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Old 10-06-2018, 09:44 AM   #115 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by redpoint5 View Post
Did production swap the front and rear wheels? There's no excuse for engineering a trike with a single front wheel and dual rear.
In the C5 the rider sits very near the rear axle, which puts CoG close to the rear axle.

Velomobiles with reverse-trike config tend to topple as well
There the rider -and CoG- is relatively far aft

Benefits of trikes are small, and simply don't outweigh the drawbacks when speed goes up - along with their dynamic instability .
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