TIGHTWAD, don't stop dreaming of such a trike. I walked into a LBS and found a Greenspeed GTX on their buletine board, only$2,900! I took the number in spite of the fact that I am the househusband to a wife and 4 kids. "Honey, I need 3 grand to buy another tricycle...pleeeease!"....yeah, RIGHT! Like another hole-in-the-head! So 4 months passed. I got a temp job painting a house. Total haul...$3,000! Hmmmm
Curious, I dialed. The trike was still unsold! I asked how much he would be willing to let it go for.
AMAZING......$2,000. I call it my Ferrari! It's red and came with every option imaginable. Headrest, wireless heartrate computer, rack, bags (3 of them), fenders, Marathon kevlar tires, Schlumph Mtn drive crank, 2 mirrors and 2 flashing rear lights. I checked the Greenspeed site and all that bling would have cost almost $7,000! Talk about a "dream come true"!
As some lyrics by Journey illustrate..."don't stop believing, hold on to that feeling...."
I know it doesn't hold much for "instant gratification", but the end result is far better anyway. And the wife was OK withit too.(I gave her the other thou, which helped alot!)