Originally Posted by
geebee
Why would anyone build them as a three speed these days I was thinking a minimum of 21 and most likely 63+ gears.
There is such a thing of overdoing it GeeBee! I found that out the hard way- one of my trikes had 83 gears using a jack shaft and also a 7 speed hub. That was about 10 years ago- taught me a good lesson!
It was so confusing, heavy, with too many overlapping gears, and clumsy chain use that the trike was very slow. "Oops - too low; oops - too high: over & over.
On the other hand, removing all that junk (derailleurs, 2 chains, cables) and using a BMX 1 speed 20" wheel did wonders for that trike. Lousy for hills, accelerating, or towing things, but much faster.
CountersTrike