Vehicle dynamics have intrigued me since my first vehicle – a ‘pedal trike'. You know the one – pedals on the front wheel. Soon learned that ‘trike’ meant three wheels and turning too hard made it fall over. I also discovered that leaning back (rearward weight transfer) allowed wheelspin at the front and a short black burnout on the path, which puzzled Mum for a while…
Conversely, leaning hard over that front wheel often increased traction on damp grass, hopefully reducing criminal skid marks. A chain trike was