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Old 01-26-2013, 06:08 PM   #18 (permalink)
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OK, I can see that.

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Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard
I think that the best wheel layout is four wheels with the rear track narrowed so that they fit inside the aerodynamic envelope; but they provide much better Cg stability than a reverse (tadpole) trike.
I just re-read this. You may notice that that is the approach of the design in my profile picture. Along with "Make a Kamm-back by truncating the body at the point of separation'.

I might as well throw this in too:


Exactly what I proposed doing with the torsion bar tubes; except I wanted lever action shocks built into the trailing arms
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