By dougfoot, on February 26th, 2009
I’ve ridden every night this week on the “Q” and feeling quite comfortable on it. I do think that changing the seat angle will be a good thing as my seating postition on the Micro is more open than the “Q” and I’m feeling it in my hips after a long ride. I’m also noticing that [...]
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By dougfoot, on February 21st, 2009
This past week I’ve been riding the “Q” (that’s what I’m calling the new trike) exclusively on the trainer. today I took it outside for it’s “maiden voyage”. The route I choose is one I call “quick 40″ – a 40 mile loop that takes me from Newberg, through St. Paul, back around to Newberg. It [...]
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By dougfoot, on February 20th, 2009
Never thought I would be having to do a chemo regimen to clear my psoriasis – but it’s come to that with 40% coverage with no end in sight! The treatment will be with methotrexate, a weekly dose until it starts working. Until such time, it will be monthly blood tests to insure all is well. The [...]
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By dougfoot, on February 14th, 2009
While I spent this week building up the Qnt 26, I did manage to put in a few rides. I rode Monday, Friday and today. Miles for the week 56! I’ll have to decide if I want to keep my miles seperate or continue with my total from 2002 – it just might be easier to keep [...]
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By dougfoot, on February 14th, 2009
Having my Micro for over 7 years and ridden over 30000 miles, there are many changes I made to it from the “stock” setup. These “lessons learned” I applied to my Qnt 26 build. This past Thursday I finished the Qnt 26, and it looks quite nice! I’ve used SRAM Red components, 165mm cranks with 50/34 chainrings, [...]
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