Catrike Villager Aluminum Recumbent Trike Made in USA
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Catrike Villager Trike

Item #: CATVILLAGER59446
Price: $2,950.00
Retail: $3,250.00
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    Made in USA


    The Catrike Village is one of our most popular recumbent trikes. The Catrike Village has a more upright 50 degree seat back compared to other similar tricycle with a 27 to 37 degree seat back for a more upright feel and ride. The Catrike Villager also has a 12-1/2'' high seat compared to other similar tikes with seat height of 7'' to 10'' these two thing really set the Villager apart in the tricycle market. The higher seat height really make getting on and off the Villager easier. The Village has a 31'' track, making the Villager stable and safe to ride. The Villager along with all the other Catrike tricycle are hand crafted in the USA using superior quality components and workmanship. With the Villagers lower weight, lower cost, and higher quality makes the Catrike Villager a sure winner.

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    Catrike Villager Specifications

    Frame & Geometry

    Standard Features

    US metric
    Wheel Base 36 in 914 mm
    Wheel Track 31 in 787 mm
    Total Width 34.5 in 876 mm
    Total Length ** 69 in 1753 mm
    Seat Angle 54/66 deg
    Weight 34 lb 15,5 Kg
    Seat Height 12.5 in 318 mm
    Seat Width 14 in 356 mm
    BB Height** 17 in 432 mm
    Ground Clearance 5.5 in 140 mm
    Total Height 28.5 in 724 mm
    Height w/ Seat Folded 24.5 in 2 mm
    Turning Circle 16 ft 4,8 m
    Turning Radius 8 ft 2,4 m
    Rider Weight Limit 275 lb 125 Kg
    Rider X-Seam Range 39/46 in 99/117 cm
    * weight includes pedals, mirror, flag, computer mount and neck rest if standard on the model.
    **varies according to riders height.
    Rear Fender
    Flag Mount & Flag
    Mirrycle Rear View Mirror
    Multi Purpose Clipless Pedals
    Computer Sensor Mount
    Brake Lever Velcro Strap for Parking
    No Brake Steer
    Self Centering
    Ackerman Steering Compensation
    Structural Front Boom
    Quick-Release Indexing Boom Clamp
    Aluminium Rod Ends
    Low Friction PTFE Flared Chain Tube

    Components

    Brakes Avid BB7 Disc Brakes
    Brake Levers Avid Speed Dial 7 Brake Levers
    Front Derailleur Microshift Triple
    Rear Derailleur SRAM X-7 10 Speed
    Shifters SRAM 500 TT Bar End Shifter
    Crankset FSA Gossamer Pro Triple
    Bottom Bracket FSA Road MegaExo
    Chainrings 30/39/52
    Chain Guard FSA Guard
    Cassette SRAM 11/36 10 Speed
    Chain FSA 10 Speed
    Idler TerraCycle Alloy Cog ABEC 7
    Headsets FSA Zero Stack
    Front Tires 406 Schwalbe Marathon Racer
    Rear Tire 406 Schwalbe Marathon Racer

    Reviewed by Adulttricyclereview.com

    Catrike Villager, Review on November 9, 2021

    People asked and Catrike delivered. With the aging population many people have had difficulty getting into and out of Catrike other models because of their low seat height. Once you sit down on the Catrike Villager, you’ll immediately realize that this trike’s seat height is noticeably higher than either the Catrike Road or the Trail. The Road has your posterior at 8 inches, the Trail is 9.25 inches, and the Villager elevates you to 12.5 inches. You might not think that’s much, but it really makes getting into and out of the trike much easier. Catrike Villager.

    Frame: The frame on the Catrike Villager is aluminum, TIG welded together in Florida, I would have to say the welds are beautiful and of the highest quality in the industry. The frame is constructed out of oversize shaped and manipulated aluminum tubing.

    Paint: Catrike paint jobs are a work of art, there is no one in the bike industry that is better, maybe just equal to their paint jobs. Their standard paint jobs is everything you want in a paint job; its clean, consistent and durable along with seven colors to choose from. Catrikes double coat colors are OMG awesome, and have five more colors to choose from.

    Drive Train: The shifting is superb on the Villager. Catrike choose a premium SRAM drive train combination with ten gears to choose from in the rear and three in the front for a total of thirty. The SRAM GX rear derailleur performed flawless, mating the SRAM GX with the SRAM 500 TT Bar End Shifter and Microshift front derailleur is a combination that Catrike uses quite often.

    Brakes: Catrike chose Avid BB7 mechanical disc brakes with Avid Speed Dial brake levers. This combination stopped the trike consistently and had no brake rub. I have no issue with the mechanical brakes that Avid offers; they are simple, reliable and easy to adjust. A super convenient feature of the Avid mechanical brakes are that each brake pad can be adjusted independently so you can really dial in your brake adjustment. Catrike chose a simple Velcro strap that you wrap around one of the brake levers for your parking brake. I really like this because it is simple and adds no weight to the trike. This also allowed Catrike to be able to use a premium brake lever. ICE trike chose a different route by adding a brake to the rear wheel and a remote shifter to control the brake. This works well but added almost a pound to the ICE trikes.

    Seat: Not only is the seat higher on the Catrike Villager, but the recline is not as laid-back as I have become used to. Again, using those other two trikes as a comparison, the Road has a recline angle of 37 degrees, the Trail is 45. The Villager seat back angle can be adjusted from 41 degrees to 51 degrees of tilt so you can have the best of both worlds. Perhaps this isn’t as upright as the chair in your dining room, but it sure felt like it! If you have issues with a strained neck, this trike won’t aggravate the condition.

    Ride: One thing I do with every trike is to make every effort to find out where that gone-too-far point is. That combination of speed and turning radius that has me holding my breath and wishing I had taken up knitting instead. Just about any trike can be prodded into lifting a wheel if pushed far enough. The wider you make it and the more reclined you sit, the harder you have to push it in turn to get that wheel to come up. With this seat height of just over a foot, I was concerned about the handling of the Catrike Villager. I didn’t need to be.

    Sure, I was able to get the inside wheel to lift – but I had to really crank it hard in a turn, harder than I normally ever would, just to get it to come up even a little. Oh yes, toss in some bumpy downhill turns, have the rider lean to the outside, then we might see more air beneath the wheel – but it’s not something that will happen with normal riding.

    In conclusion: I found this trike to be a typical Catrike: lovely paint scheme, flawless welds, no-surprises in handling, and all at a price that must have its competition grumbling. Is it the perfect trike for everyone? Of course not. As much as I liked the trike, it’s not one I would want as my only ride. I like to get more of my body weight on my back and not my butt, for example, so the recline is not what I personally would like for long periods. The seat height is nice – at some point, you begin to not like the squat-and-drop approach to sitting down on most trikes. The performance was better than adequate, though there are times when I do want to ride faster than was easily done on the Catrike Villager.

    If you feel that you are a “casual” rider – whatever that means – if you like the simplicity of no front derailleur, if you are not interested in climbing the steepest hills, nor racing other riders, then this trike may be the “just right” that Goldilocks found.

    Pros: Very light, OMG paint, high seat and adjustable recline, great fit and finish.

    Cons: Really none. I like the Villager, Catrike has lots of different models so it should be about choosing the best model for your riding style. So, my only con would be the increased wind resistance from less-reclined seating position.