Czech Solar Team - participants of the first ever solar bike race The Sun Trip 2013 | The long story

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Web Name: Czech Solar Team - participants of the first ever solar bike race The Sun Trip 2013 | The long story

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We have built our solar electric trikes around the world known AZUB TRIcon 20 recumbent trike which was customized so it had no folding mechanism and had a custom built front boom and rear rack so the roof with solar panels could be added to it. Otherwise the components were pretty standard with Shimano Alivio 3x8 speed components, Sturmey Archer 90mm drum brakes, Remerx rims etc. We built a special combination of chain rings for the crankset with 70 teeth biggest chain wheel and than 52 and 30 teeth. We did not used any front derailleur so our hands acted like front derailleurs. We did not need to change the front gears often. We mostly used the largest chain wheel because of the higher speeds and 20 rear wheel. When the chain was on the smallest ring, the chain was touching the ground, of course. We had to use it only on the steepest sections and we did it like 4 times in total. If we would go once again for such a race we would not use trikes anymore. They are shaking too much side to side. It is difficult to find the right track for them and they are more complicated than bikes. Maybe the new full suspension recumbent trike AZUB Ti-FLY would work good, but we would most probably opt for something like the dual 20 wheel recumbent AZUB MINI which Honza has used during other expeditions or the AZUB SIX. Or maybe the AZUB TWIN recumbent tandem with solar panels instead of the stoker

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