KMX will have cycles for kids and adults on display at Try-Out Roadshows to be held at venues as far north as Scotland down to the south coast of England.
From mid-March through the end of July 2009, selected models of the company’s three-wheeled vehicles will be available for trial at 24 events run by local authorities, public health agencies, businesses, schools and universities to promote cycling for the health, fitness and environmental benefits such exercise can deliver (See the tentative schedule of KMX appearances below).
KMX’s first appearance will be on 14th and 15th March in the City of York, which received Cycling City status last December. The aim of York and the 11 other designated Cycling Demonstration Towns in the UK is to get more people cycling more often by running demonstrations and try-outs supported by leading cycle manufacturers.
Former helicopter engineer Barry Smith, the founder of KMX, is delighted that some of his trikes will effectively be “touring” around Britain in the coming months. “We aim to provide anyone who wants to cycle with a safe and sound product which offers excellent value for money and above all – a great deal of fun!”
KMX was started in 2002 by Smith and his wife Yvonne. Today, the company markets seven different models and records sales of some 3,000 trikes a year, with exports to 14 countries including North America and Canada, Europe, Australia and parts of Southeast Asia.
Tentative Schedule of KMX Try-Out Roadshow Appearances in 2009*** (as of 25 February 2009)
| DATE |
LOCATION |
VENUE |
| March |
| 14 |
City of York |
Cannon Lee School YO |
| 15 |
City of York |
Burnholme Community College YO31 OGW |
| 22 |
Stockton on Tees |
Tees Barrage, Whitewater Way, TS17 6QA |
| 28 |
Moray |
To be announced |
|
City of York |
York High School YO24 3WZ |
| 29 |
Moray |
To be confirmed |
|
City of York |
St Samson’s Square YO1 |
| April |
| 26 |
Aberdeen |
Belmont St/City Centre, AB10 |
| May |
| 2 |
Dundee |
City Square DD1 3BG |
| 3 |
Dundee |
City Square DD1 3BG |
| 10 |
Southampton |
Mayflower Park SO14 2AQ |
| June |
| 7 |
Stockton on Tees |
Preston Park, Yarm Road TS18 3RH |
| 13 |
Barking |
Big Green Boro’ Fest, Abbey Green |
|
Lewisham |
Bike & Kite Festival, Shooters Hill, Blackheath |
| 14 |
Lewisham |
Bike & Kite Festival, Shooters Hill, Blackheath |
|
Birmingham |
Sutton Park, Sutton Coalfield |
|
Southampton |
To be confirmed |
|
Bedford |
Priory Country Park, Barkers Lane MK41 9SH |
| 20 |
Bracknell Forest |
Time Square, Market Street RG12 1JD |
|
Birmingham |
Cannon Hill Park |
| 21 |
Birmingham |
To be confirmed |
|
LB Enfield |
To be confirmed |
| July |
| 5 |
Darlington |
South Park DL1 5TG |
| 18 |
Bognor Regis |
“Sands of Time,” The Esplanade PO21 1SY |
*** PLEASE NOTE: All dates are subject to change. So we advise you to be
sure to contact KMX directly to confirm dates and locations prior to making
plans to attend any of these events.