I doubt whether a tilting mechanism is a
disadvantage if you compare it with a 2 wheeled
Python. I had the front wheel slip on both the
Python and the tilting trike. Not sure which one
would slip and fall first, but when I did fall
both events went differently. The Python slid away
from me, I put one feet on the ground but the bike
fell. It hit the pedal and handle bar, then the
seat. I myself went foot first, then onto my
bottom. I wasn't hurt (only a few scratches) and
the good thing was that the bike seems to go away
from the rider (like with my recumbent), which is
much safer than a conventional bicycle
(entanglement). On the trike; the front wheel
slipped and I put one foot on the ground so the
bike didn't fell over. Since this was a test, I
knew it was comming and was one step ahead.
Otherwise, I think you are more likely to hit bike
parts (tires) when you fall than with a Python.
My experience with cycling through the snow is
like this: fresh or wet snow is ok for most bikes,
although not really for a recumbent. Snow that is
there for a few days and has been driven over
makes things quite a bit harder. A mountainbike
with soft open tires might still do. When things
get really nasty I always prefer the classic
citybike, since there is less pressure on the
frontwheel compared to a mountainbike and it is
easier to put a feet on the ground to stay in
control and slip through corners ;-)
Patrick
> Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2011 16:23:11 +0200
> From:
dirk.bonne@xxxxxxx
> To:
python@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [python] Re: Pythonjetrike
>
> Thanks Patrick and George
>
> @George: I meant the question more like: is
the tilting mechanism a
> disadvantage (compared to a 2 wheeled
python) instead of just "no use"
> when the road is slippery. Sorry for having
asked my question so unclear.
>
> Thanks Patrick. If the winter is as hard as
has been in the last 2 years
> then I should build a non-tilting trike
solution for my pythoon. I think
> I could easily make a "2 wheel module" that
I put under the box of the
> pythoon making the wheel base short, and
thus allow for a relative
> narrow trike.
>
> Dirk
>
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