Steve
From Richfield, OH
July 27th, 2010
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Hi GeBe!
I just wanted to send these
links and photos
over to you to show my
newly built from scratch
tadpole trike. Man is this
thing fun! I built
the whole thing from scratch
because I did
not want to pay over $1000
for a tadpole....so
I built my own. The Schwalbe
Big Apple tires
are like having a suspension
on the bike.
Great tires. I highly recommend
them. The
trike has front disks and
rear V brake and
it stops on a dime.
I've been getting all kinds of attention
with it as I zip by at almost 44 MPH....aerodynamics
really makes a difference with your engine
kit. My other store bought recumbent did
only 38 MPH with the same 32 CC Tanaka.
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Here are some links to
the Atomic Zombie
blog......Atomic Zombie
Blog....and another
link to an update.......Another
blog link
Attached are some photos
of the trike......I
really over did the build
on this.....all
automotive bearings for
steering and heavier
gauge tubing for strength...I
don't want
it to fall apart going
almost 50 MPH. !
My top speed so far has
been 64 MPH down
a hill and it was stable
and a blast. I get
all kinds of questions
and I think I'm the
most videoed bicycle rider
in the state right
now. I have people with
their video phones
taking all kinds of video
of me as I roll
along.
Thanks for the great engine kit. It really
is the best I've seen so far.
Steve
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