neil earley
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Got to say your trike looks so nice mm a video of your first ride is compulsory to make us all green with envy, bet you will have some nice rides for years to come keep triking.
So how many recumbent riders have we?
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voyager
E- tadpole Triker
Hi Folks
Just Joined so unable to upload photos yet , have 4 home built tadpoles trikes with electric assist , We live just outside Brighton ,
Just building a transportable trike that can be dismantled for transport , ,Current trike is a 20" all round wheeled trike that fits in one piece in the boot of the estate car , fitted with a q100 rear hub motor and disc brakes all round with Under seat steering . , weighs about 75 lb ready to go .
Just Joined so unable to upload photos yet , have 4 home built tadpoles trikes with electric assist , We live just outside Brighton ,
Just building a transportable trike that can be dismantled for transport , ,Current trike is a 20" all round wheeled trike that fits in one piece in the boot of the estate car , fitted with a q100 rear hub motor and disc brakes all round with Under seat steering . , weighs about 75 lb ready to go .
voyager
E- tadpole Triker
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Here are two of the electric tadpole trikes , both are 20" wheeled and 3 discs brake on the red one and discs front drum rear on the black one
regards emma
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voyager
E- tadpole Triker
Thanks
The two 20" wheeled trikes were built because this pair of trikes were too big and a little too heavy to transport on the car roof rack and they don't fit inside without a little dismantling .( they weigh ( bare ) over 82 lb each with batteries )
Our 4 trikes were built after I downloaded the street fox plans from Atomic Zombie , The street fox was converted to electric and fitted discs and Under Seat Steering , I decided that I could build my own design that was lower and more stable hence the red 20/26 trike ( voyager )
With our other hobby of caravanning we wanted a smaller but full size trike that would be lighter and easier to transport , hence the 20/20 e-trikes were born
lower still and slightly short wheelbase and narrower track and one of them will fit in the boot of the car in one piece and being that little bit lighter I can lift one inside but it takes both of us to get one on the roof
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The Street E-fox ( left ) and my Own design Voyager ( right )
regards emma
The two 20" wheeled trikes were built because this pair of trikes were too big and a little too heavy to transport on the car roof rack and they don't fit inside without a little dismantling .( they weigh ( bare ) over 82 lb each with batteries )
Our 4 trikes were built after I downloaded the street fox plans from Atomic Zombie , The street fox was converted to electric and fitted discs and Under Seat Steering , I decided that I could build my own design that was lower and more stable hence the red 20/26 trike ( voyager )
With our other hobby of caravanning we wanted a smaller but full size trike that would be lighter and easier to transport , hence the 20/20 e-trikes were born
lower still and slightly short wheelbase and narrower track and one of them will fit in the boot of the car in one piece and being that little bit lighter I can lift one inside but it takes both of us to get one on the roof
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The Street E-fox ( left ) and my Own design Voyager ( right )
regards emma
voyager
E- tadpole Triker
I have been "on the outside of engineering " most of my life and have learnt a little and I enjoy a bit of DIY so after retirement I decided to get a trike , this is where the story started , The first two ( big ones ) were welded by by friend a professional engineer / welder who had just retired with time on his hands and enjoyed a challenge , During that time he taught me to weld and both the little ones were built by me .
Since I have been "lurking on the forum I have started to read a few of the builds and some of your members are also on the Atomic Zombie forum .
at present I have a dismantable 3 section tadpole pn the bench that should be able to come apart with 2 bolts and go inside the caravan
Its work in progress and I hope to finish it before the end of the year
Specification will be 20" wheels , 21 speed , 18 - 95" and discs all round .
This bolts together through the cross boom ( fitted anti crush tubes ) and has a 40x20mm cross boom , 35mm dia front beam which has a telescopic adjuster built in and will have handlebar fitted to the end or the brake arms . 20x 1.75 tyres ... regards emma .. ( twinkle on the AZ forum )
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regards emma
Since I have been "lurking on the forum I have started to read a few of the builds and some of your members are also on the Atomic Zombie forum .
at present I have a dismantable 3 section tadpole pn the bench that should be able to come apart with 2 bolts and go inside the caravan
Its work in progress and I hope to finish it before the end of the year
Specification will be 20" wheels , 21 speed , 18 - 95" and discs all round .
This bolts together through the cross boom ( fitted anti crush tubes ) and has a 40x20mm cross boom , 35mm dia front beam which has a telescopic adjuster built in and will have handlebar fitted to the end or the brake arms . 20x 1.75 tyres ... regards emma .. ( twinkle on the AZ forum )
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regards emma
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numbnuts
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I've just joined
numbnuts
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Photos will follow when it is complete, but it is taking time due to back pain.
Archie_tect
De Skieven Architek... aka Penfold + Horace
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- Northumberland
C, how much does it cost [roughly] for one just like that?
numbnuts
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hurri
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- Maidenhead
Another recumbent here... not a trike though I think they are immensely cool and I went to ICE HQ to meet the guys and take a couple out for a spin, many years back!
The Velokraft VK2 per my avatar is my current recumbent .. it has disk brake on the front and suspension hub on the rear, which makes it a bit more comfy. Wheels built by Helmut from Sonic cycles (best wheel builder in the UK always use him if I can). SRAM x9 twist grip transmission, with FSA triple on the front. Weighs about 22lbs (I think), anyway, light enough to outclimb unsuspecting leisure cyclists on MTBs on my local hills
and fast enough to be stopped in my local park for speeding... (we have 38mph limits for some strange reason) ... so a lot of fun!
But, not half as good as my old Hurricane for manoeuvrability. The Hurricane has excellent road manners and is the reason I got a recumbent in the first place. It is one of those designs that looks cool, and IS cool when you ride it! Shame the Hurricane was so very heavy, i might have got an SL if they existed back then but instead ended up getting Kamil to build a VK for me. The first frame was too big, which was a bit traumatic, so it took about a year to finally get the thing together.
Only problem with plastic bikes like the VK is that they are acoustically like riding around on a guitar body for sound amplification... especially if you have hard luggage on the back. Top tip... soft baggage bags can help to cut the noise down.
The Velokraft VK2 per my avatar is my current recumbent .. it has disk brake on the front and suspension hub on the rear, which makes it a bit more comfy. Wheels built by Helmut from Sonic cycles (best wheel builder in the UK always use him if I can). SRAM x9 twist grip transmission, with FSA triple on the front. Weighs about 22lbs (I think), anyway, light enough to outclimb unsuspecting leisure cyclists on MTBs on my local hills
and fast enough to be stopped in my local park for speeding... (we have 38mph limits for some strange reason) ... so a lot of fun!But, not half as good as my old Hurricane for manoeuvrability. The Hurricane has excellent road manners and is the reason I got a recumbent in the first place. It is one of those designs that looks cool, and IS cool when you ride it! Shame the Hurricane was so very heavy, i might have got an SL if they existed back then but instead ended up getting Kamil to build a VK for me. The first frame was too big, which was a bit traumatic, so it took about a year to finally get the thing together.
Only problem with plastic bikes like the VK is that they are acoustically like riding around on a guitar body for sound amplification... especially if you have hard luggage on the back. Top tip... soft baggage bags can help to cut the noise down.
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neil earley
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Need some pics of your VK please haven't seen one .
