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Ricky Rickshaw
The trishaw Cycling Without Age chapters ride. No-step entry, one or two adults up front, and a rider close enough behind to talk the whole way.
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Discounted fixed rates by state. See the shipping page for yours.
Assembled and tested in Australia
Every bike is assembled and tested in our workshop before dispatch.
24-month warranty
Bike, electronics and non-consumables.
Why we love it
Built for the bits of life a regular bike won't reach.
A 160kg front capacity and easy, no-step entry. Carry one or two adults. Three ways people ride it.
Joyrides
Adults only, the slow scenic loop, Sunday morning energy. The passenger seat is the whole point.
Aged care
The removable front step means no stepping up at all. Carry a parent or a friend who can't ride a regular bike anymore, and give them the wind back.
Commercial
Set up your own transport business in tourist hot spots: one or two passengers, aircraft-style lap belts, a safety bar to hold.
The Ricky · in real use
a day with the ricky~
Two adults up front, easy no-step entry, and the long way round.
- Founded in Copenhagen
- 2012Founded in Copenhagen
- Australian chapters
- 45+Australian chapters
- Adult passengers
- 1 or 2Adult passengers
Community
The trishaw behind Cycling Without Age Australia.
Cycling Without Age gives people who can no longer ride a way back out into the world. Tribe is the authorised Australian dealer for the trishaw they ride: the Ricky Rickshaw.
Cycling Without Age started in Copenhagen in 2012, when Ole Kassow rented a trishaw and offered an older neighbour a ride. It is now a movement across more than 50 countries, with thousands of local chapters and tens of thousands of volunteers.
In Australia it runs as a not-for-profit charity. Volunteers, known as pilots, take residents of aged care homes and people who can no longer cycle for themselves out on free rides: along the river, through the park, back past the streets they grew up on.
The Ricky was refined with a local Cycling Without Age group riding the prototypes, which is why it is built the way it is: no-step entry, a 160kg front capacity, and one and two adult passenger configurations so a chapter can match the bike to the ride.
Getting it home
Delivery, assembly, and what happens if something breaks.
Shipping & assembly
Comes pre-assembled, so there is nothing to build. Check the freight to your door below.
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Warranty & servicing
Twenty-four months on the bike, electronics and non-consumables. Wear items (tyres, tubes, brake pads, chain) aren't covered. Email us photos of any problem and we'll advise the next steps.
- Bike, electronics & non-consumables24 months
- Wear items (tyres, pads, chain)Not covered
- Talk to a human02 5018 7423
Road legal
Built to Australian Standards.
This bike is legal to ride on the road in all states and territories in Australia.
It complies with EN 15194, the standard Australian e-bike regulations are written around, which is what makes it road legal everywhere in the country rather than in some states and not others.
States are steadily writing that standard into their road rules, some already in force and others with dates set. This bike meets it today, so it does not become someone else's problem as the rest catch up.
Not sure what that means for where you ride? Ask us and we will talk you through it.
What makes it special
A bike that carries people.
Two passengers up front, a mid-drive motor to move them, and the safety kit to do it properly.
Key components
6The mechanical half: what moves a loaded Ricky, and what stops it.
Motor250w Bafang M510 mid-drive motor
95Nm of torque, near silent, with assist to 25km/h. Enough to move two adults without drama.
Gearing10 speed Shimano Deore gears
Plenty of range to get going, get up hills, and get up to a cruising speed of 20–25km/h on the flat.
BrakesFront and rear hydraulic disc brakes
Designed for cargo bikes, so there is maximum stopping power even descending a steep hill. The front lever carries an integrated park brake on an easy paddle.
TyresSchwalbe Pick-Up tyres
The bees knees for cargo biking: heavy loads, built-in cushioning and puncture-resistant liners.
WheelsAlloy front wheels
Custom built to carry the heaviest of loads.
LightsBuilt in lights
Dual front lights and a rear light, so Rickshaw adventures can run into the night.
Up front
6The passenger half: getting people in, keeping them secure, and giving them somewhere to put their things.
SeatingOne or two seats
Available as a 70cm single seat or a 90cm double. You choose the configuration that works for you.
SeatbeltsAircraft seatbelts
Aircraft-style lap belts: simple to use, and secure for your passengers.
Safety barSafety bar
Somewhere for passengers to hold on, which makes the ride feel a good deal more secure.
AccessRemovable front step
Take the front step out and passengers reach the seat without stepping up, which matters for older and less mobile riders.
KickstandSafety kickstand
Dual front kickstands. Put them down at a stop and passengers can get in and out safely.
StorageUnder seat storage
A large storage area under the seat for the supplies an adventure actually needs.
The fine print
Full specs
With a whopping 160kg front capacity, the Ricky Rickshaw can carry 1 or 2 adults
- Weight
- 70 kg
- Load capacity
- 160 kg
- Motor
- 250W Bafang mid-drive, 95Nm
- Battery
- 36V 13Ah removable, LG cells
- Brakes
- Tektro 4-piston hydraulic disc, front + rear, with park brake on the front lever
- Tyres
- 2.1" puncture-resistant cargo: 24" rear, 20" front
- Gears
- Shimano Deore 10-speed
- Seatbelts
- Aircraft-style lap seatbelts
