Tag: homemade tadpole trike construction

GOTTA DO YOUR HOMEWORK

homework

I have entitled this “Gotta Do Your Homework”. Many of us didn’t like doing homework when we were in school. We might have even cheated in various ways to get out of it. Sometimes we might even have gotten away with it. But I am here to tell you that when it comes to building a tadpole trike you intend to ride (or provide for someone else to ride) human life is at stake. In short, you had better know what you are doing and do it right. Probably the most important aspect of this the steering geometry. It is complex and has to be correct. If not the trike won’t ride and handle correctly or be safe to ride. It is a most serious matter.

I have written a few articles on this blog in the past about the construction of homemade tadpole trikes and listed various resources there in those articles. I thought I would revisit the subject now and attempt to put all the stuff together here so it would make it easier for anyone looking for help in this.

Steering: https://tadpolerider2.wordpress.com/2014/05/11/tadpole-trike-construction-the-science-of-tadpole-trike-steering/

DIY plans:  https://tadpolerider2.wordpress.com/2014/07/07/do-it-yourself-plans/

Construction Plans:  https://tadpolerider2.wordpress.com/2014/05/11/home-built-recumbent-trike-detailed-plans-and-construction-steps/

Here is one I found helpful back when I was researching how to build a tadpole trike: http://www.hellbentcycles.com/trike_projects/Recumbent%20Trike%20Design%20Primer.pdf

And here is another …

http://goo.gl/F9UiVq

Here is another one I used:  http://www.ihpva.org/Projects/PracticalInnovations/index.html

Recumbent Resources blog:  https://texasrecumbents.wordpress.com/recumbent-plans/

Lastly, here is the search results page for my blog on all articles related to homemade: trikes: https://tadpolerider2.wordpress.com/category/homemade-tadpole-trikes/

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NO WELD TADPOLE TRIKE PROJECT

An 18 year old Malaysian boy decided to fabricate a tadpole trike. His story and the trike is featured in this YouTube video.

no weld tadpole trike

Here is the video description:

This video shows my journey how I begin my recumbent trike project. It’s starting from a school project, then I continue it as my personal project. Through the years, it has undergone many changes.

And here is the video:

I admire his determination to accomplish this undertaking. I understand that he is limited in what is available to him as far as the matter of this trike being “no welding construction”. I do want to insert here that fabricating a trike which bolts or rivets together is not desirable as bolts and rivets work loose and they break. Such fastening of the various parts allow those parts to move about and trouble will eventually be experienced. Just having such movement results in loss of efficiency. Trikes really need to be welded together. I hope his trike is somehow an exception to this and gives him many years of great service. His accomplishment is to be commended. May we all …

KEEP ON TRIKIN’