I'm looking for a rubber block to use as a suspension damper in my (pedal) recumbent trike. The mini rubber cone looks OK if it is the right size. The thing is, all the pictures I've found have no reference in them. It could be an inch wide or a foot wide. How big are they?
About the size of a well proportioned woman!
I'm told a 38 D cup
Ah. So perhaps not what I'm looking for.
From memory about 4-5" diameter. I'd think you'd need a fair leverage ratio for the weight you're looking at as a pair carry the
front of a Mini with a ratio of a about 3-1 & the rear at 5-1.
Mabye a bump stop would be more in line with the weight you're dealing with?
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Originally posted by hillbillyracerMabye a bump stop would be more in line with the weight you're dealing with?
Anything here any good?
http://www.avindustrialproducts.co.uk/products.htm
This might also be worth a look. Very similar to the way small trailer
suspension units work.
[Edited on 23/12/11 by MikeRJ]
The theory is fine, indeed the inventor of the mini suspension uses exactly the same for his bikes.
Maybe you can get a 'repair' part from his company.
http://www.moultonbicycles.co.uk/
This may be to vague tbf, but iirc on either theminiforum.com or minifinity.com there is some drawings for adjustable cones that fit these donuts, that might help? maybe??
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Originally posted by Mark Allanson
I'm told a 38 D cup
