 A modern touring quadricycle - a 2007 model Rhoades Car 4W2PCP Coupe two seater
 Rhombus layout quadricycle (1886)
 Coventry Rotary quadricycle (1885) A Quadricycle is a four-wheeled human-powered vehicle. It is also referred to as a quadracycle, quadcycle, quadrocycle or as a four-wheel bicycle. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ...
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Download high resolution version (1406x1092, 336 KB)Smartly dressed couple seated on an 1886-model bicycle for two. ...
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The Trikke is a Human Powered Vehicle (HPV) This article is about the means of transport. ...
History
The earliest recorded pedal-powered quadricycle was exhibited 1853 at the Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations World's Fair held in New York [1]. This was about the same time that two-wheeled bicycles started to become popular. Quadricycles were one solution to the problem of low-speed stability in early cycles and were typically multi-seat models (as seen in the picture). Both tandem (in line, as depicted) and sociable (side-by-side) seating configurations were used. Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations was a Worlds Fair held in 1853 in New York City, in the wake of the highly successful 1851 Great Exhibition in London. ...
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Historically the most common layout placed the wheels at the corners of a rectangle. An alternative layout had its wheels at the angles of a rhombus (or, more generally, at the angles of a geometric kite). The rhombus layout proved less convenient, because such vehicles were less stable and left three tracks instead of two. The force bearing on the axle has an eccentricity e with the point of contact to the rolling surface and exerts a moment about the contact point. ...
In geometry, a rectangle is defined as a quadrilateral where all four of its angles are right angles. ...
For other uses of the word rhombus, see Rhombus (disambiguation) This shape is a rhombus In geometry, a rhombus (or rhomb; plural rhombi) is a quadrilateral in which all of the sides are of equal length, i. ...
A kite showing its equal sides and its inscribed circle. ...
The first experimental steam automobiles were sometimes called steam quadricycles. The Ford Quadricycle was one of the few very early internal combustion cars called motor quadricycles. The terms automobile and car rapidly became universal, supplanting this usage. The Ford Quadricycle is technically the first Ford vehicle ever developed, and the vehicle which inspired Henry Ford to build his empire. ...
Modern quadricycles Quadricycle use diminished in the late 1800s as a result of improvements in bicycle technology that made their four wheel cousins largely obsolete, although small numbers were manufactured through the 1950s for rental use in tourist areas. During the 1970s and 1980s there was a resurgence of interest in these vehicles as personal transportation, driven by the 1973 oil crisis, environmental concerns about automobiles and the search for emission-free alternatives [2]. The 1973 oil crisis began in earnest on October 17, 1973, when the members of Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC, consisting of the Arab members of OPEC plus Egypt and Syria) announced, as a result of the ongoing Yom Kippur War, that they would no longer ship petroleum...
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Modern quadricycles can be generally placed in five categories.
Tourist destination rental quadricycles One common place to find quadricycles is at tourist attractions where these are available to rent by the hour or day. Modern tourist quadricycles usually feature open seating for two or more riders in a sociable configuration. These vehicles are often designed to look like early 20th century automobiles with a bench seat, rack-and-pinion steering and canopy top. These are commonly referred to as surreys, due to their resemblance to horse-drawn wagons of similar appearance and the same name.
Examples of this type include:
- International Surrey Company Surrey [3]
- Quadricycle International Quad-3 [4]
- Quadricycle International Quad-6 [5]
- Rhoades Car 4W4P [6]
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Pedal taxi quadricycles Similar to the surrey are pedal taxis or pedal cabs. These tend to be four or even six seaters and are used as taxis, pedalled by professional drivers. Like the rental surreys, they are often found at tourist attractions and in the downtown areas of tourist destination cities.
Also like the rental surreys, pedal taxis are often constructed to resemble early 20th century cars and often feature awning coverings for sun protection.
Examples of this type include:
- International Surrey Limousine [7]
- Momentum Quadracycles MQ4 Cabbie [8]
- Quadracycle Inc QuadraCab [9]
- Rhoades Car 4W4P [10]
Touring quadricycles Touring quadricycles are constructed specifically for the personal ownership market and are built to be lighter and faster than rental surreys. Typically they seat one person or two people in side-by-side seating and feature independent pedaling and gear selection. They can have up to 192 gears, giving them remarkable hill-climbing capabilities[11]. These touring quadricycles are used for long distance travel as well as local use; some are used for cycle-commuting to work[12].
Compared to touring or hybrid bicycles, touring quadricycles are more comfortable to ride, can navigate steeper hills more easily, deal with crosswinds better and can carry a much heavier load than a bicycle. Touring quadrcycles have disadvantages compared to bicycles including that they are heavier, require more storage space, typically have slower cruise speeds, are more complex to maintain and have a larger turning circle. [13]
Examples of this type of vehicle include:
- International Surrey Road Runner [14]
- Lightfoot Duo [15]
- Lightfoot MicroCar [16]
- Momentum Quadracycles MQ2 Leisure [17]
- Quadracycle International Little Deuce Coupe [18]
- Quadracycle Inc QuadraSprint single-seater [19]
- Quadracycle Inc QuadraSport two-seater [20]
- Rhoades Car 4W1P single-seater [21]
- Rhoades Car 4W2PCP two-seater coupe [22]
- Ultimate Quadracycle CC-Sportster [23]
- Ultimate Quadracycle CC-Grand Sport [24]
- Ultimate Quadracycle CC-Elite [25]
There are also plans available as well as some amateur-designed touring quadricycles made by combining two bicycles. These designs have had varying degrees of success. [26] An example of a plans built quadricycle is: - Skeldon Bike Co. Granny Bike [27]
Mountain quadricycles Some quadricycles are designed to be the four-wheel counterparts of mountain bicycles and are optimised for strength and the ability to deal with steep and rough terrain. These quadricycles are all single seat designs. A rider during a Cross Country race A mountain bike in the forest A mountain bike, mountain bicycle or ATB (All Terrain Bicycle) is a bicycle designed for mountain biking, either on dirt trails or other unpaved environments. ...
An example of this type is:
- Crank-It Mountain Quad [28]
Industrial use There are quadricycles designed for local delivery of goods, such as spare parts in a factory environment or laundry at spread-out hotel complexes. These quadricycles may have two seats and a pickup box or flat bed to allow loads to be transported. They are also capable of pulling small trailers.
Some quadricycles in this category have also been designed for military applications, such as light logistics transport.
Examples of this type of quadricycle include:
- Momentum Quadracycles MQ1 Industrial [29]
- Rhoades Car 4W2PLF [30]
- Rhoades Car Go Boy [31]
Quadricyles in popular culture The popular British children's television show Chucklevision, features a quadricycle, driven by the two Chuckle Brothers, Barry and Paul. ChuckleVision is a popular British childrens television series, shown on CBBC, first shown in 1987. ...
Legalities Quadricycles are classified as "bicycles" in many parts of North America and must be operated by the same rules as bicycles. In other parts of North America they are classified as "vehicles" and must obey vehicle road-use rules. [32]
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Two-wheel truss-frame trailer Single-wheel trailer Two-wheel axle-less trailer Wooden bicycle trailer special trailer for bike-trekking - shock absorbed with long spring travel A bicycle trailer is a motorless wheeled frame with a hitch system designed for transporting cargo by bicycle. ...
A rickshaw and its driver wait for a fare in Bandung, Indonesia Rickshaw in Hamburg. ...
Traditional Dutch cargo tricycle Old-fashioned Dutch freight tricycle Modern long-wheelbase freight bicycle from Amsterdam Danish Long John freight bicycle Freight bicycles or Freight tricycles or cargo bikes are human powered vehicles designed and constructed specifically for transporting large loads. ...
Vehicles for human transport that have two-wheels and require balancing by the rider have a long history. ...
Human-powered transport is transport of person(s) and/or goods powered by human muscle. ...
Tourists in New York City on a Party Bike The Party Bike is a device that functions similiar to that of a bicycle and can hold up to seven people. ...
The tandem bicycle or twin is a form of bicycle (occasionally, a tricycle) designed to be powered by more than one person. ...
Trailer bike (also known as trailer cycle, Trailerbike, Trail-a-bike, and other trademarked names) is a one-wheeled bicycle trailer designed to carry one or more small riders in positions that closely resemble that of a bicycle rider. ...
Antique tricycle 19th century tricycle used in Iran A tricycle (often abbreviated to trike) is a three-wheeled vehicle. ...
Alex Toms of Sydney, Australia demonstrates Street unicycling (March, 2006). ...
Ugandan bicycle taxi or bodaboda Utility cycling encompasses any cycling not done primarily for fitness, recreation such as cycle touring, or sport such as cycle racing, but simply as a means of transport. ...
The velocipede was the predecessor of the bicycle, a human-powered vehicle introduced in the Victorian age. ...
A velomobile or bicycle car is a human-powered vehicle, fully enclosed for protection from weather and possibly from collisions. ...
Pushing a loaded workbike in Jakarta, Indonesia A workbike is a bicycle built for some purpose other than strictly human transportation. ...
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