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  1. Trickytrike

    Quad Pedal Car - 2025 late Xmas/early Birthday present ?

    Good diet for the quad ! normal grub screws have no "head" and mount with an hex key is it ? Well spotted.
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    Quad Pedal Car - 2025 late Xmas/early Birthday present ?

    Thanks great post I was contemplating building a quad too but thinkink perimeter frame was an issue. So it works "thanks to" poor turning radius, the wheels are close to the frame to limit twisting forces. You are brave to take this on so you are likely to rebuild it from the ground up...
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    Aluminium Viking Tandem

    Thanks, I learnt something there. The filing but no drilling of SS had been a mystery so far. I was feeling like a paleolithic man trying to spark a fire with the wrong silex and great frustration.
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    Quad Pedal Car - 2025 late Xmas/early Birthday present ?

    Ouch so hard welded in place no tie rod with end bearings like in velomobiles that could have been tuned. Looks like whoever built it had a talent for welding stuff with spot on angles and no adjustment possible... so the body modification seems like the only way. A very crude idea of how much...
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    Quad Pedal Car - 2025 late Xmas/early Birthday present ?

    It sounds like you could add fifth retractable caster wheel at the front for short turns and parking in town... More seriously how are the frong wheels steering arranged ? The kingpins etc don t appear too clearly on the pictures, are they attached to the side beams of the chassis ? Do they...
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    Aluminium Viking Tandem

    Are these "cobalt steel" bits ? I found only these are good for SS ( 304 or 316 ) Dont understand why filing 316 by hand goes ok, and hss bits dont bite and seem to go blunt.
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    Quad Pedal Car - 2025 late Xmas/early Birthday present ?

    Nice pedal car and unusual shape Can you ride it on the streets or are you restricted to race tracks ? 34kg is not that bad considering 4 wheels, steel frame, coroplast body... Some fiberglass 3 wheel velomobiles are about 30 kg and body serves as chassis As you said maybe no need for the...
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    Question has anyone one made a tall Tadpole trike?

    I remember seeing that kind of 3 wheeled pedal vehicle on the finnish forum, they said it was good on snow as I understood only two tracks instead of 3 ? Unconventional
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    Question has anyone one made a tall Tadpole trike?

    I think the creative three wheeled contraption is not russian but french the guy is irzouts known for his excentric bikes made from recycled bits of ... anything going http://irzouts.blogspot.com/?m=1
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    have you noticed ?

    Hello thanks for sharing so much life experience about hpv, quadricycles and how the English language helped bring together passionate people of this community over a few decades. I have been contemplating the idea of building a quad, i have the impression it can be made more stable and shorter...
  11. Trickytrike

    Anyone want a pedal people carrier?

    Yes good idea but maybe too bulky, several electric assist pedal powered transport vehicles look very automotive, maybe to appeal as replacement, but then are heavy / costly.
  12. Trickytrike

    MicroCamper - Winter project

    Great progress, resting on the folded seat back is not easy to have a neat fit. I ended up suspending my bed frame from the front seatbelt mounts, good anchorage but may not be allowed so i dont drive like that
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    Anyone want a pedal people carrier?

    Is it fair to say it is a mini electric train with pedal assist ?
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    This might go very good, or very bad.

    Brings back memories of the morning entretainment at high school : watch the 6ft math teacher unfold out of his mini. A true contortionnist
  15. Trickytrike

    QUESTION (Help) For the Streetfox

    Good luck i agree lots of practice. Every joint is different and practice on scrap really helps it takes time to get confident enough. There are several good welding channels to get started or better if you have an instructor but putting in the time with practice joints is worth it. I have only...
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    MicroCamper - Winter project

    i am reassured i am not the only one with multiple parallel projects in "ongoing" status..
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    MicroCamper - Winter project

    That was before the oil crisis I gather...
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    Running something up the flagpole to get opinions please.

    Didnt know machining was getting affordable Congrats on tig welding without bearing melt down, hope to see the end result soon
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    Made a Commitment ?

    Which hubs and axles do you use ? I found bitex dh12n or dh15m for trikes. They are narrow enough but pricey. On the other hand front mtb hubs with thru axles are easier to source, cheaper but wide like 110mm so reduces available track
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    MicroCamper - Winter project

    The stuff used to make camper van window protection can be bought by length, it has the fabric on one side, several layers and shiny stuff outside, all stiched together. A fabric strip can be stiched to the edge to close it. You can choose succion things ( falls off in the night ) or magnets to...
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