Peter Eland is the editor of Velo Vision Magazine, a quarterly magazine and daily news web service. He also appears to be quite a machinist, as evidenced by his recumbent tande
m bike displayed on his website, Peter Eland's Tandem.
The bike is actually a tricycle, and is shown here negotiating a sharp turn, with the wheels at about full turn.
The bike is pretty much a long bar wi
th seats attached, and two wheels in front which turn together to steer.
Pete says he machined the needed parts that he could not get from another tricycle and a recumbent.
In one configuration the rear rider can sit back to back with the pilot, and see the road behind. In the configuration shown in these photos the rear rider faces forward, and has his own set of pedals and a brake lever. The front wheels have disc brakes.
Peter says that the speed is about the same as a normal bike, it is very comfortable to ride, it is rideable by one person, and he is only making special orders for rediculous prices. His labor in building the trike probably would make it enormously expensive!
Nice tandem! What is the cost to build, and ship one of these bikes to Virgina?
Keith
Posted by: Keith A. Van Bakel | October 13, 2007 at 09:17 PM