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Old 03-15-2012, 04:22 PM   #17 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard View Post
The Cg on a trike projected as a 45 degree cone to the ground forms a circle, and that circle *must* be within the triangle formed by the tire contact patches.
I'm having a difficult time visualizing this, do you have a diagram?

I found some related information here:
http://www.deferredprocrastination.c...cle-stability/
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