Raptor Trike - Ally construction

[Swizz69]

http://www.raptortrikes.com/

Has anyone seen these?

I don't know whether i'd pay the asking price for one as it doesn't look too pretty, but using the same method to homebuild a frame looks nice & light without th hassle of trying to weld Ally.

[SingleSpeeDemon]

I've never seen that but it looks overbuilt IMHO. I think the builders could benefit more by selling the plans or learning to weld AL and using tubing that is, well...more round.

[BlazingPedals]

I've built fairing frames out of that stuff, but I'd be afraid to ride a trike built out of it.

[Swizz69]

Fair enough heheh!

[Crank57]

That was an April 1st post that showed up a few days late; right?

[StephenH]

Reminds me of an Erector set, actually. May be a fine product, but I would think it would be kind of hard to sell.

[ct2mail]

I have a raptor trike and have ridden about 2000 miles on it. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Always thought I would build more based on the design but never got around it. Interested in buying mine? - I am looking for a two-wheel recombent instead.

[ct2mail]

Got about 2000 miles on mine - no problems. It would be easy to copy and make another. Interested in buying a used one? I am looking to switch to a two-wheeld recumbent instead.

[Swizz69]

Crikey - 2000 miles. Can't be too bad an idea then!

The designer has a couple of movieclips on youtube -

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=W5CIY9lPIsg

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=LzW9CpLRTL4&feature=related

The 2nd one is battery powered whilst the 1st ones frame differs at the back - looks simpler.