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None of the hardware stores in my area had the #190 tape.
I used an over-built carbon steel frame so that at a later date I could add an electric drive system that makes 100+ lb-ft of torque in it. It's going to require a stout set of torque arms at the rear of the frame and dropouts.
When I move back to St. Louis in April, I plan to get started on the next body. Its shape will look a lot more like that of the LeMans velomobile. If I put in a rack and pinion steering system, I could possibly get frontal area in the 0.4-.5 m^2 range because I will no longer need to make room for the steering bars. A butterfly steering wheel with trigger shifters would work nicely in this machine if I put in a rack and pinion. I could keep the right brake lever for the front wheels and the left one for regen on the electric hub motor that will be going in the rear.
Right now it's about 0.65 m^2, and will be reduced to 0.6 m^2 if I turn the 4-sided front cross section into a 6-sided one.
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