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From: ^..^ Lone Wolf on 22 Jul 2010 04:16 "The Older Gentleman" <totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:1jlzjoo.1acwzgf1rfzzbwN%totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk... Wotcha. > A lot of trikes are bought/made by people who've suffered an injury and > can't risk another one, or who've lost limbs of part thereof. > > Think NABD. And some of us were fortunate enough to own one before injury made it a necessity. -- -- ^..^ Lone Wolf www.moonshiners.org.uk
From: Mark Olson on 22 Jul 2010 06:55 Mark Olson wrote: > Beav wrote: >> Those "training" wheels automagically retract when the bike starts >> moving. They're there to stop it falling over at a standstill, but the >> bike leans like any other when it's under way. > > When you don't know what you're talking about, it's best to keep schtum. > > I've personally seen a Voyager kit up close and know someone who owned > one. You are wrong about them retracting, they don't do that. They > are spring loaded so the bike can lean to a degree but they are in > fact very similar to training wheels fitted to a kid's pushbike. Just to be clear- I'm talking only about the Voyager kits, there are other kits that retract in the way that Beav is talking about. I have no idea whether the kit in the original photo is of that type or not, I was referring specifically to the Voyager kit I posted a link to.
From: darsy on 22 Jul 2010 09:02 On Jul 22, 1:06 pm, ogden <og...(a)pre.org> wrote: > http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=6640076&l=7a391c048f&id=534984895http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=6640075&l=de342209f1&id=534984895 I saw one of a those last summer at High Beech - reminded me a little of a roman-style chariot - just needed stick-out rotating blades on the hubs of the rear wheels. -- d.
From: The Older Gentleman on 22 Jul 2010 15:26
Mark Olson <olsonm(a)tiny.invalid> wrote: > Mark Olson wrote: > > Beav wrote: > > >> Those "training" wheels automagically retract when the bike starts > >> moving. They're there to stop it falling over at a standstill, but the > >> bike leans like any other when it's under way. > > > > When you don't know what you're talking about, it's best to keep schtum. > > > > I've personally seen a Voyager kit up close and know someone who owned > > one. You are wrong about them retracting, they don't do that. They > > are spring loaded so the bike can lean to a degree but they are in > > fact very similar to training wheels fitted to a kid's pushbike. > > Just to be clear- I'm talking only about the Voyager kits, there are other > kits that retract in the way that Beav is talking about. I have no idea > whether the kit in the original photo is of that type or not, I was referring > specifically to the Voyager kit I posted a link to. The Swiss Ecomobil uses a similar system. Saw one parked at LHR recently. Wondered whose it was. -- BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Triumph Street Triple Honda CB400F Suzuki TS250 Suzuki GN250 chateaudotmurrayatidnetdotcom Nothing damages a machine more than an ignoramus with a manual, a can-do attitude and a set of cheap tools |