tricycle

Also known as trike, tricycles

A tricycle, sometimes abbreviated to trike, is a human-powered (or gasoline or electric motor-powered or assisted, or gravity-powered) three-wheeled vehicle.

Key facts

Machine.name: Tricycle
Machine.image: TAYLORTRIKE.jpg
Machine.image_upright: 1.2
Machine.caption: Modern upright tricycle
Machine.classification: Vehicle
Machine.application: Transportation
Machine.fuel_source: Human-power
Machine.wheels: 3
Machine.components: Frame, Wheels, Tires, Saddle, Handlebar, Pedals, Drivetrain
Machine.invented: 1655 or 1680
Machine.inventor: Stephan Farffler
Machine.free_label: Configurations
Machine.free_text: Delta, Tadpole
Machine.free_label1: Types
Machine.free_text1: Upright, Recumbent, Hand-crank, Tandem, Rickshaw, Freight, Children's, Drift, Hand and Foot, Tilting

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of: three-wheeler
Image: Sosnowiecki Rower Miejski Trojkołowy.jpg
Has use: physical exercise

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Commons category: Tricycles
topic's main category: Category:Tricycles
Commons gallery: Tricycle
different from: Trikke
discoverer or inventor: Stephan Farffler
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History
Associations
Wheel configurations
Delta
Tadpole
Other
Types
Upright
Recumbent
Delta
Tadpole
Hand-crank
Tandem
Rickshaw
Freight
Children's
Drift
Hand and foot
Tilting
Conversion sets
Operation
Braking
Records
See also
References
External links

A tricycle, sometimes abbreviated to trike, is a human-powered (or gasoline or electric motor-powered or assisted, or gravity-powered) three-wheeled vehicle.

Some tricycles, such as cycle rickshaws (for passenger transport) and freight trikes, are used for commercial purposes, especially in the developing world, particularly Africa and Asia.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “tricycle” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.