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Specifications of the Thunderboltcopy
or T-bolt

Swedish T-Bolt

T-Bolt
Manufacturer
Model:
Nr of wheels:
Steering:
Weight:
Total Length:
Total Height:
Total Width:
Ground Clearance:
Seatheight from ground:
Wheel base:
Wheel Track:
Turning Radius:
Framematerial:
Crankset,
Bottom bracket,
Cassette,
Chainwheels,
rear hub:
Gear shifters:
Front Brakes:
Rear Brakes:
Rims: front:
            rear:
Spokes: front:
            rear:
Chain support:

Chain tubing:
Paint:
 

My own
Freely after Thunderbolt Sports trike by Rickey Horwitz
3 (2 in front 1 in rear)
USS
?
2000 mm
950 mm
920 mm
75 mm
about 200 mm
1100 mm
845 mm
Enough
51 mm muffler tubing (2”)
 
 
 

Various Shimano
Barendshifters
Sachs hub brakes
V-brake with Tektro power equalizer (antilock brakes)
406 Araya
559 Araya
14 gauge 36 st cross 3
14 gauge
1 modified in-line skate wheel
1 modified skateboard wheel
polyetylentube (coldwater tubing 15 mm outer diameter)
Toyota Super Red IV
 

A small list of the companies where I got my material from
Frame, seat, various things: RAMNESKOGS EMBALLAGE & SKROT AB
 
Rod-end bearings,
ball joints:
 
Eugen Wiberger AB - Maskindetaljer
Seatingmaterial: ScanCord AB - Hemsida
 
Front hubs: ICE. UK based manufacturer of the TRICE range of recumbent tricycles.
Single SACHS front drum brake…
 
Various cycleparts: CYKELMAKAR´N AB
Cykelringen
Välkommen till Biltema.se
Fridhems Cykelaffär, Malmö
Lorensborgs Cykel o. Moped Malmö
And of cause COOP, B&W etc…
A lot of advertising that was…

Plus: A fun trike with good manœuvrability and stability.

Minus: Just a little bit to wide (about 30 mm to much), A bit on the heavy side (5 kg easier and my back would have been happier)

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Author: Göran Nicklasson
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