He was supposed, to have a production machine, but it wasn't ready in time for his planned tour round the coast of Britain. The manufacturer sent this one as a last-minute substitute, in the expectation that the proper one would arrive in a few months, but alas, problems meant the production of these has been sidelined for the foreseeable future :(
The new one is much lighter too, so he should just whizz along :)
Now you mention it, I remember what you said at the time about the machine being sent to Rob in a bit of a hurry for his Tour. It does indeed seem that more work is needed before they make any (or any more) production examples.
I hope the new trike performs well.
The new one is much lighter too, so he should just whizz along :)