In response to the Knirps being canabilized, I built this baby python today, in ~6hrs, 16in, 62deg pivot, 20lbs, not great control, but ridable and very pushable. The compactness is not bad when the front wheel folds 180deg, to fit in the trunk. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duMlX_4JTEs For more compactness, the seat/wheels must be removable, preferably quick release, and maybe smaller wheels? Vi ________________________________ From: Jürgen Mages <jmages@xxxxxx> To: python@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Fri, March 25, 2011 1:03:00 PM Subject: [python] Re: Svar: Knirps Faltliegerad The bottom bracket of the Knirps seems a bit too high. That might cause instability due to wheelflop. However I am always careful with statements about rideability, especially from novices: Most people will consider every center steered bike unrideable after their first tries. Jürgen. On 25.03.2011 19:54, Kurt Rutter wrote: > So, the knirps is foldable but not so rideable, while the Monty rides well > but is not so foldable...I think there is room for study here. I would love > a bike I could fold for trips to other islands. > Kurt > > On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 9:35 PM, Thomas Paul Jahn <tpj@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> the knirps is really nice on pictures. >> But Axel, who built the krirps told me that he couldn't ride it. >> He experienced wheel flop. >> >> Unfortunately, the knirps has already been canibalized and rebuilt into a >> Zox-like lowracer. >> >> I think the crunk was too high. It's a petty he didn't discuss the issue >> within the mailinglist. It could have become a very good project. >> >> cheers >> Thomas >> >>>>> Jürgen Mages<jmages@xxxxxx> 24-03-11 21:17 >>> >> Hello all, >> >> yesterday I received a link to a minimalistic python-style folding >> recumbent: >> >> http://www.ad-bike.de/knirps.htm >> >> It is quite similar to Olaf's Monty and uses an Airbike hammock seat. >> The Sachs Duomatic hub has 2 gears which are shifted by slightly >> pedalling backwards. >> >> Cheers, >> Jürgen. >> > > > ============================================================ This is the Python Mailinglist //www.freelists.org/list/python Listmaster: Jürgen Mages jmages@xxxxxx To unsubscribe send an empty mail to python-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field. ============================================================
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