Tilt#2 = 72 miles - retired - dangerous
Tilt#3 = 272 miles - [semi] retired - proved tilting concept
Tilt#4 = 105 miles
Still riding Tilt#4 although some think odd happened today , what Terry Pratchett would describe as ' headology ' may have occurred.
I have commented in the past about one ride where it all seemed ' bad ' trike throwing me everywhere me not seeming to get the straight line tilting right and feeling at odds with the trike [ fighting it ]
I usually do out in by one route and back by another route so if I feel it is odd over one part of the route I assumed the trike was being odd all of the time ?
It appears that is not true ?
I left mothers and proceeded to my mates for a coffee and natter , riding there no problem.
However I then had an eye appointment which meant I retraced the route near his house about 20 minutes later in the opposite direction to get to Specsavers.
Again it felt ' bad ' trike throwing me everywhere me not seeming to get the straight line tilting right and feeling at odds with the trike [ fighting it ]
Yet all that was happening was the trike was traveling in the opposite direction.
Thinking back to other times where I have felt out of sync with the trike , the problems mainly seem to occur when I have to tilt myself to the left ? and never can I recall it being odd tilting to the right ?
That is weird.
So in the background is Tilt#5
So how is it different from Tilt#4 you may ask [ please ]
part | Tilt#4 | Tilt#5 |
Main frame from ground | 10.5" | 5" |
Seat front from ground | 18.5" | 15" |
Top of handle bars from ground | 22.5 | 19" |
BB height from ground | 24" | 15" |
w/b | 40" | 38" |
seat back angle | 54' | 54' |
pivot angle | 53' | 56' |
So BB is just at seat height so that's ok , what is odd handle bars feel way to low and yet the difference between them is the same 4"
So what are we trying to do ?
a) Get the seat a bit lower to improve confidence that we are not shortly going to be taking flying lessons
b) Get more height between the seat and the pivot to see if the trike feels less nervous.
So these ugly spacers raise the seat 3" higher than it was on Tilt#3 and at the same time lowering it 3.5" less than Tilt#4 so achieving a) & b).
Obviously if this works then a more elegant solution will be dreamed up and a definitive trike will be attempted aiming for the same parameters of Tilt#5 with less ' bodged joints ' and from 1.25" tubing in an attempt to reduce weight ....
.. and no don't ask , I have no interest at the moment in it's weight , it has been described as ' adequate ' and if nothing breaks ' strong enough ' for the job
Tilt#5 has been ridden a couple of times around the estate there is a snagging list.
puzzle why the bars seem to low.
brake levers very ' hard ' to pull [ compared with Tilt#4 ]
could do with some primer and paint in case it has to face the winter
all for now Paul