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Thursday, July 24, 2008
Vehicles

Magic Tricycle: Chopper Meets Big Wheel

1:15AM Mark Wilson | The Magic Tricycle (horrible name) concept is designed around a reasonable idea. On the highway, you may want to drive a car. So the Magic Tricycle (horrible name) road rages through traffic with three wheels. But when you just want to cruise around town, it transforms into motorcycle mode: More »
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Friday, July 11, 2008
Vehicles

Tricycles Are Just Bicycles from the Future

1:15AM Mark Wilson | While the tricycle/Big Wheel are both throwbacks to our past, one designer believes that three wheels are the future. Felipe Tolomei designed this three-wheeled Rabbit bike with a clever idea–put two small electric motors on each back tire. Now if we would only widen each of those motorised wheels to dragster dimensions and stick in a carbon-spewing dual exhaust, I think we’d have ourselves a serious concept. [coroflot via gearfuse] More »
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Monday, June 16, 2008
Vehicles

Steampunk Tadpole Trike is a Geek’s Dream on Three Wheels

6:00AM Gizmodo US Edition | We immediately noticed there’s not much steam to be had with this steampunk tadpole tricycle, but those criticisms were forgotten when we saw video of designer Alan skirting around on it, period piece clothing and all. Officially known as the Brass Lion, the three-wheeled wonder is pedal-powered and sports some seriously cool (and functioning) brass coach lamps. The ride looks pretty smooth, too.
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