Yes it’s awesome . I’ve been in Florida for 3* months and heading home in a few days .rode 3100 miles in that period in warm sunny windy weather! 700 performed beautifully. Driving home to hopefully good weather and to share some riding home with my 559. Thanks for watching!
You got your trike! Good on ya. My first 700 was a yellow one, too. Just beautiful. Im trying not to sing “The Way We Were.” Haha! Looking forward to more videos, perhaps someone holding the camera on you at speed!
I finally got CatSevenHundred with Zipp carbon rear wheel and a FSA carbon cranks. I believe its 2019 model year. I loves it especially on hard cornering without a crash that happens to me in Sidewinder in similar fate. Recumbent seat is the verdict of all recumbent choices. Cat7oo seat were nearly excellent, notice also my upper spine bone are rubbing the backrest. Solution: neck pillow. Other added stability is screen-wire lumbar support. Very comfortable and secure in upright position. Cat7oo were swap to lightning r-84 no monetary fund exchanges. Unhappy and frustrated on r-84 as well as LCD in Lompoc, Ca.
It’s a great trike. Mine is a 2021 model and the seat has been vastly improved with all kinds of support built in and it is very comfortable. I have ridden it 500 miles in the 3 weeks I have owned it and it is super comfortable. Very nimble, very fast, great cornering, a,little rough on the bumps with the high psi and thin tires. I am rotating between it,and my 559 to give them both love!
Thanks! Two years later I have ridden t the 700 11,200 miles with zero repairs. It’s incredible. The Schwalbe Durano tires are narrow, high compression and slick tires and wore out in 2000 miles. They have a harsh ride. I replaced them with Schwalbe Marathon Plus which are a little wider and more comfy ride. They have over 9000 miles on them. Amazing. My 559 has 12,000 miles on it in the same time period. I’m retired so I ride all year and head to Florida to ride all winter. If you can spring for it, the 700 is awesome.
Fantastic looking trike, Mark, and it sounds like it certainly lives up to its reputation in the speed department! Amazing that you were able to get it so quickly due to Catrike's inability to get derailleurs (and your ability to find one). Hopefully their supplier will get parts flowing again soon!
I was just plain lucky getting the part. Amazing what the power of the internet can do. The folks at Catrike were just incredible to even make the offer. The trike is extremely light and well engineered and very comfortable. One has to be pretty trim and fit to sit in the cockpit as it is about 2” narrower than their other trikes. If not agile one is not getting in and out too easily. Going out for another long ride today all of the way out to Truro or Provincetown on the tip of the Cape. Stay well. Avoid those fires out there!
@@bikestrikesrazors …these speed machines are built for lean, agile people. The 700 is probably 2” narrower than their other bikes . It supposedly has a weight capacity of 250-275 pounds but I can’t see a guy that big fitting in one. I weigh 165 and it’s fine. No way a chubby person gets in and out of it! Had a wild crazy rain here for hours overnight….remnants of one of the hurricanes which we actually missed on Sunday.
I can’t imagine a really big burly person ever getting in and out of this trike without a struggle. I’m sure the specs say it can carry that weight but these fully recumbent high performance trikes I believe are built for more trim, athletic folks. The VTX is awesome also but probably has the same characteristics as far as getting in and out.
Yes. Nantucket Sound with Martha’s Vineyard in the background as viewed from the Shining Sea bike path from Falmouth coast. I am fortunate to have many trails like that on Cape Cod. Thanks for watching! Happy riding!
Thanks Peter! I’ll contact you to meet up for a ride one day this week. I was strongly attached to the old yellow Trail. . I know you are enjoying it!This 700 weighs nothing and is faster than hell.
i don't understand why catrike would only sell you it if you promised to buy a deraileur. whats it to them? anyway, greetings from uk. i love my yellow 700. definitely a v fast machine although i cannot do a genuine 30mph on the flat (i wish). i fell off my mtb 6 weeks ago (slipped on a wet cattle grid) and was quite badly injured. thumb has still not healed. its made me appreciate the trike even more. wonderful machines
They won’t let incomplete trikes out of the factory. I had to show I had the exact missing part for them to release it. I have since found a spare derailleur and bought it as I also have a 559 and that part is subject to damage from road hazards. I hope you heal completely and rapidly and get back out on your trike. They are much safer!
@@markfeldman6509 thanks. hope so. falling off a bike makes me wonder at the irony of trike riders being constantly asked if they feel safe so low to the ground :)
Wow, nice trike. You go so fast, so much fun!
Yes it’s awesome . I’ve been in Florida for 3* months and heading home in a few days .rode 3100 miles in that period in warm sunny windy weather! 700 performed beautifully. Driving home to hopefully good weather and to share some riding home with my 559. Thanks for watching!
You got your trike! Good on ya. My first 700 was a yellow one, too. Just beautiful. Im trying not to sing “The Way We Were.” Haha! Looking forward to more videos, perhaps someone holding the camera on you at speed!
I finally got CatSevenHundred with Zipp carbon rear wheel and a FSA carbon cranks. I believe its 2019 model year. I loves it especially on hard cornering without a crash that happens to me in Sidewinder in similar fate. Recumbent seat is the verdict of all recumbent choices. Cat7oo seat were nearly excellent, notice also my upper spine bone are rubbing the backrest. Solution: neck pillow. Other added stability is screen-wire lumbar support. Very comfortable and secure in upright position.
Cat7oo were swap to lightning r-84 no monetary fund exchanges. Unhappy and frustrated on r-84 as well as LCD in Lompoc, Ca.
It’s a great trike. Mine is a 2021 model and the seat has been vastly improved with all kinds of support built in and it is very comfortable. I have ridden it 500 miles in the 3 weeks I have owned it and it is super comfortable. Very nimble, very fast, great cornering, a,little rough on the bumps with the high psi and thin tires. I am rotating between it,and my 559 to give them both love!
Nice ride 👍🙏
Thanks! Two years later I have ridden t the 700 11,200 miles with zero repairs. It’s incredible. The Schwalbe Durano tires are narrow, high compression and slick tires and wore out in 2000 miles. They have a harsh ride. I replaced them with Schwalbe Marathon Plus which are a little wider and more comfy ride. They have over 9000 miles on them. Amazing. My 559 has 12,000 miles on it in the same time period. I’m retired so I ride all year and head to Florida to ride all winter. If you can spring for it, the 700 is awesome.
Fantastic looking trike, Mark, and it sounds like it certainly lives up to its reputation in the speed department! Amazing that you were able to get it so quickly due to Catrike's inability to get derailleurs (and your ability to find one). Hopefully their supplier will get parts flowing again soon!
I was just plain lucky getting the part. Amazing what the power of the internet can do. The folks at Catrike were just incredible to even make the offer. The trike is extremely light and well engineered and very comfortable. One has to be pretty trim and fit to sit in the cockpit as it is about 2” narrower than their other trikes. If not agile one is not getting in and out too easily. Going out for another long ride today all of the way out to Truro or Provincetown on the tip of the Cape. Stay well. Avoid those fires out there!
@@markfeldman6509 Yep, same with the VTX- It's a killer getting in and out but I guess that's the price we pay for speed. :)
@@bikestrikesrazors …these speed machines are built for lean, agile people. The 700 is probably 2” narrower than their other bikes . It supposedly has a weight capacity of 250-275 pounds but I can’t see a guy that big fitting in one. I weigh 165 and it’s fine. No way a chubby person gets in and out of it! Had a wild crazy rain here for hours overnight….remnants of one of the hurricanes which we actually missed on Sunday.
@@markfeldman6509 That's a really good weight capacity for a race style trike!
I can’t imagine a really big burly person ever getting in and out of this trike without a struggle. I’m sure the specs say it can carry that weight but these fully recumbent high performance trikes I believe are built for more trim, athletic folks. The VTX is awesome also but probably has the same characteristics as far as getting in and out.
dan the background is beautiful
Yes. Nantucket Sound with Martha’s Vineyard in the background as viewed from the Shining Sea bike path from Falmouth coast. I am fortunate to have many trails like that on Cape Cod. Thanks for watching! Happy riding!
Congrats, I like the color.
Thanks Peter! I’ll contact you to meet up for a ride one day this week. I was strongly attached to the old yellow Trail. . I know you are enjoying it!This 700 weighs nothing and is faster than hell.
i don't understand why catrike would only sell you it if you promised to buy a deraileur. whats it to them? anyway, greetings from uk. i love my yellow 700. definitely a v fast machine although i cannot do a genuine 30mph on the flat (i wish). i fell off my mtb 6 weeks ago (slipped on a wet cattle grid) and was quite badly injured. thumb has still not healed. its made me appreciate the trike even more. wonderful machines
They won’t let incomplete trikes out of the factory. I had to show I had the exact missing part for them to release it. I have since found a spare derailleur and bought it as I also have a 559 and that part is subject to damage from road hazards. I hope you heal completely and rapidly and get back out on your trike. They are much safer!
@@markfeldman6509 thanks. hope so. falling off a bike makes me wonder at the irony of trike riders being constantly asked if they feel safe so low to the ground :)