Mel's Rides
We could describe Catrikes incredible performance, but why not just show it!
So here we see Cats on the limit!
Whether your jam is a leisurely spin around the neighborhood, a full throttle downhill or a thousand mile tour, your Catrike is ready for the task.
Mel's Rides
A mechanic’s ride through Ladds Addition and Colonial Heights.
Our little kitty’s a dreamboat!!
The Dumont’s sport suspension eliminates the rough ride of chip seal and rails-to-trails while providing a tight grip on the road!
Tight hairpins and s-curves fly by effortlessly!
A boom-mounted full-frame digital camera gives the best view ever of the Dumont’s superb front suspension at work.
Now, we don’t want to give the Dumont’s Monarch Rockshox rear air suspension the short-shrift, so we better get cracking on a video of it!!
An early ride down Tabor demonstrating the front suspension smoothing the ride while giving just a little more steering stability.
That last bit of potholed trail -starting at about the 2 minute mark- shows the Dumont really earning its stripes!
Mechanic Thomas puts a Bosch-equipped 559 through its paces.
Looks like fun, huh?
The Villager’s upright seating position, compact size and price compatibility make it -by far- our most popular Catrike
But, in the right hands -in this case Pat Franz of TerraCycle- the lithe athletic little leopard jumps right right out!!
The Expedition’s 26 inch drive wheel offers slightly less top end than the 700’s 700C wheel. You likely won’t miss it. You’ll love the comfortable touring position.
It’s Mel’s daily ride
Yup. That’s 300 foot in 90 seconds! We scrap 40 MPH as the Catrike eats up the bumpy pavement and spits it out the back side. Then, those massive SRAM disc brakes haul her down to a dead stop.
Good Kitty!
Sure. We could tell you that the low, laidback 700 with it’s 24mm Schwalbe racing tires is a smooth sail down Tabor. And much of it is. But, ooh boy. That last part? The one with all the potholes? Yeah. It’ll rattle your teeth right out of your mouth.
700 don’t mind, though.
Good Kitty!