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Old 03-17-2019, 10:57 PM   #241 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Bicycle Bob View Post
I'm sure those are not the whole story. It was a tumultuous time for dozens of small manufacturers. This trike was also very wide to match the stability of a four wheeler, so frontal area stole some of the benefit of the narrow tail.
Actually the real motivation behind its development might've been lower taxes for tricycles enforced in France at the time, as they were considered a motorcycle.

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