[CR]re: misc trike stuff

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From: <WTrikerider@cs.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2001 07:23:58 EST
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: [CR]re: misc trike stuff

Brian, At one time I knew of seven other trike owners; two of them in Colorado. That is how I learned about riding in a pace line w/trikes. Although one of them is still in the area, I don't know if he still has his trike. His trike, by the way, was a Ken rogers conversion kit bolted to a regular frame. I don't recall what kind of frame. Rather than the usual dual caliper front brake setup he installed a front disc brake along with one sidepull brake. Colin Laing has built trikes. This was before he began working on his own I think. I don't know if he would undertake such a project now. I think that he once said in a conversation with me that jigging up for a trike would be too much work for the limited market that existed. Trikes were also built by Jack Taylor, Holdsworth, and Higgins. Holdworth also sold a conversion kit. Who is the best? I don't know. Mr. Rogers doesn't always answer his mail anymore. I recently had to go to Bob Jackson for axle parts because of this. Jackson's trikes used the Rogers axle setup. I have seen only trikes w/differentials and left-hand drive. The left-hand drive makes them pull to the right as you have noticed. A trike is "driven" not ridden like a bicycle. It used to be fun to turn experienced roadies loose on the trike and watch them ride into the curb vainly trying to steer with their bodies. While it would be fun to know about other barrow riders, I agree about not organizing. Then you would have to deal with organizational issues and who want to president-for-life? Still if anyone ever brought a trike into the Denver area, I would be happy to skip work for a ride!

Paul (the three-legged cyclist) Patzkowsky