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Old 03-24-14 | 08:56 AM
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Leisesturm
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Originally Posted by merlinextraligh
3 wheeled vehicles, particularly with one front wheel are inherently tippy. At low speeds, the intial stability of an upright trike is great. It won't tip over at all at 5mph, unlike a bicycle.

Cornering at 25mph downhill is a different story.
I don't think you meant your first sentence to sound the way it does. And your post in its entirety actually makes my point. Cornering at any speed above a walking pace is more interesting on an upright trike design. You need more balance sense to know where the limits are. I get that its more stable than a bicycle but that wasn't my comparison point. Upright trikes are far less stable than a recumbent trike would be.

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