Meeting Minutes 9.23

Frame

  • Folding wheel under frame
    • Objective: keep tension on chain during folding
  • Folding more than just wheel in order to use for storage
  • Get rid of long chain?
  • Front wheel drive with tilt steering
  • Nylon tubing to protect chain
  • Trail folded bike by roll bar
  • Locking wheel mechanism

 

Fairing

  • Marine grade snaps to attach to frame
  • Wheel disks
  • Tilt fairing as well
  • Attach steering to fairing?
  • Folding in the middle
    • Fold down in back half and collapse in front

Drive Train

  • Manual shifting
  • Solar charging of battery
  • Radio?
  • GPS? Speedometer?
  • To present next week on proposed power outputs

 

Braking

Use mechanical or hydraulic brakes