Originally Posted by
djembob02
Does anyone know if its possible to connect a delta trike to a tadpole trike. I know that delta are often connected together using the hitch by Hase, but I am thinking that it might be possible to simply put the front fork of the delta on the outside of the rear dropouts of the tadpole. I would imagine that the fork would need to replaced or custom build to have a wider spacing.
This way the rear wheel of the tadpole would essentially also be the front wheel of the delta trike. Does anyone know if this is possible?
Thanks
It would mean custom work of some sort- either a complete custom front end on the delta along with a custom hitch, or a custom hitch hung behind the rear wheel of the tandem. The latter would require less work, but the weight distribution will be weird.
I've seen towbars for tadpole trikes, but I can't remember who makes them. There was a mention on Bentrider recently... and it appears their search function is broken right now. Grr...
Is there any reason why you want a tadpole tandem in front? Delta trikes seem to be made for "trains". There was a 4-Kett train at this year's Monster Cookie ride, which got along just fine:
Keith and Alex Kohan (in the red, white & blue Randonneur USA jerseys behind the Kett-train) rode their Ketts on several long tours, including across Oregon on Cycle Oregon 15. They kick butt- but then both of them are ultra-randonneurs, capable of riding 500 miles in one stretch.