>>1445287I tested my trike with 3 people....750lbs...that was the first gen without the differential operating on a one wheel drive. This was tested in the hills and the basic body weight of the pressure on the pedals was all that was needed to drive the trike uphill faster than a normal bicycle can climb a hill. This was in 8th gear...the second SMALLEST on the cassette.
The engineer that stamped it said that the frame fails at 166,000lbs of applied pressure.
The test of the cargo attachment points that hold the load were set to 1000lbs and those are at the extremities of the trike's platform.
The applied forces at the weakest point were 210lbs/sq" meaning the design in it's functional application as a working model reduced the stress on the frame at a 5/1 ratio.
Then the flex in the areas of the drivetrain were limited to a vibrational influence, meaning that the overall rigidity of the drivetrain was so strong that nothing applied in a normal workload would influence the trike in reducing the drivetrain's function.
The trike is designed to remove the resistance from the drivetrain and allow it to move freely without the resistance applied to it from any weight.
There are also more advanced designs applied to the hubs as they are fitted internally into the frame and bearing housings, with the axles then inserted into the hubs to reinforce the frame and drive the trike.
There is nothing like it on the road today.
Pic related is the position on the cassette as it lays when tested, WITHOUT the cables attached....this was a basic test of the resistance with the chain line as it sits naturally.
