carcentric
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| posted on 31/1/05 at 03:58 AM |
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Four link mount for tandem seat
Most hardtail trikes I`ve seen have a single person seat with a hinge underneath at the front and two small springs under the rear of the seat.
I want to use the (CX500) donor bike`s tandem seat for my trike, but I don`t think the usual mounting setup will work right (passenger will have about
twice the vertical travel the rider will over any given bump if the whole thing is hinged at the front).
Any thoughts on this sort of arrangement - four parallel links to keep the seat horizontal through its suspension arc with a spring/shock in the
middle?
The only downside I see is if certain tender body parts would get between the fuel tank and front of the seat (ouch!).
M D "Doc" Nugent
http://www.carcentric.com
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Peteff
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| posted on 31/1/05 at 10:39 AM |
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Just put more foam in the seat.
and don't blow the tyres up too hard.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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derf
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| posted on 31/1/05 at 08:59 PM |
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You could always put a hump in the front that your package rests against, like a saddle.
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carcentric
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| posted on 31/1/05 at 10:04 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by derf
You could always put a hump in the front that your package rests against, like a saddle.
I'd like that idea better if a seatbelt were being used so I couldn't slide forward into a solid imovable saddle horn.
M D "Doc" Nugent
http://www.carcentric.com
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Rorty
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| posted on 1/2/05 at 04:19 AM |
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Some retro-cruisers use mountainbike shocks for the seat supports:
 
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Cheers, Rorty.
"Faster than a speeding Pullet".
PLEASE DON'T U2U ME IF YOU WANT A QUICK RESPONSE. TRY EMAILING ME INSTEAD!
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Rorty
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| posted on 1/2/05 at 04:21 AM |
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....and others just stick a medical gel pad between the high density foam and the top cover:
 
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Cheers, Rorty.
"Faster than a speeding Pullet".
PLEASE DON'T U2U ME IF YOU WANT A QUICK RESPONSE. TRY EMAILING ME INSTEAD!
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