VW Weezed my Juice, man!
Us Lehigh folk, being the insane people that we are, have a tradition that dates back to I don’t know when: Greek Week Bed Races. Back in 2000, I involved myself in the re-design of our House bed racer, which literally was a cast-iron bed frame on SOLID axels STEEL RIM 14″ tires. These were people powered, so talk about trying to push a tank! A model of inneficiency. So I changed everything. I turned it into a three-wheeler, with the single wheel BEHIND the driver, and dropped the weight and reduced the wheels to pneumatic wheel-barrow size. Everyone thought I was insane. We came in fifth (I think) out of 28, and we weren’t the most athletic bunch, nor did we employ a smart driver (business major - but small). It was a great design.
Someone from VW was paying attention…
Just remember - if it makes it to production, I have prior art…
January 6th, 2006 at 11:52 am
Do the front tires or rear one steer?
January 6th, 2006 at 12:52 pm
Front - just like mine. And it should incorporate some “lean” in a turn - I wanted to, but didn’t have the parts or the funding to make it so…
January 6th, 2006 at 2:41 pm
Well then. If and whenever I opt to buy a suicide machine, I’ll have to give this vehicle serious consideration.
January 6th, 2006 at 7:35 pm
yes, but can they sleep in it?!
January 10th, 2006 at 8:20 am
VW makes a helluva tricycle.