[hpv] low trikes

[JW Stephens]

Au contraire Reg. It is exceptionally easy to arise from a low tadpole. You
use momentum before stopping to propel you upward. Sounds difficult, really
easy in action. YMMV of course.

Elrey in Colorado


On Sat, Dec 28, 2013 at 11:02 AM, Paul Gracey <pngracey at mac.com> wrote:

> Why I Don't Ride a Trike.
>
> You makers and partakers of trikes have this argument about once every
> decade. Delta v Tadpole, utility v  road handling. No one seems to be able
> to address both issues at once, or wants to , it would seem.
> A very long time ago, I proposed to a trike builder that the solution
> might be to make a Tadpole which would arch upward shortening its wheelbase
> as it came to a stop. This would entail some serious engineering to put the
> stop limits and locking mechanisms at the right height for safe operation
> but could make such a machine both efficient and user friendly.  It would
> partly solve the vision problem of low trikes at intersections. The
> differential release of the front and rear brakes could then be used to
> enable the stored energy of the rider's height to push off once again,
> saving a gear shift or two.
> I suppose if this old geezer wants to see such a thing before final
> check-out I had better get busy designing it.
>
> On Dec 28, 2013, at 9:00 AM, hpv-request at hupi.org wrote:
>
> > Ever watch one of us geezers trying to get up off of a low tadpole?
> Hilarious!
> >>
> >>
>  Reg Rodaro
>
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