T.Ryx (pronounced "tee - rikes") is a play on both the words "Trikes" and "T. rex" (the dinosaur).  Our slogan: "Powered by the beast within...because fossil fuels are extinct!" is inspired by our desire to avoid our own extinction as well as that of the rest of God's creatures with whom we share this planet.   As an environmentalist, I truly believe in conserving our natural resources, including non-renewable fossil fuels.  Of course we can't expect to scrap automobiles across  the board  and go back to pedaling our way everywhere overnight.  But HPVs (human powered vehicles), including bicycles, velomobiles, and trikes are an obvious solution for many of our local  transportation needs.  They even provide clean, long-distance transportation for those with the courage and the opportunity to make loger tours.  We've just got to change our mindsets...wean ouselves off petroleum and away from two tons of steel and plastic for running local errands.

WHAT ARE RECUMBENT TRIKES!?!?

Mission

I began riding recumbent bicycles in about 1990, having built an Easy Racer from plans I purchased from Gardner Martin of Tour Easy, but fell in love with recumbent trikes in 2006.  My first 3-wheeled cycle was a Hase Lepus, a delta-style trike.  I loved that trike, and recumbent trikes in general, so much that I began T. Ryx in late 2006. I now sell both tadpoles and deltas, quality models from Hase Spezialrader, Greenspeed, ICE, Catrike, HP Velotechnik, KMX Karts, and TerraTrike/Wizwheelz.  In addition, I sell handcycles made by Hase, Greenspeed, and InvaCare/Top End.  I'm a Leiba velomobile dealer.  I was a Greenspeed Glyde authorized dealer until the manufacturer hit a snag and had to put production of the Glyde on hiatus.  I am now in the "R" phase of R&D for my own line of velomobiles.  I sell velomobiles under the Velocimobles division of the our corporation, Tyrannosaurus, Inc., and specialty bikes including hand cycles through PterraSoar Cyclery.  In 2009 we expanded our company to sell standard "upwrong" bicycles too, with our Bike Vault division headed by my son, Jeremiah.  (He didn't like the dinosaur theme...or the term "upwrong".)

Although there are few other shops out there that specialize in recumbent trikes, the mission of T. Ryx is specifically not to out-compete any other dealers.  On the contrary, our goal is to make more people aware of the benefits of recumbent trikes, part of the category of pedaled vehicles commonly referred to as HPVs (human powered vehicles), and to increase the ridership everywhere.  Most other shops that sell recumbent trikes are mainly bicycle shops, although some specialize in recumbent bicycles.  Most sell only one or two trikes, typically brands that we don't sell because of poor quality.  By selling and promoting primarily recumbent trikes, T. Ryx will also further its mission of encouraging a more cycling-friendly San Diego County and Southern California initially, and ultimately more nationally due to our affiliation with other organizations.  

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Philisophy

We are a "Green" company at heart.  Sure, we reduce, reuse, and recycle.  That's a given.  But like everyone else, we slip up now and then.  It's easy to throw away a piece of paper or a cardboard box when it's in the way and it's not convenient to recycle or reuse it.  I (Hoppy) am probably a little eccentric in my ecological spirit in some eyes, but even I slip up at times.  That being said, our philosophy is to leave the earth in better condition than it was when we got here, since it was already in the process of being trashed by those who were here before us.  We can't just "not do any more damage".  We must clean it up before it's too late.  Since OPEC isn't going to stop producing until we stop consuming, we've got to at least reduce our consumption if we're going to clean the air at all.  The auto makers are not willing to proactively "green up" our vehicles because we consumers want BIG, POWERFUL TANKS that can do the work of swiss army knives.

Tyrannosaurus, Inc. is confident that with the many HPV products we offer, including high quality recumbent trikes, bikes, handcycles, velomobiles and standard bicycles, we'll encourage consumers to realize that we don't need to destroy our environment and our health to enjoy the style of life that these petroleum powered beasts have provided for the past century.  In fact, quality of life can improve with the reduction in fossil fuel consumption, with cleaner air and water, and with better health that comes with more exercise.  For those who can't live without that extra boost, and for those who just need a bit of extra help in their commute, electric assist motors are even available, such as the BionX, Crystalyte, and others, on trikes, bikes, and velomobiles.