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Originally Posted by DiabloScott
Here's a Greenspeed in action:




Saw these guys on Mount Diablo a while ago - the older guy is the younger guy's dad. I'm not sure if the drivetrain is locked, requiring Dad to pedal at the same cadence as Son, but Son told me that Dad couldn't ride a regular bike because of physical limitations. Not hard to imagine someone doing RAGBRAI on one of these... probably already been done.

Not a very good project for an engineering class since the solution is already complete - but maybe you could figure out some customization for your subject's particular disabilities.
The is a couple out of Princeton with one of the Greenspeed tandem that lets the stoker-a physically limitted person-take rests and pedal as possible. The stoker crankset (in back) drives the captain crankset up front. The captain can't rest-I believe the drivetrain can be configured inversely though.
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