Extreme rear wheel

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I don't know a worth what he is saying, but that rear wheel looks great.
That on a Trike would look crazy.

I think that he talks about how he made the tire on it and I think he cut it and put it on with silicone.
It will be very bumpy as you have no rear suspension, but on a track it would look good.

http://instagr.am/p/B_mpDs6J2yW/
 
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No actual wheel as such. There's two bike wheels joined together side by side and the tyre bead goes into each rim (presumably where the silicone goes). The tyre carcass acts as the wheel as much as the two bike wheels. Interesting, relatively light and different. I'd not like to corner on that flat profile though. It'd be interesting if it could be done with one of these 330mm wide motorbike ones:-

 
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Ye cornering especially on an upright is terrible.
That motorcycle tire is a better option.
But I think that he only did it for looks.
 
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He seemed to get the wobbles as he was turning to the left in the video. As he leaned during cornering, he would have been riding on the edge of the tyre which would be no longer flat on the ground. Was he being "pulled" upright each time his weight shifted with the pedalling or was the wobbles just associated with riding on the edge?
 
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