Always use the handlebars to control the steering and always have at least
one hand on the handlebars.
The steering and suspension on all Steintrikes has been perfected to achieve
reliable, predictive and easy steering, even at high speed descents. If you have set
up your front end properly, the steering should always try to self align to go
straight ahead. However, on crowned roads it may tend to weer off toward the
sloping edge of the road. Also, on a trike, you have three tracks and three times
better chance to hit a pebble, bump or a hole with one of the wheels. It is very
important that you pay attention to the surroundings, traffic and others all the
time. Sometimes you simply can’t avoid hitting an obstacle. If that happens, the
front wheel that hits the obstacle or a hole will try to compensate either with the
suspension element absorbing the obstacle or by trying to get around it that can
cause the steering to pull sideways. If your hands are holding the handlebars, you
can control the direction and the amount of how much the front wheel is turning
away. That way, you will always be able to control what is happening and avoid
flipping the wheel sideways which could cause sudden stop, possible failure of
the front wheel and flipping the trike and getting injured. That is highly unlikely
scenarion at lower speeds and very possible at very high speeds.
Always ride at adequate speed (depending on terrain) so you can always react
in time and avoid damaging your trike or injury.
The lowest point of your trike is right underneath the seat. Always try to avoid
obstacles that may hit the frame or the wheels.
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