By dougfoot, on June 20th, 2009
Three weeks from now will be the start of the 2009 Seattle to Portland 206 mile bicycle ride! Three weeks, boy does time fly! I have ridden just over 2300 miles for the year, most of them being ridden on my Qnt26, affectionately called “Q”. My averages are not as fast as the Micro, but the [...]
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By dougfoot, on June 5th, 2009
Thursday we had a freak storm come through our area. Lots of thunder, lightning and RAIN! Since it’s been dry here for about two weeks, the storm kicked up lots of dust and pollen, not a good situation for those with allergies… had to take Jessica to the hospital because she couldn’t breathe! (I really don’t [...]
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By dougfoot, on May 27th, 2009
As the Seattle to Portland ride gets closer, I’ll have to decide which trike to take. The Qnt26 looks cool and all, and on the flats I’m pretty fast, but overall, I’m still a slug. The Micro, I’m still pretty fast with it overall – an example being tonight’s 40 mile ride: 19.2 mph average for 2 [...]
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By dougfoot, on April 21st, 2009
Yesterday was a great afternoon! Got home from work, still sunny and warm. I went for a “short” ride outside, a relatively quick out and back through St. Paul (about 28 miles round trip). I took the “Q” as I need to increase my averages with it – outside I’m doing good to keep a 17 [...]
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By dougfoot, on January 30th, 2009
I added a full carbon seat to my Qnt26 build – very light compared to the stock fiberglass seat. This will be a wild ride when its all said and done!
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