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Reference
- History
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The
story of the Trice recumbent trike...so far
( Click on a picture for a detailed view )
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1986
The first production
Trice were made by Peter Ross in Buckinghamshire,
UK. The design was based on his earlier
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1988
The original
Trice had three 20" wheels, 1988 saw
the introduction of 16" on the front,
easier leg length adjustment and many
other refinements. |
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1990
By now Trice
were selling in the USA. A lighter frame
had been developed and customer demand
led to bigger wheels all round, 20"
front and 700c rear. |
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1993
The original
Fiberglas seat was replaced with a lighter
weight and totally breathable mesh fabric
one. It was easily removed from the
frame so the machine could be flat packed
for transport. |
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1994
Development continued
and the frame was refined so that it
could be split into short sections.
Production volumes increased and improvements
to the steering geometry were made in
1995. |
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1996
For its tenth
anniversary the Trice was subtly redesigned
to improve its ride characteristics
and reliability. Chris Parker (now an
ICE Director) joined Peter Ross to help
with production and development. |
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1997
The English 20"
(451) and continental 700c (622) tyre
sizes were droped in favour of the market
dominant American 20" (406) and 26"
(559). This gave the Trice sturdier
wheels and a better tyre choice. From
a user's point of view the introduction
of plastic tubes covering the chain
made riding much cleaner. |
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1999
Towards the end
of 1998 Chris teamed up with Neil Selwood
and together they formed Inspired Cycle
Engineering, which took over the manufacture
of the Trice from Peter Ross. Within
months two new models were launched,
the XL and the Explorer. There was now
a range of Trice packed with new details
and features.
Sales were better
than expected but time was found to
develop a tandem, the X2, soon followed
by another, the Expedition. Chris and
Neil were aiming to make the Trice range
the best in the world and throughout
2000 and 2001 improvements were made
on a monthly basis. In order to keep
up the pace of development ICE went
headhunting and came back with two technical
experts Ben Dickinson and John Olson. |
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2000
One year of riding
and selling ICE Trice had shown a need
for a narrower trike so Narrow Track
(NT) Trice were developed and added
to the range. Rear suspension became
an option on most models.
The Trice Micro was introduced and became
a legendary super trike even before
it was officially launched. It looked
like a Trice but it has many new ideas,
at the heart of which is its Carbon
fibre seat. It was intended as a low
volume dream machine, but it quickly
became a best seller. |
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2001
Following on
from the Micro ICE launched their super
commuter, the Trice Mini. It is about
as small and nippy as a trike can get. |
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2002
Following the
brief to "design a Micro for BIG boys"
ICE came up with the XXL for launch
the following year. Intended to be
halfway between the XL and the Micro
testers quickly found it has a character
all its own. It has more X.
As the Micro
was being ridden to outright victory
in the 2002 World Championships (Tricycle
class), ICE were testing a new speed
machine the Monster. It proved to
be a bit of an animal !!! |
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2003
After years of
gentle persuasion by their wives the
ICE men finally got round to designing
a Trice specifically for people closer
to five feet tall than six. But one
model was not enough...
The second model designed for those
around 5 feet tall. The Elf is like
a Pixie but it has a composite seat
for a sportier ride.
The Pixie proved to be very popular
(as we had been repeatedly told it would
be). Demand from those too tall for
a Pixie lead ICE to develop the Pioneer.
For those too tall for an Elf, the Raider
muscled its way into the Trice line
up.
During a period of unprecedented development
at ICE 26" rear wheels fell under the
spotlight. The Eclipse reaffirmed the
benefits of big wheels.
Hot on the heals of the Eclipse was
the Meteor with a roomy cockpit and
composite seat, its a "big boys" Monster.
A Super Narrow Track has great benefits
in tight spaces so the Classic becomes
the first Trice available in 3 track
widths Standard, Narrow and Super Narrow.
The classic Trice design lost its hard
shell seat in 1993. After a decade it's
back with a new seat and a new name
the 'Leader'.
More
Details >>> |
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2004
As we head in
to 2004 development is still a big part
of ICE's work ensuring the Trice range
stays on the cutting edge where it has
always been!
First shown at Cycle 2003 was the Concept
Trice Monster - a super light trike
weighing in at just 21.5lbs. Expect
to see elements of this trike make their
way into production machines through
2004 and beyond.
More
Details >>> |
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2004...
ICE introduce
two new fantastic value trikes - the
ICE Q and
the ICE T
. These two models are similar in layout
to the popular Trice XL and Trice Explorer.
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2005
Building on the
success of the ICE Q and T, we added
the ICE S, a sports trike modeled on
the race winning layout of the Trice
XXL but at the great value pricing of
the ICE standard range.
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2006
We launch rear suspension and folding as standard on the Trice Q,S and T |
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2007
Hydraulic disc brakes and hard shell seat are now optional on Trice Q and T. Trice S discontinued, Trice QNT can now be configured to the same as the Trice S (NT and hardshell seat).
Narrow Track option for Trice T now available.
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2008
From April 14th Trice T and Q come equiped with ICE custom wide range gearing as standard. |
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Inspired Cycle
Engineering Ltd, Unit 9 Spencer Carter Works, Tregoniggie
Ind. Est., Bickland Water Road, Falmouth, Cornwall, TR11 4SN |
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