First Ride of 2012
We rode, we drank, we all like cannolis without chocolate chips – we are the Bulgarian Racing Team.
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Head-butt a tree
Go ahead and give it a shot. You will not win. Not even if you take a running start up to the thing. Not even if you take a running start up to the tree on a downhill. Not even if you take a running start up to the tree on a downhill and you’re …
Terratrike Cruiser brake line improvement
Today, I found a kink in my left brake line which was probably the result of the brake line getting caught in the spokes and wrenched. It was making the brake stick, so I got a replacement cable and sheilding from the LBS. After installing, I was testing the steering and I realized that there …
DIY Luggage Rack for Terratrike Cruiser Recumbent Tricycle
You’ve been tearing your hair out because you have an old license plate and you just don’t know what to do with it. You also have a Terratrike Cruiser (or something similar) with no luggage rack. What can you do? The answer is simple: build a luggage rack. In minutes, you can build a luggage …
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Ride 1 on the Trike
I just finished my first real ride on the trike: 11.6 miles, my normal commute to work, and it was wonderful! I kind of thought I was going to feel unsafe riding next to traffic in a moderately wider vehicle, but traffic was nice to me and gave me a little more room than usual. …
Day 32
I couldn’t bike to work yesterday (day 32) because I was running late, and where I wanted to park, I would have had to go through road work in an already slow intersection, so I just continued on to work in my car (unhappily). Fortunately, I had the Winding Trails Triathlon later that day, and …
Day 31
Ride 1 I’m too lazy to copy and paste the stats today. My ride to work was 9.6 miles (I think), and it was easy and fast! Nothing much to talk about there. I’m continuing to work on spinning more and transferring more energy into a full turn of the crank and I’m seeing the benefits …
Day 28
Morning Stats Distance: 22.90 miles Time: 01:09:00 Terrain: Road: Rolling Bike: Specialized Allez Road Club: 2010 TerraTrike Car-Free Challenge Weather Conditions: 61F, cool, overcast. Chipmunk index of 3. Morning Ride The first chipmunk I saw was running about 20mph across rt 179, just after the Ocean State Job Lot in Canton. He avoided a truck …
Day 27
Morning Stats Distance: 11.60 miles Time: 00:41:13 Terrain: Road: Rolling Bike: Specialized Allez Road Club: 2010 TerraTrike Car-Free Challenge Weather Conditions: 57F, light mist, overcast. Chipmunk index of 7. Morning Ride I tried to break my record from yesterday … 11.6 miles in 39:55, but I missed it by a half minute. Actually, that’s pretty …
Day 24, 25, and 26
Day 24 I was on the stupid computer all day long, but at least I got my flat fixed. Day 25 I felt like crap so I didn’t ride. Not riding made me feel worse, but I was anxiously awaiting a ride for day 26. Day 26 Morning Stats Distance: 11.60 miles Time: 00:45:00 Terrain: …
Day 21
Morning Stats Distance: 13.40 miles Time: 00:40:20 Terrain: Road: Rolling Bike: Specialized Allez Road Club: 2010 TerraTrike Car-Free Challenge Weather Conditions: 7:30a – 75F, partly cloudy, nice air. Morning Ride I was making excellent time. I had already made it 13.4 miles and I was only 40 minutes into my ride, so yeah, I was …