Where to buy a trike in SoCal?

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Doug5150

Hi all,

I'm new to the forum and I was wondering if anyone knew where I could check out (and potentially purchase) a Sun EZ-3 AX or SX? I might also be interested in a Worksman PAV. I'm in the Los Angeles area. Thanks to everyone in advance!

Ray
Best thing to do is email the websites and ask.

Sun sells through dealers only.

Worksman allows you to order online directly, but apparently has dealers too (a shop near me was one in the past).

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I have bought a Worksman bike new (online/direct), and there are three things I would warn about them:
1) their models tend towards being utilitarian, and they are HEAVY and slow, not performance-oriented at all. The PAV I believe only comes with a 3- or 7-sped hub, so it doesn't have a full range of gearing. The Worksmans are stronger but the Sun trikes are a better-performance trike.
2) Worksman bikes need "dealer prep" when they arrive. You should check that everything is properly tight and lubed (the three-speed rear hub on the bike I ordered for instance had basically no grease inside it, and it should be packed full). Check everything, from one end to the other.
3) They said 35 days was the normal lead time, but mine took two months to ship. Dunno if I caught them at a bad time or not, but be prepared to wait a while.
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raygun5000

Best thing to do is email the websites and ask.

Sun sells through dealers only.

Worksman allows you to order online directly, but apparently has dealers too (a shop near me was one in the past).

------

I have bought a Worksman bike new (online/direct), and there are three things I would warn about them:
1) their models tend towards being utilitarian, and they are HEAVY and slow, not performance-oriented at all. The PAV I believe only comes with a 3- or 7-sped hub, so it doesn't have a full range of gearing. The Worksmans are stronger but the Sun trikes are a better-performance trike.
2) Worksman bikes need "dealer prep" when they arrive. You should check that everything is properly tight and lubed (the three-speed rear hub on the bike I ordered for instance had basically no grease inside it, and it should be packed full). Check everything, from one end to the other.
3) They said 35 days was the normal lead time, but mine took two months to ship. Dunno if I caught them at a bad time or not, but be prepared to wait a while.
~

Thanks Doug!

deraltekluge

Sun has a dealer finder function on their website. http://www.sunbicycles.com/sun/index.htm

Mouse over the "about" on their main page.

deraltekluge

By the way, the Sun trikes are also somewhat heavy...50 lbs. for the AX, 56 lbs. for the SX, according to their site.

Tom Stormcrowe

FWIW, My wife loves her EZ3SX.

countersTrike

BentUoCycles in LA, or that one by Dizzylad are two.

countersTrike

countersTrike

http://bentupcycles.com or www.recumbent.com I believe.

raygun5000

http://bentupcycles.com or www.recumbent.com I believe.

Thanks countersTrike! I'll try to check both of them out.

EriktheFish

Hi Raygun,
In L.A. area, the ONLY 2 bent dealers I'd recommend are http://bentupcycles.com and http://www.richardscyclery.com/

raygun5000

Hi Raygun,
In L.A. area, the ONLY 2 bent dealers I'd recommend are http://bentupcycles.com and http://www.richardscyclery.com/

Thanks EriktheFish! I just contacted Dana at Bent Up Cycles. They might have what I'm looking for in a week or two. I'll try to to contact Richards Cyclery soon.

Thanks again for the help!

Raygun

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