By dougfoot, on December 30th, 2006
Since owning my 2002 Trice Micro I have made quite a few changes to it. The main change was going from its then stock 349 rims with Bromtom tires and hub brakes to now stock 355 rims with Schwalbe Stelvios and disk brakes. Basically the overall wheel diameter is the same (about 16.5 inches), however, the Stelvios [...]
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By dougfoot, on July 30th, 2006
I need to buy stock in battery companies – the one downside with wireless monitors is that they use up quite a few batteries. Sure, the documentation says I should get around 2000 hours of use out of a set of batteries, it seems quite a few hours less than that. You never know how old [...]
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By dougfoot, on June 24th, 2006
I’ve tried several ways to get more “speed” out of my trike. My trike came with a Schlumph Speed Drive, a Shimano Ultegra rear hub and 12-27 cluster – worked better than advertized – I could barely push the top gear when active and make much use out of it (I did manage to spin out at [...]
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By dougfoot, on June 20th, 2006
I installed a new chainring tonight – its a 58t which replaced my 55t, going from 100 gear inches to 106 gear inches… doesn’t sound like much, however, over the long haul, with the same RPM the bigger chainring will take me further, faster. I’ll be adjusting to the new ring for the next couple of [...]
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By dougfoot, on April 15th, 2006
Wireless sensors are a great idea, clean installs, no wires, etc. however they can be a real pain in the neck when the batteries start to drain. A good indication that something is wrong is when you are pedalling at a fair clip, you notice your speed drop and then climb back up. I wouldn’t think [...]
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