Trikke Riding
Manual
Now that you have successfully assembled your new Pon
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e vehicle, we will take you through some
simple riding tips to help you get started.
These tips are focused on helping you with the manual
side of powering your ultra light hybrid vehicle.
We always recommend that you ride with a
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helmet and safety gear. Pay special attention to where you are riding, your proximity to other
people, and especially your proximity to cars if you are learning to ride on a street or in a parking lot.
Please exercise respectful path etiquette where other riders and pedestrians are on the same path.
Athletes who are accustomed to skiing or inline
skating typically pick it up in a matter of minutes.
Don’t be discouraged if you can’t climb on and
Don t be discouraged if you can t climb on and
speed away at 15 miles per hour. Being and entirely
new vehicle, it requires some new skills. Regardless
of your athletic background, you can learn to ride a
Pon
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e vehicle in a relatively short period of time
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usually in less than an hour.
The
greatest
words
of
wisdom
are:
“Keep going until you feel the sweet spot.” You’ll know it when you feel it. With the Pon
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e, the
electric power assist will help you to feel the sweet spot. Try to mimic the feeling manually. If
friends or family are riding for the first time, for their safety please take the time to properly
instruct them and have them wear safety equipment.
You are now embarking on a totally new experience for mankind. It is once in a century that a truly
new technology emerges to change our way of thinking about motion and its application.
Conservation of angular momentum is the physical principle that the Pon
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e vehicle harnesses in
order to transfer the rider’s energy into forward momentum. It is the painstaking research and
development by Trikke Tech over the period of 12 years that has optimized the melding of this
principle with a human powered vehicle. That propulsion technology is now combined with an
electric motor assist on your Pon
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e. The combination of manual and electric power creates an
entirely new carving experience and makes the Pon
‐
e a practical commuter vehicle as well as an
exciting recreational vehicle.
The exclusive 3CV™ technology developed by
Trikke Tech is the mechanism that makes this
forward propulsion possible
The unique
forward propulsion possible.
The unique
cambering mechanism is elegantly simple yet
provides the necessary rigidity, geometry and
resistance to the rider’s motion to allow for
optimum control, speed, comfort, durability
and especially rider confidence. You are now
the owner of the original Pon
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e
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the owner of the original Pon e .
