TerraTrike Maverick

I noticed the seat on my Maverick creaking quite a bit. I located an 8 mm Allen bolt on the left side under the seat and it was quite loose! In fact, it was only a thread or two from falling out. I gave it a good tightening only to have it loosen a couple weeks later. Seems like it ought to have lock tight on it from the factory. I just checked every month or so and tighten asnecessary.

I am 69 years old and havent ridden a bicycle since 2003 when I blew a disc in my neck. The surgery was successful, but I was too scared to put any pressure on my hands like riding a conventional bicycle does. So I stopped riding bicycles completely.

I saw someone riding a trike a few months ago and wondered “Could I ride one of those?”

To make a long story short, the answer is YES! I recently participated in the five boro bicycle tour of New York City, something I hadn’t done in 22 years! There are some steep approaches to the Queensboro Bridge and the Verrazano Narrows Bridge but I cranked up them all in first year.

In addition, I have advanced Parkinson’s. No way I have the balance to ride a two wheel bicycle or the ability to throw my leg over the saddle of one.

My neurologist believes riding a bicycledelays the onset of Parkinson’s. So I put 1000 miles since then.

I’m extremely impressed with the quality of this bicycle. It is absolutely quiet in operation and nothing has gone wrong. Highly recommended exclamation point.

The Maverick is not a high performance trike but it is a solid reliable trike at a good value.