{"id":161,"date":"2009-10-29T17:37:05","date_gmt":"2009-10-29T17:37:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/idostuff.co.uk\/blogs\/?p=161"},"modified":"2009-10-29T17:45:35","modified_gmt":"2009-10-29T17:45:35","slug":"trike-suspension-trial-in-wood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/idostuff.co.uk\/blogs\/2009\/trike-suspension-trial-in-wood\/","title":{"rendered":"Trike Suspension Trial in Wood!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Quick background to this little project.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve had an idea for a Trike for a <span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">few<\/span>\u00a0 many years now. A friend has bet me \u00a320 he will finish a wooden bike before I&#8217;ve got the Trike done. So now the race is on.<\/p>\n<p>The Trike is unusual as it&#8217;s bike based but will carry 3 passengers. It&#8217;s also going to have suspension!<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a quick look at how my working\u00a0 wooden model of the Trike suspension works. Bungee and beer can shocks. Hee Hee.<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"480\" height=\"385\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/xDEpsE7qVqo&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1&#038;color1=0x2b405b&#038;color2=0x6b8ab6\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/xDEpsE7qVqo&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1&#038;color1=0x2b405b&#038;color2=0x6b8ab6\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"480\" height=\"385\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xDEpsE7qVqo&amp;rel=0');\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xDEpsE7qVqo&amp;rel=0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thanks Dave for the rough road simulation.<\/p>\n<p>With my friend concentrating on &#8220;Safety First&#8221; I think I&#8217;ve got a good chance.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_162\" style=\"width: 501px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-162\" href=\"https:\/\/idostuff.co.uk\/blogs\/archives\/161\/photo-0006\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-162\" class=\"size-large wp-image-162  \" title=\"Wooden Helmet\" src=\"https:\/\/idostuff.co.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Photo-0006-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Wooden Skid Lid \" width=\"491\" height=\"614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/idostuff.co.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Photo-0006-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/idostuff.co.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Photo-0006-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/idostuff.co.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Photo-0006.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-162\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wooden Skid Lid <\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I plan to put more details up, let me know if you want to know more. 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