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44 MILE RIDE ON AN L.A. BIKE TRAILMar 2
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ICE SPRINT & ADVENTURE MODELSFeb 28
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THE JOY OF RIDING A MOTORIZED TRIKEFeb 26
Posted by Steve Newbauer Here is a video of a tadpole trike rider describing his e-trike andhis riding it.
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COME RIDE THE FORT WAYNE TRAILSFeb 24
Posted by Steve Newbauer Fort Wayne is Indiana’s second largest city with a growing population currently around 268,000. We are blessed to have about 116 miles of trails at this point in time. About 79 miles of them are connected together. They are all paved … mostly with asphalt and a small amount are concrete. The original trails are known as the Rivergreenwaybecause they
follow along the three rivers we have here in Fort Wayne. The Rivergreenway consists of about 21 miles of linear trails. The Rivergreenway consists of the St. Joseph Pathway, the St. Marys Pathway and the Maumee Pathway. Two other trails I recommend are theTowpath Trai l
and the Pufferbelly Trail. HERE
is a map of the entire trail system. For those who are campers there is a very nice campground conveniently located in Johnny Appleseed Park which has one of the Rivergreenway Trails (the St. Joseph Pathway) going right past it. There are also two fenced in dog parksavailable
just across the street from the campground for those who have dogs with them. It is called Camp Canine and is 60,000 square feet in area. To check out the cost and requirements click on the dog parks link above. I often times stop by on my trike just to watch the dogs play and interact with one another. On the map below the black line area is the campground, the blue line area is the dog parks and the red line is the St. Joseph Pathway (bike trail). I am available to ride with anyone who wants to come here and ride on our trails. I will help with learning the trails and making sure you are safe and don’t get lost. I look forward to meeting you. You can email me for further communication, information and planning. My email address is … tadpolerider2 at gmail dot com.May we all …
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EZEE … HAS BEEN A WINNERFeb 21
Posted by Steve Newbauer It has been just over two years since I bought and installed an eZeehub motor
on my trike. I am writing about it now as a sort of a review. I am pleased to say that I have been very well satisfied with this motor. It has performed flawlessly. It is a geared motor which means that the nylon gears are suppose to be changed every 8000 miles or so. I have new gears on hand to do so as I am well past the 8000 mile point as I usually average about 8000 miles or more a year. Last summer I opened up the motor with the intention of changing the gears but I found the gears inside still looked like brand new so I closed the motor back up and just kept riding. I was impressed. Being a geared motor it is a little bit noisier than I would like. My first motor, a BionX, was gearless and ran quieter so that spoiled me. One thing I like about this motor is that is weighs so little compared to some hub motors. The second hub motor I had, a Golden Motor Magic Pie Edge, was a whopping 19 pounds and was a monster to lift. This eZee hub motor weighs only 8 and a third pounds. With gears it can be made smaller diameter too which I like. Although it is rated at 1000 watts it is not the fastest or most powerful but it does a good job of moving me along. It is geared and designed to top out at 28 mph and that is what it does. I have had it up to 30 mph a few times on declines. My BionX motor was suppose to go 20 mph but it topped out at 17 mph. Oh, it would be fun to have a motor capable of propelling the trike along at 50 mph, but I would probably end up wrapping it around a tree or losing control and wrecking. So I am happy enough with what I have. At 73 years old I don’t need to live dangerously taking chances likethat.
I feel that I should mention that I was not impressed with the aluminum rim that came with this e-motor kit. Of course, I have to say the same thing about the rims that came from Catrike. None of them have held up for me. I had to replace all of them with heavier duty BMX rims. They have held up great so far. I have purposely withheld from making suggestions/recommendations to others when asked what brand of electric motor to purchase. Part of my reason for doing so is to is I simply don’t want to have someone buy a motor on my recommendation and then not be happy with it. I have not changed my position on this. However, I will readily say that I am very pleased with the eZee hub motor. It is my third brand of hub motor I have had after bad experiences with the first two. I have not missed out on any riding due to any problem with this motor. As I stated, it has been flawless. I am truly blessed and am …ENJOYING THE RIDE!
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WORLD INTEREST IN TADPOLE TRIKESFeb 19
Posted by Steve Newbauer As you know I have this blog about tadpole trikes. What you may not know is that it is viewed in nearly every country on the face of the earth. I find that amazing that there are people in places where they probably don’t even have a good clean safe source of water have been online checking out this blog. Here is a world map showing in green what few countries have not had anyone view this blog. As you can see there are not very many. All of the black are countries that have had someone view this blog. Below is a list of the countries and the number of views from that country as of this date (Feb. 10, 2020) when I am composing this.United States
391476
Canada
42388
United Kingdom
38304
Australia
19912
Germany
19707
France
14719
India
6793
Sweden
6588
Brazil
6485
Italy
6258
Netherlands
6218
Spain
5965
Poland
4758
Hungary
4363
Philippines
4270
Belgium
4062
New Zealand
3358
South Africa
3075
Finland
2899
Mexico
2770
Indonesia
2686
South Korea
2672
Denmark
2648
Russia
2627
Argentina
2499
Switzerland
2472
Japan
2469
Turkey
2448
Romania
2412
Thailand
2385
Czech Republic
2290
Norway
2082
Ireland
2056
Singapore
2053
Malaysia
1861
Ukraine
1831
Colombia
1774
Portugal
1659
Austria
1636
Serbia
1381
Slovakia
1372
Chile
1316
Taiwan
1295
Croatia
1283
Hong Kong SAR China
1201
Greece
1147
Slovenia
1095
Lithuania
1056
Bulgaria
1045
Israel
922
European Union
894
Saudi Arabia
858
Vietnam
652
Pakistan
580
Peru
569
Venezuela
528
Latvia
489
United Arab Emirates480
Egypt
463
Puerto Rico
430
China
413
Ecuador
389
Estonia
372
Morocco
368
Bolivia
290
Uruguay
280
Belarus
280
Costa Rica
278
Kazakhstan
196
Bosnia & Herzegovina192
Bangladesh
176
Georgia
174
Macedonia
168
Iceland
165
Luxembourg
159
Algeria
155
Kenya
155
Panama
151
Sri Lanka
149
Nigeria
147
Dominican Republic
144
Cyprus
141
Moldova
137
Trinidad & Tobago
130
Oman
121
Paraguay
119
Qatar
117
Malta
113
Jamaica
112
Guatemala
110
Lebanon
108
Brunei
108
Réunion
104
Kuwait
104
Tunisia
98
Barbados
97
Myanmar (Burma)
97
Iraq
97
French Polynesia
80
Albania
78
Nepal
74
American Samoa
70
Mauritius
68
Montenegro
62
Azerbaijan
61
Jordan
57
New Caledonia
54
Cambodia
52
Ghana
51
Bahrain
49
Ethiopia
49
Bermuda
47
Belize
46
Jersey
46
El Salvador
44
Rwanda
43
Bahamas
39
Tanzania
38
Uzbekistan
37
Isle of Man
36
Aruba
35
Guam
33
Mongolia
32
Nicaragua
31
Caribbean Netherlands31
Kyrgyzstan
28
Mozambique
27
Fiji
26
Guernsey
26
Honduras
26
St. Lucia
25
Cayman Islands
23
Palestinian Territories21
Zambia
21
Namibia
20
Guadeloupe
19
Macau SAR China
18
Armenia
18
Zimbabwe
16
Senegal
15
Haiti
15
Uganda
14
Botswana
14
Laos
14
Suriname
13
Sudan
13
Norfolk Island
13
Antigua & Barbuda
13
Cape Verde
13
U.S. Virgin Islands
11
Cuba
11
Andorra
11
Guyana
10
Libya
10
Faroe Islands
10
Cameroon
10
Madagascar
9
French Guiana
9
Turks & Caicos Islands9
Gambia
8
Côte d’Ivoire
7
Guinea
6
Solomon Islands
6
Martinique
6
British Virgin Islands6
Maldives
6
Liberia
6
Papua New Guinea
5
Monaco
5
Yemen
5
Angola
5
Åland Islands
5
Congo – Kinshasa
4
Gabon
4
Gibraltar
4
Grenada
4
Congo – Brazzaville4
Malawi
3
Curaçao
3
San Marino
3
Afghanistan
3
Chad
3
Burkina Faso
3
Cook Islands
3
St. Vincent & Grenadines3
Mali
2
Swaziland
2
St. Martin
2
Liechtenstein
2
Niue
2
Micronesia
2
Benin
2
Seychelles
2
St. Pierre & Miquelon2
Lesotho
2
Sierra Leone
2
Somalia
2
Dominica
1
Falkland Islands
1
Togo
1
Burundi
1
Bhutan
1
Equatorial Guinea
1
Mayotte
1
Turkmenistan
1
South Sudan
1
Samoa
1
Timor-Leste
1
Syria
1
Antarctica
1
Kosovo
1
Anguilla
1
Like I said, I find it rather amazing that there is such interest in tadpole trikes all over the world. Of course, I am sure that some landed on my blog very much by accident … by misdirection by a search engine … or whatever. And I am equally as sure that some who visited the blog didn’t stick around to actually read it, especially when they discovered it had nothing to do with what they were lookingfor.
Even so I am also confident that there are some who live in some place where they have no hope or means of ever having a tadpole trike. They can only dream and wish. My heart goes out to them. If I had the ability I would provide them with a trike. Then again some live places where it would be quite impossible to ride a tadpole trike if they did have one. Even a bicycle could not handle the place where they are at. Many of us need to count our blessings. Some among us have more than one trike. Some even have several trikes. I sometimes ask myself … would I have more than one trike if I could afford it? I don’t know the answer to that. I can only ride one at a time so do I need more than one? Well, I won’t go any farther on that subject. I know I am grateful that the Lord has provided me with the means of having one. I was able to buy it just before I retired as extra funds became available as I started receiving SS just before I retired. Yes, I am so thankful to have my trike as I truly …ENJOY THE RIDE!
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3D PRINTING … A HANDY GADGETFeb 17
Posted by Steve Newbauer Over the last few years I have been seeing everything from a small part to an entire bicycle which was created by 3D printing. I don’t profess to know the first thing about 3D printing but as a metal fabricator most of my life I find it interesting and intriguing that various things I have always made out of metal can be made out of plastic and function quite well. I understand that the plastic used is quite inexpensive and is lightweight. Here are some 3D printed mounts for taillights one tadpole riderhas made for his
tadpole trike:
Below is the mount made for the camera on a telescoping selfie stick. Below is a water bottle holder. As you can see all sorts of stuff can be made using a 3D printer. I would have to say however that for the average person it would not be all that practical to have such equipment. First of all it is expensive to buy so unless one would use it a lot it just would not be justifiable. And most of us probably would not be savvy enough to be able to use it. Lastly, most of us probably would not find ourselves needing to make all that much stuff for our trikes. What little we might have come up we can buy for a lot less than the 3D printer and supplies would cost. But for those interested and able it is anoption.
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THE ONLY WAY TO RIDE (INDOORS)Feb 14
Posted by Steve Newbauer For those who don’t care to venture out riding during colder temperatures there are “indoor trainers”. However nearly all of them are made for bicycles. They may or may not work on a tadpole trike. I highly recommend one that is made for tadpole trikes … theSPORTCRAFTERS
trike trainer which is a set of rollers as shown above. I would have one if I had the money to spend on one but I don’t so I stick with my bicycle trainer. It works but I know that the rollers would be far superior. I don’t usually ride indoors anyway. I go out thruout the winter months and ride boldly ride. The SPORTCRAFTERs rollers come in two different models for tadpole trikes. They no longer offer their basic model. Now they have all models with built in resistance to provide a true workout. Here are the two models available for tadpole trikes: OVERDRIVE TRIKE TRAINER (MR110) $199 Resistance mimics real-road conditions, and is well suited for active trike riders who want to maintain fitness. Click HERE to read more about it. DOUBLE OVERDRIVE TRIKE TRAINER (MR120) $249 So many customers have asked for more resistance from the OverDrive trike trainer for strong interval sprints that we are happy to offer the DOUBLE OVERDRIVE TRIKE TRAINER with two identical progressive resistance drums. Click HERE to read more about this model. So if you are among those who don’t go outdoors and ride during colder temperatures and/or snow on the ground this is an option sothat you can …
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TRIDENT CANOPY WITH NECKRESTFeb 12
Posted by Steve Newbauer Trident offers several accessoriesfor their
trikes. One of the newest to be added to their offerings is a canopy which also incorporates a neckrest in its design. I have been seeing pictures of them lately. In 2019 Trident won the BentRider Recumbent Accessory of the Year Award for their canopy. I don’t know if there is any adjustment for the height but the frame is solid as in ‘not flexible’ so I don’t know how difficult it would be to get in and out of the seat since the canopy doesn’t move out of the way like those which are “spring loaded” and move up and out of the way when the front tie down is released. Perhaps it is short enough not tobe in the way.
Without a front hold down I don’t know how this canopy would do in high winds or high speed. Definitely the canopy’s tubing framework would get a workout. The thickness of the tubing would come into play in this scenario. Hopefully it is thick enough not to bend when encountering wind. From my personal experience with my canopy I would be quite concerned about this canopy holding up to high winds. I saw a picture of a tandem trike with two of these canopies installed on it. I would love to show the picture here but I don’t have permission to do so so I won’t. In the picture the canopies are low enough to offer more shade than they would be if they were high likethe picture above.
Definitely canopies provide some protection from the sun and precipitation and help us to …ENJOY THE RIDE!
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SPRING IS JUST AROUND THE CORNERFeb 10
Posted by Steve Newbauer I just checked and there are about 38 days left until Spring arrives. (I asked Google and “she” said that there are 21 days left. So much for being able to trust what Google reports.) Of course, that is just a day on the calendar. It may or may not be reflected in the weather department. We can only hope. I know I am sure ready for it. Even though this has been a pretty mild winter for the most part, this month (February) winter weather has finally arrived for many of us. Even so, it still isn’t all that bad. Here in northeast Indiana we are having pretty much typical normal winter temperatures and so far bitter nasty winter weather has not reared its ugly face. Even so many tadpole trike riders are hibernating waiting for much nicer weather. Most of them haven’t even ventured out when the quite mild winter weather was upon us. I know some who don’t venture out on their trikes until the temperature is in the mid 70s. By that time several weeks of nice riding weather have passed by. Oh well, it is their choice and their loss. Anyway, Spring arrives Thursday March 19th this year. That is the earliest since 1896. I just hope the weather is in tune with it and we do have decent weather even before then. It is my understanding that the groundhog did not see his shadow this year so that means we are suppose to have an early Spring. Spring is my favorite season of the year followed by Autumn. Of course, winter is my least favorite even though the snow and ice can be beautiful as captured in the image above. Certainly the beautiful blossoms of Spring are breathtaking and I love seeing them. During winter where everything looks so drab and ugly for so long (with the exception of a new snowfall or ice storm) this natural beauty appears faithfully which only Jesus (the Creator of all that exists) can produce reminding us that He is still there and verymuch in control.
We don’t have many cherry tree blossoms here where I live and ride but we do have tulip tree blossoms which are quite pretty. Yes, I am counting the days awaiting all of this knowing that I survived another winter and better riding weather has arrived. It isgreat to …
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THE HARDEST PART OF RIDING A TADPOLE TRIKEFeb 7
Posted by Steve Newbauer I have always been one to joke around and try to get laughs. I guess I got it from my dad. It has got me into trouble more than once starting back in my childhood. Throughout school I was the class clown … always doing or saying things to get a laugh out of my classmates. Once a teacher sent me out of the classroom to stand in the hallway when I said something in response to him that he didn’t like. The class laughed but he didn’t. I don’t think he had much of a senseof humor.
Why am I sharing this you ask? Well, I am leading up to something which has to do with tadpole trikes. Really, I am. One of the things I have said numerous times with people about tadpole trikes concerns how comfortable they are to ride. I tell them that “THE HARDEST PART OF RIDING A TADPOLE TRIKE IS TRYING TO STAY AWAKE”. Although I say that jokingly it is not far from the truth. It would not be all that hard to fall asleep while riding along as they are just that comfortable to ride. Riding a tadpole trike is much like having a recliner chair on wheels. I won’t go as far as saying it is “overstuffed” but, hey, it sure beats the extreme discomfort or riding a diamond framebicycle.
Here is a well made video on the subject … There are things some manufacturers do to add additional comfort to their trikes such as extra padding on the seats and wrist rests. And there are things individuals do to add additional comfort such as seatpads, neckrests
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pedal extenders
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shorter crankarms
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etc.
There are some adjustments on some trikes which can be made to accommodate the individual. Seat back angle is one of those. Some riders prefer to be very reclined while others want to sit quite upright. Seat height also comes into play but that is usually a matter of the particular model of trike one chooses as the seat height varies between manufacturer’s models. I have written about the subject of comfort before. Yep, riding a tadpole trike is quite comfortable. DO TRY TO STAY AWAKE! We all want to …KEEP ON TRIKIN’
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OFF ROAD RIDING FACEBOOK GROUPFeb 6
Posted by Steve Newbauer A new Facebook group has started up which some of you might be interested in. It is for off-road riding on bikes and trikes. ClickHERE
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AN AWESOME VIDEO
Feb 4
Posted by Steve Newbauer With today’s technology and skilled video editing comes this awesome video. Up until now I have not cared much for the 360 cameras (pictures and videos I have seen) but this one I like. KUDOS to Preston Toombs for his accomplishment in capturing and producing this excellent video. May he continue toENJOY THE RIDE
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WE ALL GOTTA GO
Feb 1
Posted by Steve Newbauer I wrote about this once before several years ago. Nothing has changed since then. It is still a most serious and desperate matter. I am talking about building trails to use but failing to provide restrooms. I mean … come on now … we all gotta go. It is a human need. Why don’t these people involved in trail planning and building accommodate the people they are building the trails for? I mean it is not just something that would be nice but it is a genuine need. What is wrong with them? Do their brains not work? Do they not care about us? Yes, I know trails are quite expensive to build and adding restrooms into the picture would greatly increase the cost. It does not matter. Restrooms are necessary. Here where I live we have very few restrooms available on our trail system. Most of the ones we do have are located in city parks. Not all of our trails go thru or near city parks. To make matters worse most of them are closed for 6 months out of the year for concern of frozen plumbing and expensive damage from that happening. There are just a very few “port-a-potties” the city rents but they are too few and too far apart. And again, come winter time most of them disappear. I don’t know what the answer is but as far as I am concerned as much as I like to see trail expansion (more trails being built and added to the trail network) I would rather see them use the money to add restrooms to the existing trails … even if they are simply port-a-potties. Right now we only have two restrooms that remain open thru the winter as they are heated. One is in a city park near a trail. The other is in another city park but no where near a trail so to use it means riding several blocks off of the trail. Yep, we all gotta go, but where? Is anybody listening? I don’t think so. I know I have brought the subject up before the city before but it falls on deaf ears. I tell ya if I was in charge things would be different. Having somewhere to go would definitely help all of us to not only …ENJOY THE RIDE!
but to be able to remain out there longer and ride farther instead of having to try to make it somewhere to accommodate our human need which grows quite desperate. What about where you ride? Are restrooms available along the trails? Please tell us by leaving a comment. A FREE GIFT awaitsyou!
Hey, I would even settle for one of these with a hole in the ground like we used to have a long time ago. The Amish still use them. 70 steps to the outhouse by Will E. Makeit I am reminded of the joke about the “two seater” outhouse where a couple of guys decided to have some fun. They rigged up a loudspeaker down under the seats and had a microphone hooked up to use a distance away where they were out of sight. They would wait until someone came along (preferably female) and sat down to use the outhouse. Then that person would hear a voice coming from down below them asking them to move over to the other hole (seat) as they were performing some work below where they were seated. The person would panic and rush out of the outhouse as quickly as they could. And speaking of “WE ALL GOTTA GO” … God has said to us that “it is appointed unto man once to die and after that comes (His) judgement” Hebrews 9:27 … and says “It is a fearful and terrifying thing to fall into the hands of the living God .” Hebrews 10:31 Are you prepared to meet Him? What have you done with Jesus?SHARE THIS:
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Jan 29
Posted by Steve Newbauer SPECBIKE TECHNICS is a German company which manufactures tadpole trikes in Latvia. HERE is their Facebook page. The frames are made of steel. They offer galvanized coating inside and outside of the frame for corrosion protection. The frame is powder coated. All models but one have full suspension. The company guarantees their prices to be the lowest. Their base model for adults starts at about $1544 but it has no suspension but it does fold. It also has three 20 inch wheels instead of a 26 inch on the rear. Before you get overly excited know that shipping to the United States costs from nearly $700 to nearly $1000 and takes about one week. Please note that import taxes may apply. To make matters worse I just read on their Facebook page that they have increased their prices by quite a bit … they say due to demand … which makes no sense to me. If sales are good I would think they should be able to maintain or even lower their prices instead of raisethem.
The model shown above is full suspension with a 250 watt 36 volt Shimano Steps electric crank drive motor for about $4576. It is 27 speed. The seat height is about 12 inches. The shock absorbers are adjustable and various springs are available to accommodate the weightof the rider.
They offer a 2 year warranty on the frame. The seat is adjustable for angle and has a built in adjustable headrest. A built in rear rack comes on all models. Brakes are installed on all three wheels. All models are available with folding frames as an option for additional cost of about $331. The same is true of hydraulic brakes (a $221 option). Three fenders come on all models. 20 inch wheels come on the front with Schwalbe Crazy Bob 20 x 2.10 tires. With the exception of their base model on all other models the rear wheel is 26 inch with a Schwalbe Crazy Bob tire 26 x 2.35. Shimano components are mostly usedthruout the trikes.
The electric motor can be added to any model for about $1764additional charge.
I find their website somewhat confusing. They show a model I was looking at as having a folding frame and then a little ways down the web page they show it as an option for additional cost. Another problem I found on their website that makes no sense is they show a model without the motor for 2145 Euro and with the motor for 4150 Euro. That is a difference of 2005 Euro. Yet they state that a motor can be added to any trike for 1600 Euro. That is 405 Euro more. Something is very wrong in this. The company’s email address is specbiketechnics@gmail.com They also show sales@specbiketechnics.com as a contact email address. BTW, Specbikes Technics also offers children’s tadpole trikes which list for about $921. I assume the price has gone up on these as well but thus far the website does not show the price increases … only their Facebook page stated it. Specbike also has a store on Amazon.
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TRIKEXPLOR … SOME INTERESTING OFFERINGSJan 24
Posted by Steve Newbauer TRIKEXPLOR I have written about one or more of the trikes/quads offered by this company before but as time goes by they keep coming out with more offerings. They always look interesting. I won’t elaborate on them as I really don’t know much about them as far as their quality and customer service. Chinese made trikes have, of course, been around for awhile. And they are known for low cost. Again, I have written about them previously. And HERE is another past posting on them. TRIKEXPLOR is a Chinese company which is something which personally bothers me as I don’t believe we as Americans should be buying all the products we do from China. In doing so we build them up while greatly damaging our own country. Besides that they are a Communist country and I think it is morally wrong for us to do business with them. Please understand I have nothing against the people of China. It is the Chinese government I have an issue with. Furthermore the Chinese are well known for totally ignoring the law and manufacturing copiesof
well known products selling them at a much lower price. I truly wish we had such products being offered right here in our own country … made in the U.S.A. … and at a competitive price. I suppose however that the market is lacking for that to happen. Even some of these Chinese offerings are quite expensive … over $7000. Right now as far as I know such products are not being offered here in the U.S. with the exception of certain offerings from Utah Trikes. I guess only time will tell as to whether or not these somewhat special trikes and quads will catch on and be sold in sufficient numbers for other manufacturers to offer them. Whatever we choose to ride may we all …ENJOY THE RIDE!
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LOVIN’ OL’ BIG BEN PLUSJan 22
Posted by Steve Newbauer For many years I have used Schwalbe Marathon Plus tires and absolutely love them. I assumed that I would always use them. However, they now have some competition. Oh it is still a Schwalbe tire but I decided to try the Big Ben Plus tires. It is a balloon tire so it is lower pressure and a softer ride. What I have discovered about them is that they not only ride nice but they handle and roll superb. I am extremely impressed with them. They have a reinforced sidewall. They are E-bike rated. As stated they are a “Plus” tire but they do not offer the flat protection of the Marathon Plus tires. In fact, they have 40 % less flat protection which is a significant amount of difference. I have not had them long enough to know how they are going to wear but I am quite sure they can’t begin to compare to the Marathon Plus tires which get phenomenal wear. So my guess is as long as I don’t get flats I will stick with my new love (Big Ben Plus) and just sacrifice the difference in tire mileage. I am extremely impressed with them. I had to raise the front fenders up using spacers and longer bolts as these tires are taller than the Marathon Plus tires. Also the rear fender had to be raised for the same reason. And upon installation of the tire on the rear wheel the tire was rubbing. Upon investigation I discovered that it was rubbing on the braces for the seat back angle adjustment. I had to adjust my seat angle up one position to stop the rubbing. I didn’t like having to do that but the only alternative would have been to saw off the braces making them shorter so they would clear the tire. Since these are balloon tires there is plenty of room inside of them. So I am using heavy duty thorn resistant inner tubes with them to help prevent flats. And, of course, I continue to use baby powder liberally inside of the tires and on the inner tubes to help eliminate internalflats
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BTW, I previously tried the regular Big Ben tires and they did not impress me like these Big Ben Plus do. I had ordered the Plus tires but they sent the regular Big Ben tires so rather than going thru the mess and expense of sending them back I just installed them. When they had ran their course I switched back to Marathon Plus. Definitely the Big Ben tires did not do all that well in the wear dept. I still wanted to try the Big Ben Plus so the next time it was time to change tires I ordered the Big Ben Plus. I am so glad I did. BTW, it is my understanding that the main difference between the Big Apple/Big Apple Plus and the Big Ben/Big Ben Plus is the Big Ben/Big Ben Plus have a deeper tread so they have more wear available out ofthem.
Did I mention that I really like these Big Ben Plus tires. Oh yes, I did, didn’t I? Hey, at least I have an excuse … I am getting old. Tis’ time to end this commentary on ol’ BBP. They are helping meto …
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LOOSING IT HERE, BOSS! (MY HEADLIGHT , THAT IS)Jan 20
Posted by Steve Newbauer I assume most of us have come across items others have lost and I assume most of us have lost items.. The old adage “finders keepers, losers weepers” come to mind. If we are fortunate it evens out but we are not always fortunate. Definitely I have not been one to have things even out. In fact, I think the only thing I have found while out riding that was of any real value was a Cateye taillight. It is not as bright as some of the ones that have come along since it was manufactured but still it is fairly bright. I seldom use it however. Recently I lost a headlight which I valued and do miss. I was using a universal clamp I have had for quite some time. It adjusts to accommodate various lights. I had switched to this headlight just this morning when I lost it. Apparently I did not have the clamp tight enough to securely hold the headlight. I assume somebody got a nice headlight out of the deal. I thought I knew where I lost it as I noticed it was missing just a short distance past the area I thought I heard something drop. I went back to look for it but didn’t find it. I ended up retracing my ride all the way back home and back again to where I first turned around looking for it. I even got off of my trike and carefully walked around looking for it. No one was around when I had heard the sound of something dropping. I was going across a boardwalk at the time and was nearly at the end of it. So if it did fall there I am quite sure no one else got it. And after a very careful look (three times) for me to have not spotted it would have to mean that it fell and rolled somewhere where it is very well hidden. I had just put brand new batteries in it and it was flashing very brightly which should have made it pretty easy to spot. It is kind of a sickening feeling when you lose something you value. Yes, it can be replaced. I just don’t like wasting money buying something I already had and was working fine. Anyway I immediately went to the LBS (local bike shop … or local bike store) and bought a new headlight identical to it. I like having at least one battery (AA or AAA) powered headlight and taillight as I can change the batteries while I am out riding if I need to. And the batteries last a very long time compared to the rechargeable type. They are another story and have let me down more than once with no recourse while I am out riding. Well, as they say … that is my story and I am stuck with it. So if you are riding along and see a headlight laying near the trail flashing away … well, no, it is not likely mine. That would be too far for it to roll. Hopefully you won’t loose anything … especially anything of value … while you are out riding. It is no fun, I tell ya. It is definitely not my idea of …ENJOYING THE RIDE!
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Oh by the way … since this happened I have removed the universal clamp mount (shown in the picture below) and am using the mounts that came with the lights I am now using. I added another mounting post opposite the one which Catrike has on the front derailleur post. It isworking out well.
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