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Strange Recumbent
Edward Dolan wrote:
"Edward Dolan" wrote in message news:5PCdnY25VrpjLvnUnZ2dnUVZ_ozinZ2d@prairiewave. com... [...] http://wannee.nl/hpv/abt/e-index.htm A really fascinating web site. I recall from the pages of RCN many years ago that there was a Canadian recumbent trike that was front wheel drive rear steer. It was expensive and no one could figure out what the advantages were of such a trike. It seemed unduly complicated to no purpose. It never sold well and soon went out of business. The above recumbent trike was the Thebis, made in British Columbia. It was rear wheel driven and rear wheel steered and not front wheel driven. Thought I had better correct myself before Mr. Sherman read it as he will know about these type of oddball recumbent trikes. http://wannee.nl/hpv/abt/e-abd.htm I have briefly ridden a Thebis, and agree with the comments at the link Ed posted. The rear steering is odd feeling, as the rear end swings out then the trike turns. I also saw a guy flip the same trike while trying to do a tight turn without leaning, and he was going about 10-12 mph. I would NOT want to ride a Thebis at high speed. The best use of a Thebis is a museum display as a curiosity or something to bring out when cyclists gather for the oddity of it (e.g. party bike/trike). -- Tom Sherman - 42.435731,-83.985007 LOCAL CACTUS EATS CYCLIST - datakoll |
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