As in past years, the week before the Seattle to Portland I ride a century to gauge my training, check for possible issues with the trike and get an idea for the potential perfomance for the double century. Yesterday was a fast 100 miles! I averaged 19.1 mph in 90 degree heat! I’m a little red, still tired, [...] Continue reading Final Century
I recently received my new tires for the Micro – Schwalbe Marathon Racers. These tires are significantly fatter than the Schwalbe Stelvios I have used (40mm versus 28mm). I had to raise my seat about an inch to give clearance for the new tire! I’ve ridden with the new tire only on my trainer and the tire [...] Continue reading ‘Fat’ tires
I spent the last year going over gear inch calculations, trying to determine what would be better – a new “monster” rear end or larger chainrings. I currently ride with a tripple chainring 30/42/60 and found that I don’t use the 30, and that I could replace the 60t with something a bit bigger. I’ve decided that [...] Continue reading Micro Rebuild
 Ceramic bearings that is… Thought I’d share my experience with ceramic bearings… I love them! This past June I swapped out the 6001 12x28x8 cartridge bearings with equivalent “hybrid” ceramic bearings in the front hubs of my Trice Micro and have noticed better performance from of these wheels. I have also changed out the 1/4 loose ball steel bearings [...] Continue reading Ceramic…
Well, almost a new trike… I’m having the powder redone, swapping out old parts with new ones. My trike is 6 years old and has over 24,000 miles – and it shows. There are several areas that are showing corrosion and nicks in the current powder. Current parts are showing their age. Going over the costs for a [...] Continue reading New Trike! |
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