This is the look I want to achieve with my bike.
05-14-11, 03:19 PM
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This is the look I want to achieve with my bike.
This is basically the look I want to achieve with my bicycle, but with lighter weight cab materials and a road presence look from behind to make my tricycle look like an actual vehicle. Mine would be little to no passenger/luggage room so I would sit more between the rear wheels.
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05-14-11, 04:12 PM
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Give it a try, let us know how it comes out!
05-14-11, 05:07 PM
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I think a scale model of the "Spirit of America" would really look cool.
05-14-11, 08:30 PM
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Gee why don't'cha pick an easy project to do! 
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My preferred bicycle brand is.......WORKSMAN CYCLES
I dislike clipless pedals on any city bike since I feel they are unsafe.
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Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred, which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?
My preferred bicycle brand is.......WORKSMAN CYCLES
I dislike clipless pedals on any city bike since I feel they are unsafe.
Originally Posted by krazygluon
Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred, which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?
11-13-11, 08:20 PM
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reminds me of the gossamer albatross. has it been 32+ years? seemed like the
world went crazy, cheering bryan allen on. i love stuff like that. the voyager flight, too.
world went crazy, cheering bryan allen on. i love stuff like that. the voyager flight, too.
11-16-11, 12:14 PM
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Pedaled too far.
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And now kids ask if its possible to make a "flying bicycle". The achievement has been forgotten.
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11-16-11, 12:21 PM
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If you're already going to extremes, why not one of these https://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13746_7-20006474-48.html?
11-16-11, 08:43 PM
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ml2eYbSlyks
And this is Mr. Sinclair's most recent (2-wheel) creation:
https://www.sinclairzx.com/spec-x-1.html
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11-16-11, 10:22 PM
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^^ OK for urban use, but has it been tried on a road with a crosswind?
11-16-11, 11:24 PM
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