Trikke T78 Air Scooter
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Product Description
The Trikke T78 Air is the new adult ride for comfort and deep carving fun. The all-air setup means improved traction and a stickier and smoother feel while carving. The buck-knife folding system is a plus for ease of folding and set-up. The T78 mounts both 7-in and 8-in polyurethane wheels (sold separately) on the same frame, in case you want to change it up.
Details
- Steel frame
- All-air setup
- Buck-knife folding system
- Also mounts 7-in and 8-in polyurethane wheels (sold separately)
- Suggested Weight Limit: 250 lbs
Trikke T78 Air Scooter
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Trikke T78 Air Scooter
The Trikke T78 Air is the new adult ride for comfort and deep carving fun. The all-air setup means improved traction and a stickier and smoother feel while carving. The buck-knife folding system is a plus for ease of folding and set-up. The T78 mounts both 7-in and 8-in polyurethane wheels (sold separately) on the same frame, in case you want to change it up.
$299.99
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This is the best exercise machine for a 65+ year old man, who has limited use of one leg. This is the best all-around physical exercise machine that I have ever used. It provides full 100% use of my legs, arms, chest, abs, lower/upper back and heart. I have found that TRIKKE has fullfilled every need I have for a 100% exercise program. Better then a treadmill, lifting weights, swimming 20+ laps, or working out in a gym. Every muscle in my legs, arms, buttocks, chest, lower/upper back and heart rate has been tasked. I have used it only since the 10th of this month, but have gained more confidence on the overall use of my TRIKKE. I am very pleased on what I have seen in the infomercial. I rate this at 5-stars+ as a full use exercise machine. You can not find anything that meets or exceeds this products described use.
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This product is great! [...] My Trikke arrived promptly and in good condition. Assembles easily, tools provided. Allow a couple of sessions to get the hang of riding it, but not really hard. Gives a very good workout, and is fun to ride. Important: be sure to inflate the tires to 80 psi (you will need a good pump with a gauge), or learning to ride will be significantly harder. Trikke on!
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This was a huge leap from the old trikke 8, the air tires make it all worth it, and at the price that I got it at on amazon, it saved me 70 some dollars, SWEET.
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I bought two of these Trikkes for Christmas, one for me and one for my youngest daughter. We’re both right at 5’1″, and this model fits us with room for her to grow.
It was a bit frustrating at first while I learned how to make it go. It took about an hour and a half of riding to really get the hang of it. I discovered that our street has a slight incline–so slight that I’d never noticed it–that brought us to a quick stop at first (which was especially frustrating for my daughter), but now I can go up that hill easily. I recommend learning to use it on absolutely level ground–a basketball or tennis court would do nicely–or on an extremely slight downhill. Trying to learn it on even the slightest incline ~will~ lead to frustration and disappointment. After you’ve learned to tackle the small hill, do a steeper hill…progressing slowly…and you’ll be golden.
It’s as much fun as it looks (which can be a pain as it attracts a lot of attention; seven people in my neighborhood–including a 75-year-old!–have already tried my Trikke, and a couple others have stopped me to ask about it). Three people I’ve let try mine have suggested–independently of each other!–getting a neighborhood Trikke club going.
It’s truly relaxing–because you really have to “live in the moment” and pay attention to what you’re doing so you don’t wreck!
Can’t worry about other things, and, really, the slalom movement is hypnotic after awhile. Like rocking on a porch swing.
Still, it’s a good workout, and you get out of it what you put in. zs out-of-shape as I am, I can go for a couple of hours at a time easily. Want to get your heart pumping faster? Just go faster–or try some hills.
Definitely read the short manual before riding. Amongst other things, it warns you to be wary of leaning back too much. My husband didn’t read that before he tried it and went over backwards, landing hard on his delectable bottom.
I’m 45, out of shape, and roundish. I have an injury to my Achilles tendon that needs surgery–but I don’t have the time or inclination to be out of commission for the necessary 6 weeks of recovery time. The injury has stopped me from exercising–except for on my Trikke.
My daughter is only 10, and she’s not very strong…but she’s able to use it too–though it was harder for her to learn–and we both enjoy it very much.
Best thing (at least for me!) is that I don’t have to wear any special exercise clothes. No sports bra (ouch!), no bike or jog shorts (chafing–ouch part deux!), no jogging shoes. I wear my Croks on it! And it’s completely no-impact. Great on joints.
As I said, my daughter and I are Trikking together and having a ball. Even my other daughter (a rather klutzy card-carrying member of the Exercise Haters Club) eyes it with interest and has deigned to try it three or four times. Progress indeed! I have high hopes of enticing her and my husband into a family Trikke Revolution!
They say the air wheels are harder to learn on than the polyurethane wheels offered on other models, but the air wheels are much safer as they don’t slip out from under you as easily in puddles, wet leaves, etc. You can order the polyurethane wheels separately and install them to learn on, but they say the ride is also a lot less smooth than the air tires.
It folds and folds up easily.
If you put on a water bottle, be aware that standard water bottle screws will go in too far and make contact with the shaft of the handlebars. Use washers to shim the heads of the screws, and you’re good to go.
You’ll have to have a tire pump with a gauge. I recommend an electric pump. These tires are high-pressure. 80 lbs! Other good accessories to buy are a helmet, a bike bell or horn, a basket or bike pannier that will fit on the handlebars, and a rear-view mirror. You don’t want to be looking around on this thing; that can make you wreck! I’ve not wrecked yet, but I’ve seen the injuries of people who have. Not pretty! I don’t wear knee pads or elbow pads or wrist guards because I find them intolerably uncomfortable, but if you find some you can stand, I do recommend them.
This particular model is a bargain. The T-8 is a little taller and an inch or so wider and longer. Also a couple hundred dollars more! I don’t see the difference.
It’s easy to assemble out of the box–though the brakes will need adjustment periodically, and the bolts will need checking and tightening as needed. So, if you don’t know how to adjust bicycle brakes and/or can’t tighten a bolt, you might need some slight help.
When I bought from Amazon, it was on sale for 30% off. I grabbed it, even though I know that buying from an authorized dealer would have brought me some in-store riding and maintenance instruction and good advice. There are Trikke user bulletin boards out there that I found useful and which mitigated the need for the personal service I missed out on by buying from Amazon. The bulletin boards can also hook you up with other Trikkers in your area for group outings and such.
All in all, I am in love, love, love with my Trikke, and I’d buy this T78A air model again in a heartbeat.
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I wish to inform anyone buying this product how to save some money. Number one, it is a good product. Number two, purchase the T78sc for 149.00 and two 8″ air tires for 12.50 each. If you do the math, you’ll find out why, the T78A with 8″ air wheels cost is 299.00. Doing this will give you two 7″ poly wheels for learning and for spares and cost less. PS, you will need different spacers for the 8″ air wheels.
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I am having a really difficult time riding this…I have practiced and practiced and have watched the video more times then I can count. I live in an area that is not totally flat but is not hilly either…just some minor grades and unless I am on a downward grade I cannot make the trikke go. I am going to keep trying because I have seen people on the video ride it so it must be possible.
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I saw the infomercials on television and really wanted one. Well, I bought this one from Amazon and absolutely love it. It was hard to catch on riding at first. It took me three days of trying over and over again on our driveway. Rocking back and forth and trying to get as good as the riders in the commercial. We have a long driveway with a slight incline so that was harder to learn on. Also, I had the rubber wheels instead of the polyurethene ones. That also seemed harder. Just watch the cd that comes with the trikke about 10 times and finally you’ll catch on. I still can’t get up hills but am doing much better on slight inclines. It must be a breeze to ride if you have flat land like in California by the beaches where they filmed the commercial. It is fun and really great exercise. I never get bored with it like other things I have boughten. Also, make sure your wheels are pumped tight like 80#. It seems that when you first start riding the trikke it is kind of stiff, but after riding a week, everything seems to loosen up and it gives better. Make sure your brakes aren’t rubbing up against the wheels also. That was part of my problem at first. Google “Trikke talk” and you will find the trikke website that has all kinds of expert trikkers on to help answer any problems you may be having. I’m 44 years old and enjoying this new toy!
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really neat product, but definitely not as easy as it looks on the infomercial or the accompanying training video. i hurt from the neck down the next morning–guess that means i’m working muscles that don’t get a lot of exercise. the next day i was fine. the blog site, [...], is highly recommended–especially if you’re not near fellow trikkers. everyone’s enthusiastic about trikking and willing to provide tips to make your trikking experience a better one. it was simple to assemble, even though i had to remove the handlebars and reinstall because i didn’t pay close enough attention to the routing of brake cables. very happy with my trikke–not as happy with my ability, but i keep on practicing.
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I was so excited to buy this for my husbands birthday. When he opened it he was like a kid again with his new toy. The trikke was broken. It looks like it was broken during shipment. The push button on the handle bar shaft had broken off and was inside of it.
We emailed Amazon and they overnighted him a new one the next day. We were very pleased by how fast they took care of the problem.
Again when my husband came home he was pleased to see another trikke. He opened the box and the same problem. Now he’s just not happy with the product. He could have rode it without the button being fixed, but it was the simple fact that I paid approx. $300 for the product. It shouldn’t be broken. I could see his point.
I emailed Trikke to see if this problem happens often and the answer was YES! Maybe they should package it differently if it’s happening during shipment. Trikke offered to send us the part and walk us thru the procedure on how to fix it, but we declined and sent both back.
I don’t know what to get him now for his birthday. Very disappointed that this was broken twice. I’m sure it would be wonderful to have and a lot of fun.
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This is an interesting scooter. I’ve had this for about 2 month now and it took me a good 2 days to get it moving. It is fun to go downhill, going on a flat surface I can go about 3 mph and it is almost impossible to go uphill. I found that my tires needed to be over inflated/hard to get moving. This was my first scooter of this kind and I would suggest probably starting on the poly tires. As far as Trikke’s training video/riding instructions, it is not as easy as they make it look. I find that it is more of an upper body workout then a leg workout to get it to move. More of what they call “punching” with your hands than “rocking” to move. I thought that I would be riding this around my neighborhood while my kids were on their regular scooters or tricycle, but I still find it hard to get down the street and back. I cannot say that I would recommend this nor would I discourage somone from buying it, just know what your getting into.
Thanks for the info