The development of the Scirocco trike
Scirocco, an experimental racing style hand pedaled trike. An interesting byproduct of the research done for HWI on their Lowrider hand pedaled trike. This prototype was created to try and address the problem of entry and exit that virtually all current racing trikes have. This layout was also intended to keep the rider's feet a safe distance away from the spinning spokes, another common problem with such racing trikes. Having a very low center of gravity, it allows a young rider to get the feel and performance of a real hand pedaled racer while reducing the risks and difficulties that they can entail. Designed and built especially for our little friend Anika (pictured), we pronounced it an immediate success based upon the size of the smile on her face.
