"32GO" wrote in message
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Tadpoles are very stable and simple to ride at low to
medium speeds, and their braking ability may be the best
available on any 'normal' road vehicle, but at some
point, a trikey is exposed to the same real risks as any
other cyclist. For me, that transition from carefree fun
(in lower case) to gunfighter-eyed, yellow-alert, battle
stations, play racer mentality usually comes somewhere
between about 30 and 40 MPH. But hey, sometimes even a
little rational fear is FUN! (upper case with exclamation
point)

Wayne is comfortable at those speeds on his tadpole because he rides such a
bike exclusively. However, for the rest of us, a top speed of around 20 mph
is more reasonable before the handling gets tricky. That is fast enough for
any recumbent trike, even a well designed delta like the Kettwiesel. The
truth is that tadpoles are not stable at the higher speeds.

Regards,

Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
aka
Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota