[trikes] Delta trike RWD axle

25hz 25hz at rogers.com
Wed Apr 22 20:20:05 PDT 2009


Go check out the pictures on the Brit pedal car forum.  There are a number 
of dual drive setups with limited slip using freewheels.


>B D wrote:
>> --- Den fre 2009-04-03 skrev Dave Larrington <legs_larry at yahoo.com>:
>>> http://www.trykit.com/ my be of some use,
>>> though it would not be cheap.
>>
>> True. Looks great though. Not a real differential, it is the "posidrive" 
>> type as I understand it, built in to the casette body, very clever 
>> indeed!
>>
>> This must be very lightweight for being a 2WD RWD. The freewheel 
>> differential helps when it comes to traction. A real differential may be 
>> better for comfortable turning, but has the disadvantage that it is the 
>> wheel with least traction that gets the power. A freewheel differential 
>> works the other way around...
>
> A proper limited-slip diff would be magical, but I've never seen one. Not 
> that I'm volunteering to make the first one, mind you :-)
>
> G.
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