This puts us and other dealers in a difficult position as business decisions had been made on the basis of \u201cin country\u201d product support and compliance with the Australian Consumer Law. It is unfortunate that we must now advise that DT Recumbents are unable to source and supply new Greenspeed and Terra Trike products for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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We will be continuing to offer service, repairs, and modifications on Greenspeed, Terra Trike and a broad range of recumbent brands, but wish to make it plain that the resolution of any warranty claim relating to Greenspeed and Terra Trike products sold by us will be entirely dependent on the response from the USA based companies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Cargo Quad Version 3
<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\nVersion 3 of our Cargo Quad is now on the road and in regular use (version 1<\/a> was the proof of concept, version 2 was the first customer unit, version 3 is the first complete frame build).\u00a0 All three are functionally similar but differ in equipment and minor dimension variances.
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Cargo Quad V3 raw frame<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n![\"Cargo](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dtrecumbents.com.au\/DTRecumbents\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/CargoQuad3-front-view.jpg?resize=500%2C667&ssl=1\")
Our Cargo Quad with its Bafang e-assist.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nWhat\u2019s the most important thing we\u2019ve learnt from the Cargo Quad project?\u00a0 Simply how convenient it is to cycle to the local shops, drop the acquired goods straight into the load area and cycle home.\u00a0 All with the expected recumbent comfort and convenience.\u00a0 Some fruit and cake (a balanced diet of course)?\u00a0 Straight into the load platform with no squashing.\u00a0\u00a0 Bag or two of pool salt?\u00a0 Garden mix? 20lt paint?\u00a0 No problem, load it up and go.\u00a0 And of course e-assist makes it all achievable without being super human.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Not being a \u201cproduction\u201d model, there are many options available \u2013 from running gear to cargo platform size. Talk to us if it sounds like a cargo quad might be for you!
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The massive 600mm square cargo tray can hold a multitude of goodies!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nE-Trikes and Battery Safety
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E-bikes and e-mobility is certainly one of the growth areas in local transport options, and unfortunately we are seeing a growing number of fires being attributed to the lithium batteries used in these devices. World wide there is a growing push for better battery safety standards to try and combat the rising trend in battery fires. Several international locations have introduced standards for batteries, and more locally New South Wales has recently introduced mandatory standards for the sale of batteries and e-mobility devices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We are pleased to announce that the batteries we supply with our e-assist kits are sourced from an Australian supplier and contain cells meeting standards UN38.3 for transport and shipping, and IEC62133-2:2017 for in service use, and the chargers meet the required Australian Standard. Battery and chargers are now supplied with the ST3 plug, a 3 pin plug and socket with shielded contacts to much reduce the sparking when connecting the charger, and to protect the contacts from short circuit during use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nICE Trikes<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\nWe have brought a third ICE trikes demonstrator into our fleet, we now have the Sprint X Tour<\/a>, Adventure 20<\/a>, and Adventure HD 20<\/a> with rear suspension on hand and ready to test ride. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Version 3 of our Cargo Quad is now on the road and in regular use (version 1<\/a> was the proof of concept, version 2 was the first customer unit, version 3 is the first complete frame build).\u00a0 All three are functionally similar but differ in equipment and minor dimension variances. What\u2019s the most important thing we\u2019ve learnt from the Cargo Quad project?\u00a0 Simply how convenient it is to cycle to the local shops, drop the acquired goods straight into the load area and cycle home.\u00a0 All with the expected recumbent comfort and convenience.\u00a0 Some fruit and cake (a balanced diet of course)?\u00a0 Straight into the load platform with no squashing.\u00a0\u00a0 Bag or two of pool salt?\u00a0 Garden mix? 20lt paint?\u00a0 No problem, load it up and go.\u00a0 And of course e-assist makes it all achievable without being super human.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Not being a \u201cproduction\u201d model, there are many options available \u2013 from running gear to cargo platform size. Talk to us if it sounds like a cargo quad might be for you! E-bikes and e-mobility is certainly one of the growth areas in local transport options, and unfortunately we are seeing a growing number of fires being attributed to the lithium batteries used in these devices. World wide there is a growing push for better battery safety standards to try and combat the rising trend in battery fires. Several international locations have introduced standards for batteries, and more locally New South Wales has recently introduced mandatory standards for the sale of batteries and e-mobility devices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We are pleased to announce that the batteries we supply with our e-assist kits are sourced from an Australian supplier and contain cells meeting standards UN38.3 for transport and shipping, and IEC62133-2:2017 for in service use, and the chargers meet the required Australian Standard. Battery and chargers are now supplied with the ST3 plug, a 3 pin plug and socket with shielded contacts to much reduce the sparking when connecting the charger, and to protect the contacts from short circuit during use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We have brought a third ICE trikes demonstrator into our fleet, we now have the Sprint X Tour<\/a>, Adventure 20<\/a>, and Adventure HD 20<\/a> with rear suspension on hand and ready to test ride. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\nICE Trikes<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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