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Reply #390 - Mar 22^nd, 2014, 6:20pm

Earlier this week we ordered a 10 speed cassette & chain along with a 26" Marathon Racer and a few bike tools. Time to upgrade Bonnie's DD3-24 to a DDR3-30. The steps between gears on the 8 speed cassette are too high. Already have a set of new SRAM TT500 shifters and a 10 speed derailleur.

She also mentioned spinning out on the RBM ride this AM. The max speed showed 25.2. That's pretty good for her since her broke leg she hasn't been too anxious past about 20 MPH. Not so good for me, now I've got to figure out how to route the bar end cable to re-connect the front derailleur while keeping the DD3 IGH Twisty on the top of the bar.

I have a hunch that by September she'll be wanting to try the N360 all over again.

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aikigreg Moderator recumbent ninja Posts: 3685	Re: W.I.B.T. Thread Reply #391 - Mar 27^th, 2014, 6:13pm
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Reply #392 - Mar 28^th, 2014, 12:26am

Quote from aikigreg on Mar 27^th, 2014, 6:13pm:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v652/aikigreg/bike/20140327_175733.jpg
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Er...and this would be...? Sorry, I may have missed the posts. Looks like wood, true?

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goatstick Team SCDRR Posts: 349	Re: W.I.B.T. Thread Reply #393 - Mar 28^th, 2014, 2:35am http://synthetictransport.com/railgun/ Serial No. 000001 May have missed a few zeroes. A bit lighter than wood though a little heavier than current ones. Greg's is in two of the photos there.
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rmillay Five Star Member rbent member; go Clowns! Posts: 2179	Re: W.I.B.T. Thread Reply #394 - Mar 28^th, 2014, 10:04am It looks very thoughtfully designed. Surely some of the components could be applied to the available commercial seats!
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Bud_Bent Moderator Posts: 3310	Re: W.I.B.T. Thread Reply #395 - Mar 28^th, 2014, 7:24pm Yep, that's Greg. I'd know those toes anywhere... I want to try out that seat.
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goatstick Team SCDRR Posts: 349	Re: W.I.B.T. Thread Reply #396 - Mar 28^th, 2014, 8:04pm Quote from Bud_Bent on Mar 28^th, 2014, 7:24pm: Yep, that's Greg. I'd know those toes anywhere... I'm sure glad I made something to fit his butt instead of his toes! Wait... Ok. It was a little larger target.
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aikigreg Moderator recumbent ninja Posts: 3685	Re: W.I.B.T. Thread Reply #397 - Mar 28^th, 2014, 11:48pm Hey I may be fat but I can kick your $$$. Assuming I can catch you!!!
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goatstick Team SCDRR Posts: 349	Re: W.I.B.T. Thread Reply #398 - Mar 29^th, 2014, 5:33am Didn't say it was a big target, just bigger than your toes! (and easier to fit! :^)
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Bud_Bent Moderator Posts: 3310	Re: W.I.B.T. Thread Reply #399 - Apr 4^th, 2014, 5:19pm I got a package from RANS today, a High Racer Light Post as well as a Seat Rail Memory Loc.
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aikigreg Moderator recumbent ninja Posts: 3685	Re: W.I.B.T. Thread Reply #400 - Apr 4^th, 2014, 9:38pm darn that thing extends it a bit, don't it?
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goatstick Team SCDRR Posts: 349	Re: W.I.B.T. Thread Reply #401 - Apr 4^th, 2014, 10:15pm A couple of years ago on a group ride I had a guy following me on his CA2 and he had a gopro camera mount set up just like that. He wasn't paying attention when we had to slow. I sat up in the seat just when his camera mount went through my headrest tubes. Thing likely would have gone right through my brain stem. Please be careful.
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FlyingLaZBoy Moderator '16 ICE SprintX fs, '16 Rocket, '12 KHS Mocha Posts: 5803	Re: W.I.B.T. Thread Reply #402 - Apr 7^th, 2014, 9:11am The carbon seat is definitely nice, I sat on (in) it briefly at Kent's place back in January...
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Reply #403 - Apr 7^th, 2014, 10:18am

Quote from FlyingLaZBoy on Apr 7^th, 2014, 9:11am:

The carbon seat is definitely nice, I sat on (in) it briefly at Kent's place back in January...

Greg's is the first one I made from the new molds so it's a little rough around the edges but he got a fabulous deal on it so he can come do the Cross-Florida ride with me next year! Did this year's yesterday. Was sparring with Hannon the Cannon in his Milan velo all but the last 25 of the 168 miles. Headwinds finally slowed me down and he rolled off over the hilly horizon to beat me by about 15 minutes. I was pulling 300 watts to stay up with him in the headwinds... Had to get within a foot of that tiny little thing to perceive any draft whatsoever and it only made about a 20 watt difference. :^(

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Reply #404 - Apr 9^th, 2014, 9:03pm

Had Mark Power of Power On Cycling build a 650c rear wheel (32H Velocity AeroHeat rim and Deore hub) for my Catrike Speed, which is equipped with a Utah Trike conversion kit. Was pleasantly surprised to discover the 650c wheel w/23 mm Kenda Kaliente folding tire weighs exactly the same as the stock wheel and tire (451 wheel and 1-1/8" Schwalbe Stelvio wire bead tire). Hoping the 650c wheel will help the trike roll a little faster.

Comparasion of new 650c wheel with stock 451 wheel.

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