Converting adjustable boom recumbent to a trike?
10-15-11, 10:05 PM
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Converting adjustable boom recumbent to a trike?
I love my BikeE and my vintage Workmans trike and I have been thinking about a way to create a ride with the advantages of both. I already own a vintage counterpoint Presto, photo attached, and was trying to figure a way to install a beam running across it with two forks without having ready access to a welder. I would like to know dimensions of tadpole trikes out there already. How far the front wheels are from the rear.
If anyone have any ideas or can share a link from inspiration it would be greatly appreciated. I will post progress reports.
If anyone have any ideas or can share a link from inspiration it would be greatly appreciated. I will post progress reports.
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10-15-11, 11:38 PM
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I love my BikeE and my vintage Workmans trike and I have been thinking about a way to create a ride with the advantages of both. I already own a vintage counterpoint Presto, photo attached, and was trying to figure a way to install a beam running across it with two forks without having ready access to a welder. I would like to know dimensions of tadpole trikes out there already. How far the front wheels are from the rear.
If anyone have any ideas or can share a link from inspiration it would be greatly appreciated. I will post progress reports.
If anyone have any ideas or can share a link from inspiration it would be greatly appreciated. I will post progress reports.
Also, a trike like this is very high off the ground (a friend had one). This is a pretty unstable configuration since the center of gravity is so high. Most factory-built recumbent trikes are quite low for stability.
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10-21-11, 01:19 PM
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Jeff has a good point on the 'center of gravity' . Sitting that high on a trike would be a danger in any corner. Maybe a good idea in the mind but not in reality. And it would not be possible in my estimation without the welding and some engineering skills.
keep on biking / triking.
keep on biking / triking.
