One of the endearing and irritating things about recumbent triking is the design arena is still wide open. Upright design is positively codified in comparison. There is a guy locally that builds the most interesting things from junk bikes. He has an ultra low and quite fast delta trike with front wheel drive. Talk to the trike theory folks and they may tell you it is a deathtrap, but there lot's more to the story. There have been some very interesing leaner designs.
Mike
On 3/13/06, Brandon Ives <brandon@ivycycles.com> wrote:
>
> I know there is a few in the area, because they used to all bring them
> to The Bikesmith to get worked on. I think a trike is something every
> bike geek should ride and every collector should have one in their
> line-up. Trikes are one of those things that pushes both the fun and
> scary buttons in us at the same time. Trikes make me smile and their
> devotees are some really great characters.
> best,
> Brandon"monkeyman"Ives
> spending too much time
> at the keyboard in
> Vancouver, B.C.
>
> On Monday, Mar 13, 2006, at 10:38 US/Pacific, Kristopher Green wrote:
> > I'm thoroughly intrigued by this conversation. My last trike
> > experience (an
> > d
> > a memorable one it was) was a go at the controls of a Pedi-Cab.
> >
> > Would anyone in the greater Seattle area have one that I might
> > (gingerly)
> > try for a half-hour?
> >
> > Thanks very much! And hats off to the British, without whose ingenuity
> > and
> > passion we would have probably long ago forgotten about three-wheelers
> > for
> > able-bodied adults.
> >
> > Kris Green
> > Olympia WA
> >
> >
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Michael Ross
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