This place was at the peak in about 2005-2010. There was so much happening that trikesylavania and the open forum would go 3 pages deep within 12 hours with new threads and posts. The worst situations that may have caused a peeling away of activity can be linked back to 3 primary issues IMO in the 13 years I have been here.
1) a difference in opinion from a main founding member about the way the site was moderated for strictness and a clean family oriented site, and Trikefest event that went afoul. Some wanted strict rules, many wanted a kind of free for all atmosphere or "self/community moderation". While I feel some rules can be too crazy, I feel any organization needs good leadership and management to survive and be successful within reason.
Things got wild at the TF event one year, and a loosening of rules which ensued after that event on the site, created a relatively large divide when the dust settled...The thread still exists..(What could have been better about TF 07)..
2) a error in judgment call about a misplaced moderator that eventually caused wars over (racing ). It was a mistake, pure and simple..
3) The largest problem I feel and actually agree with Glamy on...The RACING....Man the BS and strife from the resurgence of 3ww racing..
That resulted in arguments from everything about matching riding gear, to 3 wheeler groups having great racing notoriety creating jealousy and egos, guys wanting to " steal " credit for race events, to some "old pros" coming on and demanding toe licking for what they did 30 years ago.
IMO racing created the biggest fights and divides in this community. For all the good that came from it, I would dare to say the forum was better before it.
The rest is just a few internet wanna be's and trolls that just did not, nor probably ever will play well with others.
But there has been some HUGE things from many, many, members and businesses, that have really escalated trikes from being unwanted dying (deathtraps) behind sheds, to be resurrected back to a glory that probably overshadows them in the 80's
Here is where my long useless list of stuff nobody cares about should go...
Proudly NOT a member of
"Team on the Teat"