17" front wheel

[hunter]

i am thinking of using a 17" front wheel and tyre in the front of my trike build,
The tyre being a 120-60 profile.
what are peoples views or experiences with this size of wheel and tyre,

[hunter]

I take it no one here has used this size of front wheel then.

[Manky Monkey]

 
I'm not sure what Flap used on the front of his trike, (with the main site still offline, I can't go & check). I think that was a 17" Kwacka one. Handled as well as any trike with 50 degrees of rake can! Purely personally, I think it makes the front end look a little squat & dumpy, but whenever people mention the various Manky style trikes, it's the one everyone likes most, so I'm happy to concede it looks O.K

[morrag]

I have used a 17" front wheel with no probs. on my Honda based trike, and with standard rake and trail, found it an improvement in changing direction over the 19" I used previously.  Morrag

[terry t]

hi hunter what frame are you using if standard bike frame then by putting 17" wheel on will alter the steering trail. if your building your own frame say with 45/50 degree head stock and its just looks your after then i would go with what you fill is right

[hunter]

Andy i have looked at the pics of the Flapster in the BSH writeup,
it looks like 18" to me but i could be wrong.


morrag i am using a 45deg rake.


terry t  i am building (well adjusting ) a rigid trike frame to suit my purpose,
that will have 45 deg of rake.

thanks all for your input.