Just about finished making a tailbox and will be trying this out by coasting down a long hill several times with and without to see the effect (and of course if it doesn't just fold up under wind pressure). The max speed that I have been down this hill by means of a roadbike at max rpm and tucked down Tour de France-style, by Greenspeed GTR trike and a massive gear, by trike with front fairing and no pedalling, is all 85km or so. We are talking of a 2km staight run. What sort of speeds have others done? We have gone for the outsized tailbox, that is slightly wider than the rider in profile. Bigger as better. Any opinions on tailbox shape and size?
(Note that I am not trying to brag about speeds or even promulgate the idea that trikers are downhill freaks, to promote unsafe road behaviours or various other anti-social charges that you may think to throw back at me, I just want some comparisions. Probably a bit easier than fitting the trike in the local uni's wind tunnel.)
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Just about finished making a tailbox and will be trying this out by coasting down a long hill several times with and without to see the effect (and of course if it doesn't just fold up under wind pressure). The max speed that I have been down this hill by means of a roadbike at max rpm and tucked down Tour de France-style, by Greenspeed GTR trike and a massive gear, by trike with front fairing and no pedalling, is all 85km or so. We are talking of a 2km staight run. What sort of speeds have others done? We have gone for the outsized tailbox, that is slightly wider than the rider in profile. Bigger as better. Any opinions on tailbox shape and size?
(Note that I am not trying to brag about speeds or even promulgate the idea that trikers are downhill freaks, to promote unsafe road behaviours or various other anti-social charges that you may think to throw back at me, I just want some comparisions. Probably a bit easier than fitting the trike in the local uni's wind tunnel.)
Andy Wilkinson was allegedly clocked at around 70 mph on big descents on his record breaking Lands End to John o'Groats run on a fully faired Windcheetah. Even if I was physically capable of that sort of speed I doubt if I'd be psychologically up to it without suffering from excessive Heebie Jeebies...
Pete. -- Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK net [email hidden] http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/
Andy Wilkinson was allegedly clocked at around 70 mph on big descents on his record breaking Lands End to John o'Groats run on a fully faired Windcheetah. Even if I was physically capable of that sort of speed I doubt if I'd be psychologically up to it without suffering from excessive Heebie Jeebies...
Pete.
I didn't mention that my trike has drum brakes. I don't think, even if I could do 115km/hr, that I'd want to without a more decent stopping power like disc brakes. I have done 85km down my particular hill, cranking a big gear but not out to full rpms, but enough so that I just about hover above the seat, something to do with arching muscles and body deciding to act like a paper airplane and fly away. So at a high enough speed and crank effort you feel to float while dropping downhill and at great rushing speed. A three-wheeled magic carpet ride. All the time that bitumen, I know, is a bit rough and certainly steep enough, like a long strip of sandpaper, roughest grade. If I came off the trike at that speed it would take a very long time before I slowed down to a stop. Hamburger anyone? What would 115km be like, well like you I'll leave that to the imagination.
The common max speed seems to be about 85km so thanks to everyone for the feedback.
Andy Wilkinson was allegedly clocked at around 70 mph on big descents on his record breaking Lands End to John o'Groats run on a fully faired Windcheetah. Even if I was physically capable of that sort of speed I doubt if I'd be psychologically up to it without suffering from excessive Heebie Jeebies...
He once told us that he'd been doing 76 mph during his record-breaking run round the Isle of Man Mountain Circuit, /with the brakes hard on/, and muttered something to the effect of not having much faith in Sturmey-Archer drum brakes any more...
-- Dave Larrington - <http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk/> Ha ha, you fool! You've fallen victim to one of the classic blunders! The most famous is "Never get involved in a land war in Asia"
Can't match that................nowhere enough bottle!!
SW
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What sort of speeds have others done?
Andy Wilkinson was allegedly clocked at around 70 mph on big descents on his record breaking Lands End to John o'Groats run on a fully faired Windcheetah. Even if I was physically capable of that sort of speed I doubt if I'd be psychologically up to it without suffering from excessive Heebie Jeebies...
He once told us that he'd been doing 76 mph during his record-breaking run round the Isle of Man Mountain Circuit, /with the brakes hard on/, and muttered something to the effect of not having much faith in Sturmey-Archer drum brakes any more...
-- Dave Larrington - <http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk/> Ha ha, you fool! You've fallen victim to one of the classic blunders! The most famous is "Never get involved in a land war in Asia"
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DD said:
What sort of speeds have others done?
Andy Wilkinson was allegedly clocked at around 70 mph on big descents on his record breaking Lands End to John o'Groats run on a fully faired Windcheetah. Even if I was physically capable of that sort of speed I doubt if I'd be psychologically up to it without suffering from excessive Heebie Jeebies...
Old Andy should join the circus. They have all kinds of crazy people there who can do all kinds of crazy things. Maybe Andy could ride his bike across a rope stretched between two poles high above. Then the rest of us dunces down below could oh! and ah! at the idiotic spectacle of it all.
Regards,
Ed Dolan - Minnesota
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Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK net [email hidden] http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/
PS. Anyone here know what a Medical Physics IT Officer is? Peter won't tell me and I refuse to look it up.
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Dave Larrington - <http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk/> Ha ha, you fool! You've fallen victim to one of the classic blunders! The most famous is "Never get involved in a land war in Asia"
It took us Americans to show the Europeans how to wage a war in Asia. Afghanistan and Iraq proved to be cake walks for us, but the Brits and the Russians never could get it right, not even in colonial times when the natives were weak as kittens. But tiny Britain sure does know how to handle mighty Argentina. They proved that in the Falklands War.
America is the New Rome. We mean to kick some ass, maybe even European ass before we are done.
PS. Anyone here know what a Medical Physics IT Officer is? Peter won't tell me and I refuse to look it up.
I know, but I refuse to tell you. It seems as if everyone else is also refusing to tell you. So if you are too lazy to click the above link and go to the guy's website, where he clearly describes his work (this would take about two minutes of your time), then I suggest you stop wondering about his employment forever. On the other hand, if you simply can't let go of this, then you will have to beg me to tell you; I mean really get down and grovel, and only then might I relent and explain it to you out the goodness that resides in my generous heart.
As an acronym, ASS should be in all capital letters.
The general trend is for European Above Seat Steering (ASS) is for "C" bars while the US preference has been for either "T" bars or "ape hanger" bars. However, there are some notable exceptions, e.g. the Benelux manufacturers seem partial to "T" bars while highracers from US based companies usually have "C" bars.
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Edward Dolan said:
...maybe even European ass....
As an acronym, ASS should be in all capital letters.
The general trend is for European Above Seat Steering (ASS) is for "C" bars while the US preference has been for either "T" bars or "ape hanger" bars. However, there are some notable exceptions, e.g. the Benelux manufacturers seem partial to "T" bars while highracers from US based companies usually have "C" bars.
-- Tom Sherman - Fox River Valley
As long as Dave Larrington of the UK posts his idiotic signatures reeking of liberal politics, he will get a little rejoinder from me. Get used to it.
PS. Anyone here know what a Medical Physics IT Officer is? Peter won't tell me and I refuse to look it up.
I know, but I refuse to tell you. It seems as if everyone else is also refusing to tell you. So if you are too lazy to click the above link and go to the guy's website, where he clearly describes his work (this would take about two minutes of your time), then I suggest you stop wondering about his employment forever. On the other hand, if you simply can't let go of this, then you will have to beg me to tell you; I mean really get down and grovel, and only then might I relent and explain it to you out the goodness that resides in my generous heart.
So what say you Mr. Dolan?
I could care less what a Medical Physics IT Officer is or does. Screw him and his idiotic signature! What I am objecting to is his signature - period. It is long winded and tells us more than we would ever want to know about him. It is like he is advertising himself to this group of recumbent cyclists, and for what purpose? No one else on the group does what he does in regard to a signature.
Peter Clinch is an ego maniac but I am letting him know in my own inimitable way that I am a greater ego maniac than he is. Surely that is fair. But he is a coward and has kill filed me so that only you and I are paying any attention to this folderol. However, he will see your response to my message and so that will alert him that I am not yet done with this fool from the UK.
