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Full construction and details at moskitos.org

Source: https://mas.to/@meganL/116471791500973082

This is one of the people/teams competing for an innovation prize at #Spezi2026. A recumbent trike you can make mostly from wood. "Open source" (I put it in quotes because I know definitions vary and I'm not clear which one this uses).

I'm told the cost was about 1,200, but that is a lot less than a similar recumbent trike with a metal welded frame would cost for materials (not to mention the labor time, skills).

Front wheel drive and the whole rear moves with the handlebars.

"Based on a concept invented more than 10 years ago by two brothers, the moskitOS tilts and turns thanks to the clever use of an articulated trapeze that allows the whole front section, including the rider, to lean when cornering! This solution also has the advantage of driving the front wheel directly, avoiding the classic long transmission chain used on almost all similar vehicles."

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[–] Marzanna@scribe.disroot.org 3 points 3 weeks ago

A bike made for Sam Pilgrim!