Trucker Bike
Sometimes it can seem a little silly to throw the bike, the dog, the friends in the car and drive across down to the trailhead. What’s the point? You should just ride. Well, in a perfect world you would, but it’a not always practical. Except when it is…
Stites Design, Portland Oregon:
“The Trucker Trike is intended for business, with a universal flat-bed that can be customized for any use.
All-wheel drive, where the front wheel is driven by human power, and both rear wheels are driven by electric motors. Front Wheel Drive is pedal powered, with a patented mid-drive system that provides high drive power without steering pull.” Read More
Looks like it’s like LowCO2′s Optibike with the added benefit of being able to carry a combined 400 pounds of bacon and beer.
SWEET!
-M
Wow, that’s really cool. The front-wheel pedal is pretty intricate, but seems sound. I wonder if that front hub is geared, it looks big enough to be, but I can’t see it in any specs. Key thing is two very large looking batteries on the back there. The motor can be great, but the limiter is almost always going to be batteries.
That looks like the Shimano Nexus hub on there. I question the robustness of the application, but I’m sure they checked it out. I love that hub.
I imagine that for short haul stuff this would do just fine in a city environment where speeds are pretty slow anyway.
-M