Tilting Trikes Part 6 - Velomobile Trike Project - the Front Wheels. 5K Sub Special!

[@Ericletraon]

Des freins à tambour ! De la haute technologie. Cela me rappelle les années 80. Merci.

[@MetalMachineShop]

At least they are not rim brakes.

[@theoneandonlyjohn9445]

Lately I haven’t been feeling motivated to work on my projects bud when I watch your videos u charge my motivation battery’s. Thank you 🙏

[@MetalMachineShop]

Thanks, that’s good to hear! Getting started is half the battle.

[@LoganikHD]

gratz to special version and dumps up

[@zico3239]

Cant wait to see next video👀

[@jimboloco539]

Congrats chap!

[@koustubhheblikar4693]

And I'm happy that the misalignment spacers really helped you !! Great machining by the way.

[@MetalMachineShop]

Yes you definitely helped me out by telling me about those!

[@hectordholguinchavez4989]

Saludos este es un proyecto muy hermoso me encanta la paciencia y el autoconocimiento que tienes tú sobre la ingeniería y toda la herramienta que utilizas buena vibra

[@MetalMachineShop]

Thank you!

[@koustubhheblikar4693]

Those are beautiful wheels !!

[@MetalMachineShop]

Yes I’m very pleased with them! Still need to find a back wheel though!

[@TheKnacklersWorkshop]

Hello, Congratulations on passing the 5,000 subscriber milestone... I like that SA make left and right hand inner hubs... Looking forward to watching some Myford action in the next video... Take care Paul,,

[@MetalMachineShop]

There is definitely some Myford action currently in production!

[@victorrenevaldiviasoto9728]

Congrats on having 5K subscribers! We're waiting for more content!

[@MetalMachineShop]

Thank you!

[@ianbox13]

One of the problems of using ply is its weight. Going up hill on a trike is hard work and the last thing you want is hauling a heavy weight. I started making a trike but soon realised that the weight of all the parts was adding up. I used the Sturmey Archer hubs and built my own wheels using aluminium rims. I saw a cheap Windcheetah on EBay which I bought and updated. Only weighs 16Kg. Be interesting to see what you finish up with.

[@JohnR31415]

My assumption is that the ply is a prototyping material...

[@MetalMachineShop]

Yes, it is quite heavy but I'm just prototyping the design. It would be possible to make a lighter ply design with a bit more thought put into the design itself (stress calcs, etc.) (Sorry, missed this comment).

[@necdetsaltek6790]

Thank You

[@MetalMachineShop]

You're welcome

[@AnonYmous-cf2ci]

Keep up the great work!

[@garry8390]

Links to website in the description would be great in future. Love the video great work!

[@MetalMachineShop]

Good point, I've now added the website links to the suppliers I used in the description, thanks.

[@TheGreatOldOak]

Thank you for showing the weight, I always wondered how heavy those drum brakes were.

[@arnspyarchi6040]

Congrats on your 5K subs !!! I love what you're doing ! I've discovered your channel a few months back, when I was starting conception of my own velomobile. Your work is awesome inspiration !

[@MetalMachineShop]

Thank you!

[@cliveclapham6451]

5k 😎😎😎👍👍👍

[@haydenseesyou]

I'm thinking about implementing a tilting steering system into one of those knee scooters for injuries, and I'm learning a lot from your collection. I'm hoping its not as daunting as you sort of made it seen, but we'll see! thanks

[@MetalMachineShop]

I’ve probably over-complicated it! Any basic design along these lines should work.

[@patrickmckowen2999]

Looking good - can I have you prototype when your done🤣

[@MetalMachineShop]

Thanks - probably not!

[@massimotarditi1331]

it would be nice to have links to all the videos in the series. thanks

[@MetalMachineShop]

The end screen in the video has the link to the playlist for this series of videos.

[@franksteinmann5851]

If been looking all videos, its pretty nice to look. Very good explaind. Have you finished the projekt?

[@MetalMachineShop]

Hi, I am pleased you liked them! The project is not finished yet but I am still making progress.

[@franksteinmann5851]

@@MetalMachineShop hope you fix it. I like to build one for me. Your front construction is one of the difficult things. Sorry for no better words, long time ago ride in englisch...

[@abhainnbeag]

This is probably a silly question but why Sturmey hub brakes and not mechanical disc brakes ?

[@MetalMachineShop]

It’s a good question! There are quite a few reasons why I went for the drum brakes: - less complex, no need to make fiddly calliper mounts - hard to find a handed pair of callipers (I subsequently found that they are available) - easier to find 20in wheels with drum brakes - lower maintenance - slightly more aero Mechanical or hydro discs would probably be a bit lighter and perfectly practical though.

[@abhainnbeag]

@@MetalMachineShop handed calipers of course , Daw ! 🤔

[@CraigLandsberg-lk1ep]

Have never seen drum brake pushbike wheels before, how much did they cost?

[@MetalMachineShop]

I got them from shop.ginkgo-veloteile.de/en/Wheelbuilding/ . They are commonly used in the velomobile world. They were about 200 quid each iirc.

[@myperspective5091]

👍🙂👍

[@helcialdesdossantosnascime2736]

😎👍🇧🇷

[@robertooliveira5076]

Não demostrou e nem detalhou como fazer. Ou seja: não ajudou em nada.