Want!

http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2008/06/germans-invent-worlds-first-4wd-pedal.html

Quote :

"Forget about mountain bikes; the newest trend in off-roading is called Trailcart and according to its creators, it’s the world’s first pedal-powered four wheel drive off-road vehicle. The Trailcart was conceived by Frank Fraune from Germany who caught the attention of the folks at AS Group when it was featured in a local newspaper. Now AS Group is testing Trailcart prototypes and it shouldn’t be long before the first production karts hit the (off) road. Mind you, one of the first clients to get the Trailcart will be Land Rover that’ll use the 4WD pedal kart at the Land Rover Adventure Tour 2008 in Malaysia. -Continued We don’t have all the technical details in our hands yet, but Treehugger notes that the Trailcart is built from high-end sportsbikes parts, including the Shimano Nexus 8 shifting system along with a double-action mechanical hydraulic braking system. In terms of weight, AS Group is targeting to keep it under 50 kg / 100 lbs which is the typical limit for bicycle racks on cars. Even though we’re pretty sure that you’d probably be better off with a mountain bike –unless you’re going downhill or you have the stamina and strength of an Olympian athlete that is, the Trailcart does look like it could offer plenty of fun. Come to think of it, the way gas prices are going, if AS Group adds a couple of cup holders, we could actually see ourselves using it for our daily chores during those snowy winters here in MA."

Official site: http://trailcart.de/

6/10/2008 8:46:52 PM

so i have one question? WHY!

6/10/2008 8:55:22 PM

cause message_topic.aspx?topic=527291

6/10/2008 9:18:09 PM

they have taken a part of my idea...

but...

i can work off of this.

thanks

6/10/2008 9:53:14 PM

fuck pedaling. lower the seat & use it as an offroad gravity racer. i could get into that.

6/10/2008 10:39:56 PM

downhill fun. uphill FTL

[Edited on June 10, 2008 at 10:56 PM. Reason : spelling]

6/10/2008 10:50:19 PM

Quote :

"TOO MUCH WORK "

6/10/2008 10:51:34 PM

lol at the flex picture on the stump

6/10/2008 11:41:24 PM

that thing with a chainsaw powerhead would be awesome

6/10/2008 11:52:15 PM

LOL (Secretly-- I kinda want one.....)

6/11/2008 12:45:28 AM

Gayer than mountain boarding.

6/11/2008 1:31:26 AM

fools the rest of us were doin this on big wheels in like 82. had little tyke pedal car too, i'm pretty sure that thing was 4wd. need to confirm.

congratulations, you've inveneted a glorified pedal kart.


damn your threads get worse and worse. quit clogging the place up with this crap, we gave you a thread of your own to post in.

6/11/2008 2:45:37 AM

get this stupid hippy ignorant shit out of here.

4wd




4wd



come on, i know you get so excited over anything you can make a thread about and post pictures, but do a little research first.

[Edited on June 11, 2008 at 3:06 AM. Reason : .]

6/11/2008 3:05:37 AM

thos ones look stupid... i still have a badass cast-iron ford pedal tractor that's the shit

cause they didn't stick a steering wheel on top of the cab.... the put it on the steering column

6/11/2008 7:01:31 AM

yeah, they do. the point is just to show they're 4wd pedal vehicles that have been in existance much longer than this contraption OEP is pissing himself over. i'm sure it performs 10x better, just saying this should be nothing new or exciting to any male that had a normal childhood. maybe OEP played with dolls or something and missed all the cool riding toys, i dunno.

i've got an ancient one also that came off my grandparent's farm. it's forged/stamped though, not cast. should definitely be worth something one day if it's not already. i guess it's supposed to be a 40's farmall, probably a model H. i rode the crap out of that thing when i was little and never did do anything to it but a few scratches. even demo derby with tricycles vs. the tractor didn't phase it.

[Edited on June 11, 2008 at 7:39 AM. Reason : .]

6/11/2008 7:35:13 AM

Civilize yourself, or at least, act civilied... and unless the mods lock this thread, STFU.

"we gave you a thread..."

LOL WTF? WhoTF are you?

"quit clogging the place up with this crap..."

This is not a drainage pipe that it would get clogged. And even if it is, a lot of people make far more threads in here than I do. And BTW, you have made some shitty nonsense chit-chat threads in here (as have most of the regulars), so unclog your shit first before you ask others to.

P.S. It is almost as if you are on some crusade (also evidenced by your posts in the Veyron thread) to kick me out of this "garage posse" of yours. Don't worry, I am not a part of the posse, just the Garage forum. Not everybody in the Garage is or has to be part of the secret posse that you are a part of, along with the other regulars. Come into my threads or not, enjoy them or not, but don't go on some pissy crusade, K? I am not going to respond to any more of your utterings, so keep them to yourself.



[Edited on June 11, 2008 at 8:32 AM. Reason : ]

6/11/2008 8:17:30 AM

that thing better have a super low gear and awesome hill-holding ability built into its brakes

[Edited on June 11, 2008 at 9:11 AM. Reason : ]

6/11/2008 9:11:08 AM

i just realized it has an e brake. i bet that would be fun to do 4wd donuts and brake slides in the rain and ice. fuck the hills part.

those pictures listed above are strait drive and do not have a free coaster hub so they are not really the same

6/11/2008 9:25:33 AM

^ you'd just bend the axle and bust the rim on a curb

6/11/2008 9:31:41 AM

they are plastic not aluminum.

[Edited on June 11, 2008 at 9:55 AM. Reason : they will just bend]

6/11/2008 9:55:10 AM

i'm no engineer, wait yes i am, but i'm pretty sure plastic also breaks

6/11/2008 10:20:49 AM

A good example of clogging the pipes in the garage is that dumbass slowretard vs bbb thread.

6/11/2008 10:30:27 AM

well what he posted is pretty much a gocart version of a rock crawler... thos diffs look pretty stout... i be that thing would be fun to slap a motor on

6/11/2008 10:40:26 AM