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# 26-inch durable wheels 44 lbs fold-flat cargo basket Supports riders up to 300 lbs Schwinn Meridian

**Brand:** schwinn
**Price:** ₹ 234332
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🚲 Ride steady, carry more, and own your freedom with Schwinn Meridian!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Schwinn Meridian by schwinn
- **How much does it cost?** ₹ 234332 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.in](https://www.desertcart.in/products/38108558-schwinn-meridian)

## Best For

- schwinn enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted schwinn brand quality
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## Key Features

- • **Stable 3-Wheel Design:** Experience unmatched balance and confidence on every ride, perfect for all skill levels.
- • **Spacious Fold-Flat Basket:** Carry your essentials or groceries effortlessly with a 44-pound capacity that folds away for sleek storage.
- • **Comfort-First Cruiser Saddle:** Extra-large, plush seat designed for long rides without fatigue—because comfort is non-negotiable.
- • **Robust Aluminum Frame & Rims:** Lightweight yet strong, with heavy-duty double-wall alloy rims and oversized tires for superior durability.
- • **Effortless Single-Speed Drivetrain:** Simplify your ride with a low-maintenance, easy-to-use single-speed system built for smooth cruising.

## Overview

The Schwinn Meridian is a premium adult tricycle featuring 26-inch aluminum wheels, a sturdy aluminum frame, and a single-speed drivetrain designed for riders between 5'4" and 6'2" up to 300 lbs. Its wide, comfortable cruiser saddle and upright handlebars ensure a relaxed ride, while the fold-flat rear basket offers 44 lbs of cargo capacity. Full fenders and heavy-duty double-wall alloy rims add style and durability, making it an ideal choice for stable, comfortable, and practical outdoor cycling.

## Description

Ride with confidence and style on the Meridian tricycle by Schwinn. This full-sized tricycle for adults is perfect for those who want to enjoy the outdoors. The Meridian’s stylish three-wheeled design provides more stability than a bicycle, while the step-through aluminum frame provides a low stand over height, making it easier to get on and off. It features a 7-speed drivetrain, front linear pull brake, and rear expander brake to create a fun ride that’s simple to use. Plus, this tricycle’s upright riding position and extra-large elastomer saddle make it a joy to ride. And don’t forget - the rear folding basket has plenty of room for cargo, like a backpack, bags of groceries, and more. (Note: the basket is not suitable for children, pets, or other passengers.) Experience the joy of cycling like never before with the Meridian tricycle. Enjoy the freedom of riding a Schwinn.

Review: I am shocked at how well this is built. - For about a year I have looked at 3 wheel bikes(trikes)intending to get one for my lady friend. I ride road bikes for exerciser and pleasure and wanted her to accompany me when I leisurely explore small country towns or cruise bike paths. She has balance problems and is not able to ride a 2 wheel bike at this time and I felt she could ride a trike.. To be honest, I choose this trike because it was the cheapest deal I could find on line.. Sorry honey.. I never expected this much quality for the price though.. The Low Price and the fact that it's a trike is the only reason I bough it.... Being this cheap I felt it may be light duty and not very well made. I hoped it would get her riding before we trashed it and she got on a two wheeler.. BOY was I SHOCKED. I opened the crate, saw this trike and fell in love.. The trike arrived UPS, no damage, none what so ever, zilch but there was one hole in the box where an axle rubbed.. The box had been opened and taped closed.. Everything was in the box, no missing parts to my surprise due to the fact all the staples had been pulled loose on top of the heavy card board box and it was clear to see someone had taped it closed again using packing tape.. I have mechanical skills so assembly was no sweat..Someone who has less skill may need to ask a few questions. There is an 800 number supplied. I did not call it so I can't say if it works or not. For assembly you will need metric tools. I recommend sockets and metric allen wrenches.. A strong Phillips screw driver may be handy too.. My trike had two flat tires but there is nothing wrong with the tires. New rubber can be expected to slowly leak at times because before rubber ages a tiny bit of air can seep through the rubber even when there are no holes in the tube. No telling how long those tires had sat in storage. I squirted some slime in the tubes (like I always do with new bikes ) and inflated the tires. They are holding air well.. The instructions are a single page tucked in the owners manual. Hard to find and not really good when you do. There was NOTHING mentioned about trikes in the owners manual. Strange.. BUT if you insert the back part to the bike to the main frame and bolt it together using the 4 bolts and nuts provided you will get past the hard part. I hear complaints about the fenders...Mine are great..The fenders will need to be adjusted to cover the tires.. Do not bend the nice shiny metal braces. After the fenders are installed you can slightly bow the center brace to line the fender with the top of the tire..with an adjustable wrench you can grasp and slightly bend the bottom part of the fender braces outward to line the fenders up with the tires..If you are careful you can get them almost perfect.. Someone could drill the fake lights ( red reflectors ) located on each fender from behind and install LED's through the back.. Fill the hole with something to keep water out. Hook up a battery and have red lights for night riding..Done correctly this would be nice.. When you assemble the two main parts..Think of the front of the bike as the bike and the part with the long axle as THE REAR PART. The rear part attaches to the bike where the rear wheel normally goes. It has flanges that GO INTO not over the matching flanges on the main bike frame.. Put them INSIDE where the back wheel normally goes. They fit tight and may not be easy to get INSIDE. A ball bat or other heavy wooden object, covered with rags to protect the pain will help bang the parts in place.. You will also need to connect a short chain during assembly but do not fear. It comes with a master link that you clip in place using pliers. I have a chain tool and I replaced the factory short chain with a better chain that I had on hand. I made a replacement short chain out of a long chain using my chain tool.. I recommend that everyone buy a chain tool and learn how to use it..All bike and trike riders should know how to splice a bike chain. The photo's do not do this bike justice. The basket is strong and BIGGER than I thought it would be. My 5 year old grandson loves riding in it. Place more weight slightly to the right because the right back tire does the pulling and needs the weight for traction especially going up hills.. It will coast down hills very FAST... you may want to hold slight pressure on the hand brake at times.. Always be careful costing big hills and use the brakes to keep your speed in a safe range. I feel safe on the trike at about 17 MPH.. Install a bike computer.. Keep up with your miles. This will encourage you to ride more. Gives you goals.. Yes. I Recommend this bike and I recommend people get it from desertcart. They have always treated me well and they have the best deals on line. I love this product and I am impressed with desertcart's service.. My lady friend is very happy with her new trike. We have ridden it tonight all over the farm.. I believe it will be good for some park trails too. I regret now that I did not get one for myself so when she rides hers I can leisurely ride along side.. Did I say, I love this trike? The seat is big, soft, comfortable and nice too.. The angle of the seat in relation to the peddles makes it fun and easy to ride. It almost feels like riding a stationary bike.. Comfortable with more leverage.. The ONLY thing I did not like about the entire package is the cheap plastic peddles. Ouch. They are NOT what I know as cruiser peddles and they will not spin freely when I give them a spin.. That is how I check my peddles. If I spin them I expect them to rotate at least 10 times on their own before slowing to a stop.. I suspect these peddles NOT have BEARINGS at all.. They look like Cheap Mountain bike peddles that retail for about 7 bucks a set.. They are Really cheap crap for a Schwinn. But when you saved 200 bucks, you can expect something to be cheap.. We will just replace them and not look back.. Wallyworld sells Cruiser peddles with bearings for about 12 bucks.. I like THEM much better but in all fairness the Mountain Bike Peddles may not allow your foot to slip off due to the way they are made... Quality like this, sold this cheap, is a bargain. Cheap plastic peddles and all...Better get you one while you can.. Good luck Chief.
Review: Excellent trike, just takes some patience if you have to assemble it. - Many of the negative comments you may read are posted by people who are not bicycle mechanics and have little/no experience putting together a bicycle. If you think putting a bicycle together might be challenging for you then you probably want to steer clear of an un-assembled Schwinn Meridian. Even knowing what I'm doing it took about 2.5-3 hours to get the trike assembled and that is only the basic assembly. It took 2-3 days of riding and fiddling with things to get everything adjusted properly. I've seen a few complains about Schwinn (Pacific Cycle's) warranty but I had no issues at all. The first hub unit stripped out the very first time I tried to ride it and the freewheel would just spin on it and the trike wouldn't move. I called up Schwinn warranty services and literally in under 5 minutes I was off of the phone and they were sending me out a new hub unit, freewheel and rear sprocket (just in case). As soon as the new hub unit and freewheel were in and installed I was riding in style. The seat that comes with the bike may be comfortable for lighter (under 200lbs) riders but for larger folks like myself I found it too "bouncy" and it always felt like I was leaning too much with the trike in corners. I replaced it with a Schwinn ultra-wide comfort seat with memory foam from my local Targer (I always use that exact seat on every bike I own). Speaking of corners, a trike is NOT a bike and therefore there is some learning to do. - Firstly you have to remember that you have wheels sticking out that can get caught on something, so no cutting corners close because either you will clip something and get into a terrible collision or your wheel will dip into the corner and cause you to flip/lose control. Just stay a couple of feet away from road edges and such and you're fine. - Also you'd think that you don't have to lean with it because it has three wheels, but it still has some play in it and when you turn (especially at any speed) I find that leaning with the trike helps the handling quite a bit. - Lastly, remember that it IS a three wheeler with one wheel in the front and two in the back, don't turn the front wheel really hard while going too fast or you can flip it. This seems to be a moot point since it's not a terribly fast bike anyway, but if you're booking it down a big hill or something at 20+ mph it's something to consider. As for fine tuning the assembly, you'll probably have to fiddle with the brakes for a while to get them just right and the fenders can be quite challenging to get lined up properly where they don't rub, you're best bet is to just leave them off honestly. My only real CON with this bike is the way it's geared, it's geared low but not super low. I find that it's hard to ride long distances because of this. At the speed I normally ride a bicycle (probably 5-7mph) I'm having to do a lot more pedaling than normal. If you ride very slow it's fine, or if you ride really fast and take little breaks and coast for a while it's ok, but I do wish it was geared differently. I will probably eventually replace either the rear sprocket or the freewheel for a larger model that will allow me to cruise at the speeds I like (moderately slow), it will greatly limit my top speed but I'm ok with that since I seldom break 10mph on this trike. All in all it's a great bike that I will end up keeping for a very long time. It's like having a little truck that you can throw things into and carry around. You can transport dogs, a small child (with a helmet of course), groceries, things you bought at a local garage sale, all kinds of things easily with this trike. Ride and handles great, Schwinn customer service is great. The only reason I'd say to steer clear of buying it is if you aren't committed to putting it together and taking the time to get it right. If that's the case then buy it from a local re-seller pre-assembled, even though you'll likely still have to do some tweaking.

## Features

- Adult trike equipped with 26-inch wheels and offers a comfortable riding experience for riders 5'4" to 6'2" in height, recommended weight limit is 300 pounds
- Single speed drivetrain is easy to use and maintain
- Keep your cargo securely with the redesigned basket, with a weight limit of 44 pounds, and it conveniently folds flat for storage when not in use
- Three wheels provide a more stable, balanced ride with wide upright adjustable handlebars, extra-large comfort cruiser saddle, great for older riders, lack of mobility, or unconfident riders
- Full coverage fenders add style while helping to keep you dry, and heavy duty double-wall alloy rims with oversized tires add strength and stability

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B01GZSMBXO |
| Additional Features | Aluminum Frame, Basket |
| Age Range (Description) | Adult |
| Age Range Description | Adult |
| Best Sellers Rank | #21,361 in Sports & Outdoors ( See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors ) #4 in Complete Cruiser Bikes |
| Bicycle Drivetrain Type | Single Speed |
| Bicycle Gear Shifter Type | Trigger |
| Bike Type | Cruiser Bike |
| Brake Style | Linear pull brakes |
| Brand | Schwinn |
| Brand Name | Schwinn |
| Color | Green |
| Customer Reviews | 4.3 out of 5 stars 3,526 Reviews |
| Derailleur Configuration | Rear |
| Electric Assist Type | Manual |
| Frame Material Type | Aluminum |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00038675793101 |
| Included Components | Schwinn Meridian Adult Tricycle |
| Intended Riding Terrain | Paved Roads, Unpaved Trails |
| Is Assembly Required | No |
| Item Type Name | Adult Tricycle |
| Item Weight | 73 Pounds |
| Manufacturer | Pacific Cycle, Inc. |
| Maximum Weight Recommendation | 300 Pounds |
| Minimum User Height | 64 Inches |
| Model Name | Meridian |
| Model Number | S7931AZ |
| Number Of Speeds | 1 |
| Number of Speeds | 1 |
| Power Source | Manual |
| Size | 1-Speed/26-Inch Wheels |
| Specific Uses For Product | Cruiser |
| Style Name | 1-speed |
| Suspension Type | Rigid |
| UPC | 038675793101 |
| Unit Count | 1.0 Count |
| Warranty Description | 5 Year Limited Warranty |
| Warranty Type | Limited |
| Wheel Material | Aluminum |
| Wheel Size | 26 Inches |

## Product Details

- **Age Range (Description):** Adult
- **Bike Type:** Cruiser Bike
- **Brand:** Schwinn
- **Color:** Green
- **Frame Material:** Aluminum
- **Included Components:** Schwinn Meridian Adult Tricycle
- **Number of Speeds:** 1
- **Special Feature:** Aluminum Frame, Basket
- **Suspension Type:** Rigid
- **Wheel Size:** 26 Inches

## Images

![Schwinn Meridian - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81am78F72nL.jpg)
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![Schwinn Meridian - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81X03tpke1L.jpg)
![Schwinn Meridian - Image 4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81kuttA2qhL.jpg)
![Schwinn Meridian - Image 5](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81pIfuUOwAL.jpg)

## Available Options

This product comes in different **Color, Size** options.

## Questions & Answers

**Q: What is the advantage or disadvantage to a 24" VS 26" ?**
A: I had also wondered about this and was told that because I have low back pain it would be better to get the 24" because the handles were higher and there would be less 'reaching' bending over that I would have to do with the 26" -  And I am almost 5'6"  - But I've not bought one yet because I would prefer to 'check' one out first.hope this helps someone.

**Q: What is the rider weight limit on the 26" Meridian Cruiser Tricycle?**
A: weight 280lb

**Q: A reviewer indicated the brake was faulty, unless I misunderstood. Has anyone else had brake issues? I am a 4' 10" senior and need stability.**
A: Ive owned 5 of these and never had a brake problem. You need the 24 inch version rather than the 26 inch.

**Q: can i put an additional basket on the front?**
A: The original Question-Asker no longer needs an answer; but  other readers may. Adding a basket on the front is not a problem. Bear in mind, however, that this trike steers by turning the handle bar, not by leaning, as with a bicycle. A heavy load in the  front basket could make steering awkward.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I am shocked at how well this is built.
*by T***D on January 8, 2011*

For about a year I have looked at 3 wheel bikes(trikes)intending to get one for my lady friend. I ride road bikes for exerciser and pleasure and wanted her to accompany me when I leisurely explore small country towns or cruise bike paths. She has balance problems and is not able to ride a 2 wheel bike at this time and I felt she could ride a trike.. To be honest, I choose this trike because it was the cheapest deal I could find on line.. Sorry honey.. I never expected this much quality for the price though.. The Low Price and the fact that it's a trike is the only reason I bough it.... Being this cheap I felt it may be light duty and not very well made. I hoped it would get her riding before we trashed it and she got on a two wheeler.. BOY was I SHOCKED. I opened the crate, saw this trike and fell in love.. The trike arrived UPS, no damage, none what so ever, zilch but there was one hole in the box where an axle rubbed.. The box had been opened and taped closed.. Everything was in the box, no missing parts to my surprise due to the fact all the staples had been pulled loose on top of the heavy card board box and it was clear to see someone had taped it closed again using packing tape.. I have mechanical skills so assembly was no sweat..Someone who has less skill may need to ask a few questions. There is an 800 number supplied. I did not call it so I can't say if it works or not. For assembly you will need metric tools. I recommend sockets and metric allen wrenches.. A strong Phillips screw driver may be handy too.. My trike had two flat tires but there is nothing wrong with the tires. New rubber can be expected to slowly leak at times because before rubber ages a tiny bit of air can seep through the rubber even when there are no holes in the tube. No telling how long those tires had sat in storage. I squirted some slime in the tubes (like I always do with new bikes ) and inflated the tires. They are holding air well.. The instructions are a single page tucked in the owners manual. Hard to find and not really good when you do. There was NOTHING mentioned about trikes in the owners manual. Strange.. BUT if you insert the back part to the bike to the main frame and bolt it together using the 4 bolts and nuts provided you will get past the hard part. I hear complaints about the fenders...Mine are great..The fenders will need to be adjusted to cover the tires.. Do not bend the nice shiny metal braces. After the fenders are installed you can slightly bow the center brace to line the fender with the top of the tire..with an adjustable wrench you can grasp and slightly bend the bottom part of the fender braces outward to line the fenders up with the tires..If you are careful you can get them almost perfect.. Someone could drill the fake lights ( red reflectors ) located on each fender from behind and install LED's through the back.. Fill the hole with something to keep water out. Hook up a battery and have red lights for night riding..Done correctly this would be nice.. When you assemble the two main parts..Think of the front of the bike as the bike and the part with the long axle as THE REAR PART. The rear part attaches to the bike where the rear wheel normally goes. It has flanges that GO INTO not over the matching flanges on the main bike frame.. Put them INSIDE where the back wheel normally goes. They fit tight and may not be easy to get INSIDE. A ball bat or other heavy wooden object, covered with rags to protect the pain will help bang the parts in place.. You will also need to connect a short chain during assembly but do not fear. It comes with a master link that you clip in place using pliers. I have a chain tool and I replaced the factory short chain with a better chain that I had on hand. I made a replacement short chain out of a long chain using my chain tool.. I recommend that everyone buy a chain tool and learn how to use it..All bike and trike riders should know how to splice a bike chain. The photo's do not do this bike justice. The basket is strong and BIGGER than I thought it would be. My 5 year old grandson loves riding in it. Place more weight slightly to the right because the right back tire does the pulling and needs the weight for traction especially going up hills.. It will coast down hills very FAST... you may want to hold slight pressure on the hand brake at times.. Always be careful costing big hills and use the brakes to keep your speed in a safe range. I feel safe on the trike at about 17 MPH.. Install a bike computer.. Keep up with your miles. This will encourage you to ride more. Gives you goals.. Yes. I Recommend this bike and I recommend people get it from Amazon. They have always treated me well and they have the best deals on line. I love this product and I am impressed with Amazon's service.. My lady friend is very happy with her new trike. We have ridden it tonight all over the farm.. I believe it will be good for some park trails too. I regret now that I did not get one for myself so when she rides hers I can leisurely ride along side.. Did I say, I love this trike? The seat is big, soft, comfortable and nice too.. The angle of the seat in relation to the peddles makes it fun and easy to ride. It almost feels like riding a stationary bike.. Comfortable with more leverage.. The ONLY thing I did not like about the entire package is the cheap plastic peddles. Ouch. They are NOT what I know as cruiser peddles and they will not spin freely when I give them a spin.. That is how I check my peddles. If I spin them I expect them to rotate at least 10 times on their own before slowing to a stop.. I suspect these peddles NOT have BEARINGS at all.. They look like Cheap Mountain bike peddles that retail for about 7 bucks a set.. They are Really cheap crap for a Schwinn. But when you saved 200 bucks, you can expect something to be cheap.. We will just replace them and not look back.. Wallyworld sells Cruiser peddles with bearings for about 12 bucks.. I like THEM much better but in all fairness the Mountain Bike Peddles may not allow your foot to slip off due to the way they are made... Quality like this, sold this cheap, is a bargain. Cheap plastic peddles and all...Better get you one while you can.. Good luck Chief.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent trike, just takes some patience if you have to assemble it.
*by A***7 on November 15, 2013*

Many of the negative comments you may read are posted by people who are not bicycle mechanics and have little/no experience putting together a bicycle. If you think putting a bicycle together might be challenging for you then you probably want to steer clear of an un-assembled Schwinn Meridian. Even knowing what I'm doing it took about 2.5-3 hours to get the trike assembled and that is only the basic assembly. It took 2-3 days of riding and fiddling with things to get everything adjusted properly. I've seen a few complains about Schwinn (Pacific Cycle's) warranty but I had no issues at all. The first hub unit stripped out the very first time I tried to ride it and the freewheel would just spin on it and the trike wouldn't move. I called up Schwinn warranty services and literally in under 5 minutes I was off of the phone and they were sending me out a new hub unit, freewheel and rear sprocket (just in case). As soon as the new hub unit and freewheel were in and installed I was riding in style. The seat that comes with the bike may be comfortable for lighter (under 200lbs) riders but for larger folks like myself I found it too "bouncy" and it always felt like I was leaning too much with the trike in corners. I replaced it with a Schwinn ultra-wide comfort seat with memory foam from my local Targer (I always use that exact seat on every bike I own). Speaking of corners, a trike is NOT a bike and therefore there is some learning to do. - Firstly you have to remember that you have wheels sticking out that can get caught on something, so no cutting corners close because either you will clip something and get into a terrible collision or your wheel will dip into the corner and cause you to flip/lose control. Just stay a couple of feet away from road edges and such and you're fine. - Also you'd think that you don't have to lean with it because it has three wheels, but it still has some play in it and when you turn (especially at any speed) I find that leaning with the trike helps the handling quite a bit. - Lastly, remember that it IS a three wheeler with one wheel in the front and two in the back, don't turn the front wheel really hard while going too fast or you can flip it. This seems to be a moot point since it's not a terribly fast bike anyway, but if you're booking it down a big hill or something at 20+ mph it's something to consider. As for fine tuning the assembly, you'll probably have to fiddle with the brakes for a while to get them just right and the fenders can be quite challenging to get lined up properly where they don't rub, you're best bet is to just leave them off honestly. My only real CON with this bike is the way it's geared, it's geared low but not super low. I find that it's hard to ride long distances because of this. At the speed I normally ride a bicycle (probably 5-7mph) I'm having to do a lot more pedaling than normal. If you ride very slow it's fine, or if you ride really fast and take little breaks and coast for a while it's ok, but I do wish it was geared differently. I will probably eventually replace either the rear sprocket or the freewheel for a larger model that will allow me to cruise at the speeds I like (moderately slow), it will greatly limit my top speed but I'm ok with that since I seldom break 10mph on this trike. All in all it's a great bike that I will end up keeping for a very long time. It's like having a little truck that you can throw things into and carry around. You can transport dogs, a small child (with a helmet of course), groceries, things you bought at a local garage sale, all kinds of things easily with this trike. Ride and handles great, Schwinn customer service is great. The only reason I'd say to steer clear of buying it is if you aren't committed to putting it together and taking the time to get it right. If that's the case then buy it from a local re-seller pre-assembled, even though you'll likely still have to do some tweaking.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A few things you will want to think about
*by W***N on October 16, 2015*

There are a couple of things to know before purchasing this, or any, adult tricycle. I wish I had been better prepared! I'm a granny-nanny and I work only a mile from home. I could walk to work, but it's a long, tiring days with kids and the neighborhood isn't particularly safe early in the day or evening, plus I bring a huge bag of endless entertainment for "my" kids. A bike would mean a backpack or a pricey cargo-trailer, and while I was an avid distance cyclist in my youth, I haven't been on a bike in 20+ years. So a trike with a big-old basket sounded cool! I spent the entire summer researching the possibilities. I emailed, joined forums, vigorously attempted (in vain) to find a vendor who had trikes in stock or anyone in the city who would lend me one for an hour. I considered paying more than I paid for my car (which wasn't much, for a car) for a motorized C*zyTrike, but found such terrible reviews of the company's business practices that I decided it wasn't worth the risk. Initially I ordered a 7-speed Kent trike from W**Mart, at the same price as the Meridian. Weeks passed and I finally got them to 'fess up the trike had been "lost in transit" and couldn't be replaced. Don't ask why! They didn't know! I couldn't find any other trikes with multiple speeds without spending a LOT more money (but for a few with *terrible* reviews), and by then I was planning to add an eBike kit to it anyway. At my age, I need reliable transportation, and a casual workout, not an American Ninja Challenge! So I ordered the Meridian from Amazon and it was here in 2 days (hallelujah!). My darling husband has built many a bike for 4 children and 3 grandkids, so he had no problems with this one. The fenders DID rub at first, but he was able to adjust them so they didn't. My maiden voyage was just over a week ago, and it was MUCH more difficult than anticipated. The first issue I ran into was steering. Steering a trike is WAY different from a bike. I knew that, intellectually, yet I was unprepared for how difficult it was actually going to be. I live in downtown Atlanta, in a neighborhood built before cars (or driveways), therefore everyone parks along the narrow streets. The roads are all crowned very high in the center to facilitate rain runoff, and this means the trike tilts *VERY* far to the right if you are staying in your lane of traffic. One must lean to the left in order to maintain any stability, and that, in addition to the width of the back end, makes controlling the vehicle much more complicated, and difficult to handle. Add to that the unfortunate fact that the chain drives the RIGHT rear wheel, and you have a tricycle which wants to pull you off the side of the road. I had to brake frequently to avoid veering into parked cars, or once, into a tree! Also, when you put your feet down at a stop, as you are accustomed to doing on a 2-wheeler, if you are still moving even a couple of inches, you will road-burn your calves with your rear wheels! My second ride was better. I made it in the middle of the day, when there was very little traffic, and I stayed close to the center of the road. I still had to use my left hand to do most of the guiding, and kept swiveling my head to watch for oncoming traffic (note to self: rearview mirror!). I'm not ready to brave the main roads yet, for sure, and in spite of the fact that I use an exercycle regularly, the last hill defeated me, and I had to pull over and catch my breath for a few minutes. I'm a pale redhead, and I'm sure my face was beet-colored at this point. A low, recumbent tricycle would be more stable, and the "serious" trikers who are interested in speed and heart-rate will always recommend those, but I wasn't comfortable giving up visibility (seeing and BEING seen). Those models also do not have baskets, or room for what my employer calls my "Mary Poppins Bag". My eBike kit from Clean Republic arrives today, and I'm looking forward to a fun and motor-assisted ride this weekend! I'll gladly update this review at that time. The front wheel drive motor should help with my others issues, and beyond that, I just have to get used to it. This trike is inexpensive, heavy and clunky, but it's certainly a good starter trike for someone like me. If it becomes my main mode of transport (as I hope, with a new grocery being built nearby), I might upgrade at some point. The eBike kit can be transferred to any 26" bike or trike. Yes, the eBike kit cost nearly THREE TIMES what the bike itself did, and I'll be letting you know if it was worth it! My last comment, and the loss of one-star, is that I wish this trike had coaster brakes in addition to hand brakes. I have small, arthritic hands and the span of the brake grip is almost more than I can do now, let alone as time goes by. I may have to jury-rig a manner of closing the distance between the handgrips and the brake pull.

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*Last updated: 2026-05-15*