Originally Posted by
Drillium Dude
Oops - I was looking at a completely different trike-conversion setup. This setup you have is correct - but how far back in the dropouts do you have the adapter axle? It's hard to tell in the pics, too, how close your heel comes to clearing the freewheel guard.
I found an interesting trike link here:
http://pedal-trikes.blogspot.com/200...onversion.html
DD
Based on all the pictures I have found on the Net, the set-up on the Falcon is correct. Correct or not, my heels clips the axle hoop support all the time.
At the moment and in the pictures, the axle is mounted hard against the derailleur hanger, with the non-dive side wheel set to match. There is not nearly enough room to move the axle back much more than 1/4" and only if I file the hanger a bit.
Ride report? Went a few hundred feet, as pictured, and started to understand the dynamics involved in riding a tricycle. Though not at all convinced at the moment, there is a possibility that riding this thing will be fun, once I learn how, assuming, of course, that I can get it set-up correctly.
By the way, thanks DD for the link. That is already proving helpful.