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From: ts on 18 Jan 2010 17:29
'Hog <sm911SPAM(a)CHIPShotmail.co.uk> wrote:

> It will be one of these
> www.armec.ch/start.asp

From the pictures, it looks like the Swiss chair stays horizontal whilst
the bike leans away, or towards it. So from the passengers point of
view the ride is more or less similar to a regular outfit, if not worse
since the rider can go through corners faster, unaffected by the
centripetal acceleration.

The wheel of the Flexit is under its centre - a major difference.


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From: The Older Gentleman on 3 Feb 2010 02:11
jrg1500 <jg(a)teleport.com> wrote:

> John Goff, The World's only known Flexit sidecar historian

Ukrm does it again :-))


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From: 'Hog on 3 Feb 2010 06:32
The Older Gentleman wrote:
> jrg1500 <jg(a)teleport.com> wrote:
>
>> John Goff, The World's only known Flexit sidecar historian
>
> Ukrm does it again :-))

"is a trained engineer and designer" made me wince

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From: ts on 3 Feb 2010 15:25
jrg1500 <jg(a)teleport.com> wrote:

> Hi "ts" in Surrey! :-)
>
> I am John Goff, The World's only know Flexit sidecar historian.

Wow - many thanks for this personal info service!

> . . . . . There
> are at least 6 left-side attach Flexits in the UK. I have notified 3
> of them of your interest in Flexits.

Could be interesting to see one, but I doubt my sidecar pilot skills
would make me the most suitable test pilot of this parish. By the way,
does Max Maxwell happen to be on your list of UK owners?

> Re: Your comment about 3 U-shaped tires - . . .

(snip)

> . . . . a lot of
> long straight roads, this tire choice, at a recommended tire pressure
> of 1.5 bar or about 22 psi, yields:
>
> 1) Improved passenger ride quality;
> 2) The linear tire tread design aids is straight line, straight ahead
> stability, and
> 3) It recognizes that the majority of your ride time is straight
> ahead. The minority of your ride time is actually spent in the
> corners.
>
> Moreover, as an experienced Flexit rider, I can tell your that the
> relatively flat bottomed tire is simply _NOT_ a problem, _NOT_ a
> handling compromise.

For general use I'm sure you're right. My comment was based on what I
assumed would be the optimal profile, on twisty roads. But in real life
I assume it would be difficult to find a suitable speed rated
round-profile tyre in the required size :-))

> As always, Any questions? Please ask! :-)

Not yet, but if I should get the opportunity to pilot such an outfit,
I'm sure I will have some . . .

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From: Domènec on 3 Feb 2010 15:55
"The Older Gentleman" <totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk> escribi� en el
mensaje de noticias news:1jdbtar.e7z2j8ykhzi5N%
> jrg1500 <jg(a)teleport.com> wrote:

>> John Goff, The World's only known Flexit sidecar historian
> Ukrm does it again :-))

<pride>
It was the Dago contingent who changed the thread subject.
</pride>

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