01-19-2007, 02:32 PM
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| | Re: Anyone seen a bicycle sidecar/trishaw kit?
Ben Pfaff wrote:
> galleywench@musicalfurnishings.com writes:
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> > I see photos on the web (overseas) of these great rickshaws that are
> > just bolted to the side of a sturdy bike. The great benefit of this
> > design is that the peddler is not left alone up front, like they are
> > with a trailer/chariot rickshaw. [...]
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> As another variation, I've seen bike rickshaws where the cyclist
> is behind the passengers. Such an arrangement would probably
> make it easier for the cyclist to see and talk to the passengers,
> and it might be more practical than a sidecar.
> --
> "Sanity is not statistical."
> --George Orwell
Yes those are very cool. I started out looking thinking that I was
going to make one of them. But when I read that many of them are
unusual bears to drive, even when they are made from the ground up as a
rickshaw, I decided to steer clear. My initial plan was to convert a
standard bike into one of those, but I am betting that it would barely
work. And, I've never seen it done.
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