About Us
A little background on the company. Who are our leaders?
Demo a Trikke for FREE any time with our personal instructor to ensure proper form and maximum benefit. We offer advanced classes to further your skills. We make sure your Trikke is set up right. Call us or check our calendar for upcoming DEMO events and outings. If you have a Trikke or want to rent one please join us for a ride. We have traded in our strand cruisers and mountain bikes for the freedom trikking brings to our riding experience. We use our Trikkes to go every where. And now with the Lithium Powered Pon-e, Our Ultimate Personal Transport Vehicle, getting around town will never be the same.
Trikking health benefits are incredible. A low impact way to exercise the entire body, beginning at the core. This is the fun way to work the abs and shed those pounds. The Trikke will easily become addicting in no time. We speak from our own personal experience.
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Trikke History
Trikke Tech Inc. Company History
Accomplishments
- 1990 - Inventor Gildo Beleski designs early prototypes and begins refining design
- 2000 - Patents filed around core 3CV Technology (Now issued)
- 2002 - Gildo recruits John Simpson. Organic growth begins. Establish manufacturing in China.
- 2002 - Time Magazine Cover –One of the Best Inventions
- 2003 - 2007 – Expand body- powered vehicle line for all ages
- 2006 - Snow Skki introduced
- 2009 - Soft Launch Electric Tribred
- 2010 - Tribred Electric moves to Lithium power
Accomplishments
- Capitalized on less than $1M to reach this point
- Nearly $10M in sales in 2009 (~40,000 units – mostly body power)
- Sold 450,000+ body power vehicles since 2000.
- Distribute internationally in 40+ countries. (tremendous global potential)
- Issued 4 patents around core 3CV technology
- Established a Vehicle family for all seasons, body power, electric power & snow Skki
- Proved viability for competition platforms and consumer attractions
Gildo Beleski
Chairman & CTO
- Born in Curitiba-PR Brazil and is a Brazilian citizen
- Graduated as a technician in Industrial Mechanics from CEFET-PR (1979-1984)
- Received a bachelor degree in Physics Universidade Federal do Parana UFPR (1984-1987)
- Testing, Certification and Research in industrial mechanics field at TECPAR, a government Tech Institute (1983-1986).
- R&D and manufacturing of IC engines, automotive power trains, frame and suspension systems at Itala Motors (1985-1989)
- Started TRIKKE concept and development (1989-1991)
- Instructor of Engine Rebuilding for COFAP, the major auto parts OEM supplier for the Brazilian auto industry (1991-1993)
- Certified Automotive Technician for BMW, Honda and Land Rover (1993-1994)
- Certified ASE automotive technician (1997)
- Owned an auto shop and Land Rover dealership (1995-2000)
- Certified CAD designer (1998-1999)
- Researched patent database and did some market research for Trikke. Filled the first patent on Trikke 3CV technology. (1999)
- Founded Trikke Tech, Inc. in the USA and started promoting Trikke Body-powered vehicles. Filed the second patent. (2000+)
John Simpson
CEO
- Simpson has been CEO of Trikke Tech since June 2002.
- Prior to joining Trikke Tech, Simpson helped develop Razor USA’s core markets to popularize its Scooter and develop distribution channels for the overwhelmingly successful product. (2000 to 2001)
- He also owned and operated Razor USA’s sole e-tail Website. (2000 to 2001) (www.razorama.com)
- Founded OTB Distributing, with annual revenues of $6.5 million in sales. OTB was involved in the development and marketing of a number of licensed consumer niche products, and was the nation’s leading importer/exporter and marketer of Pogs, developing the successful "Wackers!®" brand. (1993-2000)
- Simpson majored in English at UC Berkeley (1985)
