Dual motor; full suspension; semi-recumbent MeetOneTrike with 180nm torque @ 25 mph

[bikerjohn]

finally,good for you,I am of the opinion the the semi recumbent seating helps,I bought a new "Delta" I cannot ride.

Kevin, are you going through a type of adjustment with handling or comfort on your "Delta"? Please post a photo of your Trike.

My greatest experience with recumbents was riding on the non-electric Sofrider and then Quest Cruzbikes recumbent bikes, with FWD, MBB, and SWB features. I preferred the FWD and SWB aspects for the shorter drive chain and maneuverability over LWB rear wheel drive 'bents. Those Cruz bikes are magnificent, although there is a learning curve with the handling aspects of the MBB.

The Semi-recumbent design of the Tour trike has a moderate length drive chain, with most of the muscular benefits related to full recumbent cycles. I'm hoping my wife will find it fun to cycle, too.

 

[PedalUma]

I just made this one with a DM02 mid-drive. It had an unsupported botched job of a hub-drive. The owner is super happy and impressed with the weight loss and with how quiet it is.

@Gorden

 

[kevinmccune]

Kevin, are you going through a type of adjustment with handling or comfort on your "Delta"? Please post a photo of your Trike.

My greatest experience with recumbents was riding on the non-electric Sofrider and then Quest Cruzbikes recumbent bikes, with FWD, MBB, and SWB features. I preferred the FWD and SWB aspects for the shorter drive chain and maneuverability over LWB rear wheel drive 'bents. Those Cruz bikes are magnificent, although there is a learning curve with the handling aspects of the MBB.

The Semi-recumbent design of the Tour trike has a moderate length drive chain, with most of the muscular benefits related to full recumbent cycles. I'm hoping my wife will find it fun to cycle, too.

thanks for the reply cant post a picture,it sits almost vertical from the seat center to crank center a position that does not work for me,some people can ride just fine I cannot,it feels like it has a mind of its own directional wise,will try to trade it on a step through "townie",advantage of "townie" stealthy,unassuming like old beach bike or American bike have a dealer about 35 miles away as well,thanks for the reply.

 

[kevinmccune]

I just made this one with a DM02 mid-drive. It had an unsupported botched job of a hub-drive. The owner is super happy and impressed with the weight loss and with how quiet it is.
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@Gorden

looks great,is it quiet? The trail I wont to use( several miles RR bed is restricted to non motorized rolling stock and believe it or not Horses( talk about something that tears up a trail) I figure I can get by with a quiet stealthy unassuming ebike.

 

[PedalUma]

looks great,is it quiet? The trail I wont to use( several miles RR bed is restricted to non motorized rolling stock and believe it or not Horses( talk about something that tears up a trail) I figure I can get by with a quiet stealthy unassuming ebike.

If there is any traffic or wind you cannot hear that motor on that bike at all. I mounted it levered against a custom solid rubber bushing that does not transmit vibrations or sounds. So, it is not just the motor, it is also the way it is installed. The bushing is between the upper back of the motor and that vertical front part of the frame where the headlight is mounted. I painted the motor with automotive engine paint to match the polished crank arms. I had to allow for the telescopic boom and for folding.

 

[kevinmccune]

If there is any traffic or wind you cannot hear that motor on that bike at all. I mounted it levered against a custom solid rubber bushing that does not transmit vibrations or sounds. So, it is not just the motor, it is also the way it is installed. The bushing is between the upper back of the motor and that vertical front part of the frame where the headlight is mounted. I painted the motor with automotive engine paint to match the polished crank arms. I had to allow for the telescopic boom and for folding.

great work looks stealthy as can be!

 

[PedalUma]

Here is the other side of that one. I worked on another eTrike today and put two eTrike riders together who live close. Ditching the hub-drive lost so much weight, and handling is much better. As well as efficiency and feel. I topped the speed to 26, could have made it much more. But, 26 is really all a person needs on one of these low bikes.

 

[Chazmo]

Nice stuff, PedalUma!

 

[PedalUma]

Nice stuff, PedalUma!

@Chazmo, do you want to know the total control and what is programable by the DM02 end user? This is so cool to me, I control everything, fact check me on this. Click User Manual Down Load. Call out my s*it. Like a master I can dial in all the feel for every and each user application. Download here for details of just one display's options: https://to7motor.com/product/t154-e-bike-centre-control-panel. The advanced engineering menu is with an Up and Down long pressed after entering the secret codes twice. I am walking a guy through an install and his programming in the north, so that it is smooth, clean, and optimal, with factory backed support in English, and all from a pro installer. He will post soon.

 

[Chazmo]

@Chazmo, do you want to know the total control and what is programable by the end user? This is so cool to me, I control everything, fact check me on this. Call out my s*it. Like a master I can dial in all the feel for every and each user application. Download here for details of just one display's options: https://to7motor.com/product/t154-e-bike-centre-control-panel. The advanced engineering menu is with an Up and Down long pressed after entering the secret codes twice. I am walking a guy through an install and his programming in the north, so that it is smooth, clean, and optimal, with factory backed support in English, and all from a pro installer. He will post soon.

ToSeven sounds like an interesting company, PedalUma.

I’d be incapable of fact-checking you though as I haven’t delved this deeply into building an eBike (let alone a trike)! It sounds like the programming of the controller is straight-forward and intelligible, rather than obscured by vendor-proprietary nonsense. I like that!

Are there good user manual(s) for the equipment? And are they in English? To me, that would be the key to actually getting a handle on the product.

Best of luck!

 

[PedalUma]

And are they in English?

There are things such as how to best shorten wires and mount motors that are not published in any language. Also what supplies are needed to pull it all off right.

 

[Chapooski]

Pedal positioning as related to seat positioning seems to always be a conundrum for the designers of these latest trikes.
I like what these guys have done in two areas:
Combined a nice large low slung flat area for future seat modifications with a standard seat post and enough bracing to fabricate just about anything to your heart's desire...
Smartly allowing the frame to be stretched to just about any length imaginable with little effort expended (but a few bolts) to achieve any seating position desired.
I'll go out on a limb to claim that this trike will someday be akin to the Ford Model A Roadster:
Stylish, solidly built and likely desirable in the future for those seeking to make someone else's design their own.

It'll sell when possibly others will not in the near future.

"Smartly allowing the frame to be stretched to just about any length imaginable with little effort expended (but a few bolts) to achieve any seating position desired."
Not so much, considering that the bolting plates are not at right angles to the wheelbase and the bolts are not parallel to the wheelbase, adding spacers between the plates will alter the frame geometry in more ways than just adding length.