Working on aerodynamics – part two
Here we are going to see the progress on the actual installation of the fairing. I have divided the work on two steps: the front part and afterwards building of…
Working on aerodynamics – part one
I have completed the initial testing of the V2 tilting mechanism and the results are really satisfactory.It is now time to move the next phase: adding a fairing to the…
Low Racer tilting trike
During last year I have been able to ride more than 6000km with both my solar trikes (2018 STT and 2019 STT2) .These are the 4 areas where I could gain…
Sun Trip statistical analysis
In this post we are going to analyse some of the main statistical details of my Solar Tilting Trike STT2 during the Sun Trip Tour in july 2019. Here below…
Major upgrade of last year’s solar trike
After having worked on my new solar trike, it was time to go back to my first prototype I have used last year. These are the areas that needed to…
Initial tests…and first surprises!
This is my finished bike, the STT2. It stands for Solar Tilting Trike with Tilting panels, so we can say that it is 'tilting 2 times' ! So as soon as…
The new solar tilting trike is ready!
It has been a busy period and things have progressed but more slowly than expected. This was also due to some components that arrived late or/and with partial shipments.... In…
“Solar tilting trike” project continues….
After having installed the FWD (Front Wheel Drive) transmission on my M5 bike I was able to do some tests and the result was encouraging.So it was possible to start…
New 2019 Solar Tilting Trike
After all the experience gained last year with my Raptobike Tilting Trike, I started to lay down all the things that should be improved: It should be possible for solar…
How to improve solar charge efficiency ?
One important area for improvement is how to minimize the losses/inefficiencies around the energy storage on the solar trike.After few months I finally wanted to start to look in particular…