3 Wheels, 4 Tires, Sick AF

"Goggles Pizzano" (gogglespizzano) 08/30/2020 at 10:32 • Filed to: photography, bikelopnik

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Just Jeepin' > Goggles Pizzano 08/30/2020 at 10:43

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That’s a whole lotta rolling resistance.

TheRealBicycleBuck > Goggles Pizzano 08/30/2020 at 10:47

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Now I want to know more. Got a link to an article on t he guy?

It looks like he may have gone to the effort of properly designing the front end so that both tires follow the correct track to prevent t ire scrubbing, but it’s really hard to tell from the photos.

Goggles Pizzano > TheRealBicycleBuck 08/30/2020 at 11:01

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You are correct. He went into detail about the work involved to get the geometry correct. “I’m no engineer, it was trial and error”.

He mentioned SEMA. Didn’t catch his last name but exchanged emails. Nicest guy you could ever hope to meet.

Goggles Pizzano > Just Jeepin' 08/30/2020 at 11:03

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He trucks it into the flat neighborhood for a day of riding .

This is what we'll show whenever you publish anything on Kinja: > Goggles Pizzano 08/30/2020 at 11:03

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I can appreciate the art and the skill that it took to create.

Just realized that’s Powell Street in Vancouver too. Neat.

Goggles Pizzano > This is what we'll show whenever you publish anything on Kinja: 08/30/2020 at 11:06

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I’d ride the hell out of it but for me that would mean buying not building , and that wouldn’t be cool.

This is what we'll show whenever you publish anything on Kinja: > Goggles Pizzano 08/30/2020 at 11:11

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I wonder how much that bad boy weighs. Not that I’m a weight weenie but I think trying to ride that any real distance would have me in distress and a slight incline might require a call to BCAA.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Goggles Pizzano 08/30/2020 at 11:28

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O.o

lot of work went into fabricating that

with the fork sticking out that low i suspect its not meant to go fast...dont think it would take well to much leaning in turns

TheRealBicycleBuck > Goggles Pizzano 08/30/2020 at 11:36

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I’d love to take it for a spin if for no other reason just to feel how the dual front wheels affect the lean on turns. The rear wheel looks like it would resist lean-in with a flat plane across the dual tires. It has to handle weird.

It’s clear that the guy loves his work. The clean implementation of such an strange idea is fascinating.

onlytwowheels > Goggles Pizzano 08/30/2020 at 14:58

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Looks like it would be very difficult to turn, with that non-steering center wheel dragging and the big stretch fork.

Goggles Pizzano > onlytwowheels 08/30/2020 at 19:48

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He actually went through the trouble to make both fronts turn correctly.

Ermahgerd! > onlytwowheels 09/03/2020 at 14:41

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There are steering links to the middle wheel.