Recumbent - Forkless?

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Pepper
06-14-02, 07:59 AM
I,ve been drawing up some ideas for a SWB, USS, Lowracer/ midracer, forkless bike. Im having a problem with the stearing linkege. Anyone have any ideas?

I made a fast drawing up in Powerpoint (16/20 are the wheels)

http://www.boomspeed.com/pepper50cal/Slide2.JPG

John C. Ratliff
06-14-02, 09:51 AM
I think that's why they invented forks.

John
Nobby
06-14-02, 05:52 PM
Great start Pepper, but just how did you plan on steering it? Gotta agree with John I think...but then I could be just limited in imagination. Where will your steering head be? Is the frame articulated?

MichaelW
06-16-02, 01:05 PM
You dont use the steering to steer your bike, You rotate the forks to put the wheel back under the bike to stop it falling over. That bike will just topple over.
Pepper
06-17-02, 06:44 AM
A forkless bike works, and so does a forkless motorcicyle. Im just tring to figure out how they do the stearing linkage....
http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=9880

http://www.boomspeed.com/pepper50cal/Slide1.JPG

The third bike I drew im starting to like better anyway. Its a 20/20 FWD.