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Date: 21 Jul 2005 09:11:45
From: my news
Subject: large wheels on trikes
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What are the pros and cons of having larger drive wheels on tadpole trikes.
The builder I am writing to said there are arguments both ways but I have
not gotten his examples yet.
If there are no reasons not to I would like to change the 20" wheel for a 26
just to get the small increase in speed.
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Date: 21 Jul 2005 10:28:18
From: Dave Larrington
Subject: Re: large wheels on trikes
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my news wrote:
> What are the pros and cons of having larger drive wheels on tadpole
> trikes. The builder I am writing to said there are arguments both
> ways but I have not gotten his examples yet.
>
> If there are no reasons not to I would like to change the 20" wheel
> for a 26 just to get the small increase in speed.
Pro:
o easier to get high gears with standard components
o /possibly/ slightly lower rolling resistance
Con:
o wheel less resistant to lateral forces
o have to carry two different sizes of spare tube
o harder to get low gears with standard components
My trike has 406s all round.
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Dave Larrington - <http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk/ >
It would appear apparent, to me at least, that dinosaurs were largely
burrowing creatures.
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Date: 24 Jul 2005 21:00:21
From: Simon Kellett
Subject: Re: large wheels on trikes
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"Dave Larrington" writes:
Pro [for 26 inch rear wheel]:
> o easier to get high gears with standard components
Pro for 20 inch rear wheel:
o easier to get smaller gears with standard components :-)
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Simon Kellett, Darmstadt, Germany
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Date: 21 Jul 2005 13:18:58
From:
Subject: Re: large wheels on trikes
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On Thu, 21 Jul 2005 10:28:18 +0100, "Dave Larrington"
<smert.spamionam@privacy.net > wrote:
>my news wrote:
>> What are the pros and cons of having larger drive wheels on tadpole
>> trikes. The builder I am writing to said there are arguments both
>> ways but I have not gotten his examples yet.
>>
>> If there are no reasons not to I would like to change the 20" wheel
>> for a 26 just to get the small increase in speed.
>
>Pro:
>
>o easier to get high gears with standard components
>o /possibly/ slightly lower rolling resistance
>
>Con:
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>o wheel less resistant to lateral forces
>o have to carry two different sizes of spare tube
>o harder to get low gears with standard components
>
>My trike has 406s all round.
To this I would add a better ride with larger wheels. Yes, I am well
aware frame design has a major influence on this, but my 24" and 26"
trikes are smoother riding, and this contribute to their being faster
than the 16/20 and 20/20 trike that I had before.By fast, I mean easy
cruising in the high teens/low twenties.
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