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Hi Stef, welcome to the wonderful world of trikes. I bought my first trike without even going look at one, with no regrets may I say, direct from ICE. I can't ride a bicycle any more after coming off the loser fighting with too many cars (the 4 bikes were killed so can't complain) . I've got two ICE...

Old ICE VTX with respray and new wheels.

The speed I go at the drag is zero.

Not used drum brakes before and happy with mechanical disc brakes, plus they look better.

My new VTX

First ride out on the new VTX, a bit more flighty at high speed than the old VTX. Descending Strawberry Hill the old vtx would be rock solid at 50m.p.h I had to back off a bit at 47m.p.h on the new one. Did quite a lot of climbing today, I needs a bigger cassette for the big hills to match my other ...

Sorry belgiangoth no it's not for sale, I'm going to keep the mudguards and rack on and have it as a winter come shopping trike. The new one is getting delivered today.

Anyone out there got the new VTX, just ordered one. Would like to hear what you think of it. I have a old one about 6 years old, looking forward to see if there is much difference in how it ride's.

I made a light bracket out of an aero bar extension. I've also drilled holes for bottle cages with out a problem on hard shell seats.

A pair of roller skates and a bungee cord will do the trick, and a lot cheaper.

I'm in Durham, riding a ICE VTX and a Performer Cantus. If anybody is around this way give a shout out.

I've not had a problem with that, all what I can say is I've tried 2 or 3 turbos and none of them are as good as the rollers.

Rollers are no way near as bad as turbos on the rear tyre, not sure what you mean about scrubbing. If you were thinking of using a turbo tyre wear shouldn't be a issue on rollers.

No not really, I've not had any problems just plonk the trike down and off I go. I use the Elite E-Motion rollers witch has 3 settings of resistance, and with the gears on the trike it will keep anybody happy.

You don't clamp the dropouts so there's no flex through the frame and it feels more like riding on the road.