I regret purchasing my Catrike Trail. While Catrike has never, to my knowledge, stated that this trike is good for off road use I think the common mentality is that it is to be used on trails and that trails come in forms other than asphalt and may have a coefficient of friction lower than that of the road. So do what I failed to do before I spent $3,000 on my trike. Look at the tires and ask yourself, if you plan on going on trails that aren’t’ made of sometime of stone, do you really want a trike with skinny road bike tires for your off road adventure? I wish I hadn’t bought mine, hopefully I can save you from experiencing the same regret that I have. There are a lot of great trikes out there for riding off road. This isn't one of them.