[email protected] (Jeff Wills) wrote in message
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> "Tom Blum" <
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> > Search "Joe Kochanowski" . He has done it. It's homebuilt, but there is a video clip of him
> > transfering from one method to the other.
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> Here you go:
http://www.outsideconnection.com/gallant/hpv/joe/
>
> Jeff
My final conclusion about my "transformer" bike is that it would be my bike of choice if I had to
live in a poor third world country with bad roads. I have found my bike design was the most
practical design for conditions like those in Africa or similar places where the roads are bad and
unsuitable for multi-track vehicles. My design would carry a larger and heavier cargo load than a
regular bike. It also works as a poor mans tandem. I wish someone would develop the "transformer"
design for what it is really capable of accomplishing. Where I live now in Seattle WA, the roads are
excellent and I do not need off road capability. I need a bike that has good speed,acceleration and
crash protection. The various bent designs I am working on now work so well that I never ride
regular bikes for any serious distance. The idea of a transformer bike is not limited to something
that is regular and bent. I want a trike that converts to a bike on the fly. I have a bent that also
works like a scooter. My favorite design right now looks similar to the original Velocar but it can
be made either FWD or RWD with some parts switching.