Best Sun 5-Speed Coaster Brake Hub Conversion Kit for Adult 3-Wheeler Deals

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My wife loves her Torker Tristar. However, with only three speeds here in on the edge of the hill country in Austin, she could not keep pace with me on my 8-speed bike. After a bit of research, I found this handy kit, and took it upon myself to upgrade her ride. The swap itself was fairly simple once I manged to removed the axle gear's key. I got help from my LBS in getting the chain lengths just right, and now our rides together are quicker on the flats and easier up the hills.

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Caveat lector: I installed this hub myself, and I service it myself, so my problems may be wholly my own.

It should be noted that despite the headline, this is a Sturmey-Archer QS-RC5. I was aware of this when purchasing. My order was filled by Niagra Cycle Works, who were very quick about getting a missing part to me.

This is my first experience with gear hubs, and it hasn't been a great one, primarily due to the shifter. Like all gear hubs with the exception of the Rohloff, indexing is done at the shifter, not in the hub, which is a fundamentally broken setup. It means every single time you need to remove the cable for any reason, (and that is necessary to remove the hub for service, adjustment, etc), you must readjust the cable, and the adjustment is VERY touchy. It can also come out of adjustment on it's own.

The cable in my case was also about 1/2" too long, and I had to shim it to even be able to shift at all. There is no trimming the cable length, either, as it is capped at both ends, and the caps are what hold the cable in place.

The coaster brake can stick if one stands on the pedal at a stop, but that seems to be par for the course with coaster brakes, in my experience.

When the stars align just right allowing the shifter to be in proper adjustment, it shifts well, if not under load.

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Replaced my 3 speed, great piece of equipment for my bike. Was easy to install, and is working well. Sturmey Archer is a very good

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Sun 5-Speed Coaster Brake Hub Conversion Kit for Adult 3-Wheeler

Sun sucks does not have extra info to guide you if it fits you 3 wheeler..also missing parts..

Cheap Currie Technologies eZip/iZip Tri-Ride and TriCruiser Battery Pack

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The battery pack of the iZip Tricruiser (3 SLA 12 volt 12ah) is powerful enough to go good distance per charge. But when doing extra trips during the day, or extra long trips, it's good to carry a second one.

The SLA batteries in general does wear down pretty quickly (and that's why only 6 months warranty from the OEM). So the unfortunately side of this is may have to replace the pack as soon as every 9 to 12 months. The Tricruiser I ordered for my father in law lasted 10 months before battery pack died (verified by a local authorized dealer). I an in the midst of try to replace the SLA batteries myself (have to unsolder the leads), but in the meantime getting a new battery pack is prude either as a new primary battery, or a spare when I get the first pack's battery replaced.

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Buy Schwalbe Silento II RLX 700 x 23 C Bicycle Tire, Black, Wire Beaded

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I got a set of these from an amazon seller from their website, and these tires are indeed 35mm wide.

The tag says Silento II 37-622 28 x 1 3/8 700 x 35 C.

The tire sidewall is marked 37 622 (28 x 1 5/8 x 1 3/8 700 x 35 C) HS 328 A.

Other than being too big for my application: they look like decent tires.

So if need some 35mm wide trail tires these might work.

Hopefully Amazon will fix this ad to reflect the actual product.

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Kawasaki Trike Reviews

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I bought the trike for my nephew as a Christmas gift. I got it baring in mind that his older brother was getting a real 2 stroke fourwheeler from Santa. It arrived well in advance of Christmas, even though I purchased it a mere two weeks before the holiday. The assembly required could have been done by trained monkeys. He loves it, although his little stubby legs are a bit too short to reach the petals still. His parents are now forced to cart it back and forth everywhere they go because Bren refuses to be parted with his trike.

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We got this trike for our 2 1/2 year old son and he absolutely loves it. When looking into this trike I was a little concerned that it looked like a lot of plastic but it is a very rugged trike. Very heavy duty! And it was a breeze to put together! Didnt even need to look at the manual. My 2 year old doesnt want to leave it alone and my 1 year old is trying to convince us that he is big enough for it so I would say it is a big hit at our house.

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Pros: Rugged construction with heavy duty frame, kids absolutely love the "real" motorcycle look, stable, durable.

Cons: Misaligned head set bracket (combined with my assembly error) eventually resulted in head set bushing failure.

I bought this trike for a friend who works at a preschool. If the children at this school can't destroy something, it can't be destroyed. They did succeed, after the most intense year of use you can imagine, to break the head set bushings. I called customer service (mentioned in another review) to see if I could buy new head set bushings. Customer service didn't hesitate. They took my name and address, then sent me the new parts at no charge. The guy at customer service suggested that I might have over tightened the head set bolt. He may have been right as I'll explain below. I had the new parts within a few days.

The broken headset bushings were not entirely at fault. The lower head set bracket on the forks was slightly misaligned. The first time I assembled the trike I attempted to align the bracket by over tightening the head set bolt. The plastic head set bushings eventually failed from the trike being hammered into every object (moveable or immoveable) on the playground, and the excess pressure on the plastic bushings. When I received the new bushings, I took the time to bend and realign the lower head set bracket. This time I only tightened the head set bolt to where is was just snug. So, with a minimum of effort, excellent customer service from the distributor, and some free replacement parts, the Kawasaki Trike is back in service joyfully taking a beating again.

The heavy use has also resulted in the grab handle at the back of the seat being broken (I forgot to ask for a new one when I called for the heat set bushings) and some of the paint has worn off where a second child would ride standing on the back axle housing. The little "shock absorber" also came apart, but I was able to screw it back together, this time with Locktite. Taking into account the kind of use this toy has endured, I'd say the wear and tear are about what I'd expect. Overall, it has held up well, and I like the fact that when things to break, it can be repaired with a minimum of fuss. Recommended.

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This trike is GREAT.

My son is crazy about it.

It fits him well. He is 2 years old.

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We got this for our son. He loves it!!! Can't hardly reach the pedals but that dont stop him. Stylish and well built, I think it should last a long time. Great product, would recomend to anyone!!!