Quote from FlyingLaZBoy on Dec 22^nd, 2016, 2:42pm:

 
The rear elastomers come in Christmas colors. Nice touch.  

Key on two wheels, Paul on three...what is the world coming to?

Drifting through a turn on two wheels is better known as "crashing"...  when that rear wheel slides out from underneath you, you're down in an instant -- gravity works!      You've also potentially trashed your rear derailleur, and shaved a few millimeters off the side of your seat.

First time taking the trike onto the White Rock Trail...  I had put the rear fender on for the first time, as a precaution, and used the 559 rear wheel with 1.3" Kojak.
 
* Started at 4:30 at Forest Lane / Schlotzky's, per the regular GDB ride start, planning to be back by 6PMish to join the GDB 6:30 group
* Successfully rode down the hill by the dumpster to get onto the trail, without dumping myself;
* Suspension definitely smoothed out the random cracks and bumps of the trail - especially the occasional harsh seam bump along the golf course and other locations - with no steering swerve noticed;
* Just past the tennis courts, noticed the fender rattling - stopped and had to tighten a couple of the bolts - they were trouble-free the rest of the night;
* Typical rolling speed down the trail was 18-19, when I wanted to;
* Did a CCW lap at the lake, passing a few riders along the way, and being passed by a couple as well -- briefly saw and waved to JohnnyBent after the Spillway climb, but neither of us stopped;
* Stopped briefly at the top of the lake to check the fender bolts, but all were still tight;  Had a 17 average at that point.
* Stopped in at Dallas Bikeworks, to purchase a spare 26 x 1.25 tube, after realizing that I had brought 700c spares by mistake(!)
* Typical rolling speed back up the trail was 15-16 mph;
* Successfully rode UP the small hill by the dumpster, at speed, to get back into the parking lot behind Mattito's/Schlotzky's, getting back at 6PM with 21 miles in;
* Put on warmer clothing and full gloves for the "night ride" version;
* Repeated the whole thing with the GDB group, but CW around the lake this time, for 42 miles total.
 
I'm pleased with the dampening effect of the suspension on the trail, even with the 'hard' elastomers I've got in place.  It was a good test.

Quote from FlyingLaZBoy on Feb 15^th, 2017, 5:51pm:
Two questions:  
What is it you like about T-9 Lubricant?  I'm always looking for the fifth essence in lubes.    
Also, I'd love to know your final mileage from a front pair of Duranos.  I only get to ride with one on the rear.  Love the tire.  Thanks.

Wound up NOT filing off the ends of the half-tube seat support.  Rhett reversed the direction of the seatclamps, and that seems to have created some additional clearance.  Still not perfect, but I think it's an improvement.
 
 
[* At my request, he was going to file a bit off the ends of the front seat receptacle half-tube -- the seatclamps wouldn't QUITE both go past the ends of the piece, at their max separation, and it always takes 15-30 seconds of fooling with it to get the seat set into the support.  Since I take the seat off every time I put it in the car, this needed to be addressed;]

Took the trike on the GDB Downtown night ride last night, 30 miles from NDallas through downtown and back.  I used Kojaks all around, 1.3" 559 on the back, and 1.3" 406 on the front.
 
I must say, the suspension does a MARVELOUS job at compensating for the random cracks and potholes one encounters riding at night on Dallas city streets... even McMillan Ave was tolerable (and if you've ever ridden down McMillan, you know what I'm talking about).  All in all, a very successful test, including speeding through downtown on Elm street at 25+ mph.
 

It's every Thursday night, year-round, 6:30 rollout from Schlotzky's across from Medical City.  Lights required.  Rolling pace around 16MPH, no drop.  Typically 6-10 people.  Some rough streets, especially downtown.  We do 1-1/2 loops of downtown, going through Deep Ellum, and dodging busses on Elm street going west, but the downhill and traffic light synchronization mean that we do Elm at ~25 mph.   One break, at AA center, for bathroom use at the bar on the corner.  Typically back to the parking lot by 9:15.
 
I'd suggest a trike, not a velo, due to occasional climbing.