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Old 08-12-2015, 03:23 PM   #7 (permalink)
jkv357
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Why not go 3-wheel?

My son and I built an electric race kart (4-wheel) for a competition where some of the entrants were using bicycle wheels on the front of their 3-wheelers. Numerous vehicles folded the wheels under when cornering - and they were not going fast at all - like 15 MPH (we had a slightly different plan, and hit over 60...).

Cycle wheels would be better than bicycle wheels for sure (some had them) but the combination of cornering forces and bumps can generate a fair amount of side-load. Just sayin'.




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