Delta Trike Rear Drive

• Tri-bike converter
  
  
• Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000
  From: Dave Larrington
  Subject: [trikes] Re: Delta trike drive train
  List-Id: Recumbent Human-Powered Trikes <trikes.ihpva.org>
  
  I am informed by Peter Ross that Ken Rogers, located in Cranford, Middlesex (close to Heathrow airport) makes a true differential for trike axles.  Mail me off-list if anyone wants his phone number.
  
  
• lovelylowrider.com conversion kit rear end for sale. NB. It's a solid rear axle, meaning that the wheels will scrub in the turns.
  
  
• See this Trike construction information.

• Semi-professional, part built trike drive system
  
  
• From: Jeff Wills
  Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2000
  Subject: Re: [trikes] delta trike drive trian
  List-Id: Recumbent Human-Powered Trikes <trikes.ihpva.org>
  Take a look at the later (1975?-1985?) Schwinn "Town & Country" adult trikes.  They had a differential driven from a modified Shimano three-speed coaster-brake hub.  The actual differential housing was about 5" in diameter- appropriate size for human power.
  What was neat about this unit is that the forward frame was a conventional bike frame.  It would be pretty easy to bolt the rear axle/differential/transmission unit to an upright bike (in fact, I think Schwinn made this assembly available seperately). By extension, it would be *somewhat* easy to put together a RWD delta trike with one of these units.
  IIRC, the differentials were made by Ret-Bar Industries.  The last I heard of them, they were in Utah in 1991.  They disappeared soon after that.
  

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