Tom Traylor's
Front Wheel Drive Recumbents

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Photos by an HPVA volunteer.

Tom is a leading figure in the U.S. Human powered movement, building, riding and racing front wheel drive recumbents.

We will try to obtain some pictures of Tom's two-wheel-drive back-to-back tandems for future publication.


Please click on each image below to see a larger version.

Image 01 Tom Traylor on his full suspension, carbon fiber FWD
24th IHPSC, Oct. 1998, Monterey, California

Image 01 Tom Traylor on his full suspension, carbon fiber FWD
24th IHPSC, Oct. 1998, Monterey, California

Image 01 "Critical Mass II" kevlar faired FWD. Tom Traylor builder
24th IHPSC, Oct. 1998, Monterey, California

Image 01 Interior of "Critical Mass II" kevlar faired FWD.
Photo shows handlebars, sheetmetal monocoque "forks", head tube.

24th IHPSC, Oct. 1998, Monterey, California

Image 01 Full suspension, carbon fiber FWD. Tom Traylor builder
24th IHPSC, Oct. 1998, Monterey, California

Image 01 Tom Traylor and his sheet metal monocoque FWD, "smog buster"
Yreka, California HPV Championships, 1992

Image 01 Student sitting on FWD bike built from Tom Traylor's plans
 

Image 01 Steering & drive detail
  • The plans offer two options for bracing the bottom bracket. This bike braces the bottom bracket to the fork crown. Another option braces the bottom bracket to the handle bar stem (this is a better way).
  • The plans offer two steering head tube angle / fork rake options. This bike uses the older option (59 degrees & 4.25" fork rake). The revised plans call for 61 degrees & 0.75" to 1" of fork rake.

Image 01 Tom Traylor's sheet metal monocoque FWD bike
Marina del Rey, California

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