Sylvia Halpern: Travels by Trike
Sylvia, Myrtle the Turtle and the Big Freedom
Sylvia Halpern can easily be called an icon in the US recumbent scene. She has been on tour with a Scorpion fs 20 for more than ten years now – and has been completely thrilled for just as many years.
She is just as much at home at major events like the Tater Tot Recumbent Rally as she is in demand as a guide for budding globetrotters. In 2007, she set out on the journey on a tadpole trike for the first time – and lost 45 kilos over the course of the next five years. So in 2012, the then 51-year-old switched to the streamlined and sporty Scorpion fs 20. Of course, it was not yet clear where “Myrtle the Turtle” would take her – as she lovingly calls her vehicle.
The Trike Travel Expert
Tips and Advice You Won’t Find Anywhere Else
The trike travel expert from Portland, Oregon is especially appreciated for her precise advice. For those who are going on a big trike trip for the first time, her tour diaries are a real treasure trove. Maybe it’s because, in addition to technical tips, she has countless personal pieces of advice at her fingertips and loves to share her experiences. In this way, she conveys exactly what you won’t find anywhere else. Details on organization, for example, or tips for accessories, where she shares all her experience.
The trike travel expert from Portland, Oregon is especially appreciated for her precise advice. For those who are going on a big trike trip for the first time, her tour diaries are a real treasure trove. Maybe it’s because, in addition to technical tips, she has countless personal pieces of advice at her fingertips and loves to share her experiences. In this way, she conveys exactly what you won’t find anywhere else. Details on organization, for example, or tips for accessories, where she shares all her experience.
The Whole World at Feet
Her Route Has Become Home
With her travels, Sylvia has become increasingly independent and practically lives completely her project, which she now calls “Truck, Trike and Trailer”. Because for her and Myrtle, their new home is now an American truck with a large camping trailer. Two impactful events kindled the decision of moving to widest mobility. One was the Corona pandemic: “I couldn’t travel like I used to. Just stay in a hotel on the route? Impossible!”
The other has to do with her Scorpion: in 2019, the little turtle got a motor from the Shimano STEPS series. This opened up a whole new world for Sylvia. Planning routes and taking the topography into account, for example? Was yesterday! Whether mountains or wild terrain – now the whole world is at the feet of the electrified turtle and its pilot.