Yes, there is a hand throttle integrated as part of the left handle bar. The hand throttle is must be deactivated when driving on public roads by using the the “low” or “high” modes. When driving on private roads with the “off road” mode enabled, the throttle is active, and you can drive the trike at up to 60 km/h using only the throttle (you don’t have to pedal).
The Trike has three brakes. Two coupled front wheel 160 mm hydraulic disc brakes, and one rear wheel electrical brake (e-Brake).
The two front wheel brakes are operated by using the right brake lever. The rear wheel brake is operated by using the left brake lever.
For normal braking and when riding downhill, the rear wheel e-Brake is preferred, as this brake will convert the moving energy of the trike into energy in the battery (energy regeneration).
The rear wheel e-Brake will regenerate between 0 and 1500 watt of energy, depending upon the position of the left lever. The amount of regeneration is shown on the display, as a negative watt amount.
When using either the left or the right brake lever, the electrical assist is turned off immediately.
When braking hard, please use both front and rear brakes simultaneously.
to stop the trike from rolling and for parking the trike, you can use the parking brake, which is integrated into the right brake lever.
(NB, e-braking/regen is NOT available if you choose the freewheel option)
You can testride the trike at VELOKS’s home at, Rudegårds Alle 26, 2840 Holte, Denmark. Please announce your arrival time 1 day prior, so that we can ensure we have the right trike for you. You can contact us via email lars@veloks.com or via phone: +45 61 77 57 33. See https://veloks.com/contact/ for more
The recommended load limit for the rear suspended rack is 25 kg. The rack is designed to carry two bags of up to 35 L each (e.g Ortlieb back-roller pro plus).
Overweight is not a problem within limits. The total load limit is 200 Kg, this includes the weight of the rider plus the weight of luggage. This means that rider weight of up to 180 Kg is ok. We will ensure of cause that the springs have the correct strength and adjustment to fit your weight.
If you have back pains or problems, and cannot ride an ordinary bike, you will most likely be able to ride a VELOKS trike. This is because you lean back and the seat supports your back, and because the suspension will avoid bumps in the road from hurting you back or spine.
Any vehicle that consists of two wheels in the front and one wheel in the back is a tadpole trike. A tadpole trike is also called a “reverse trike” or a “recumbent tadpole trikes”.
The battery will typically last 500 charge cycles at which time the capacity is reduced to around 80%. One charge cycle is counted as a full discharge followed by a full charge. So if the battery is charged when it is 50% full, this only count as half a charge cycle.
When fully charging the battery, it is best to use the trike immediately after the charging, as prolonged storage of a 100% charged lithium battery degrades the battery. If the battery needs to be stored for a long time, it is best to ensure that it is only charged between 30% and 80%.
The number of charge cycles are calculated and stored to the center display. If charging to only 80% capacity, the maximum available charge cycles will double. This is possible of the 5A intelligent Satiator charger.
The battery is designed and produced by VELOKS. Only new quality cells from Panasonic is used. For 1, 2 and 3 kWh batteries NCR18650PF 2900 mAh are used, and for 4 kWh NCR18650B 3400 mAh are used.
The batteries consist of 16 “cells blocks” in series, i.e. 60 V nominal. Each “cell block” consist of either 6, 12, 18 or 21 matched cells in parallel. The cells are connected via 100% pure nickel strips that are spot welded to the cells. To ensure equal current load to each individual cells, the main power wires are connected to the cells blocks by means of a solid cobber bus, and “cells blocks” are interconnected in series between each individual cells by nickel strips. The battery box is a sandwich construction that is made of carbon fiber as the outside layers, Kevlar as the middle layers, and fiber glass as inside layers. This ensures a very strong and stiff, yet crack resistant box, which is electrical isolated.
The battery is protected by means of a battery management system (BMS). The BMS will limit the charge current to 10A and limit the discharge current to 80A to protect the battery. Also when charging the battery, the “cells blocks” are automatically balanced when the battery is charged to 100%.
Yes, you can easily remove the battery, the motor and the motor chain.
This will reduce the weight of the trike with between 11 kg and 16 kg depending on the installed battery capacity.
The battery has 4 mounting points, and can be easily removed by opening the two snap clips and sliding out the battery.
The motor has 4 mounting bolts that if unscrewed the motor can be removed.
The motor chain is removed by lowering the rear wheel to allow the chain to be removed.
The VELOKS MK3 trike support battery capacities from 1 kWh to 4 kWh, and such batteries have a relatively high weight from 6 kg to 17 kg. By placing this weight at the center under the seat, it will improve the stability of the trike (lower center of gravity). It also “hides” the large battery from sight and makes the trikes look better. Thirdly, the battery has 4 mounting points, and can be easily removed by opening the two snap clips and sliding out the battery. This is handy if you need to charge the battery inside due to lack of external power, or to ensure that the battery starts with maximum capacity when it is very cold outside.
The VELOKS MMK3 has a center motor drive that uses the rear disc mount on the hub to assist the trike. The advantage of this setup, is that it support:
• Much higher torque transfer to wheel.
• Center motor, which enables lower point of gravity, which again improves stability
• A much stronger motor chain.
• Regeneration of energy and electronic braking.
• The use of all types of internal hub gears and all type of external gear systems.
• Two independent drive systems, motor of the left and human on the right.
The weight of the motor is 4.1 Kg, which is not more that most 250w motors. When driving on public road, use the “low” or “high” mode, and the motor power is limited to max. 250w. This also has the benefit that wear and tear on the motor is reduced dramatically, and it will last longer. When using the trike on private roads, you can use the “offroad” mode and enjoy the full 3000w and 60 km/h top speed.
Yes, the VELOKS MK3 trike is defined as a Pedelec (Pedal Assist). The VELOKS MK3 come with a “EC Declaration of Conformity”, and is EC marked. This means that the VELOKS MK3 trike, is a regular e-bike with a maximum continuous rated power of 250 watt, power by a battery which cuts out at 25 km/h, and which only active when the rider pedals.
The battery box contains the lithium cells, the motor controller and the battery management system. The total weight of the battery box is for 1.5 kWh 9 Kg, 2.3 kWh = 12 Kg and for 3.3 kWh = 15 Kg, 4,1 = 18 Kg, and 5.0 kWh = 21,5 Kg
Depends on two things, the charger maximum current, and the installed battery capacity. Using the standard charger (8A) that comes with the trike, for the 1.5 kWh battery, charging an empty battery to 100% will take approx 4 hours, for the 2.3 kWh approx 6 hours, for the 3.3 kWh approx 8 hours, and for the 4.1 kWh approx 10 hours, and for the 5.0 kWh approx 12 hours. There is an option for a 15A charger for 3.3 kWh and above, that will approximately half the above times.
