1950's trike ID?

[Cavalol]

My bum goes that far over without leaning

 

[classic33]

My bum goes that far over without leaning

Look at it as being over the rear wheel.

 

[Ian H]

If you're used to a bike, a trike will feel as if it goes where it wants to. It's to do with your instinctive steer-on-lean reflex (that being how you balance on two wheels). It's remarkably difficult to unlearn. Crossing your arms on the bars is one trick said to work.

 

[raleighnut]

Cornering is a giggle

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Note how that guy has his inside foot down, totally opposite to how you'd corner on a bike.

I'd also advise staying 'loose' on a trike and not trying to fight it as it pitches due to road camber changes, ruts etc just allow it to move about and steer where you want it to go.

 

[Cavalol]

Well, local charity bike place managed to fix the back brake/s today. They're still quite poor but at least they work (after a fashion) so happy with that. As I was passing the place riding home anyway I dropped my modern Trek in as the gears were slipping, then rode the trike home. It was absolutely epic, was doing quite well until I came to a corner on the Millennium Path, right by a gang of youths with mountain bikes who were sat on a bench. Anyhow, I attempted to take the corner, ran out of talent, went across the grass and stopped a couple of foot short of the hedge. Got a round of applause and a huge laugh, which made my day.

 

[raleighnut]

Well, local charity bike place managed to fix the back brake/s today. They're still quite poor but at least they work (after a fashion) so happy with that. As I was passing the place riding home anyway I dropped my modern Trek in as the gears were slipping, then rode the trike home. It was absolutely epic, was doing quite well until I came to a corner on the Millennium Path, right by a gang of youths with mountain bikes who were sat on a bench. Anyhow, I attempted to take the corner, ran out of talent, went across the grass and stopped a couple of foot short of the hedge. Got a round of applause and a huge laugh, which made my day.

Keep chanting "Inside foot down" (in your head, not out loud cos they'll think you're a nutter) as you approach a bend then put all your weight on that pedal.

 

[classic33]

Well, local charity bike place managed to fix the back brake/s today. They're still quite poor but at least they work (after a fashion) so happy with that. As I was passing the place riding home anyway I dropped my modern Trek in as the gears were slipping, then rode the trike home. It was absolutely epic, was doing quite well until I came to a corner on the Millennium Path, right by a gang of youths with mountain bikes who were sat on a bench. Anyhow, I attempted to take the corner, ran out of talent, went across the grass and stopped a couple of foot short of the hedge. Got a round of applause and a huge laugh, which made my day.

Given its age are the pads worn out, leaving metal rubbing on metal?

 

[Cavalol]

Thanks.
I think the pads were ok, they'd stripped the wheels down and hadn't mentioned them, anyhow. The biggest problem had been the width length rod between the back wheels, it'd had pretty much seized up and took a lot of gentle persuading to move. It does operate now, but possibly not quite well enough to be effective enough to stop it.