MTB Tricycle?

[Stressed]

It's got knobbly tyres...
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/115877286783?hash=item1afad3137f:g:UzYAAOSwVyNkuAqa
That front rim's doing some heavy lifting!

 

[Jimmy oldskool]

That does look cool, however...I may be missing something, but where are the rear brakes!?

 

[Stressed]

Looks to be that there aren't any- hence two on the front!?

 

[Jimmy oldskool]

Looks to be that there aren't any- hence two on the front!?

Holy 'Flip me over the handlebars!' Batman!!!

 

[Stressed]

Holy 'Flip me over the handlebars!' Batman!!!

I think's it's probably more like holy sh*t this thing still ain't stoppin' Batman!?!

 

[Jimmy oldskool]

I think's it's probably more like holy sh*t this thing still ain't stoppin' Batman!?!

...Just a split second before that less than substantial fork folds up beautifully inline with the downtube...

 

[novocaine]

and yet, it's a legit conversion that's been done like that for long while.

serious, you aren't going the speed you think on that, they are built for kids with disabilities, normally moving at walking pace at best and brakes are rarely used.

also, two levers, only one of them is applied at any time. the fork isn't going to fold in half. even if they grab both levers, they fork isn't under any more load than if there was only 1 brake on there.

I've seen a few we drum brakes on the rear and the modern version of this has a disc brake on 1 rear wheel but I think that's only in the past couple of years.

there is a young lad near here with one and he ******* loves it, got a smile from ear to ear and always waves as I pass.

I really hope this finds a good home, as it would bring absolute pleasure to somebodies life.

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

That is very nice

 

[L-Note]

One of my friends had a full size trike when I was a kid - it was so much fun to ride, and the fact that you can just stop and stay upright was great

 

[Spankyfart]

Yeah as Novocaine said earlier these are for disabled kids, I remember my friend in preschool had a rare case of polio.
He rode one, or one alike.