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FEATURES - BENEFITS
These are some
of the features / benefits I am striving to achieve...
1.
Non-polluting -
- An average car puts FOUR TONS
of CO2 gas into our atmosphere each year, and the exhausts of
cars world wide are making a significant contribution to the
earth's greenhouse effect. This vehicle has zero emissions.
2. Healthy and fun -
- Easier
than riding a bike - you don't even have to balance!
- Instead
of a fossil burning machine doing the work for you get in the
vehicle and experience the the thrill of yourself being the
power.
- Get fit
while you commute to your work place go shopping or just out
for a ride.
3.
Easy
to use, park and store
- Requires no wall or objects
to lean it against it.
- Takes up less than 1/5
the road space of a average automobile no more parking hassles!
- Cycle on roads, small
enough for cycleways.
4.
Secure
& Safe -
- Stable and nimble recumbent tadpole trike design.
- Powerful all weather
drum brakes for real stopping power.
- Strong anodised all-alloy
frame.
- Feet first, head-up
design safer than head down conventional bike design.
- Lockable storage able to hold two grocery bags
and breifcase
5.
Faster
and more comfortable than a conventional cycle
- Front and rear fairings
protect you from wind, rain and sun,
- Comfortable reclining
seat position
giving full back, lumbar and bottom support (no more saddle sores).
- Aerodynamic effect from
fairings makes higher speeds easier.
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EXPERIMENTAL CAD front
fairing JKM © 2003
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Conventional upright
bike.
0.64 m2 frontal
area
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Unfaired recumbent
trike.
0.54 m2 frontal
area
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Faired recumbent
trike.
0.54 m2 frontal
area, smoother airflow.
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