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Reply #180 - Jul 15^th, 2012, 6:27am

Quote from TonyWard on Jul 14^th, 2012, 4:15pm:

Well we have finally become a 2 trike household:

http://i1130.photobucket.com/albums/m531/a_mward/DSC09227.jpg

Grin

Not exactly made by Catrike but the kids don't mind. I better start saving. The little one has a certain look in his eye that says he is going to be on the road in no time. It was his 2nd birthday yesterday and you know when dad buys presents they better have pedals on them!

Cool trikes. Since they're deltas, I wouldn't let your kids go faster than 17-20 mph or so around the tightest turns. Grin

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FlyingLaZBoy Moderator '16 ICE SprintX fs, '16 Rocket, '12 KHS Mocha Posts: 5803	Re: W.I.B.T. Thread Reply #181 - Jul 15^th, 2012, 6:53am I see a Hase Trets in your future...
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JimFPU Five Star Member RBENT member, now in Virginia. I miss Texas! Posts: 1011	Re: W.I.B.T. Thread Reply #182 - Jul 15^th, 2012, 7:26am Hey Tony, I have an Atomic Zombie Delta Wolf that needs a little work, but would fit them great if you want it! Well, maybe they would have to be a bit bigger, but they could grow into it! My kids loved it but since I built it a foot shorter than the plans call for they outgrew it.
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Opus the Poet Five Star Member rbent member Posts: 1353	Re: W.I.B.T. Thread Reply #183 - Jul 22^nd, 2012, 9:47pm FIB (Friday I Built) a pump mount for my 25 YO Zefal HP3 frame pump to mount on my 2008 RANS Fusion, so now I have air in case I need to change a tube. Unfortunately that meant I had to remove the frame bag that the spare tube used to live in, meaning I have just that tiny bit less space in the panniers..
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Bud_Bent Moderator Posts: 3310	Re: W.I.B.T. Thread Reply #184 - Aug 6^th, 2012, 2:51pm W.I.B.T. = What I Built Today, right? I built Rose a headrest for her Screamer seat.
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JimFPU Five Star Member RBENT member, now in Virginia. I miss Texas! Posts: 1011	Re: W.I.B.T. Thread Reply #185 - Aug 6^th, 2012, 3:42pm Have you given details of this mod yet Bud?
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Re: W.I.B.T. Thread
Reply #186 - Aug 6^th, 2012, 9:49pm

Quote from JimFPU on Aug 6^th, 2012, 3:42pm:

Have you given details of this mod yet Bud?

It's pretty simple, really. The headrest itself is very thin stainless steel sink pipe, covered with two foam pipe insulation layers, bolted and glued to 1 1/2 inch x 1/8 inch thick aluminum bar, which was bent to shape and drilled for zip ties which attach it to the seat frame at the top and middle of the seat. It seems like it's going to work well. All materials came from Home Depot, ~$12 total. ADEM's cost $107 these days, enough to motivate me to just build one.

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Action Lad

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Reply #187 - Aug 11^th, 2012, 12:54am

Garmin 800.
I'm finally measuring again. I had a 705 that just vanished last October, and haven't had anything in the thousands of miles since. I have a Cateye speedo, but the GPS spoiled me for anything less. Shakedown ride coming up today, (Saturday).
Also, I am finally using a sports cam for videos, a GoPro. The Sony Handycam really isn't a sports camera, and it's very tired after four years of war. yay.

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Re: W.I.B.T. Thread
Reply #188 - Aug 11^th, 2012, 11:09am

Quote from Action Lad on Aug 11^th, 2012, 12:54am:

Garmin 800.
I'm finally measuring again. I had a 705 that just vanished last October, and haven't had anything in the thousands of miles since. I have a Cateye speedo, but the GPS spoiled me for anything less. Shakedown ride coming up today, (Saturday).
Also, I am finally using a sports cam for videos, a GoPro. The Sony Handycam really isn't a sports camera, and it's very tired after four years of war. yay.

Wow. Nice. I no longer feel sorry for you.

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Denman rbent member Posts: 350	Re: W.I.B.T. Thread Reply #189 - Aug 20^th, 2012, 9:42pm Two weeks ago I bought Solidworks; the full package. Being an old AutoCAD guy since 1978, its taking a bit of time to learn. Should be ready to pen the new trike in 3D in about another month.
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Monkeywrangler22 Five Star Member rbent member Posts: 1308	Re: W.I.B.T. Thread Reply #190 - Aug 21^st, 2012, 1:56pm I may be picking up Dave's new wheelset for his Giro. 700c, Velocity Deep V rims, SRAM x9 disc hubs. Built by Pat & Charlie at Nautilus Bikeshop in Sherman. He may not have them in time for HHH, though--I didn't really leave Pat enough time to get 'em done.
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Reply #191 - Aug 21^st, 2012, 5:36pm

Put the Version 1 Millay neck protector installed on my Musashi's headrest verticals to good use this morning. Does a good job of deflecting water and dirt thrown off of the 700c rear wheel. It's a green design in that it's fabricated from a discarded 2-liter plastic bottle. Version 2 of Bob's design doesn't require zip ties to secure it to the verticals. It has snap-in tabs that hold it in place.

The 55 mm Kool Stop pads originally installed on my Musashi's Tektro 725 calliper brakes were not as effective in stopping the bike as they should have been. Also, when they got wet, the bike essentially had no brakes. Installed some cheap Forte pads, yesterday. Surprise, I had some brakes when I rode in the rain this morning.

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Opus the Poet Five Star Member rbent member Posts: 1353	Re: W.I.B.T. Thread Reply #192 - Aug 26^th, 2012, 5:46pm What color was the compound on the Kool Stops? The orange are supposed to be decent dry but the best for wet, black a touch better in the dry but not as good as the orange in the wet. There are some pads that are made for different kinds of rims that would be crap on aluminum rims in the wet.
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Reply #193 - Aug 26^th, 2012, 7:28pm

Quote from Opus the Poet on Aug 26^th, 2012, 5:46pm:

What color was the compound on the Kool Stops? The orange are supposed to be decent dry but the best for wet, black a touch better in the dry but not as good as the orange in the wet. There are some pads that are made for different kinds of rims that would be crap on aluminum rims in the wet.

Salmon on the front, black on the rear.

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Reply #194 - Aug 29^th, 2012, 4:48pm

From Performance: A Camelback Antidote 2L bladder, which fits in my saddlebag better, and holds just enough for the Clown rides. A Blackburn Mars taillight for testing (the first test failed). A pair of size 2 cycling gloves by Louis Garneau for my grand daughter. They are the cutest things imaginable, and fit just right. Now to get her back on her brother's bike. Smiley

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