[python] Re: Japan

Hello telaviv,

Thank you very much for inviting me to this mailinglist. 

Thanks for joining.
Hope we can maintain this cross-cultural bridge for a longer time.

Since it is impossible in Japan to obtain any information about
center-steered recumbent, I hope to gather various information here.


Very likely, cause lots of center-steered experience is gathered here.
(Another possibility is the flevofan mailinglist)

the Kalle is the only rideable rear wheel steered twowheeled
recumbent that I know. How is your experience with it?


As I understand, Kalle-type is classified as “front wheel steered”
rather
than “rear wheel steered” since the pivot angle of Kalle-type is slanted
in the same direction as that of front wheel steered bicycle. I guess it’s
like sitting on the handle bar of ordinary bicycle.


Erik Wannee has a nice site dedicated to RWS bikes:

http://wannee.nl/hpv/abt/e-index.htm

The Kalle is discussed there and Erik too is not sure if it is RWS or FWS.
I believe it's RWS ;-)

I am wondering about the low seat angle <30 degrees and
the small ground clearance 36 mm of your Monty clone.
Do you intend to keep this?

Having watched the Python movie, I understood that it is necessary that my
hand can reach the ground.


Right - this is quite essential for increasing the fun factor.

however, only my fingertips can reach the ground at the seat
angle of 35 degrees.


That seat angle sounds just perfect to me.

I will increase the ground clearance to 50mm by changing the structure of
the pivot.


Using the fork principle for the steering pivot is least space consuming:

http://www.python-lowracer.de/pics/The_Worm_Steering_Pivot_2.jpg
http://www.python-lowracer.de/pics/The_Worm_Steering_Pivot_1.jpg

What kind of tubing do you use for your python frame?
It seems that you have a TIG welding machine - right?

Sayounara,
Juergen. 

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