FWDRWS bike

[Zzzorse]

A 23 pound odd duck.

 

[Bruce B]

That is really nicely done. I wonder what it weighs.
If someone held the rider upright while at a standstill would the rider be able to turn either wheel?

 

[Zzzorse]

I wonder what it weighs.

Builder claims 23 Lbs.

 

[ReklinedRider]

No pedal steer?

 

[ratz]

No pedal steer?

Nope. just fork-lift steer......

 

[JOSEPHWEISSERT]

I was thinking about rear steering also, but didn't think it would handle as well as it appears in the video. Very impressive. I wonder how well it handles curb hopping.

 

[DavidCH]

Looks good but no side exit for those that need to bail out. Love the design. If the wheelbase was longer I reckon it could become even more aero than the V and it's even got the speedplay pedals. I certainly give it the thumbs up

 

[snilard]

Rear wheel steering is not good idea. https://www.quora.com/Why-do-cars-steer-with-their-front-wheels-and-not-with-their-back-wheels

 

[Zzzorse]

Seems to me it steers more like an articulated tractor than a vehicle with rear wheel steering. Two wheel steering is what a YouTube commenter called it.

 

[DavidJL]

Is this bike more stable than the flevobike?

 

[DavidJL]

Years ago, I looked into rear-wheel steering, but I just could not think of a way to make it stable. Front wheel drive seemed to be the most logical, but I never would have thought of putting the pedals on the steering. Didn't Buckminster Fuller try rear wheel steering?

 

[Rampa]

Note the head tube angle. That is what makes this design work. This was this guy's third rear-steer bike, I think. He figured out that having the head tube at a conventional angle is what gave it stability.

I'm not sure if he did any more after this one. Here's his first one.

 

[Zzzorse]

The black one could be displayed in an art museum.

 

[Robert Holler]

Large turning radius there.

 

[bladderhead]

He can have a really low B bracket and a big front wheel between his knees. Not easy to do that if the front wheel is steering. Underseat steering is a nuisance because it makes the bike so wide.

 

[Balor]

You can make it work I guess, but notice the huge, HUGE amount of trail! It is needed to counteract rear wheel 'oversteering' tendency, I guess.