Old 02-12-11, 02:27 PM
  #7  
Doug5150
Senior Member
 
Join Date: May 2005
Location: IL-USA
Posts: 1,859
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 111 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 5 Times in 5 Posts
The question is,,,, can YOU build it?

It might work really well, but a few points I'd make-

1,,,,,,, rear-wheel-steering generally doesn't work well. A few designs are rideable, but none are positively-stable.

2,,,,,,, prone bikes (laying on your chest) tend to be very uncomfortable to use for long periods, because of difficulty breathing and neck strain. Some record-attempt HPV's have been done this way.

3,,,,,, treadle drive is not new, but the way you are using it might be. Will it have multiple gears, or is it a one-speed drive only?

It might work out pretty well for some purpose, even if maybe not for a general-purpose bike.
Good luck with building it.
Doug5150 is offline