In the late 70-ies in the press, especially in the journal “modelist-Konstruktor”, wrote a lot about velomobiles. Was presented designs of various authors. Some argued that a new form of transport, which in the future will press not only a bike but a car. However, nothing happened. Why? A simple answer to this question is difficult. Will only Express some thoughts.
The propeller, or, as at the dawn of aviation, the propeller is experiencing a rebirth. The reason is the emergence of daltelecom and motor paragliders with very advanced rotor settings. The pilots quickly learned that they can be used in ground form.
ATVs on tires of low pressure are becoming more comfortable. If ten years ago, enthusiasts of all-terrain vehicles created mainly of three-, four – and six-wheeled vehicle, devoid of even a hint of the cockpit, today Amateur designers send in edition the pictures they made on their ATVs with a comfortable and warm cabins designed for long journeys in conditions of low temperatures. Here is one of such machines is a comfortable tricycle “Mini-200”.
More than two decades of operation legkomotornyh and sports bikes with an analysis of the ongoing failures has allowed us to develop a number of practical recommendations that may be of interest to readers-cyclists. Established, for example, the rear wheel goes down more often than the front. So, the front wheel of my “vsepogodnymi” has successfully passed about 100,000 km It still “feels good”.
The owners of a motorcycle with a sidecar often wonder about how to increase its capacity? The original solution to this question offered a reader of our magazine A. Tatarnikov in his article “Compliant trailer”, published in the “Modeller-designer” №12 for 1992. The design of its motorized with asymmetrical location of the node coupling and gauge coincides with the track of the tractor, has become quite popular among motorcyclists. Over the years, there are many versions of the famous trailer. Today is one of the latest and most interesting.
