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Are you looking for information about how to figure out if our ebike motor kits will work with your Trike? If so, you are in the right place and we are going to provide you with some important information to consider related to electrifying your bike type! 🎉
Somethings to note specifically about ebike conversions on Trike's:
Our kits are designed to work on standard bikes and while trikes are in fact still bikes, they are about as far from a standard bike as it gets! With this in mind, our motor kits often work on a vast majority of recumbent trikes, however the installation will require more time, preparation, and creativity in order to complete. In order to hopefully help you identify some of these pitfalls for trike installations we have outlined a few things to be mindful of below:
Trikes often have a more extended and spread-out frame than standard bikes. As a result of this, trikes often require extension cables for just about every cable coming from the kit in order to be able to reach the locations for installation on a trike. We have provided a link to our article with more information on the cable lengths coming from our motors so that you can measure and plan accordingly! 😁
We can't confirm what exact cable extensions you will need because that is dependent on your trikes' exact dimensions and where you mount everything on your unique setup. Most would need Battery Extension Cable(s) (depending on where you mount the battery) and Speed Sensor extension cable(s). However, you could also need other extension cables depending on your setup, including the display extension cable and brake/throttle extension cable. You can find all of the extension cables we offer here.
Trikes can also be a bit more difficult to install a battery on depending on the design and water bottle mount bolt hole locations.
Depending on the steering design, especially if it is a recumbent trike, mounting the items which are designed to be mounted on a standard bike can be difficult to mount on a recumbent trike and require creativity (this includes the display, throttle & brake levers)
Installation on a trike is more of a custom setup, so we would recommend checking in with some local bike shops to see if they could help perform the installation. Our Mid Drive installation video and resources are for installation on standard bikes however there are other videos and references available online which you can use to help with installation on a trike.
We recommend starting by taking our Step-By-Step Bike Compatibility Quiz in order to determine the fitment and compatibility of our motor kits and batteries on your specific bike! And guess what?! Our Bike Compatibility Quiz includes engaging how-to videos along with printable templates for your ease and convenience 🥳
But first,
If you are not familiar with the difference between the two types of motor kits that we offer (Mid Drive and Front Hub) we recommend checking out our comparison article by clicking the button below!
Now that you understand the difference between the motor types that we offer, we should discuss batteries! If you are looking for more information regarding range based on motor type and battery type, we recommend checking out our detailed comparison and info by clicking the button below!