Re: An interesting item...

Tom Sherman said:

Chalo Colina said:

Tom Sherman said:

Trikes are an area where recumbents are decidedly superior to uprights
in every important aspect. 🙂

Quoted message said:

Save one-- carrying loads.

Not so:
<http://www.organicengines.com/products/the-sensible-utility-vehicle-a...>.

Where is an upright trike that can exceed the SUV for cargo capacity?

I just helped build one. I'll get back to you on that when I have a
picture. It has a five-foot long front bed, plus a normal Worksman
Adaptable rear load platform. You can stack it up high and still see
over your load. :^)

Sea also:

http://www.cyclesmaximus.com/cargotrike.htm
(for a twist on the usual upright/recumbent comparison, it's a _lot_
more expensive than the OE SUV.)

http://pedicab.com/pedicabs_pickup.html

http://workcycles.com/workbike/bicycles/professional-worktrikes/workbike-classic-dutch-large.html

Chalo

Chalo Colina said:

Tom Sherman said:

Chalo Colina said:

Tom Sherman wrote:
> Trikes are an area where recumbents are decidedly superior to uprights
> in every important aspect. 🙂
Save one-- carrying loads.

Not so:
<http://www.organicengines.com/products/the-sensible-utility-vehicle-a...>.

Where is an upright trike that can exceed the SUV for cargo capacity?

I just helped build one. I'll get back to you on that when I have a
picture. It has a five-foot long front bed, plus a normal Worksman
Adaptable rear load platform. You can stack it up high and still see
over your load. :^)

Sea also:

Channeling gene?

Quoted message said:

http://www.cyclesmaximus.com/cargotrike.htm
(for a twist on the usual upright/recumbent comparison, it's a _lot_
more expensive than the OE SUV.)

The OE SUV appears to be a bargain compared to the other trikes.

Quoted message said:

http://pedicab.com/pedicabs_pickup.html

http://workcycles.com/workbike/bicycles/professional-worktrikes/workbike-classic-dutch-large.html

Based on the pictures, the trikes in the above three links look to have
similar volume capacity to the SUV - I would need to see specifications
to rank the four by that category.

The Maximus does have a slightly greater cargo weight capacity (250
kgf), the Henry the most (300 kgf), compared to the SUV (225 kgf) [1]
while the weight capacity of the Main Street is unknown.

It would be fun to have all four work trikes in one place to compare
handling and general ease of use.

[1] However the SUV has a combined rider plus cargo capacity of 340 kgf,
while the others do not list rider capacity. However, they look to be
"Chalo" sturdy.

--
Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
"Localized intense suction such as tornadoes is created when temperature
differences are high enough between meeting air masses, and can impart
excessive energy onto a cyclist." - Randy Schlitter

Tom Sherman said:

Chalo Colina said:

Sea also:

Channeling gene?

Evidently so.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

http://www.cyclesmaximus.com/cargotrike.htm
(for a twist on the usual upright/recumbent comparison, it's a _lot_
more expensive than the OE SUV.)

The OE SUV appears to be a bargain compared to the other trikes.

I wonder how they do it? Even Jan Van der Tuin's similar Tri-Hauler--
which is a nice piece of work, but not the least bit fancy-- costs a
grand more than the OE SUV. I know Jan's not raking in fat margins on
his bikes.

http://www.catoregon.org/hpm/trihauler.htm

Chalo

Chalo said:

Tom Sherman said:

Chalo Colina wrote:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Sea also:

Quoted message said:

Channeling gene?

Evidently so.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

http://www.cyclesmaximus.com/cargotrike.htm
(for a twist on the usual upright/recumbent comparison, it's a _lot_
more expensive than the OE SUV.)

Quoted message said:

The OE SUV appears to be a bargain compared to the other trikes.

I wonder how they do it?

It looks like they use something like a Cruzbike conversion kit for
the front end. That might help.

Chalo Colina said:

Tom Sherman said:

Chalo Colina said:

Sea also:

Channeling gene?

Evidently so.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

http://www.cyclesmaximus.com/cargotrike.htm
(for a twist on the usual upright/recumbent comparison, it's a _lot_
more expensive than the OE SUV.)

The OE SUV appears to be a bargain compared to the other trikes.

I wonder how they do it? Even Jan Van der Tuin's similar Tri-Hauler--
which is a nice piece of work, but not the least bit fancy-- costs a
grand more than the OE SUV. I know Jan's not raking in fat margins on
his bikes.

http://www.catoregon.org/hpm/trihauler.htm

I think "he" (Dan Kavanaugh) is closer to accurate than "they" regarding
Organic Engines. I imagine the low prices result from a combination of
low overhead and low profit margins. The other HPVs (hominid powered
vehicles) from Organic Engines have always been competitively priced.

OT Rant: The world (and in particular the (U$A)would be a much better
place if people supported small manufacturers who care about what they
are doing, rather than accumulating as much mass produced [censored] as
possible, and storing it in a large, but poorly built, cookie-cutter
"McMansion".

--
Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
"Localized intense suction such as tornadoes is created when temperature
differences are high enough between meeting air masses, and can impart
excessive energy onto a cyclist." - Randy Schlitter

In article <[email hidden]>,

Tom Sherman said:

OT Rant: The world (and in particular the (U$A)would be a much better
place if people supported small manufacturers who care about what
they are doing, rather than accumulating as much mass produced [censored]
as possible, and storing it in a large, but poorly built,
cookie-cutter "McMansion".

Whomever dies with the most toys wins. It's in the Bible, right next to
the part about low taxes and limited government.