Rafael Bautista's Homebuilt Recumbent Trikes -
9/2007 & 10/2007
Click here to see Rafael's latest Recumbent Trike
Rafael Bautista built this nice Front Wheel Drive / Rear-Steer recumbent
trike. He lives in Imus Cavite, Philippines.
After researching many recumbents on-line he built this cool trike in
about three months. It is built from ordinary
bicycle parts; its seat is adjustable and it leans when steering left or
right.
He says it is quite heavy because he used iron (GI) tubing. It has
steering handles on each side and you just balance
it to go straight. The photos were taken at BayWalk in Manila.
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steering mechanism.
...and a close-up of the front drive setup.
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Not long after posting the above trike photos Rafael sent these shots of his latest creation. Interesting steering arrangement and a nice job overall!
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