Hi all
Keep the ideas coming I can't ignore or pooh pooh them if I don't read them !
Also there is someone on here who will swear blind I am stubborn and single minded , ignore that thought please
So doing some Googling of Velomobile suspension most use the Quest McPherson strut at the front , however when you look inside them they are simply a container for a combination of die springs and small elastomers...
So the light bulb flicker slightly .. they look just like the inside of a front fork leg ?
I would only need a leg per side and most of the fork is not actually required so I could lighten them considerably ?
Now before the chorus gets up to speed and volume , this is purely for an experiment and is being done with whats available and CHEAP !!! sadly 20" for now as they were easier to find , I do have some 26" one's that may be better quality but can't get to them easily.
So this is all I need and there is still some meat that can be trimming off, it weigh's 420 grams
so this is the inside and has a die spring [ well similar ] and a elastomer , the dimples are where the top is riveted into the chromed tube.
I left enough above the top spring mount that I can drill a 8mm hole and use a 8mm bolt to fasten to a bracket ?
looking at the first picture the inside is not fully home however you can see the red bit does not have enough room for 1" of travel.
So I need to slowly trim the red bit down till at full travel does not hit the 8mm cross bolt in the end of the shiny bit.
I can also trim some off the shiny bit to lower it's weight.
I drove a 2cv derivative for many years and had no problem with it's cornering , you weren't a good driver if you had not ground the door handles down some what
So now I have a pair of retarders what am I to do with them ?
Swing arms parallel to the centre line outboard where the wheels are would be good for luggage space conservation , although it is tempting to mount them inboard just to keep it all clean
Ideas please