if there was a company/website that I might be able to purchase parts that
I
> will need, an all in one type of parts store for bikes and trikes. I am
> really finding it hard to find a hard shell seat, I am leaning away from
the
> pipe frame and mesh seat that I see allot of the homebuilders using.
>
> Thanx for any information you can share with me
> James Johnson
>
>

[[email protected]]

How about Greenspeed? They sell just about every component, from frame
tubes to complete frames, and all the trike-specific bits and pieces.
http://www.greenspeed.com.au/

[NaTaS]

Thanx to all the posts, your assistance is extremely appreciated.

James



> wrote in message
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>
> NaTaS wrote:
>> Hello all,
>>
>> I am gathering parts for a homebuilt recumbent trike. I was
> wondering
>> if there was a company/website that I might be able to purchase parts
> that I
>> will need, an all in one type of parts store for bikes and trikes. I
> am
>> really finding it hard to find a hard shell seat, I am leaning away
> from the
>> pipe frame and mesh seat that I see allot of the homebuilders using.
>>
>> Thanx for any information you can share with me
>> James Johnson
>
> Tried Power On yet?
> http://poweroncycling.com/
> http://poweroncycling.com/RECUMBENT%20SEATS.htm
>
> You'll probably have the most trouble coming up with a front wheel
> arrangement. I'm pretty sure Greenspeed sells Sturmey Archer front
> hubs, and many people have had success adapting "downhill" mountain
> bike hubs.
>
> Also, Bentrideronline has a homebuilder forum:
> http://www.bentrideronline.com/messageboard/forumdisplay.php?f=12
>
> Jeff
>

[Joshua Goldberg]

NaTaS eh...You Little Devil

Try Randy Shulman @ Actionbent in Seattle (don't have the website address),
he carries a Hard Shell made by China Mascot TW that is supposed to be quite
comfortable and vented, somewhere around $125.00 USD.

Power-on-Cycling has/had? Karl Swanson Hard Shells.

Milt Turner (Turner Recumbents) in Arizona does a Hard Shell.

Velokraft (Germany) used to sell a Kamil Hard Shell, also used by Optima & I
think M5.

Personally I prefer the Optima (Baron Model) and Hostel Shoppe sells an
extension for those with a fear of sliding off and hurting their manhood on
the boom.
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"NaTaS" > wrote in message
...
> Hello all,
>
> I am gathering parts for a homebuilt recumbent trike. I was wondering
> if there was a company/website that I might be able to purchase parts that
> I will need, an all in one type of parts store for bikes and trikes. I am
> really finding it hard to find a hard shell seat, I am leaning away from
> the pipe frame and mesh seat that I see allot of the homebuilders using.
>
> Thanx for any information you can share with me
> James Johnson
>

[Dave Larrington]

Joshua Goldberg wrote:

> Velokraft (Germany) used to sell a Kamil Hard Shell, also used by
> Optima & I think M5.

I think you're thinking of Novosport, Joshua <URL: http://www.novosport.de>
They supply composite wossnames, including seat & tailboxes, to HP
Velotechnik among others, though IIRC they're the distributors for a Polish
operation. The German version of the site has more detail than the English,
and includes a trike-specific seat which, natch, I only discovered /after/
having bought and fitted an HP Velotechnik-stylee one to my Trice...

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