Hello, we are trying to gather background info in our wiki: http://openbike.org why not join in and contribute some research for the article? :-) Or start an article in the wiki and everyone joins in, just like our design process. just start with a basic outline - maybe there are a few people, who fill out the gaps? Regards, DirkS >Hello Jurgen, > >Thank you so much for your quick reply. Your geometry url below was very >instructive. > > The concept of seat rise is exactly the same thing as K1 in my >handling qualities theory. For a normal geometry it causes a low speed >wobble, but for your geometry it causes the seat to fall. This generates >a strong centering spring at low speed. Wonderful idea. > >I must admit that I was appalled at building any negative trail bike. I >was wrong. > >I have been asked to help with the technical side of Human Power and >feel that the Python design process along with rider comments would make >a welcome subject for us. The theory on the URL will round out the paper >nicely. We might need a list of background references. >\ > >Bill Patterson > > > > >Hello Bill, > > >Writing an article for the HP magazine is not chicken-feed. Could you >please outline what you expect? > >Lots of material can be found here: > >http://www.python-lowracer.de/geometry.html >http://dirkb.dnsalias.net/pythonselfcenter.html > >Also our small communitiy could provide lots of pictures and videos. > >Regards, >Jürgen. > > >-- >Some thoughts on Apache helicopter avionics >http://home.earthlink.net/~wm.patterson/helicopterthoughts/ >http://home.earthlink.net/~wm.patterson/helicopterthoughts/id17.html >http://home.earthlink.net/~wm.patterson/helicopterthoughts/id16.html > >See bikes and the first human powered helicopter at: >http://www.calpoly.edu/~wpatters/ >Single Track controls at: >http://home.earthlink.net/~wm.patterson/ > >Reply to wm.patterson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > wpatters@xxxxxxxxxxx > william.patterson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >============================================================ > >This is the Python Mailinglist > >//www.freelists.org/list/python > >Listmaster: Jürgen Mages jmages@xxxxxx > >To unsubscribe send an empty mail to >python-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field. > >============================================================ > ============================================================ This is the Python Mailinglist //www.freelists.org/list/python Listmaster: J�rgen Mages jmages@xxxxxx To unsubscribe send an empty mail to python-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field. ============================================================