Sail power anyone?

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My trike: Richard Scrase's Whike | Cycling UK

Assisted cycling usually means a battery and a motor. Richard’s trike employs another source of power: the wind.

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I mention this because it's on ebay....

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Seems like an accident looking for a place to happen to me.

 

[DannyC]

These have been around for years, I agree they are an accident waiting to happen.

 

[stormbird]

That has a lot of rake on the fork ?

Paul

 

[jonrev]

How on earth could that ever be considered 'road legal'? If ever there could be anything that made a trike dangerous it would be this sail. Can you imagine what the effect of a HGV passing could be? Even on fairly calm days a passing lorry can create a frightening side draft.

Sure, anyone with any sense would never use it on a road as depicted in the picture but there's always someone daft enough isn't there?
Great fun on a nice firm and flat beach but no place on the road- ever!

Rant over.
John