RearWheelSteeringConcepts
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Dennis Renner built a Recumbent FWDRWS
Jeremy M. Garnet studied a direct-drive recumbent, especially the Pedal/Steering_Interference [1]
Better would be a DirectDrive Recumbent with rear wheel steering: DDRRWS, of which I present a model. It has 28" (622 mm) rims. A gearing in the wheel hub still needs to be develloped to ride this bike at higher speeds.
Rik Mars
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High Pivot, above wheel
- Åke Gustavson's RWS bike w/ negative trail
- Åke Gustavson's RWS bike w/ training wheels
- Mark's RWS bike w/ small rear wheel
- 2 bikes w/ positive trail
Cal Poly final bike
Similar to Dennis' except for pivot pointing rear