Buying guide

Electric trikes for heavy riders: the real capacity numbers

Capacity is where trike marketing is at its slipperiest. "Max load 450 lb" sounds like an answer — it's rider plus cargo, and most brands never say how much of it can be you. This page sorts every current number into what's actually published, what's implied, and what to demand in writing.

Some links may earn us a commission at no cost to you (disclosure). Specs from manufacturer pages, July 2026. Weight limits are safety specs — when in doubt, the conservative reading wins.

Every published capacity number, one table

ModelPriceTotal max loadPublished RIDER limitWhat that means for you
Addmotor Grandtan M-340$2,399450 lb350 lb ✓Clean paperwork: rider ≤350 lb, rest is cargo allowance.
Lectric XP Trike2$1,499415 lb330 lb ✓Clean paperwork: rider ≤330 lb, rest is cargo allowance.
Lectric XP Trike2 750$1,799415 lb330 lb ✓Clean paperwork: rider ≤330 lb, rest is cargo allowance.
Mooncool TK2 Folding$1,500450 lbnot publishedTotal only — treat rider ceiling as 450 lb minus your real cargo, and confirm in writing.
Mooncool TK Pro$1,700450 lbnot publishedTotal only — treat rider ceiling as 450 lb minus your real cargo, and confirm in writing.
Mooncool TK2 PRO$2,000450 lbnot publishedTotal only — treat rider ceiling as 450 lb minus your real cargo, and confirm in writing.
Mooncool TK1 Folding$1,200400 lbnot publishedTotal only — treat rider ceiling as 400 lb minus your real cargo, and confirm in writing.
Mooncool FT1 Fat Tire$1,350400 lbnot publishedTotal only — treat rider ceiling as 400 lb minus your real cargo, and confirm in writing.

How to read that table at your weight

Under 330 lb

Everything on the page is open to you on paper. Near 330? Note that Lectric's limit is exactly 330 — riding at a spec's edge every day isn't where you want to live. The 450 lb Mooncools and the Grandtan give you margin, and margin is comfort.

330–380 lb

Lectric is out (330 rider max — respect it; it's also what a warranty claim will cite). The Addmotor Grandtan's explicit 350 lb rider limit covers the bottom of this range with real paperwork. Above 350, you're into the Mooncool 450 lb-total models (TK2, TK Pro, TK2 PRO) — genuinely promising numbers, but the rider split is unpublished, so send the email below and order only on a written answer.

Over 380 lb

We won't dress this up: no trike we track publishes a rider limit that clearly covers you, and "450 lb total" minus a basket of groceries is cutting it close. Options that respect both you and physics: get a written rider-limit answer from Mooncool or Addmotor before spending anything; look at heavy-duty non-folding trikes in the specialty market (a class we haven't vetted yet — when we do, it'll be here); and treat any brand that won't answer the question as the answer.

The email to send before you order

Two minutes, and it converts a marketing number into a commitment. Paste, fill the brackets, send to the brand's support address:

Subject: Rider weight limit for [MODEL NAME]

Hi — before ordering a [MODEL NAME], I need to confirm capacity for my use:

- Rider weight: [YOUR WEIGHT] lb
- Typical cargo: [e.g. 15 lb of groceries in the rear basket]

Your site lists a maximum load of [NUMBER] lb. Can you confirm in writing:
1. The maximum RIDER weight (separate from cargo)?
2. That riding at my weight is within warranty coverage?
3. Any component restrictions at this weight (wheels, spokes, brakes)?

Thanks — I'm ready to order on your confirmation.

A brand with good engineering answers in one reply. Silence or a copy-paste of the marketing number tells you everything.

Beyond the limit: the specs that carry weight well

Match it to the rest of you

Weight is one filter of six — the Fit Finder runs them all (height, storage, terrain, hills, budget) against every model here, enforcing the published limits exactly as this page describes them. For the brand-level deep dives:the Mooncool lineup review and Mooncool vs Lectric.