Recumbent Cycle Con 2016

[Abbott Smith]

All the Parkers are safe. Our town is still without power or water. Fortunately our neighborhood did not have serious flooding. The roof of our warehouse was partially blown off, but no injuries.

Thanks for the update Jim. Had a blast this weekend.

 

[ratz]

We had prototype #3 at the show and briefly attached it to my V20 to give some Cruzbike folks a feel for riding it.

Here' the one salient point I got from riding it attached to the v20. Within 10 seconds of pedaling it I forgot it was there; and the v20 was sized way too big for me but I didn't feel like moving the boom

 

[Abbott Smith]

I got a chance to ride the latest prototype as well. Loved the experience but also realize that the current iteration was designed to help solve basic mechanics and still has a way to go before it's a production model. I have to admit that I wasn't much use relative to useful input beyond the value of the silly grin plastered all over my face.

 

[Bruce B]

Is there any experience with the tilting trike on hills?

 

[Abbott Smith]

Is there any experience with the tilting trike on hills?

The demo area was a side slope.

 

[Robert Holler]

My understanding is that it will be a frame kit.

This is correct. The build at the show was for display only. Note that before everyone gets over excited here as tends to be the case that we are ironing out some final issues for this frame to make it a good one.

 

[BJ686]

Any word on when the frame bag will be available for purchase?

 

[Rampa]

Looks like there aim is to supply the T50 as a frame kit with a target price around $500! Here Maria talks with the Laid Back Bike Report. 00:10:32 in the video is where it starts.

 

[DavidCH]

Looks like there aim is to supply the T50 as a frame kit with a target price around $500! Here Maria talks with the Laid Back Bike Report. 00:10:32 in the video is where it starts.

Gosh... And maybe in different colors

 

[Abbott Smith]

Met up with a local rider, Than to follow up and answer some of his questions about the V20.

Brought SigrD and switched the pedals so he could take her for a spin. Only problem was he couldn't reach the pedals.

With my big JDRF ride at Amelia Island happening next weekend, I don't want to make any changes to the set up right now. So we talked and he glided and I demonstrated some things.

We're going to meet up again when I get back and go riding.

 

[tiltmaniac]

We had prototype #3 at the show and briefly attached it to my V20 to give some Cruzbike folks a feel for riding it. We did not display it publicly at our booth, but those that came out to the grassy knoll where our tent was set up got to examine it, including a bunch of young engineering students who may use it for a project. It has a very unique design, with a 70 cm wheel track width and 30 cm trailing tilt arms that allow over 45 degrees of tilt. I've been riding it around my neighborhood in NC and it feels smooth. Making good progress on the lock-out feature. We will do an email update with a video of the Ttrike in action in a few weeks. This design has potential to accomplish all the goals we wanted, but needs a lot of refining before it's ready for production. Still a year out at the earliest.

Hmm, that does sound interesting. It is difficult to get something that wide to have 45-degrees of tilt out of such relatively short trailing arms.
Sounds like the track is smaller than what I have on my prototype. That makes sense to me (the only reason I made mine wider was to allow luggage to be carried there)-- the track of mine (~18in) places torsion stresses on components that weren't really designed for that...