>>1239825The difference is the load....where is it going to sit on the frame?
How many people pedaling?
A quad is nice to see engineered on the road, and is really balanced evenly, but a trike is even more balanced over a triangulated platform and far more maneuverable.....the quads have a fairly limited steering radius.
If two are pedaling then a quad....but if one is pedaling then a trike is optimal
Most resistance comes from the contact of the frame as its placed over the axles.....but there are ways to eliminate that resistance via internally mounted components.
Most trikes are too elongated for forward motion to be generated quickly, and its somewhat annoying to see manufacturers making their frames out of heavy steel making the vehicle cumbersome and slow. They drop that frame on the bearings with a series of 4 fins that have holes for mounting the axles through, and a cheap set of axle bearings are coupled to the frame mounts.......
They sometimes overload these pedicabs and the axles will chop in half with the weight on them directed into these points on the drivetrain. Also the majority of engineers do understand these concepts as its related to the point on which the mass is either directed over the axle, or suspended off to the side in the corners and controlled from the extremities of the frame.
I prefer to see the future of these designs made from aluminum frames and steel components that can last.
