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Old 02-08-2013, 12:52 PM   #129 (permalink)
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...Golden Rule of Trike Design

Kinda academic but simplified as -
The golden rule of trike design: optimum stability of a tadpole trike with two wheels on the front axle, the center of gravity (center of mass) must be a third of the wheelbase back from the front axle, or achieve a static vertical load of three equal loads of the weight on each wheel; optimally equal to 66% on the front axle and 33% on the rear.

https://www.deferredprocrastination....-trike-design/
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