Help! Advice on converting a tricycle

[Benjahmin]

One more e-bike grin hits the road
How long do you give it before it gets decorated with some sort of stickers/streamers/flourescent doodabs?

 

[PeterLanky]

May I ask how you procured the trike from Oxygen? I have looked at the Oxygen website and there is no mention of trikes. From the photo you posted, the trike seems very close to what I'm looking for. I had a cycle accident 2 years ago resulting in spinal cord injury, and I don't have the balance to use a bike or strength to pedal up hills. I have already had 2 trikes and subsequently sold them, on as I was unhappy with aspects of them. Most off the shelf ones seem expensive and are either macho big wheel monsters (but still made with cheapo Chinese metal) or 'old people' bikes, and despite being close in age to the latter category, they don't suit me.

 

[Andy Bluenoes]

I dont think they sell them to be honest, I believe it was one they got in as a demo with the view to stocking, but I dont think that happened.
They are really helpful though, if you contact them, they make be able to point you in the direction of the source.

 

[flecc]

Oh well, just another example of the ridiculous laws in this country.

I would prefer to see a youngster enjoy themselves on a powered trike rather then be worried about an age limit.

Agreed it's a ridiculous law and not shared by any EU country. But it is the British law for any e-bike, e-trike or e-quad, the guilt being yours as well as hers, click the link below:

Road Traffic Act 1988

www.legislation.gov.uk

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[Andy Bluenoes]

Agreed it's a ridiculous law and not shared by any EU country. But it is the British law for any e-bike, e-trike or e-quad, the guilt being yours as well as hers, click the link below:

Road Traffic Act 1988

www.legislation.gov.uk

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Seeing as the police cant manage to police the laws against the multitude of scallies zooming around on their powered scooters, I dont think I have anything to worry about.

 

[flecc]

Seeing as the police cant manage to police the laws against the multitude of scallies zooming around on their powered scooters, I dont think I have anything to worry about.

I agree, and would hope no police officer would be officious enough to act anyway.

But it's as well you know the position so able to act appropriately if anything did crop up.
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[Andy Bluenoes]

But it's as well you know the position so able to act appropriately if anything did crop up.
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Thanks, appreciate the info.

 

[Bobbo1260]

Whilst this is an old post I converted a Chinese import trike to electric.
I bought a front hub kit from Yosepower and installed it. No real issues with front wheel slippage. Cornering needs to be done SLOOOWLY.
I have since managed to make it disability compliant (Use Of Invalid Carragies on Highway Reglations).
Speed has to be limited to 4mph which is achieved by using PAS setting 2, set to 30% which at my weight is 4.2mph when pedalling in 1st gear on a slope, but need to select higher PAS on hills.
Had to convert the rear band brake to disc to make it effective and modify the handbrake so it would hold on a slope. Needs a continuous horn as well as a bell is not sufficient.
The regs are available on gov.uk website.
I took it to a disability shop and the chap there said it meets the requirements but has no compliance number which you won’t have with it being a trike ‘adapted for use by a person of disability‘ so don’t run anyone over.
I have the requirements laminated on the front of the trike and have been stopped shopping centre security and the police who have let me on my way after a polite conversation.
When back on the road it reverts to a normal e-trike.
Next project tilting stabilisers to my step thru e-bike as it needs 3 wheels or more to meet disability requirements.
Hinged stabilisers with a damper perhaps so it will sit upright but could be leaned slightly on the road and crossing inclines.

 

[matthewslack]

Whilst this is an old post I converted a Chinese import trike to electric.
I bought a front hub kit from Yosepower and installed it. No real issues with front wheel slippage. Cornering needs to be done SLOOOWLY.
I have since managed to make it disability compliant (Use Of Invalid Carragies on Highway Reglations).
Speed has to be limited to 4mph which is achieved by using PAS setting 2, set to 30% which at my weight is 4.2mph when pedalling in 1st gear on a slope, but need to select higher PAS on hills.
Had to convert the rear band brake to disc to make it effective and modify the handbrake so it would hold on a slope. Needs a continuous horn as well as a bell is not sufficient.
The regs are available on gov.uk website.
I took it to a disability shop and the chap there said it meets the requirements but has no compliance number which you won’t have with it being a trike ‘adapted for use by a person of disability‘ so don’t run anyone over.
I have the requirements laminated on the front of the trike and have been stopped shopping centre security and the police who have let me on my way after a polite conversation.
When back on the road it reverts to a normal e-trike.
Next project tilting stabilisers to my step thru e-bike as it needs 3 wheels or more to meet disability requirements.
Hinged stabilisers with a damper perhaps so it will sit upright but could be leaned slightly on the road and crossing inclines.

There are clever trikes, I think only made by their owners, not a commercial product, with two rear wheels linked by a mechanism to allow leaning just like a bike when riding, and stable upright when parked. I'll try and find a link later, or possibly tomorrow.

 

[Bobbo1260]

I did form a tilting device for my trike where I separated the frame and axle assembly and inserted a pivoting frame connected by a 16mm bolt and bushes but I couldn’t pedal whilst pedalling as the chain twisted during tilting.
worked ok until I leaned a bit too far and the chain became misshapen so removed it.