![]() ![]() So when you see a pot hole or a piece of road debris, you can’t just think “Okay, I’ll go to the side of it” like on a typical e-bike. But unlike a typical two-wheeled e-bike where you have a single track of wheels to manage, an e-trike has three. This is true of all electric tricycles, not just this one. That sounds a bit odd, but let me explain. One thing to note: You have to pay attention to where all your wheels are. That’s just another testament to how stable the RadTrike is, even at higher speeds. I don’t recommend making a sharp 90 degree turn at max velocity, but you can actually do it if the 90 degree turn is wide enough (think street intersection, not sidewalk turn). I could even take turns at full speed as long as the turn was wide enough. The RadTrike only gets up to 14 mph (22 km/h), but that speed actually feels much faster on a trike than it does while doing 14 mph on any other of Rad’s electric bikes. I tested the RadTrike if flat Florida so there aren’t any big hills, but even climbing up loading dock ramps and other inclines shows that the motor isn’t a weak little thing. The motor is quite powerful at 750W, and you really feel it pulling you along once those first few seconds of slow throttle ramping pass. That’s a nicely thought out feature and one that is especially important when you have a front wheel motor like this. That means that even if you go whiskey throttle and essentially “floor it,” the trike will gently accelerate over the first three to four seconds. On the RadTrike, they’ve design some very slow and easy throttle ramping profile. Some other electric tricycles I’ve tried do instant front wheel burnouts because the throttle gives you all that power at once. Unless you’re actively trying to tip it, you probably won’t. The point is, despite many people thinking electric tricycles can be tippy (and they can), the RadTrike is well designed to feel pretty darn stable. Unlike other e-trikes I’ve tried, I never accidentally went up on two wheels. I had to really try to get it up on two wheels, meaning I could only do it while going fast and simultaneously making sharp turns, or else throwing my weight in a corner turn to purposefully lift the outer wheel. ![]() They made the rear as wide as it could be while still fitting through most standard exterior doors, plus the 18″ wheels keep the center of gravity lower, so you get a nice and stable platform. The first thing I noticed about the RadTrike was just how stable it is while riding. ![]()
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