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Re: side by side tadpole trike

For the rear drive wheel I am thinking ...

24x4-1/4 tire mounted on a Rigida 100mm rim


front ..

20" Jetset wheels with Kenda K-Rad tires

need to support approx 350# of human weight (2 -175# people)

any opinions ??




Thu Jul 9, 2009 6:19 pm

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jmygann
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Jul 4, 2009
6:37 pm

Looks pretty wide for a sociable tandem joshua goldberg evsolutions@... www.evsolutions.net http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/e-motor-assist ...
evsolutions
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Jul 4, 2009
7:26 pm

Maybe for stability ?? I would like it narrower also but for 2 people maybe not http://tinyurl.com/mryryg...
jmygann
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Jul 4, 2009
7:36 pm

Might just be the way I am looking at it but without the body on it the tandem looks wider than it needs to be. They need that width so the front wheels can...
evsolutions
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Jul 4, 2009
7:43 pm

http://tinyurl.com/mw935n http://tinyurl.com/lcyfqj A lightweight rack and pinion would be nice...
jmygann
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Jul 4, 2009
8:06 pm

... It's MUCH too wide to be practical on the road, because there are times when one needs to "become small" in order to let obstructed traffic pass. Also, a...
Dan Sullivan
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Jul 4, 2009
10:11 pm

Know of any ?? Other than the Stealth TriHybrid it is the only one I have ever seen with pedals....
jmygann
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Jul 4, 2009
10:27 pm

It's not much too wide to be practical on the road, when opeated under vehicular cycling practices. If anything, that particular vehicle will have to be...
fred_dot_u
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Jul 4, 2009
11:35 pm

Maybe this one .... http://en.velomobiel.nl/nieuws/...
jmygann
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Jul 5, 2009
6:44 am

A side by side tandem AKA a Sociable such as the Double Quest only makes sense if you actually still like the person sitting next to you which rules out just...
evsolutions
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Jul 5, 2009
2:32 pm

... Yes, indeed! The Duoquest looks like a winner. It does not appear to be in production yet, but could be if Quest sees a big enough market. Here is a good...
Dan Sullivan
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Jul 6, 2009
10:33 am

Yes, but the thing is that they only ever seem to make video clips with velos going down hill or on level land.. Without a power assist system, they really dog...
robbiehatfield
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Jul 6, 2009
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When my wife saw the Duoquest video she asked why they were inserting a child in the rear of the velomobile. I pointed out that this is where the motor is...
evsolutions
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Jul 6, 2009
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well looking closer at the Duoquest it is not a trike I have located a frame builder and he is into building a tadpole trike frame for 2. If I use an electric...
jmygann
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Jul 6, 2009
4:35 pm

It likely falls into the category of a tadpole. What you are thinking is because it has 2 rear wheels it becomes a Quad but the 2 Rear wheels being so close...
evsolutions
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Jul 6, 2009
5:34 pm

Trying to eliminate hassles in the beginning ... currently the law lets me have 3 wheels and 1000 watts If I were not hassled with 4 wheels , a quad would be...
jmygann
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Jul 6, 2009
6:22 pm

Would have to see how the 2 rear wheels are set up. Was thinking if they share a common axle with the swingarm in the middle then they could be seen as a...
evsolutions
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Jul 6, 2009
6:38 pm

... A coy way to get around the three-wheel limit would be to have one really wide back wheel. The tire could even have a W shape to reduce tread contact with...
Dan Sullivan
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Jul 8, 2009
11:47 am

Dan is there any sane way to mount a hub motor in your SUN USX Delta (not in the front wheel)? Been looking at the ass end of the USX as a possible home for a...
evsolutions
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Jul 8, 2009
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Some states explicitly state two or three wheels in the statutes defining bicycles. Florida is one of them. Four wheels is not a bicycle in this state. Other...
fred_dot_u
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Jul 6, 2009
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You asked about riding a quad. How about a penta. I added two lean wheels to the front of my delta E-trike. During normal operation I use 3 wheels. Four wheels...
gerhardtdon
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Jul 9, 2009
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My bike mechanic and I are looking at installing Castors under the boom below my seat. He has visions of my trike cracking in half due to my love affair with...
evsolutions
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Jul 9, 2009
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For the rear drive wheel I am thinking ... 24x4-1/4 tire mounted on a Rigida 100mm rim front .. 20" Jetset wheels with Kenda K-Rad tires need to support approx...
jmygann
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Jul 9, 2009
6:19 pm

It's not inferiority to recognize that, regardless of the vehicle, dramatically slower traffic takes steps to let faster traffic pass from time to time. In...
Dan Sullivan
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Jul 6, 2009
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I agree with Dan here. According to Fred's doctrine, pedestrians should be *empowered* to walk in the middle of the road. There are actually a lot of dolts...
robbiehatfield
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Jul 6, 2009
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