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Brazilian princes (from left) Antônio, Luís, and Pedro on a triple tandem bike during their exile, 1891 Patents related to tandem bicycles date from the mid 1880s. [1] In approximately 1898, Mikael Pedersen developed a two-rider tandem version of his Pedersen bicycle that weighed 24 pounds, and a four-rider, or "quad", that weighed 64 pounds. [2]
Upright trikes resemble a two-wheeled bicycle, traditionally diamond frame, or open frame, but with either two widely spaced wheels at the back (called delta) or two wheels at the front (called tadpole). The rider straddles the frame in both delta and tadpole configurations.
TerraTrike is a brand of recumbent tadpole tricycles manufactured by WizWheelz Inc. [1] TerraTrike is based in Grand Rapids, Michigan USA. [2] [3] TerraTrike's 2013 product line consisted of five models: Rover, Rambler, Tour II, Sportster, and Tandem Pro. [4]
An example of a home built recumbent trike made from two 24″ MTBs. As with upright bikes, there is a subculture of recumbent builders who design and build home-built recumbents. [22] Often these are assembled of parts from other bikes, particularly mountain bikes.
The largest multi-bike had 40 riders. [citation needed] In most of these types the riders ride one behind the other (referred to as tandem seating). Exceptions are "The Companion", or "Sociable," a side-by-side two-person bike (that converted to a single-rider) built by the Punnett Cycle Mfg. Co. in Rochester, N.Y. in the 1890s.
The PPV was designed for two adult riders, and with frame and body the total weight could approach three times that of a conventional single-rider bicycle. However, the PPV was fitted with just one brake, of a type intended to be just one of two brakes on a conventional single-rider bicycle (an Atom drum brake built in to the front wheel).
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