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Message started by urbinrider on Apr 16^th, 2011, 8:16pm

Title: Aligning Tad type trike front wheels
Post by urbinrider on Apr 16^th, 2011, 8:16pm

I just traded my Zenetik for a TW Bent Artifice delta trike and was a little concerned about the alignment. the tires are suppose to be new but it looks like there is some premature wear. I measured the tow in and the front of the tire was 30" and the rear was 30 1/2" I have indirect steering so I got out the tape measure and started to check the length of the control rods to see if they were the same length but anyway I set the steering handle bars center and started to adjust the tow in so I have 30 1/8 front and 30 1/4 rear if any of you trike mechanics knows better about this stuff please let me know I have messed around with this stuff on some other trikes and it seamed to have worked I do not want to wear out these tires in the next 500 mi
Eddie [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

Title: Re: Aligning Tad type trike front wheels
Post by jayg on Apr 16^th, 2011, 11:05pm

urbinrider wrote:

Eddie, I have read posts on the ActionBent Forum from long-time owners of TW-Bents trikes recommending a 0 toe-in. TW-Bents manufactures the Artifice. Why don't you try that setting and see if the handling is OK? The first set of tires on my Catrike "Speed" only lasted 800 miles. The toe-in was greater than the specified 1/16".

Title: Re: Aligning Tad type trike front wheels
Post by rmillay on Apr 17^th, 2011, 9:33pm

Toe-in is for steering wheels. Does your delta trike steer with the rear wheels?

Title: Re: Aligning Tad type trike front wheels
Post by jayg on Apr 17^th, 2011, 9:57pm

rmillay wrote:

Toe-in is for steering wheels. Does your delta trike steer with the rear wheels?

The Artifice is a tadpole trike. See: http://www.twbents.com.tw/HTM/artifice.htm

Title: Re: Aligning Tad type trike front wheels
Post by rmillay on Apr 18^th, 2011, 11:16am

Oh. The description in your post was unclear. The Cat's have pretty minimal caster, so without a manufacturer's manual I'd start out with the 1/16 inch figure and adjust from there. Bob M.

Title: Re: Aligning Tad type trike front wheels
Post by jayg on Apr 19^th, 2011, 6:29pm

rmillay wrote:

Oh. The description in your post was unclear. The Cat's have pretty minimal caster, so without a manufacturer's manual I'd start out with the 1/16 inch figure and adjust from there. Bob M.

Toe-in disturbs me. When I ride my Catrike "Speed" I think: "This toe-in is slowing me down and scrubbing rubber off my expensive, classic Schwalbe Stelvio tires." :)

Title: Re: Aligning Tad type trike front wheels
Post by aikigreg on Apr 19^th, 2011, 8:15pm

Jay, you can loan me that trike anytime you decide it's not speedy enough for you!

Title: Re: Aligning Tad type trike front wheels
Post by jayg on Apr 19^th, 2011, 8:48pm

aikigreg wrote:

Jay, you can loan me that trike anytime you decide it's not speedy enough for you!

Sorry, I need to keep it handy for super windy days. If I had wattage to spare, like you, I wouldn't think twice about toe-in. :)

Title: Re: Aligning Tad type trike front wheels
Post by urbinrider on Apr 20^th, 2011, 6:06pm

rmillay wrote:

Toe-in is for steering wheels. Does your delta trike steer with the rear wheels?

I meant Tadpole trike

Title: Re: Aligning Tad type trike front wheels
Post by urbinrider on Apr 20^th, 2011, 6:09pm

So right now I am at 301/8 front and 30 1/4 rear so maybe I will tweak it just a little less. thanks for all your replies.

Title: Re: Aligning Tad type trike front wheels
Post by jman on Apr 22^nd, 2011, 12:17pm

urbinrider wrote:

So right now I am at 301/8 front and 30 1/4 rear so maybe I will tweak it just a little less. thanks for all your replies.

Eddie, congrats on acquiring the tadpole. Sounds like you have the adjustment real close to what ur looking for.

Title: Re: Aligning Tad type trike front wheels
Post by urbinrider on Apr 22^nd, 2011, 12:24pm

Hay Jay Man Dianna and I will have to come out soon and take a trike ride out in your neck of the woods

Title: Re: Aligning Tad type trike front wheels
Post by jman on Apr 22^nd, 2011, 12:39pm

urbinrider wrote:

Hay Jay Man Dianna and I will have to come out soon and take a trike ride out in your neck of the woods

Yeah, with 3 of us, I can show u a route over to the trail only a few miles from here. I've worked out routes to the trail from 2 different directions, east and west. I have also scouted out going northward on S.Hulen under I-20 overpass.