road bike turned trike
01-17-11, 02:14 PM
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What I have seen mostly on the "granny" trikes is one-wheel-only drive. The rear axle is solid, but one rear-wheel hub is fixed to the axle and drives while the other rear-wheel hub spins freely on bearings on the other end of the same axle. This might be adaptable to the OP's situation, if he were so inclined.
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01-17-11, 05:55 PM
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jn answer to retro grouchs "orginal" question: it trike has a solid axel. i thought that was pretty clear. op does not has a "push" issue. what i do have is a trike that is hard to turn. its not an issue to me nor will it be. "commericially made delta-style trikes" means nothing to me. what i do have is a completed project/idea that reflects, thought, and skill in construction and finish. you all can pick knits as much as you like. grade four bolts , who the hick cares. locking nuts, or no locking nuts; so what. this thing aint no space ship its a TRIKE. i built it am and damn prood of the accomplishment and the demonstarted skill. so if you think you all can do better show me,. im waiting big mouth. micheal
01-17-11, 10:06 PM
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Thin skinned much? Your right, since you seem to have an issue with my pointing out Grade 4 hardware, I really don't care. It'll be your ass on the ground not mine.
Pffft. Newbies. Post on the interwebs and get their panties in a bunch when they get some criticism.
It also has crappy looking welds, a clearly misadjusted cable along the top tube, and an owner with a crappy attitude.
Pffft. Newbies. Post on the interwebs and get their panties in a bunch when they get some criticism.
It also has crappy looking welds, a clearly misadjusted cable along the top tube, and an owner with a crappy attitude.
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01-18-11, 05:00 PM
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jn answer to retro grouchs "orginal" question: it trike has a solid axel. i thought that was pretty clear. op does not has a "push" issue. what i do have is a trike that is hard to turn. its not an issue to me nor will it be. "commericially made delta-style trikes" means nothing to me. what i do have is a completed project/idea that reflects, thought, and skill in construction and finish. you all can pick knits as much as you like.....
In a perfect world there would be a limited-slip differential that would not interfere with turning in tight circles, but still let both wheels drive properly all the time. No company makes anything like that though, and if they did it would still probably be pretty heavy.
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01-19-11, 10:04 AM
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Years ago I had a Montgomery Wards "granny" trike with a big differential. The friend who gave me the trike said it was a riding lawnmower differential. Never had any problems with that part of the bike. A few years later I got another trike with a differential, made by a now-defunct company called Ret Bar. The differential on that bike was much smaller, and I ended up breaking it just from normal riding.
01-20-11, 10:39 AM
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i orginally intended to post some pitty words for people like ccrew but decided that he and they are just not worth the trouble. i get a bit thinned skin when confronted by folks like that who critcise without offering proof or aide. just want to pick at other peoples work. i didnt ask for help or advise from anyone here about the trike, only wanted to show what had been created. didnt ask for help about the "push". but for those of you who know it all and for those of you who dont. bbattle posted on "new life for an old post" a solution to the push that is both helpful, to the point , and reflects an understanding of this trike construction that is not apparent to anyone on this posting. it is a solution that is scary to me, and because i ride this trike would not have thought about , but makes sense to me. to those of you who have had nice and helpful things to say; i say thank you very much. to the rest i can only offer this advise: oh never mind ide probably get dropped off the forum and despite the jerks lurking out there, there are some really nice folks too. and with "panties" in hand im out of here. MICHEAL
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01-20-11, 12:20 PM
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Hey man I get it... everybody is an armchair mechanic. But you have to understand people like to give unsolicited advice. Especially when there is nothing to be said that hasn't already been said.
There is a little room for improvement on your build... and being a custom build you should expect some input on the mechanics of it.
There is a little room for improvement on your build... and being a custom build you should expect some input on the mechanics of it.
11-14-12, 02:24 PM
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i wanted to build a trike from a road bike for some time. finally got it done. took an old raliegh ten speed and made a ten speed trike out of it. it took some thinking , guessing and research to put the project together. i was afraid that the machine work might be a problem but that wasnt the case at all. infact the machine work was the easier part. the hardest part was locating suitable wheels for the rear and that took several months. painting only required waiting for the cold snap to pass. there are no plans. its one of those project where in the parts direct the build. if you want one you can build one. its easy; he says. its a little scary to ride. it wants to push as nascar folks say and because the rider is seated so high its a bit tippy. smaller tires on the back might help the push and overall small wheels might make it less tippy. hope you enjoy as much i did building it. micheal
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11-19-12, 10:49 AM
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Thank you for the kind words. OP did do a follow up with a "bent" and was given the same kind of treatment as before.I would not exspect to see his work here again anytime soon. Yah; i think hes gathered up his "panties" and left the area.
11-19-12, 12:11 PM
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Race cars that lock the rear are dirt track I believe and also run stagger in the tire sizes. When taking a corner with a fixed axle the outer wheel has to turn faster than the inside wheel and with a fixed axle the axle has to wind up until something slips. A common differential setup will work with the problems with traction something without posi and clutches handle. Single drive is the simplest fix.
If I was designing one I think I would look around for a couple small one direction Formsprag type clutches to put inline both sides of the drive. Two wheel drive with cornering always driving off the inside wheel.
PS: Nice looking work.
If I was designing one I think I would look around for a couple small one direction Formsprag type clutches to put inline both sides of the drive. Two wheel drive with cornering always driving off the inside wheel.
PS: Nice looking work.
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11-22-12, 11:30 PM
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That's beauty, eh? A few years ago when we had a snowy winter I thought about looking on CraigsList or Ebay for a cheap trike like the old Schwinns that were popular for old folks. Turns out there were none to be had. Really, trikes would be great for snow/ice or else just grocery-shopping. So many BF posters have 5-10 bikes but seems that few have a trike in the stable.
11-26-12, 01:33 PM
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Again; thank you for the kindwords . OP says that he built it to use in retirement in his neighborhood, to go shopping and the like. Im surprised about the renewed interest in this project. Would recomend looking in places other than BF for info, ideas and help. Atomic Zoombie, Mikes Trikes, Fleet trike are a couple of good places. The trike is fun, and demanding( at least mine is) and not hard to build. There are lots of old clunkers out there that could get a new lease on life as trikes. Budding bike engineers could get their feet wet solving some of the problems inherent in trike building. Again thank you says OP
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