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Old 02-01-2013, 07:15 PM   #51 (permalink)
IamIan
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Ian, there are strong rational points of debate about in wheel and central locations for drives.


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The first vehicle I plan on building will be a tadpole trike with the rear wheel being powered. The drive could be connected to a separate wheel with a chain, like a motorcycle or be in the wheel itself. At this point I think I will build it separate since the losses through a chain are minimal and the fluid connections could be solid tubing with the drive fixed to the frame. It woud also allow the brake to be retained as a backup.
That has the potential to be a nice base platform to start with.

Are you planning on starting a build thread here for it when you get started?

Do you plan to retrofit or build from scratch?

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