New to forum hello

[buglers86]

Hello
I’m new to this forum
I’m interested in building a tike with the back wheels bout 8 inches apart
I’ve started but having problems getting pedal sprocket to go forward I can go in reverse fine lol but like to go forward any suggestions I’ll post a pic wen I get home later

 

[RustyGold]

Welcome to RRB!

Looking forward to seeing your pics!

Jason

 

[buglers86]

I’m new to site figured I’d show what I got and my new project a trike

 

[threeforks]

Hi,
Welcome to the site.
Take the time to post an introduction in the "introductions" thread to say Hi.

I have just built two more trikes, and have a third, "UpDown 2" entered into buildoff 17-2.

For those I started with the back part of a trike, junked out Schwinns, and made the front part new.
They are now recumbent trikes.

 

[threeforks]

Hi,
just asked you to post here before i checked.
So hi again.

Those freewheels only work one way.
Your chain needs to be on the right side of the wheel.

Some have built a jack shaft to transfer pedal power from the center to the outside,
no matter how wide the rear wheels.

 

[Pestcontrol02]

Great projects you got there
welcome!

 

[buglers86]

Thanks for welcome
Ya I figured I couldn’t switch the rotation direction of free sprocket but figured I’d ask lol be nice if could I’m thinking of running chain to sprocket similar to the jack shaft idea will see how it goes

 

[Captain Awesome]

They make freewheels for both RH and LH. Many available for BMX guys that prefer opposite side drive for grinding. They're all over eBay if nothing else

 

[buglers86]

Side note I definitely bent my crank sprocket lol turns out u can hit it with hammer a few times and it lines back up nicely i swear i need to stopped fixing everything with that hammer but man seems to work lol

 

[RustyGold]

The left hand freewheels need to be loctited so they don't self loosen from use as the are still RH threads.