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On Sat, 10 Jan 2009 09:36:40 -0600, Tom Sherman wrote:
This is THE pedal powered SUV: Is there a decent picture anywhere? not sure that lean-only steering is that useful. |
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terryc wrote:
On Sat, 10 Jan 2009 09:36:40 -0600, Tom Sherman wrote: This is THE pedal powered SUV: Is there a decent picture anywhere? not sure that lean-only steering is that useful. Here is one set up as an rickshaw: http://www.organicengines.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/BeachCab.jpg. -- Tom Sherman - 42.435731,-83.985007 LOCAL CACTUS EATS CYCLIST - datakoll |
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On Sat, 10 Jan 2009 19:13:48 -0600, Tom Sherman wrote:
http://www.organicengines.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/BeachCab.jpg Thank, useful Yes, seen the design before. |
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On Jan 10, 8:06*pm, terryc wrote:
On Sat, 10 Jan 2009 09:36:40 -0600, Tom Sherman wrote: This is THE pedal powered SUV: Is there a decent picture anywhere? not sure that lean-only steering is that useful. I built a copy of one of these, and use it quite a bit. Yes, the lean steer makes for a wide turning radius, and I needed to add inner-tube bungee cords to help pull the front end back on centre after turning. But the biggest improvement was adding electric assist, because I often have to carry 200 lbs. of gear: http://drumbent.com/trike.html (includes full build details) What would I change? I'd thought of going to a fixed-boom flex-chain FWD set-up, but that'd be a lot of effort, and the beast has worked well over the past five years. I'll think about changing it if the thing ever needs to be rebuilt. Mark |
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On Sun, 11 Jan 2009 10:57:27 -0800, mark wrote:
On Jan 10, 8:06Â*pm, terryc wrote: On Sat, 10 Jan 2009 09:36:40 -0600, Tom Sherman wrote: This is THE pedal powered SUV: Is there a decent picture anywhere? not sure that lean-only steering is that useful. I built a copy of one of these, and use it quite a bit. Yes, the lean steer makes for a wide turning radius, and I needed to add inner-tube bungee cords to help pull the front end back on centre after turning. Does it stay on centre/ahead once you have it there, or tend to turn to one or the other side? Is that response load affected? But the biggest improvement was adding electric assist, because I often have to carry 200 lbs. of gear: http://drumbent.com/trike.html (includes full build details) thanks. Very helpful. |
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On Jan 11, 4:30*pm, terryc wrote:
On Sun, 11 Jan 2009 10:57:27 -0800, mark wrote: On Jan 10, 8:06*pm, terryc wrote: On Sat, 10 Jan 2009 09:36:40 -0600, Tom Sherman wrote: This is THE pedal powered SUV: Is there a decent picture anywhere? not sure that lean-only steering is that useful. I built a copy of one of these, and use it quite a bit. Yes, the lean steer makes for a wide turning radius, and I needed to add inner-tube bungee cords to help pull the front end back on centre after turning. Does it stay on centre/ahead once you have it there, or tend to turn to one or the other side? Is that response load affected? Yes, it does stay centred, but that does depend on the amount of road crown (some of our roads here in Ottawa have a fair bit of that). The bungees more or less eliminate the crown issue. The response does not seem to be load affected. But the biggest improvement was adding electric assist, because I often have to carry 200 lbs. of gear: http://drumbent.com/trike.html(includes full build details) thanks. Very helpful. You're welcome. There's more at my blog (though not a lot of posts on it in 2008): http://drumbent.blogspot.com/search/label/trike Mark |
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