Trike 2 Fairing Build Pt. 2

Today I continued cutting out ribs, but first I reduced the width of the ribs, in order to reduce the width of the widest part of the velomobile. I reduced it from 41'' to 37'' (just 7'' wider than the commercially produced Quest velomobile) We're just chuggin along now! 6/16 ribs cut out so far!

Trike 2 Fairing Build Pt. 1

Hello everyone! I wasn't planning on releasing all of these pics as a post just yet, but here is the very beginnings of our fairing shape! We have started construction and our fairings are underway! As you can see plywood ribs are being constructed to form a skeleton, and fleece cloth is to be stretched over this skeleton, wet out, then reinforced with fiberglass to create our plug. from there we can lay up our female mold, then we can produce the fairings themselves while we're finishing building the trikes! We're right on schedule!

Trike 2 Build Day 9: Revision & Refinement Pt. 1

Hello everyone, now that I've finally recovered (financially) from my car accident, Ive started back on the trike. Sorry for the long delay of progress! I found that my track width was too wide for my liking (34'') so i reduced it to 29.5'', and with the reduction came a small amount of negative camber, so track width on the ground is 30.5''. Next comes chain management, then hooking up shifters and starting the fairing!

Trike 2 Day 8

Today marks the final day in the shop for the trike! Handlebars were welded on, idler was mounted, crank was welded on, and now all that's left to be done is routing the chain, routing the brake cables, painting the frame, and gluing on some foam to the seat!

Fairing design is already underway, and I will begin constructing a plug to make a mold from very soon!!

Trike 2 Build Day 7

Hi everyone! Today I fastened the seat to the frame, and I'm going to start looking for foam that I can glue to the seat back, if you have any suggestions, please, let me know! Also I put in my steering tie rod, and we now have linked front wheels! Next comes handlebars, chain management, then brake hookup! After that, only paint remains. Since the trike is now in its rolling frame stage and can be measured, this also means that fairing construction can begin, and I have made one scale drawing (top view) of what it will look like!

Trike 2 Build Day 6

MIG Welder issues resolved, I got myself into the shop and went into overdrive. I apologize, but I completely blew off taking videos and I only took some pictures of important things. However, in the 6 and a half hours I was in there, I managed to get a TON done. We now have a rolling frame! Development of the fairing can now begin. I will work on the fairing at home while the trike is still at the shop. Thanks for reading! And check back often for updates!

MIG Welder Issues

The past two days I haven't gotten anything finished because our welder at the shop hasnt been working. We're working to get this fixed and as soon as it it progress can continue. Check back often for progress updates, or follow us with your google account!

Thanks,

Chase