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Watch video, come over to see/convince for yourself like others did. Or read on...
http://vimeo.com/33539880
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OK ok ok! I will put the whole story together. I'll start digging up the pictures then.
Before 2004 Ive been building all kinds of bicycles. Besides cars my interest grows in the Flevobike. A very neat and usable concept in my view. It is possible to ride the bike handsfree in almost all situations, even from the stationary. I build a few nice ones that were stolen from my workshop then. After the Flevobike my interest shifted to rear wheel steering. The front wheel drive of the flevobike is fine, but there is always a hint of pedal power in the steering. The short chain is very attractive though for a recumbent. The rear wheel steering really got me and I kid myself with the idea that we have accomplished a great deal in that. There may have been about 10-15 bikes, and in the end both me and my dad were able to ride them quite comfortably. And stable, even at higher speed. I dont remember how and when I saw my first cardan drive bike. It may have been the Kopenhagen, Im not sure. It made an enormous impression on me and I couldnt resist getting it into one of my bikes. The first one I made was this one:
but I wasnt quite satisfied with it. So I made this:
There's no pictures when it was finished, but it was one of the best builds I ever did, a true dream to ride! Hell, I still cant forgive myself for breaking it to pieces! Dont ask me why, but it was replaced with this:
Boy was I glad when the grinder made an end to it. I decided I was going for simplicity, and that wasnt it! So i made this one:
It was Ok, although frustrations with the carbon ridged single side half-fork in the front was really the start of the NF. The alu crown piece just didnt work out right...something had to be done about it...
to be continued...