TrikkeWorld articles by Jeri Thompson

Jeri Thompson

About Jeri Thompson

The co-founder of TrikkeWorld and the author of TWM's blog, Chicklettes, Jeri Thompson has lost nearly 60 pounds since becoming a Trikke rider in 2009. A resident of Long Beach, California, Jeri is a graduate of Cal State Long Beach and the creative mind and blogger behind Trikker Chicks... For Women Who Carve. Her poetry can be found in the published anthologies Green and Silver, and the forthcoming Summer.

Next gift for Trikke inventor: poster of Happy B-Day e-card

Gildo Beleski rides Trikke

On May 14, 2013, by 9 am that morning, Trikke inventor Gildo Beleski had received his birthday e-card, well wishes and greetings from afar. It looked GREAT! I want to thank all 132 of you who participated. I'm sure it moved Gildo and was received like the special gift it was meant to be. We succeeded in showing “the master carver” how we feel about him and his invention of three … [Read more...]

Deadline over for e-card for Trikke inventor’s b-day

Gildo Beleski rides an early Trikke.

Do you know where your 'Happy Birthday' greeting is? *UPDATE (5/14/2013 10:24 PST)*: The e-card has been sent. The clock is ticking. The minutes remaining to sign Gildo Beleski’s birthday e-card are dwindling. What are you waiting for? The last day to sign the card has been extended one day to this Monday, May 13, 2013. That's four days from now. I am done nagging. I will switch over … [Read more...]

The birthday that gave birth to the Trikke world

Happy Birthday Gildo cake

"Hundreds of pounds lost, fitness gained, physical disabilities aided, depression kept at bay." (SPOILER ALERT, GILDO!!) On May 14, while he’s sipping his morning coffee, Trikke inventor Gildo Beleski will get a very urgent email. It will be from his Trikke family spread across the world and will wish him a Happy Birthday with personal messages and photos in the form of a newfangled, 21st … [Read more...]

Gildo Beleski birthday tribute becomes e-card, participating easier than ever!

Gildo Beleski's birthday card

See what the inventor of Trikke's gift looks like, so far! The "Tribute to Trikke" photo album has evolved and is now an e-card with the same goal and purpose: wishing Happy Birthday to the man who gave birth to the Trikke, while thanking him for the miraculous carving vehicle that has changed and enriched so many lives. The man is Gildo Beleski. His birthday is May 14. Our gift: … [Read more...]

Love affair with Trikke begins anew

Jeri Thompson

I have fallen in love with my Trikke, Black Birdie, many times over. I fell in love with her when I finally learned how to carve. I fell deeper in love when I learned to trust the lean (well -- leaning for me). This last weekend I fell even deeper when I took my first Trikke trip to the central coast of California. A newbie to our local carving group, we’ll call her Wanda (cuz that’s her … [Read more...]

The 4-1-1 on omega-3′s fatty acid friends

Mediterranean on globe

Omega’s come in threes, which is news to me. I’ve heard of omega-3 and recently even became aware of omega-6. Breaking news – there is an omega-9 as well! So what are the differences between the three, why are they essential and what (!?!), there are three? Funny how this happens: once we become aware of a topic, it just keeps cropping up. So it is with omegas and me lately. In an ever … [Read more...]

The best of Chickklettes

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My Trikke has saved me from myself many times over. In a review of the "best of Chickklettes," I take a look at my fitness and how my Trikke fits into that journey -- to date.  Join me now in this "virtual conversation." I started my day off on a bad platform, the platform of my scale. I have not taken my inventory lately and I guess I felt like flogging myself with a few numbers instead of … [Read more...]

‘Tribute to Trikke’ Photo Album now seeks photos of y on your Trikke!

Happy Birthday Gildo cake

UPDATE (4.25.2013): Go here to sign the e-card, or read, Gildo Beleski birthday tribute becomes e-card, participating easier than ever! The parameters for the Tribute to Trikke Photo Album — to be presented to Trikke inventor Gildo Beleski for his birthday in May — have expanded to include any and everyone who loves their Trikke. So ... if your life has been changed by Trikke … [Read more...]

Newbie death grip and other sloppy carving habits

Danger Newbies sign

With the patience of a cat, I relearn how to ride my Trikke. I have many bad habits to unlearn from three years of carving in a fashion that created a lot of extra work. I suffer from many newbie moves like the death grip on the handlebars as well as bad posture (sticking my butt out) and pushing the Trikke forward with my arms. Whipping up momentum in the face of gravity has its challenges. We … [Read more...]

Wanted: photos for ‘Tribute to Trikke’ Photo Album

Happy Birthday Gildo cake

Has the Trikke changed your life? UPDATE (4.25.2013): Go here to sign the e-card, or read, Gildo Beleski birthday tribute becomes e-card, participating easier than ever! Do you have any before-and-after Trikke pictures of yourself that display how the 3CV has changed your life? I have an idea for Trikke inventor Gildo Beleski’s next birthday: why not present him with the gift of … [Read more...]