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Old 08-06-13 | 07:46 AM
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From: Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada - burrrrr!

Bikes: 1958 Rabeneick 120D, 1968 Legnano Gran Premio, 196? Torpado Professional, 2000 Marinoni Piuma

Tricycle Conversion Kit...

Boy, the Tricycle Conversion Kit project learning curve is in place now! With that in mind, I thought that it might help others with similar projects. There is very little information on the Net at the moment. At least, I did not find all that much information out there.

When I first tried riding the Sekine trike (the Ken Rogers kit was fitted to a very large and damaged Sekine), it handled so poorly that I almost chucked the whole idea. But I didn't.



I tested the Falcon, the intended recipient for the Ken Rogers tricycle conversion kit, to ensure that it was riding straight and true. No issues were found.



Next, I installed the kit as best I could, based on little or no information. The ride quality changed not at all. Poo-Poo on a stick. Notice how short the wheel base is on the converted Falcon. So...



I joined the on3wheels.myfastforum.org group. Finally, a bit of advice that seemed useful. However...

It turns out that the problem is me. I, literally, have to learn to ride a tricycle. Riding a trike is not at all like riding a bike!

So, I finally got the thing to go straight, but then another issue surfaced - heel clip. With the axle mounted inside the stays, as it (apparently) should be, there is insufficient room for my heel to pass by the axle.






Once again, it is back to the drawing board. I am considering mounting the kit behind the stays, increasing, rather than decreasing the Falcon's wheel base.

Any ideas, suggestions or cash donations will be gratefully accepted:-)
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