Videos of the Bango is up on Youtube Front View http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFT6rJ4Am18 Top View http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Doc7QmWHwyw ________________________________ From: Vi Vuong <vi_vuong@xxxxxxxxx> To: python@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wed, January 26, 2011 7:09:17 AM Subject: Re: [python] Re: Python Quad Yes, the Futon Express is a trike, good for one or three riders. However, two riders make it unstable, unless the second rider sits in the middle and pedals by arm. The Bango is stable enough for one but the other front wheel needs to be control by arm, perhaps another design that works for 1 or 2 riders. All are made out of recycle futon frames... I will have to make front / top boom sticks for the videos this weekend. Vi ________________________________ From: Jürgen Mages <jmages@xxxxxx> To: python@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tue, January 25, 2011 11:48:25 AM Subject: [python] Re: Python Quad Hi Vi, thanks for the info and photos. Very creative design. I guess the Bango and Futon Express are two different vehicles. The first is for two riders and the second for three. Any videos yet? I would like to see them in motion. Coupled riding works perfectly fine for my wife and me. We could do this for hours and the handlebar-lessness of our pythons allow very close contact. Greetings from Jürgen. On 25.01.2011 06:25, Vi Vuong wrote: > Hi Jürgen and All, > > I am trying out your design on a social quad-cycle. It's on my Facebook >project page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Futon-Express/188109521199076 > > My kids named it "Bango" The Bicycle Tango, social quad-cycle, dual front > wheel >drive, hands-free steering design (Python), no steering linkage so riders must >work together to minimize tire resistance... > > > Not sure if this fits into your original vision, but I think I got the idea >from your photo > http://www.python-lowracer.de/pics/gallery/P3%20and%20P1.jpg > and inspirations from Pythoon http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72dd2kHGxQM and >Python Dou http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZyAnhnLljE > > Cheers, > > Vi > ============================================================ 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. ============================================================