Trike front suspension using tie-rods
February 15, 2024 —
BarryK
I'm always on the look-out for ideas for simple construction of front suspension for a recumbent tadpole trike. A few days ago, came across this:
"Evolution of my Street Fox trike to full suspension e-trike"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOeiWURsPlA
Tomek has built his own trike, "Street Fox", and in the above video has shown how he converted to full suspension.
It is a very simple design, using tie-rods. These are readily available, in various lengths. Here is a snapshot from the video:
...welded the tie-rods together, and he has swing-arms! Very
nice.
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