Inspired Cycle Engineering

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ICE Recumbent Trikes
PredecessorTrice (1986)
Founded1999
Headquarters,
Products recumbent bicycles
Website www.icetrikes.co

Inspired Cycle Engineering (ICE, ICE Recumbent Trikes) is a manufacturer of recumbent tricycles, based in Falmouth, Cornwall. [1]

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In 2013, ICE designed a custom-built trike called the Polar Cycle for Maria Leijerstam on her record-breaking ride to the South Pole. The design was based on a standard ICE SPRINT recumbent. [2] [3] [4]

Models

As of December 2021, ICE's product lineup includes only tadpole trikes, [5] with two front wheels and one rear wheel.

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References

  1. "ICE Recumbent Trike". trailsnet LL. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
  2. Coxworth, Ben (December 27, 2013). "World's first cycle to the South Pole achieved". New Atlas.
  3. O'Brien, Mickey (March 27, 2020). "Triking To The South Pole". Laid Back Cycles.
  4. "Cycling a Recumbent Trike across the Antarctic continent to the South Pole". Kickass.
  5. "Recumbent Trikes by Design". Triketech. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
  6. Love, Martin (24 Sep 2017). "ICE VTX recumbent trike preview: 'Perfect for cyclists with balance issues'". Guardian News & Media Limited.
  7. Ball, Bryan (July 28, 2016). "ICE Sprint X 26fs Long Term Review". 'BentRider Online.
  8. "ICE Adventure FS Trike Review". Adult Tricycle Review. December 14, 2020.
  9. "Best Electric Conversion Kits for Recumbent Trike or Bike". eBike Choices. October 5, 2021.
  10. "ICE Full Fat off-road expedition tough recumbent folding trike". Startup Selfie. February 6, 2021.

See also

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