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I put together this video for this occasion. It is a compilation of images of recumbent trikes out in the snow … riding in a winter wonderland. Merry Christmas to each and everyone of you. May you truly know and embrace the reason for the season.
A guy (or gal) just can't have too many headlights. Ha Ha! One thing about it … ya gotta have some place and some way to mount them as well as computers, smartphones, GPS nagivation, mirrors, etc. Fortunately there are options available. If you've got the money somebody will come to your rescue. Not all of the various means of mounting these devices is expensive, but it can get that way with some of the mounts. Some mounts are after market made by a third party and are fairly generic and fit most trikes. Some are specifically made for brand and even model. Some are a trike brand manufacturer but will work on other trike brands. All that being said if you don't know what is available you will probably be at a loss and need some help from someone who does. I am afraid I can't be of much help to you so don't even ask. I am just reporting what little I know and think I understand on the matter.
There are a few different options for mounting to the front derailleur post …
Below is a Minoura Swingrip Accessory mount …
Below is a TerraCycle (not to be confused with TerraTrike) Light Mount …
Greenspeed makes a neat looking mount …
Here is an ICE mount made to bolt onto the water bottle mount on the front derailleur post …
TerraTrike does offer various mounts for lights and accessories …
This is a boom mount for a TerraTrike Rover …
I used to use this item to mount lights on although mine was black …
I used to have 3 headlights … two on the mount like shown above and the third on the Catrike accessory mount built into the front derailleur post …
Since I rarely ride after dark I decided to remove two of them so I just went back to using the original built in horizontal post on the front derailleur post.
There is also a product called The Nob, but it doesn't seem to be available and no one seems to know when it will be …
As you can see this KMX trike has sufficient mounts for computers, GPS device and mirrors …
There are even axle mounts …
And then there are a bit more elaborate products …
Catrike cockpit mount …
Here is an offering from TerraCycle which I personally use along with the Catrike Cockpit Mounts. It is called a "cockpit mini-Tee" …
I have my computers mounted to them as well as my AirZound horn. Here is the one on the left side taken before the AirZound horn was installed …
There are other similar products avalable. Most of them are to aid the rider in getting up out of the seat.
Be safe out there and …
Posted in accessories, How To, options, safety, tadpole trikes
There is a joke about a woman who drives her car into the parking lot at a shopping center to do a bit of shopping. A man nearby sees her exit her vehicle and then turn toward the car pointing her finger saying "Now you stay!" Thinking she is talking to her car he says to her … "Lady, why don't you just put it in 'park'?" What he couldn't see from his vantage point is the small dog seated inside the car which the lady was talking to.
Now that has absolutely nothing to do with tadpole trikes, but I thought it was appropriate to lead into what I want to discuss here … some means of getting our trikes to 'stay' when we dismount and leave our trikes unattended.
Both ICE and HP Velotechnik offer a parking brake … either a caliper type or disc type as both are options. If any other manufacturers offer a parking brake I am not aware of it.
That being said, Catrike now comes with locking brake levers … a huge improvement over the Velcro strap they used to provide.
So unless your trike comes with some sort of parking brake or locking brake levers you need to come up with some means of keeping your trike where you leave it as I assure you that saying to your trike "now you stay" isn't going to work.
Using a Velcro strap works, but are a pain in the neck to use in my opinion.
I have also used a heavy duty rubber band of sorts to wrap around the twist grip and hook both ends around the brake lever. This worked pretty good, but again it was a bit of a pain to use.
And I used plastic cable ties which also worked pretty good. It only required one hand to use it. I much preferred it over the Velcro strap.
There are locking parking brake levers which are my preference. They are what I have used for several years now.
For me to use them they require two hands to engage the lock. They sure beat using the Velcro strap method.
There are other ways to keep your trike from taking off on its own, but these are the most common means that I am aware of.
One thing I want to mention is that if your trike has a rear brake it is intended to be used strictly as a parking brake. Braking the rear wheel, especially by itself with no front brake application, can be dangerous and have bad consequences. The two front brakes on a tadpole trike are plenty powerful and effective enough to stop a trike. There is no need of using a rear brake.
Regardless of what means you use to keep your trike from departing the scene without you aboard I hope you can always …
Posted in components, How To, options, tadpole trikes
Tags: tadpole trike parking brake, tadpole trike rear brake, tadpole trikes
Many trikers already know about head/neck rests as many of us need them and prefer having them. Many trike manufacturers offer them among the accessories they sell. That being said many of us find them quite uncomfortable and therefore unsatisfactory. I have written about head/neck rests before. Click HERE to read it. Probably the most popular after market 3rd party solution to this is the product offered by a man who goes by "Krispy Steve". He calls his head/neck rest company product "The Finer Recliner". I have absolutely no experience with them. I have never seen one in person. I have only seen pictures and videos of them. Certainly many have nothing but praise for them saying that they are quite comfortable and that Steve is a great guy to deal with. He offers custom work for those wanting/needing that. All sorts of mounting options are available. He certainly has a lot of options and models to offer to his customers and his prices are reasonable. For prices and ordering information click HERE. Steve also sells some other products at very fair prices. I suggest checking out what he has to offer.
Posted in accessories, options, rider comfort, tadpole trikes
Need help? I am talking about help sitting down onto and getting up from your trike's seat. There are various aids available nowadays. One of them is these custom made EZ Entry Aids made and sold by Utah Trikes. They sell for $140 according to Utah Trikes website . Although they are made for Catrikes they do work on some other brands. I like the looks and design of these. They adjust up and down, lean in or out, swivel 360 degrees and can be clamped forward or rearward on the horizontal portion of the steering bars off of the headsets. So that they can be positioned pretty much anywhere the rider thinks works best for them. You can't "beat that with a stick".
Posted in accessories, Disabled, options, rehabilitation, safety, tadpole trikes, videos
TerraCycle makes some great products for our trikes. With the ever increasing popularity of electric motorized trikes having a way to mount the battery is crucial. It is not desirable to mount a heavy battery up high on a trike as it raises the trike's center of gravity considerably and effects the handling and therefore safety of the trike. Keeping the battery mounted down low and out of the way is important. TerraCycle offers some solutions … some specifically made for certain trike and battery brands and others which aremore less generic. Actually as far as I can tell from their webpage they only have kits for Catrike and ICE (rigid rear) and (suspended models) at this time.
They do offer a highly configurable mount so chances are pretty good they can help a guy (or gal) out with their battery mounting problem. When ordering one needs to specify what trike (brand and model) as well as e-motor system and battery they have so TerraCycle can send the correct spacers needed for the specific kits or to help them in getting you a mounting bracket which will work on your trke.
I said that keeping the battery mounted down low is important as far as the trike's center of gravity. This is quite true, however, the downside of mounting the battery down low is that it is then very vulnerable to getting water, mud, slush and whatever else flung up on it. I presently have my battery down low, but I am seriously considering mounting it up on the rear luggage rack somehow as my battery is getting so messed up for all kinds of stuff being flung up on it. I don't like that. When I first got my electric motor pedal assist kit I had the battery located in the rear rack and I didn't have any issues with handling. The battery certainly stayed a whole lot cleaner up there and it was a lot handier to get to it. Some manufacturers of e-motors offer a special rear luggage rack designed to hold their battery. Unfortunately most of these rack mounted batteries are not very powerful so the cruising range they offer is limited.
A larger battery can be mounted on top of a rear luggage rack, but then the luggage rack can't be used for a trunk bag. Panniers can still be used. I sure will miss my trunk bag if I end up mounting my battery on top of the rear rack.
The battery can also be mounted on the boom. However, that is a lot of weight sitting on the boom and the boom was never intended to carry weight like this so I don't know how wise it is to do this. I am not saying that it won't hold it okay. I just don't know.
The Beatles said it all in one of their songs … "we can work it out" … and when we do it will most certainly help us to … ENJOY THE RIDE & KEEP ON TRIKIN'
Today as I post this is December 25th. It is the day when most of the world pauses to one degree or another to acknowledge the fact that God came to earth in the form of a human Baby on a mission to provide a way for man to be saved from the consequences and penalty of his sin. Man can not save himself although many try. That Baby grew into a Man and completed the mission He was on. Unlike us He lived a perfect life free from sin. This was most important as He was to be the sacrifice offering for sin … the only offering acceptable to a holy God. You can read more about all of this in great detail HERE . Sadly the world (most of mankind) has rejected this salvation God offers to us. Doing so comes at a very high price as our eternal soul is at stake. God offers us this FREE GIFT of His salvation, but for all those who reject it and ignore it they forfeit the opportunity He offers to be forgiven of our sin and we then must pay the penalty and answer to Him in judgement. God is love and He demonstrated His love for all of us by dying a cruel agonizing death in our place. His love is AIMED AT YOUR HEART. He has done all that is needed and all that He can and will for us to be saved from our sin. The choice and decision is ours. Once we breathe our last breath it is too late to choose Him and receive His gift of salvation. Our fate is sealed. So I ask you … if you have never responded to His invitation … WHAT WILL YOU DO WITH JESUS? Someday your heart will be asking … WHAT WILL JESUS DO WITH ME? The answer to that question can be readily found in His written word … the holy scriptures. God is holy and can not allow sin in His presence. We as sinful people have a problem. Our eternal soul will spend all of eternity either with God (if the sin problem has been taken care of) or apart from God. Being apart from God means spending eternity suffering in anguish in hell fire. God has warned us. We are free morale agents. God created us with the ability to choose to do what we want. We have free will. We are not robots preprogrammed by God to do what He wants us to do. There would not be any expression of God's love in that. Recognizing and responding to God's love for us loving Him in return is the ultimate expression of love. It is not a matter of obeying God because we have to. It is all about obeying God because we want to … we want to please Him out of a motivation of our love in return. Yes, God demonstrated His great love for us while we were yet sinners … in the very act of sinning and rebelling against Him … Jesus Christ died for us. Therein is love!
I know there are those who will read this and get upset over it. There will be those who want to tell me it has no place here on a blog about tadpole trikes. But you know … none of that matters. There is not a more important message to communicate to others than this message. In obedience to God I am willing to ruffle a few feathers upsetting some. This timeless message may touch a few hearts and that is what matters. So on this Christmas Day I present the Christmas message. It is not about the many things man does at this time of year … putting up an evergreen tree and decorating it, giving gifts to one another, feasting together as family and friends or any number of the things man does during this holiday. The truth is most everything man does is based on paganism practices the Roman Catholic church brought into our culture. And no where in the holy scriptures are we commanded or instructed to observe the birth of Jesus Christ. And He wasn't born in December anyway. With all of this being true it is important not to "throw the baby out with the bath water" so to speak. This Christmas holiday does exist in our culture so I for one intend to take advantage of it and proclaim the message of the Cross of Jesus Christ. The reason for the season is truly all about the fact that Jesus did come to earth to provide salvation. He came the first time as a helpless Baby. He will be returning soon … very soon … as the King of kings and Lord of lords. His word tells us that He is coming to pour out His wrath (His anger) on all of those who have rejected Him and the salvation He alone offers. Far better is it to accept and respond to His love now than to be the recipient of His anger later. We are without excuse if we fail to respond to His great love while it is being offered and is available to us. Time is short. Besides none of us know what a day may bring forth. Our last final breath could be seconds away. It is all a most serious matter. The greatest gift is not one placed under a tree. The greatest gift in the One Who was placed on a tree. His Name is Jesus. Merry Christmas to all!
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Tags: tadpole trikes
Many of you know what all has happened since early last summer when I bought my 350 watt hub motor kit from BionX. At first I loved it even though it topped out at 19 mph instead of the 20 mph they advertise. I did have a problem of the battery not lasting nearly as long as I needed it to, but BionX was good enough to replace the battery with a larger capacity battery free of charge. All was fine for awhile, but then the "pedal assist" mode stopped working and all I had was the hand throttle which was not only a pain to use holding the button on as I rode, but it drained the battery down much quicker than using the pedal assist mode. BionX sent a new replacement motor under warranty, but they sent the wrong motor. This replacement motor lacked the torque (power) the original motor had. It would go 20 mph though which I liked. I complained about the low power, but it pretty much fell on deaf ears thanks to the BionX dealer telling BionX that my unit works properly. I didn't appreciate that as I know how it worked when I first got it. This dealer didn't know what he was talking about and wouldn't listen to me. I talked to both the dealer and BionX about getting a full refund. The dealer said that I would have to pursue that with BionX and BionX said I would have to pursue it with the dealer. After some weeks past I emailed BionX about all of this, but it seemed to fall of deaf ears. I mailed a letter to the CEO/President of BionX explaining everything to him. I asked for his help and told him if BionX continues to ignore me I will have no choice but to contact the Better Business Bureau and file a complaint. BionX never responded back to me so I filed the complaint. BionX had so many days to respond to the BBB about the complaint, but they were silent. Being past the alloted days the BBB contacted BionX again and shortly after I got a phone call from BionX in which I was told BionX wants to resolve this to my satisfaction. I had been saying all along that this replacement motor is not the same motor I had originally, but I was ignored. As far as the dealer was concerned it was the same motor and it worked the way it was suppose to. The phone call from BionX finally got the truth out of them as they admitted that they had sent out the wrong motor … one which was not as powerful. So they sent out what was suppose to be the correct motor and I took my trike back to the dealer for the motors to be exchanged. While at the dealer I took the trike for a test ride and came back very disappointed. It still didn't have the power of my original motor and the top speed was only 17 mph instead of 20 mph claimed by BionX. A few weeks past by and nothing changed so I emailed BionX requesting a full refund. I received an email reply today saying that the refund is being processed. Once I have the refund in hand and they have their hub motor kit back I will look into getting a different brand as I am sold on having a hub motor with torque sensing pedal assist and manual hand throttle. I will keep you informed of how that goes. Hopefully it will be better than my experience has been with BionX. It is a shame as I really liked the BionX unit. I will miss their display console and handlebar mounted control. They are probably the best of all those in use for e-bikes. I know many people have had no complaints with their BionX systems. I don't know why I have had all these problems. I sure would have liked for it to work out otherwise. With my expensive but very nice BionX system I was hoping to …
update Jan. 16, 2018: I took the BionX system back to the dealer and got the full refund. Now I am looking to see what I will try next. I am definitely sold on having the electric pedal assist system. I loved having it and am anxious to replace it. BTW, getting a different system can be done for half the cost (or even less) of the BionX unit and it will involve a larger size (power) hub motor and a larger capacity battery.
Canopies are an item which can be a real blessing to have. They can help shield us from the hot sun and even offer some protection from rain. I have a friend who slips a large plastic bag over his to make it totally waterproof if he has to deal with rain while out riding. Some people make their own canopies. My friend made his and another friend made his. There are only a few manufacturers of canopies that I know of. Prices range considerably as do the design and build. I have written about CANOPIES before. One manufacturer I know of (Ed Miller) offers several options on his canopies. The other canopy manufacturer I have written about before (Andy Vardik) no longer makes them. There are a very few companies around who offer them. One of them is Recumbent RagTops. There is also VelTop which offers canopies for recumbent bikes and trikes. This posting is featuring Recumbent RagTops as I have never written about them before.
I think it is safe to say that this design would catch a lot of air especially with the rear flap down over the mesh "window" so no air can flow thru and out the back. Also it is domed quite high which makes the canopy much higher than most others I have seen. Personally I would want the canopy much lower down than this … just a few inches over the top of my head. I have no idea how it handles winds. Also I wonder about visibility of traffic lights as one approaches them
Here is a video with a review of this canopy which addresses all of this and more …
Speaking of homemade canopies, I came across this video which I really like so I am sharing it here …
Here is a rather unique canopy which may or may not appeal to you. Since I like having the air on me it has no appeal to me whatsoever. But if it "flicks you Bic" it is available. I had a very hard time finding the price on the website. However, I finally found it in their catalog. Here is what they show:
"Our popular M4 canopy can be used for many HPV applications for a simple wind and rain fairing. The 8 lb acrylic tinted (or clear) canopy is adaptable but you must make your own attachment and support system. $400 plus $150 shipping."
In other words all they supply is a hunk of plastic. You are on your own when it comes to mounting it. That has no appeal to me. If I buy a product for my trike I expect it to come with whatever is needed to use it on my trike. I am not at all impressed with what I see on this website. They don't even have the canopy mounted on the trike they are using to display their product. Instead the guy sitting on the trike is holding the canopy in place with his hands. It is not even centered on the trike when you look at the front view. That seems very unprofessional to me.
There it is folks. Just selling a piece of plastic that one has to figure out how to mount. Nope, I 'll pass. I would expect most people would. They need to offer mounting hardware if they are going to sell this product. I wouldn't know where to begin to come up with what would be needed nor would I want to. How about you?
Posted in accessories, canopies, options, rider comfort, tadpole trikes
Tags: BlueSky Canopy, tadpole trikes
Anyone who has followed my writings over the years knows that I personally use and have recommended JSRL Design Heel Slings. I have always liked them and still do, however, there is a new product out which I recently bought and must say I much prefer over the JSRL product. The keyword here is "NEW" as Terratrike had an older product which isn't nearly as good as their new one. At the time of my writing this I have not been able to fnd the new one online and it appears as though TerraTrike's website isn't showing either one of them right now as the page won't open for the old one and the new one is not yet shown. The new one is considerably more expensive ($55 vs. $40), but it is worth it as it works great. So if you are n the market for these be careful you don't buy the earlier version as you would probably be very disappointed. We are talking all new and improved here in their latest version.
The big difference between these two products (JSRL vs TerraTrike) is the JSRL heel slings use a steel cable which works, but it sags down making it harder to use. The TT product has a steel flat bar bent like a U with Velcro straps attached which adjust for shoe size. It fits snugly and doesn't sag so it is easier to get in and out of. I only installed them today and rode about 20 miles with them trying to stay dry as I dealt with Tropical Storm Irma's rain. I fell in love with these TT heel slings right away. There is a world of difference between the two.
I found myself bending the flat bar almost immediately as it was bent in too far for my liking. It worked as is, but I like it better now that I bent it a little bit. That is one good thing about these heel slings … they can be tweaked to fit the individual's shoe and riding position on the pedal by bending the flat bar. I am not saying that this is something TT intended the purchaser to do, but it certainly doesn't do any harm as long as one doesn't bend the metal back and forth to where the metal becomes fatigued and could weaken and even break off.
I may look into trimming off some of the excess Velcro strap as I am not too wild about it sticking way out beyond what is needed to do the job.
I have written various articles in the past about heel slings, foot retention, pedals and leg suck:
Here is a picture of TT earlier version just so you know what it looks like and can avoid buying it thinking you are getting the most recent one I am recommending here. As you can see there is quite a difference. The first version was rather flimsy, not nearly as practical and was harder to use.
Regardless of what means you choose it is a very good idea to do something to prevent leg suck. It is not something you want to experience. Be safe out there and …
Posted in options, safety, tadpole trikes
Tags: heel slings, JSRL Design heel slings, tadpole trikes, TerraTrike heel slings
This is an update — Many of you know that I purchased a 350 watt hub motor kit from Bionx. Everything was fine at first with the exception of not getting many miles out of the battery. I was truly disappointed in that factor as I found myself having to stop during my daily rides to plug in somewhere and recharge my battery. That was no fun. I wanted to be riding not sitting around waiting on a wee bit of charge to go back into my battery. One hour of charging was then used up in ten minutes or less. I shared my disappointment with the Bionx dealer and they told me to bring my trike in and they would check things out. It is a 2 hour drive to the dealer so I am not crazy about having to drive down there any more than I have to. I went down and they checked everything out saying it is all normal. That being said, Bionx was good enough to send the larger battery free of charge to replace the medium size battery I had purchased which was rated at 65 miles. I was getting about 27 at best. The larger battery is rated at 80 miles. One of my friends has this battery with his 350 watt hub motor. He gets far more miles per charge out of his battery than I was … probably twice or more miles. While waiting on the larger battery to arrive my pedal assist mode quit working. All I had available to use was the hand throttle which uses up the battery even quicker. Again, I had to take my trike back to the Bionx dealer. Bionx determined that the problem was in the hub motor so they sent a replacement under warranty. Once it arrived I, of course, had to make another trip down to the Bionx dealer to get the new motor and the new battery installed. The pedal assist worked again, but now this larger battery didn't perform as well as the smaller battery. I only got about 22 miles out of it before it was used up. And when charging it it got extremely hot as did the charger. So another trip back to the Bionx dealer was needed. They tested everything out and said that it all checks out okay (normal). They did however, replace the 2 day old battery installation with another battery. This one doesn't overheat, but it still takes way too long to charge and two out of the three times I have charged it thus far it never showed that it was charged up. The green light never came on. Bionx states that their batteries should charge up in 4 to 5.5 hours, but I have been dealing with batteries that sometimes take as much as 11 hours to charge. As I said, the battery I have now most of the time never shows a green light indicating it is charged. It just remains red. BTW, they state in their manual that it first shows red indicating it needs charging and then when the charging begins it changes to amber and finally to green when it is charged. Well with 3 batteries it has never had an amber light … only red and green. My friend says he has never seen an amber light either. With this new battery and over inflating my tires 5 psi I finally got about 40 miles out of the battery charge. I am happy enough with that, but I sure am not with the matter of charging the battery taking so long and not showing it is charged after such a long time.
I also complained about the hand throttle not working right with this new motor and battery. They test rode it and said it works fine. They don't know what they are talking about. It has no power when applied. Before when it worked right using the hand throttle was like having JATO assist. The trike really took off. I could shoot across a road getting out of the way of traffic or I could zip up a hill. Now I have to pedal up the hill as the hand throttle does next to nothing. My two friends who have this same setup both have hand throttles that work like mine used to. I could not believe that the dealer claimed that the hand throttle works the way it is supposed to.
So …. I have emailed Bionx and shared with them what is going on. I am hopeful that they will do whatever it takes to get me a system that works right and stays working right. I am not a happy camper at this time. I told them that if they can't get me a system that works right I want my money back. I am waiting to see what happens. I will let you know.
From what I have seen I think Bionx has a serious problem with quality control. I sure hope they get their act together. I really like their system, but I sure can't recommend it as things stand now. I mean … I want to …
(and not driving back and forth to the Bionx dealer.)
Update – My battery problems seem to be doing much better now. I can ride much further on a charge and the battery seems to be charging normally now. Bionx instructed me to run the battery completely down so that the sensor would refresh and reset itself properly. That seemed to work. Now if they can just get the hand throttle working right I will be a happy camper.
"verdict is in"
Update – As instructed to took my trike back to the dealer (which is about 150 miles round trip) as BionX was supposed to resolve the hand throttle issue. It was a wasted trip as they accomplished nothing and said that there is nothing they can do to get it working like it used to. So I am stuck with an expensive system that doesn't work right and there doesn't seem to be anything I can do about it. I am considering requesting my money back. I have no idea what would happen if I were to do that. I have also considered attempting to file some sort of a consumer complaint against BionX which is a Canadian company. I have no idea how to go about that. Needless to say I am not a happy camper and as a result of all of this the jury is in and I give BionX and thumb down. It truly saddens me as for the most part I really like this system. I think they have a serious problem with quality control, but this is to be expected when one is dealing with Chinese made products. Advanced western nations never should have got involved in getting any products made in foreign countries with cheap labor. We should only make our own and thereby benefit our own people.
Got a KMX tadpole trike and want front suspension? Well, here is good news. It is available and simply bolts on. The suspension will fit any recent KMX adult trikes. That's good news, but there is bad news too as it is very expensive … over $1000. Be aware that it also adds quite a bit of extra width to the trike.
Travel : 52mm (2.05in)
Bike total width will increase by 146mm (5.75in)
Material: Alu 6061-T6 Black Anodized
Weight: 1.25 kg each.
Air shock used : http://www.kindshock.com.cn/en/produc…
No modification required on your KMX. Just remove the brakes & wheels, bolt the new suspension, reinstall the brakes and wheels.
Can be purchased from:
Endless-sphere.com [Items for Sale – New]
Note: This custom item will only fit on a KMX Trike but it is not a genuine KMX product.
Posted in options, rider comfort, tadpole trikes, upgrades, videos
Yeppur, dogs are people too. At least some of them think so and some of us do too. That's okay. For sure they are part of the family.
Some of us even look like dogs. Did I really say that? I better restate that … sometimes we have dogs that resemble us. Take a look – – –
(In all fairness as far as I know neither of these national leaders own these dogs they are pictured with. Somebody just made up the images in jest. It is probably true of the images below as well.)
And some not quite as well known …
My point is … let's see … I knew I had a point when I started this. Oh yeah, we are attached to these critters so it is only natural we want to take them along with us when we go out riding our trikes. Now some people pamper their pets to the extreme and only haul their furry friends in a trailer or basket. That is okay for some of the time, but hey … they need exercise too. So there are options available. Some dogs do better than others when it comes to catching on to what they need to do to walk and run alongside of us or perhaps up in front or even behind us. They learn quickly what is expected of them and what they need to do (or not do) to be safe. Other dogs need help and help is available in the way of devices to attach to our trikes which they in turn are attached to. Using these devices they walk and run safely alongside of us out of harms way. Well, they are unless we run them into something. With extra width these devices add to our trikes we need to be careful we don't do just that. Some dogs even need a special shield alongside of the rear wheel to keep them from getting into it and getting hurt. Anyway, here are a few of the options available:
In my opinion and experience it is best to have a means of both hauling your dog as well as walking and running him … at least if you are riding far enough with him where he needs a break from walking and running. If the dog is small enough he can be hauled in a basket aboard the trike, but a larger dog definitely requires a trailer to accommodate him.
Some people just prefer a trailer anyway regardless of the size of the dog. And, of course, some people have more than one dog so a trailer is pretty much a must to take the dogs along safely and comfortably.
And then there are the MUSHERS … dogs who love to pull
Some dogs are pullers, some dogs need to be pulled and some dogs are pretty much neutral … they just walk or run alongside without pulling or being pulled. It is important to "know your dog" and ensure he is getting his exercise without overdoing it. He may need to ride for awhile and then go at it again. Some dogs may only be good for a mile or so at a time while others can walk and run several miles before needing a rest.
Me with my dog. He was one great dog …
one could not ask for a better dog.
Some dogs are better trained and behaved than others. Some dogs seem to be more easily trained than others. Consequently some dogs do fine without being fastened into a basket or trailer while others definitely need to be "contained"/"restrained". Keep in mind that in case of a tip over a dog being hauled in a basket is probably more likely to be injured than a dog which is somewhat free to move about some as he can jump out and avoid being injured … or least being less injured than if he would have been restrained in the basket. Unfortunately there are dogs which will jump out if they are not fastened in and that could be very bad especially if you are moving along when they jump. My wife and I had a dog once that jumped out of the window while we were driving down a highway. The only thing that saved him from serious injury is he had his leash fastened and my wife was able to pull him back thru the window before anything happened.
Keep in mind also that carrying a dog in a basket up high off of the ground raises the trike's center of gravity considerably making it all the easier to tip over.
I have noticed that most dogs enjoy the view as well as the wind in their face. They often tend to move about just to see what there is to see. This can sometimes be a bit challenging for the trike rider as the movement of the dog can effect the handling of the trike.
Please don't allow your dog to run loose on his own. It is irresponsible. It is dangerous for your dog and for others. Many "accidents" have happened as a result of dogs running loose. It is bad enough when a dog gets injured in these accidents, but it is far worse for innocent people getting injured as a result of the dog owners negligence. I have known friends who have been seriously injured when a loose dog went right in front of them. Sometimes dogs chase after other cyclists which can be very intimidating. And it is against the law to allow a dog to run loose!
And if you are taking your dog along with you please be a responsible and law abiding owner.
Unless you have a special dog who cleans up after himself, be sure you do it. It is the right thing to do.
It is absolutely disgusting to deal with this scenario … dogs owners who do this deserve to have their faces shoved down into this pile of shit.
Yeppur, dogs are people too as far as enjoying tadpole trikes. With our help and with our responsible behavior we can all …
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I am sure most of us who are old as dirt like me remember the generator dynamo light sets we had on our bicycles. They worked, but the amount of light varied according to the speed we rode. They could be very dim or we could ride so fast that we could burn out the bulbs (which I did many times). In short, they lacked good technology to better regulate the power being produced. Yet they did work. We have certainly come a long way when it comes to bicycle lighting. I only mention these old generator dynamo light sets because what I am writing about here is something which looks very much like the generator dynamo of old.
This new generator dynamo very much incorporates modern day technology, but its purpose is not to produce power for lighting. Nope, this unit provides 5 volts of D.C. current for a USB outlet so we can power up all sorts of modern day electronic gadgets to charge them as we ride. I don't know much about it, but I find it intriguing.
The cost is reduced to about $33. However, the website shows it is "currently out of stock".
Pedal Power Waterproof Bicycle Wheel-Powered USB Charger Energy Generator Dynamo
Pedal Your Bike, Generate Power & Charge Your Device
Generates Electricity and Charges from Spinning Bike Wheel
Charge Your Phone or Other Device While Riding
(If it has a USB Cable you can charge it!)
Attaches to Almost Any Style Bike Old or New
Connect Your Device Directly into the USB Port
Built-in Lithium Battery Recharges While You Pedal
Lightweight, Durable, Shockproof and Made to Last
Waterproof Marine Grade Construction
Easily Mounts and Un-Mounts from Bike frame
Dynamo Quickly Disengages from Tire
USB Output: 5V/1A
Battery Capacity: 3.7V/700mAh (Li-Ion)
Works with Smartphones, MP3 Players, GPS, Tablets, etc.
Dimensions: 5.0″ × 5.0″ × 2.4″
Pyle is helping you save the environment with every pedal of your bicycle. The Pedal
Power Wheel-Powered Energy Generator allows you to 'Go Green' and charge your
device while riding! Simply mount the dynamo to your wheel and the built-in
rechargeable battery creates and stores power with every rotation.
The system fits virtually any size and style bike and quickly attaches and detaches. If
you have the USB cable, you can charge it.
(Works with all your favorite devices: Smartphones, MP3 Players, GPS, Tablets, etc.)
Reduce, reuse and rethink about the environment with the Pyle Pedal Power!
Keep in mind that this product is designed to use on a standard bicycle so using it on a tadpole trike might involve some ingenuity mounting it so it would line up properly and work on a trike wheel. Some trike frames might be more challenging than others. Of course, it could be operated on any one of the three wheels of a trike. I assume that sooner or later it will be back in stock. The website does provide an email service to notify when it is back in stock. I really like the idea of being able to recharge a cell phone or other devices … and doing so while we are riding. It all helps us …
BTW … there are other products out there besides this one:
and there are several others
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The old gray mare, she ain't what she used to be. To be blunt, some of need help for one reason or another. Getting into the seat of a tadpole trike can be challenging enough for some of us, but getting back up out of the seat can be even more challenging. I have good news and bad news. Which do you want first? 🙂 Let's just go with the bad news and get it out of the way.
"SKY HOOKS" don't really exist. It is too bad as they would be extremely popular. My first introduction to the imaginary sky hooks was when I was in the Navy. Along with the "mail buoy watch", "relative bearing grease", "batteries for the sound-powered phones", "shore line stretcher", "a long weight" and several other pranks the sky hooks were a fun thing to play on gullible newbies. Anyway, a sky hook is a device which has a hook on both ends or at least the top end and a closed strap on the bottom end. One end hooks up to someplace up in the sky and the other end is used to hoist or hold something up. If we had two sky hooks it would be the cat's meow in helping us get up out of our trike seats.
All joking aside let's get to the good news. There really are devices available to help us get in and out of our seats. Various trike manufacturers (as well as 3rd parties) offer them for their trikes. Here are some examples:
Note: Keep in mind that I have not looked into shipping charges to know where the best price can be found.
HERE is what Utah Trikes sells. They have several offerings, but I like the ones that they make "in house" which are illustrated in this video below. Although they are made for Catrike they say they will work on most tadpole trike which have direct steering.
HERE are the UT Custom EZ Entry Aids featured in the video above. $140
HERE are the ICE Helping Hands (shown above) for the Adventure model. $150
HERE are the ICE Helping Hands for the Sprint model (shown below). $155 (most other sources I have seen charge $163)
HERE is what PowerOnCycling sells for Catrike. (I like these & they are lower cost than most others.) $90
HERE is the Thrive Cycling Assistive Arms (shown below). $149
HERE are TerraTrike's VersaBars (shown above). $90
HERE is the HP Velotechnik Stand Up Aid for the Gekko model (shown above). $89
HERE is the HP Velotechnik Stand Up Aid for the Scorpion model (shown below). $259
And HERE is a product for Catrike from TerraCycle (shown above). $149
And HERE are the extra long version of the Catrike Assist Arms from TerraCycle (shown below). $169
And here are some other offerings for Catrike:
In order to use these Catrike Stand Up Assist bars as illustrated the vertical handlebars would have to be moved much further forward than I would want them. I like my vertical handlebars out near the ends of the horizontal bars coming off of the steering heads. Moving them forward changes the leverage and control feel quite noticeably.
My experience in attempting to pull back and down when trying to get up is that the trike wants to roll/move (slide) backwards, especially as the rider removes his/her weight off of the seat. This makes for a serious problem in trying to use any of these sort of devices. Only straight downward pressure will keep the trike in place. Others have said that these work and they don't have this problem, but I can't see how it is possible based on my own personal experience. Definitely I think that the design and placement of these will greatly determine how well they work … meaning some would work better than others. It is just my thinking and opinion as I have never tried any of them.
I think the idea of a sky hook would work best. 😉 Yep, I really think someone needs to get serious and invent the sky hook as it would make all this so simple and work so much better than any of these aids.A "lift seat would be nice though. 🙂
So if you need help getting in and out of your seat you might want to look into one of these aids. They are all we have available for now. Hey, Enjoy the Ride … and …
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Tags: assistance bars, tadpole trike
Those who have been following my writings from the git go probably know that I got my start in this writing articles about tadpole trikes on Steve Greene's Trike Asylum blog. One of my earliest articles (To Motorize Or Not To Motorize, That Is The Question which was posted on April 5, 2013) was on the subject of motorizing a tadpole trike and I made it pretty clear that I was against it. I made an exception for those who truly needed it Never the less I ruffled some feathers and caught some flak for writing the article. I have to admit that when I wrote it I didn't know much about the subject of motorizing a trike. I don't recall whether or not I was even aware of "pedal assist". Anyway, since that time I have gotten myself a bit more educated about pedal assist. I also finally reached the point I felt I would benefit from having electric motor pedal assist. I have had one on my trike now for awhile so I have experience with using it and feel I am qualified to write about it. I am loving it. Anyway, I am reposting the early article I wrote so you can read it here in this posting. You will find it at the bottom of this article I am now writing. As you read thru it you should be able to pick up that I was thinking that this subject matter is about propulsion by a motor and not pedal assist.
Recently a fellow triker brought up the matter of a tadpole trike being a Human Powered Vehicle (HPV) … that is to say, they are suppose to be. Hey, that is exactly the position I used to hold so I know where he is coming from. We are all familiar with the terms "Pros & Cons" … stating those things in support or favor of and those things which are not if support or favor of. After having a motorized pedal assist trike and riding it quite a lot already I though it would be good to try to write an unbiased opinion and report on the pros and cons of having a pedal assist motor enhancement. Of course, now I speak only of "PEDAL ASSIST". I like the description … "it's like having a built in tail wind". I am still against a motor propelling a trike where the rider is not required to pedal.
I will state the things that come to mind as pros as well as those things which come to mind as cons. I will say upfront that the list will be considerably lop sided as I have been giving thought to this matter and have to say that there is very little I can come up with to put on the cons list while there is a whole lot that comes to mind to place on the pros list. This certainly is not an exhaustive list. As I think of more I will add them to the lists.
1) It makes pedaling easier not requiring nearly as much pressure to be exerted on the pedals. This greatly helps in hill climbing and those with knee joint problems, pain and weakness.
2) The rider can go considerably faster even though they are exerting the same amount of pressure on the pedals and using the same amount of energy as they did previously. For instance, climbing a hill that used to slow me down to 2 to 4 mph I can now ride up at 14-16 mph if I want to.
3) If the rider tires out during a ride the motor assist helps them to get back to wherever they started from or need to get to.
4) If riding has become a chore rather than the fun it once was then pedal assist can make it fun again.
5) It enables a rider to ride at a faster pace so that being able to ride with faster riders is now possible. You still won't be able to keep up with a lot of the roadies however as they really go. Funny thing is they are allowed on bike trails and some bike trails ban pedal assist bikes and trikes. It is not right.
6) It is a real blessing to have when you need to zip across a busy street when a break in traffic finally comes along. It can propel you across fast and out of any danger.
7) When you need to make good time to get some place faster than you normally could again the motor is such a blessing.
8) Having the ability to accelerate quickly and go fast can be a big help in getting away from a dog or person you might be concerned about as far as your personal safety. Of course, most dogs can run faster than 20 mph.
9) Because you are still pedaling, but pedaling easier you actually get more exercise. You can pedal at a faster cadence which is a very good thing as many of us pedal way too slowly anyway. And because it is easier to pedal you can ride longer.
10) Someone who has had problems with hernias and are concerned about overexerting them self and causing serious problems can greatly benefit from having pedal assist.
11) Having electric motor pedal assist does not mean that you have to use it. You can ride with it turned off just like it wasn't there. And quite honestly most of the time I can't tell the difference between riding my trike as it came from the factory and riding it now with the motor and battery installed but not turned on.
12) If you have long downhill grades you can set the controls to generate rather than use power and in doing this you recharge the battery. You can also just ride along recharging the battery if you are strong enough to pedal with the resistance involved. Or if you are up to the task even on level ground you can pedal along recharging the battery if you are physically up to it. Please note that the charging rate in this mode is very little so it would take a lot of time and travel to put much of a charge back into the battery.
13) You can play with the minds of the road bike riders by being able to ride their speed and maybe even pass them. Some of them however ride much faster than a motorized pedal assist can go (legally).
14) When riding off road the pedal assist is great to have. It makes such adventure so much easier and enjoyable and even safer as one doesn't always have the strength to pedal in/over/thru some places.
15) It reduces the stress being placed on the drive system (pedals, crankset, chain & sprockets) as the motor is helping to turn the rear wheel.
16) If you are riding with others and you have to stop or slow down and they keep going having the pedal assist motor makes it much easier to catch back up with them.
17) It is great when riding into a headwind. Other than feeling the wind you can truly say "what wind?".
1) The motor and battery add weight to the trike. It has added over 20 pounds to my trike and all on the back. That being said, much to my surprise and delight the only time I can tell there is additional weight is when I lift it. When I ride I can't tell it at all.
2) Being able to go faster is fun, but it also adds a measure of danger and concern that didn't exist riding slower. You may tend to go into curves faster than you should. If you are not used to handling a trike at higher speeds you could crash.
3) It is expensive to add a motor to a trike and the battery only lasts so long before it needs to be replaced at considerable cost. My conversion kit costs about $2500 and the replacement battery costs about $900 to over $1200 depending upon which battery one has. There is always the chance that the manufacturer will either go out of business or simply not offer a replacement battery later on if they opt to make some changes in their product offerings.
4) Some trails don't allow the use of any motors on them. I personally don't think that this should apply to pedal assist systems and I would hope that trails which say no to them will reconsider and change their position on this.
5) Motorizing a tadpole trike adds to the value making it more of a target for a thief.
6) Motorizing a trike makes it so much fun to ride that your spouse or boyfriend/girlfriend will want to ride it and cut you out of the picture. 😉
April 5, 2013
I am getting into something here which I will state upfront I am very opinionated about. I"M 'AGIN' IT! To my way of thinking motorizing any type of human powered vehicle is defeating the whole concept of the thing … exercise. I mean, come on … if you want a motorized open air vehicle buy a motorcycle for crying out loud. I rode them for over 50 years of my life until I finally decided I would give it up for strictly pedaling around. I was also riding a bicycle all those years so I still got some exercise … just not nearly as much as I do now.
I am sure that there are some folks who are not able to pedal to get around … perhaps can't use their arms and hands to propel a vehicle either and so they may NEED something in the way of a motorized trike. But there are a whole lot of folks out there who are perfectly capable of pedaling who really don't NEED to go this route.
That being said, I know it has become pretty popular. The man I sold my homemade tadpole trike to told me he planned on motorizing it. There is lots of information out there on the subject. And I am sure riding a motorized tadpole trike is a lot of fun even though it could lead to an added element of danger. And there may be some folks who just need help pedaling up hills as just maybe their bodies can't deliver what it takes.
Obviously there are two main ways to go … electric motor or gas engine. Those who oppose gas engines because they "pollute" would no doubt only consider the electric motor route. But I AM STILL AGIN IT!
Here are some pictures of various setups:
KMX trike motorized
gas engine motorized trike
solar charging motorized trike
ecospeed motor on boom
And I say to ya'll …
(We all need the exercise!)
By the way, one needs to be aware that there are trails where it is against the rules to ride a motorized bike or trike. Our local trails here in the Fort Wayne, Indiana area do not allow them. Only motorized wheelchairs are permitted. When it comes to "pedal assist" it is not fair to ban them. They are as much as a human powered vehicle as the roadies out there zooming by at 25 plus mph while my top speed is only 20 mph with pedal assist. HERE is a good article on the subject.
It took several years, but I have finally succumbed to the concept of my using electric motor pedal assist. It is a matter of aging I think and finding it a bit more challenging climbing hills. I can still climb them, but oh so slow and if I am riding with others I just watch them ride on away from me as I can't begin to keep up. So I bit the bullet and got myself some help. Now I can shoot up those hills and don't have any problem keeping up with my friends should I choose to ride with them.
HERE is a webpage about Bionx products. And HERE is another one.
The electronics are quite sophisticated and pretty well thought out. The reviews of Bionx are extremely favorable. Pretty much everybody say they have the best system going. The company is out of Canada.
They have 3 different size batteries. They are all 48 volts, but their power in amperage varies providing a choice of 50 miles, 65 miles or 80 miles between charges. At least that is their claim. In reality the distance is far less like maybe half. The battery pictured below which fits under their rack is the middle one. The largest battery mounts down low behind the seat alongside of the frame.
Although with this battery mounted up under their rack means the weight is carried up high effecting the trike's center of gravity and handling it also means that the battery is positioned so that it doesn't get nearly as messed up from water, mud and other crud being splashed up on it like would happen if it were mounted down lower alongside the frame. Also having it higher makes it much easier to get at to charge it or remove it.
Their controller (shown above) has been upgraded as have their display console.
This display unit (shown below) has replaced the larger combination display controller they had previously.
This next video features an older version of the console and controller which has been replaced with the ones shown above. I offer it here as it still is helpful in understanding some factors of the Bionx system.
The new electronics also offers a Bluetooth connection to their free smartphone app which among other things is a tracking and reporting info of the route, ride and even pulse of the rider. The Bluetooth module sells for $175.
They offer 250, 350 and 500 watt hub motors. I understand that Bionx limits the top speed of 20 mph for all units shipped to the United States to comply with the law.
If your trike has a 20 inch rear wheel you are limited to the 350 watt hub motor as the 500 watt is too large in diameter to be laced into a 20 inch rim. If you have a larger diameter rear wheel such as a 26 inch or 700 the larger 500 watt hub motor is available for them although the larger motor may not be needed. The bike shop dealer told me that unless one lives someplace with a lot of steep hills to climb the 350 is more than enough power to use on a trike.
Having a FAT trike with electric motor pedal assist sounds like a very helpful addition for off road riding. It might require someone skilled at wheel lacing to come up with a wheel laced to a hub motor.
It is my understanding that the batteries can be charged approximately 1000 times. Replacement batteries cost between $900 and $1000 so they ain't cheap.
The bike shop I am involved with is a Bionx dealer. He told me about the high tech system Bionx has in place making trouble shooting and repair easy for the dealers. They simply plug the unit into a computer with Bionx software installed on it and it connects with Bionx while running diagnostics on the system. The dealer gives permission for Bionx to remotely do various things while connected to your unit over the internet and they can remedy most problems or at least know what is wrong so it can be remedied. With this system the dealers don't have to learn and know a lot about the Bionx system yet they can take care of the customer.
Here is the Bionx installation video. It shows the older system however.
In closing I want to mention that there are more powerful hub motors made and available which can propel a trike much faster (not legally mind you) and even at 70 years old there is still a part of me that is attracted to riding along at 45 plus mph on my trike, but I am wise enough to know that when you play with fire you are likely to get burnt. I would probably wrap myself around some tree or telephone pole. Nope, I best stick with the 20 mph option. That is plenty fast enough.
With the use of electric motor pedal assist it can help us to …
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Update (5/3/17) – I now have the Bionx hub motor system installed on my trike and I am loving it. I haven't been able to ride it much as it has been raining for 3 days straight. I took some pictures of my trike with this unit installed. I remounted the controller from where the bike shop had located it. I like it much better now as I can see it much better and get at it much handier. I probably should paint the blue piece of steel tubing I used to place on my mirror where I mounted the controller. I need to paint it black so it is not so conspicuous. 🙂 Anyway, riding with this motor assist is amazing. For the same effort I used to exert to ride 5-7 mph I can now ride about 14-16 mph. And for the same effort it took to ride 10-12 mph I can now ride 19 mph. The battery has a built in LED taillight which is extremely bright. Above the taillight is a large red reflector. As I said, I haven't been able to ride it much yet, but hopefully I soon will be. And it surely looks like I will most definitely …
Who needs fenders? We all do unless we like getting all kinds of ucckkkyyy stuff on us. Even if you ride only when it is dry it is quite likely that you will occasionally get "something" rather unpleasant flung up onto you. If you are going straight most stuff just goes on your arms, but when you are turning it gets flung up on your chest, lap, and legs. Sometimes even when going straight stuff gets flung elsewhere on you. I am always amazed with those who ride without fenders and don't think they need them. They either live a charmed life or they are not being honest about this matter.
Now if you are riding off road and at a very slow speed or even on pavement at a very slow speed fenders may not be needed, but most of us ride on pavement and fast enough that crud is flying off of our tires. BTW, to my knowledge most FAT tire trikes don't have fenders available for them at this time.
When it comes to fenders all too often the quality and design is not all that great. Some are downright poor in design while a few are much much better. I personally don't like the ones that have braces on them. I much prefer the ones which have a strong mounting bracket such as newer Catrike, Greenspeed, HP Velotecknik and ICE offer. I have the older type Catrike fenders and mounting hardware (pictured below) which I don't care for at all. I paid a lot of money for them and they are junk. They are a problem in more ways than one. The steel rods easily get bent and cause further damage to the fender. Plastic fenders are fairly strong and durable, but they have their limits.
The braces like pictured above which employ the plastic mounts shown are not desirable in my book. A few times I have had the fenders get chunks broken out of them where the braces attach. When that happens I have had to relocate the braces to get to a place where I can reattach them. I have learned something about attaching these braces which helps. The small screw which is used in the plastic part that attaches to the fender should not be allowed to go "thru" the plastic fender as if it does it weakens that area of the fender considerably and is the main cause of those areas breaking out. So now I just tighten the screw until the tip of the screw slightly penetrates the plastic fender enough to hold it. I have not had anymore chunks breaking out since I started doing this.
Most fenders are plastic, but some folks use wooden, steel or carbon fiber fenders.
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Tags: tadpole trike fenders
Chain tubes seem to be somewhat of a controversial issue among tadpole trikers. Some people just don't like them and remove them. They replace them with a dual idler pulley setup. Some say that using chain tubes slows them up as the chain drags thru them and the friction involved is the culprit causing the slowup. Some just don't like the appearance of chain tubes. They say they are unattractive. Some say that chain tubes are noisy and they object to having them because of this. I personally don't buy into most of the objections people raise. If everything is set up correctly I think chain tubes are a great component to employ on a tadpole trike. They keep the chain cleaner while keeping the rider cleaner. They "manage" the chain keeping it from flopping around unnecessarily, keeping it from rubbing on the frame and also keep it in place, especially if the trike is folded.
A few years ago I decided to try eliminating the chain tubes and using a second idler pulley. I ran my trike that way for awhile, but I didn't care much for it and went back to the original setup. In fact, I even added an additional chain tube on the back side. I personally think the argument about slowing one up is silly just as is the argument about safety flags slowing a trike up and/or making too much noise flapping around. There are always going to be people who think like this and that is ok. They can do what they want. It does bother me however when they try to talk others out of using these things. A good safety flag may very well save your life.
You can see in this picture of a folded Azub trike how well the chain tubes
control the chain keeping it in place and protecting the trike frame.
In managing a chain they keep it from making contact with the trike frame and rubbing the paint off of it. They keep the chain from making contact with the rider's leg and leaving a "tattoo" on the skin or clothing. They keep the chain in place so it doesn't get relocated somewhere it doesn't belong and cause other problems. This also includes the fact that it helps eliminate our having to get our hands all messed up trying to get the chain back where it belongs. Keeping a lot of the chain enclosed eliminates a lot of exposure to external elements which get the chain dirty.
The way I look at it the trike manufacturers know what they are doing and they incorporate the use of chain tubes for very good reasons. Yes, they can be eliminated, but why would you want to? In doing so you are defeating the whole purpose of why they were installed. Not every chain tube installed from the manufacturer is set up properly. I will grant you that. I redid mine so that they sort of "float" and stay in line with where the chain moves to when shifting between the various sprockets. I even heated the chain tube and put a slight bend(curve) in it so it better lines up with the chain. I also flared the ends of the chain tubes so that the chain moves thru the chain tubes better. I don't notice any drag or noise from the chain tubes and I definitely like my leg and clothing from not making contact with the chain thanks to the chain tubing. Lastly one thing I have observed when it comes to the use of chain tubes is that they can be too long or positioned wrong or held to solidly to where they interfere with the chain moving freely allowing proper shifting onto the sprockets … front or rear. This is all common sense stuff but, hey, it happens and needs to be corrected so that everything works right. (Right along with this I have also seen idler sprocket/pulleys positioned too close to the front derailleur and sprockets which do not allow the needed movement and alignment of the chain to shift properly onto the various sprockets. This can also be the case at the rear derailleur. This is especially true with homemade trikes or trikes where someone has replaced the original chain tubes and made them longer or placed them too far forward or back in the case where they are on the rear of the trike.)
So who needs chain tubes? In my opinion we all do. But, hey, you do whatever you want. Forest Gump had it right and they say you can't fix it! Did I really say that? Shame on me! Hey, …
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Classification Long Cairn (Neolithic)
Canmore ID 25511
Site Number NN82SW 18
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/25511
- Council Perth And Kinross
- Parish Muthill
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District Perth And Kinross
- Former County Perthshire
(NN 8425 2063) Rottenreoch (NR)
OS 6" map (1930)
A chambered cairn aligned roughly SW to NE, about 190 feet long and 43 feet wide at its NE end, contracting to 37 feet at the SW. Some 14 feet from the NE end, slabs protruding through the turf suggest a cist lying skew to the axis of the cairn and possibly 12 feet long by 2 feet 3 inches wide. Near the centre and near the SW end other earth-fast slabs are visible that may also be remains of cists.
V G Childe and A Graham 1943
A Neolithic long cairn with a number of segmented cists of Clyde/Carlingford type.
Information from M E C Stewart, 1963.
This long cairn is a mound of earth and stone aligned NNE to SSW. It measures 60.0m by 16.0m, with a maximum height of 0.7m, at its north end. At the north end there is a cist outlined by slabs 0.2m high, and about 12.0m to the south there is another. At the south end of the mound is an earthfast upright stone, possibly part of a third cist. The mound is disfigured with stone-clearance heaps and by tree-felling.
Revised at 25".
Visited by OS (WDJ) 19 March 1963
Field Visit (18 August 1942)
This site was included within the RCAHMS Emergency Survey (1942-3), an unpublished rescue project. Site descriptions, organised by county, vary from short notes to lengthy and full descriptions and are available to view online with contemporary sketches and photographs. The original typescripts, manuscripts, notebooks and photographs can also be consulted in the RCAHMS Search Room.
Information from RCAHMS (GFG) 10 December 2014.


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Today is Xian Yun's birthday!
Xian Yun and I both applied for single rooms for the 2016/2017 academic session in our hostel but failed to get them and ended up living together in a tiny double room. Somehow, we clicked really well and are each other's favourite roommate to date.
She is in the same school as me, School of Materials and Mineral Resources Engineering, but I'm a final year Mineral Resources Engineering undergraduate and she is a 3rd year Materials Engineering undergraduate. HOWEVER, we are the same age. Haha. Technically she's older cause her birthday is in January and mine in March.
How did I know her birthday?
I asked about her birth month before cause I knew we were the same age but I wondered who was older. All the while I knew it was January, but I didn't know which day. Honestly I assumed it would be mid-January. Just because.
This morning, after my morning shower, I returned to the room and overheard one of the voice messages she received which says "Happy Birthday" in Cantonese. Then I was like is today her birthday? Still uncertain, I wanted to check her birthday on Facebook when I notice a message from Chia Ying, my schoolmate and Xian Yun's senior.
The messaged asked for our room number and that she (and some others) wanted to surprise her with a cake tonight. That was when I was certain that it was her birthday. So I told Chia Ying that I'll just pretend I don't know that it's her birthday till they come tonight.
My day was similar to yesterday, went to the library a little to study. I even had the same thing for lunch. In the afternoon WC and I had a meaningful discussion. I always take petty arguments as discussions as it ends up having values and leads to understanding each other better (I hope).
I left the library pretty early today as the study materials were compiled and all that's left was to memorise. Well I also wanted to make a little birthday card for Xian Yun.
This simple card took me more than 10 tries to get it close to perfect! Used the Crayola markers WC got for me for Christmas. I hope she likes it. The more I look at it, the more flaws I notice.
Had KFC for dinner cause Xian Yun was there for take out after her exams. I had a loaded potato bowl, a piece of chicken breast and some fries, plus a cup of Pepsi, and not to mention 1.5 pieces of cake! Haha I'm so full right now still. Xian Yun bought 4 pieces of cake.
It's close to 10 PM now, WC is out with friends for a movie (Great Wall) and I gotta memorise them environmental engineering notes for the exam tomorrow morning. Also bought KTM tickets for a short trip home.


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"Paul Ryan needs to resign." That's how Judge Jeanine Pirro began her opening statement on Saturday night, March 25 — the very episode that President Donald Trump tweeted for the public to watch earlier Saturday morning.
Pirro swore that she had no coordination with Trump prior to her comments, telling the audience, "I wasn't even sure I would say this myself until this morning."
But after the president sent out the cryptic tweet, speculation has been rampant as to what bombshell Pirro would be leveling on her audience.
Some speculated that it would have something to do with the "wiretapping" charges the president leveled against the Obama administration (also via Twitter) a couple of weeks ago.
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But after the endorsement of Pirro's weekly show, and the damning opening monologue, it is an interesting premise.
Pirro built on her "Paul Ryan needs to resign" opening by asking the Speaker of the House how he could "possibly misjudge this," meaning the failure to repeal and replace ObamaCare on Friday.
"I certainly have not spoken to the president about any of this, but I can only imagine that he and his aides took on healthcare because they believed you had his back, and you didn't! They didn't even test the waters."
Pirro also acknowledged that Paul Ryan had damaged Trump's "political capital" by convincing him that healthcare was the way to go for the first 70 days of his presidency, only to fail in delivering the goods. The ACHA falling short, she said, would only cause those opposed to the president to "dig in their heels," and for that reason, Paul Ryan needed to go.
"The American people won't forget this, and neither should the president," Pirro said, as reported by Mediaite.
The fact that Pirro had called for Paul Ryan's resignation immediately at the start of her program after Trump endorsed the viewing has not gone unnoticed by other media outlets.
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The Hill's Brooke Seipel drew the parallel and it was a fact not lost on dozens of commenters.
"What a nice way to put the shiv into Ryan," said one commenter with another echoing "Trump pulled a Putin on Ryan. Back stabber."
The "back stabber" comment comes from the fact that Trump has outwardly shown no disappointment in Paul Ryan, saying the speaker "worked very hard" to get the bill through on Friday.
The Washington Post also picked up on the not-so-subtle cue.
As to the wiretapping "bombshell" that had many wondering about Pirro's program Saturday night, it turned out to be just another rehash of the comments of Rep. Devin Nunes claiming that there was "incidental" collection on the Trump campaign by the NSA that should not have been done.
The fact there was no new "evidence" as Fox & Friends speculated Saturday morning, lent only more speculation as to whether Trump's tweet was really about the Judge's Paul Ryan commentary.
It is not clear when, or if, President Trump will weigh in regarding his intentions with the initial tweet, but coming off the president's high-profile failure on healthcare, it is sure to be a topic of scrutiny in the coming week's political headlines.
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Scanned all your old family photos with AutoSplitter? Great, now save them for eternity. Unfortunately, eternity is a very, very long period. How to secure your photos then?
The question is not easy to propery answer. I'll make a short rundown of viable options, mentioning pros and cons for each. The choice is yours to makle.
Flash memory
USB sticks use flash memories. These are not designed for long lasting storage and will degrade in about 5 years. At least the capacity is great.
CD (Compact Disk)
The good old CD is still with us. It can hold about 600-800MB of photos. Scanned/cropped old photographs take 1-2MB storage each, so it can fit a few hundred ones. Burn your images to CD and you have finished your job. Or not. CDs have about 10 years of lifespan, even if stored correctly. Should you make backups on CD, you better check and re-save data each 2 or 3 years.
DVD (Digital Video Disk)
Same story as the CD, except that it's much higher capacity, will host thousands of photos with an expected lifespan of 30+ years. Sounds good, especially if you employ some longlife ones, like M-Disc
Online storage
You can find plenty of online storage services like Dropbox, Wuala, etc. Data capacity is great, you'll be able to save all your photos unless you are the National History Museum or something like that. Lifespan: unfortunately, it's random. Web services can shut down any time and it's very likely that none of the current services will be around in let's say 30 years.
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