BRANDS
INSPIRED CYCLE ENGINEERING
ICE Trikes has been manufacturing premium recumbent trikes for quarter of a century. Daniel Blackham speaks to Phil Zschiesche to hear about opportunities for bike shops in the burgeoning adaptive cycling sector
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CE Trikes have been building premium recumbent trikes in Falmouth, Cornwall since 1998, growing from a partnership between two
engineers and recumbent cycle enthusiasts, Chris Parker and Neil Selwood. In the early days ICE, which stands for Inspired Cycle Engineering, only had a handful of employees and all trikes were made to order by hand, one at a time. The business now employs 30 people at its HQ in
Falmouth. 2023 marked a special year for the brand as it celebrated 25 years in the trade. Following this anniversary, BikeBiz caught up with Phil Zschiesche who works across design, sales and marketing at ICE Trikes.
Pioneering designs
ICE designs and builds all of its trikes to ISO9001 standards in Falmouth before they are shipped to more than 30 countries around the world. “Many of the features you see today in the trike industry were pioneered by ICE,” said Zschiesche. “We were at the forefront of trike design with CFT folding frames, hydro-formed frames, suspension technology, industry disrupting seat design, carbon seats,
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electric-assist motors, fully-automatic gearing options and our famous 10-year warranty. “ICE prides itself on having the best customer service in the industry and we regularly go the extra mile to ensure customers and dealers are happy. Many customers would have previously ridden another trike brand and then they upgrade to their ‘forever ICE trike’.” ICE Trikes are made for riders of all kinds thanks to naturally adaptive design which can be ridden by many people who otherwise couldn’t ride a traditional upright bike or tricycle. “ICE Trikes promote independent living, health, fitness and mental wellbeing,” explained Zschiesche. “ICE Trikes are incredibly comfortable, stable and easy to ride, enabling rehabilitation and recovery for people with a wide range of conditions. Trikes are ideal in the treatment and rehabilitation for stroke survivors, riders with balance problems, Ataxia, people with acquired brain injuries, spinal injuries, multiple sclerosis, amputations, Parkinson’s, cerebral palsy and much more.
“Professionals such as occupational therapists, hospitals, adaptive sports organisations and clinics across the world use our trikes in the treatment and rehabilitation of a wide variety of conditions that prevent people from using a
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