The Morphing Handcycle Gets a Simplified Tubular Frame - Getting Much Easier to Build

Alan Ball, Rory McCarthy, and Bill Warner got on the phone today to go over the latest design. Here it is, with a simplified tubular frame. Easy to build

Low rider mode. Not that seat back and many other parts are not shown in this simplified model.

High Rider side view

High Rider iso

Low rider side view. We added some color to make it clearer. Main tube looks like it wants a bend.

Low rider top view

Low rider front view

Low rider iso.

High rider iso with coloring.

High rider side view with coloring

High rider to view

High rider front view

Lets curve the main tube. Try 6" radius.

Curved tube at 6" radius.

Higher radius -- 10 "?

Higher radis - 12". This looks nice.

Iso with curved tube 12" radius.

Curved.

Curved.

Curved.

Curved.

We agreed that the function looks good, and now we just need to talk about some more asthetics.