re: [ez3-usx] Front Wheel Hop when starting to move uphill
I get wheel hop all the time on hard startups even on the flats when I forget to shift down especially. This is because there is not much weight on the front. The further back your seat increases this possibility.
From: "SBRubinson" <sbrubinson@...> Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 10:31 AM To: ez3usx@yahoogroups.com Subject: [ez3-usx] Front Wheel Hop when starting to move uphill
How normal is front wheel hop on Sun USX trikes?
My personal experience: Riding on paved roads and gravel bike paths,
there are a number of crossings where the road is higher than the
trail. Crossing the trail is sometimes better walking the trike
across, because when starting out "uphill", the front wheel will
sometimes lift slightly because of the torque needed to get going.
This occurs whether the "uphill" portion is on pavement or gravel.
Your thoughts?
Steve
Racine, WI
--- In ez3usx@yahoogroups.com, "Dennis W Wright" <denniswwright@...>
wrote:
>
> Mike
>
> As soon as it warms up, should be 8 degrees in the morning, I'll get
> back on the project.
>
> I have found that with the lower gear I still cannot climb some of
the
> steepest hills that are hard dirt. The front wheel hops to the left.
> So far I have made all of the paved hills that I used to ride on my
> Linear. I think now I am geared a little lower, but I also have
more
> weight.
>
> Thanks for the advise.
>
> Dennis
>
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