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IMPORTANT
FACTS YOU MUST BE FULLY AWARE OF
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We
are based at Churchtown, Nr Garstang, Lancashire,
about 10 miles north of Preston on the A6. Triplets are 11
feet (3.2 metres) long and you will need a decent-sized van,
or a large car with roof rack to transport one.
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Our
Triplets are built to be strong and safe, but the safety of
all three riders ultimately rests with the ’pilot’ at
the front. The ’pilot’ has to be a strong, experienced
cyclist, with a keen appreciation of what could happen to
passengers, pedestrians and other road users, if the
machine is ridden recklessly or without due care and
attention.
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Big
epic rides are all well and good, but you must be fit, have
planned the ride down to the last detail, have excellent
support and be prepared for mechanical breakdowns. Be
realistic and stay well within your limitations when hiring
a triplet for the first time.
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Useful
tip: Before you hire a triplet, it may be
helpful to try riding a
tandem bicycle first. Tandem hire is the quickest way to
experience the
level of teamwork needed to ride an extra-long bike,
especially up and
down hills. To find out who offers tandem hire near you,
just type
'tandem hire' into Google or Explorer and you should be
given a list of
tandem hire outlets throughout the UK. If tandem riding
gives you a
buzz, you should be fine on a triplet. T-4-3 hires tandems
also.
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Please
click
here to print off a triplet specification document which
contains a warning which all riders
must read.
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Anyone
planning to hire or ride our triplets must
also read this article about braking techniques
for tandems on long downhill rides. This article is even
more relevant for triplet riders.
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Weight
and height guidelines for triplet comfort and safety
A
triplet for one
adult and two children:
Suggested rider ages or size:
Front rider; 5’- 4” to 5’-11”
Middle rider; children aged 7-12 years
Rear rider; children aged 4 -10 years
(The
front adult rider should NOT weigh
more than 16 stone) |
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A
triplet for three adults or teenagers:
Suggested rider size:
Front rider; 6 ft tall (maximum)
Middle rider; under 6ft
Rear rider; under 6 ft
(None of the riders should
weigh more than 16 stone) |
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LOGISTICS
The
T-4-3 Triplet Hire Company is a very small family business.
Triplets
cannot be sent out to customers via national carriers etc., for
two main reasons:
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Previous
experience has taught us it is almost inevitable our
expensive machines will be damaged in transit.
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At
least one of the key riders, in an adult triplet team and
key riders of family triplets and tandems must have a pre-hire lesson.
Copies of our terms of business must be signed by a key
rider or riders to
confirm they have read the advisory articles we have
recommended.
We
suggest triplets are collected from Churchtown, Nr Garstang,
about 10 miles north of Preston on the A6, in a decent-sized
van, or taken away on the roof of a long car. Click here
for information on how to carry a triplet or a tandem on a car roof.
T-4-3
may be able to offer a collection and / or delivery service
(manpower and time permitting). The additional cost of such a
service is negotiable and will need to cover our transport time
and fuel costs.
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