Does anyone own one of these?
01-08-05 | 08:23 PM
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https://home.earthlink.net/~marneson4...lomobiles.html
Is there any big advantages and can they be used on the street like a bike ? Do they require anything special?
Is there any big advantages and can they be used on the street like a bike ? Do they require anything special?
01-08-05 | 08:51 PM
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sure would make commuting to work in the rain or snow a lot easier... to bad a car would crush me on day one.
01-08-05 | 09:01 PM
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How many people remember the sinclair C5
01-08-05 | 10:06 PM
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a bike is faster, those things look cumbersome.
01-08-05 | 11:33 PM
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I believe some of those are pretty fast, up to almost twice as fast as the same cyclist on a road bike. If you tweak along at 20, you could hit 35 with the same effort in some of those vehicles.
01-09-05 | 01:28 AM
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Originally Posted by AndrewP
Three wheels will prevent slipping through traffic jams like a bike, and visibility of the traffic around you looks very bad.
01-09-05 | 01:34 AM
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ill admit they look pretty freaking cool, and i think they would be fun to zip around in, but i cant see it being a practical mode of transportation that i could use to commute.
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01-09-05 | 07:46 AM
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Originally Posted by phantomcow2
a bike is faster, those things look cumbersome.
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01-09-05 | 09:00 AM
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Originally Posted by LordOpie
sure would make commuting to work in the rain or snow a lot easier... to bad a car would crush me on day one.
Yup, the first 3 pedal strokes would be awesome. The forth pedal stroke, while being flattened by mommy's SUV, wouldn't be nearly as cool.
01-09-05 | 09:02 AM
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here are some pics from a rally in Europe. They are quite popular over there for commuting. That is the reason these bikes were created. commuting at higher speeds and weather protection.
https://boelie.fotopic.net/p10268947.html
https://boelie.fotopic.net/c381191.html
https://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/favdw/...1a.jpg&.src=ph
https://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/favdw/...76.jpg&.src=ph
https://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/favdw/...cb.jpg&.src=ph
https://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/favdw/...03.jpg&.src=ph
These are practical due to using 3 wheels. If you had only 2 wheels, you'd have full blown streamliner and not practical but much much faster.
https://boelie.fotopic.net/p10268947.html
https://boelie.fotopic.net/c381191.html
https://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/favdw/...1a.jpg&.src=ph
https://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/favdw/...76.jpg&.src=ph
https://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/favdw/...cb.jpg&.src=ph
https://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/favdw/...03.jpg&.src=ph
These are practical due to using 3 wheels. If you had only 2 wheels, you'd have full blown streamliner and not practical but much much faster.
