Trike on order, shopping list so far...(finally received, with pics)

[MiK1138]

Few of us where talking about @Laid back at POP today, no one had a bad word for them. if i ever go recumbent they will get my business

 

[flake99please]

Oooooooh

- when does it arrive ?

Today...

 

[Scoosh]

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[Scoosh]

Well - pics, report ... ???

 

[flake99please]

Signed for @ 1500hrs (The bicycle works).

Collected by David where I met him at the shop @ 1630hrs.

My choice of paint colour matched the Titanium perfectly.

Finished Assembly. I decided to call her 'Eleanor' (Gone in 60 seconds reference).

David spent a couple of hours making sure everything was to my complete delight. Once everything was completed, I set upon my maiden voyage home. Normally this would be a 20 minute cruise on my regular 'upwrong', and the mix of suspension & big apple tyres offered a sublime ride along the many cobbled & pot holed streets.

What I hadnt expected was the 'slight' detour I took getting home. For anyone who knows Edinburgh, I am spitting distance for Craigmillar Castle. My route home detoured via the water of Leith path, Inverleith park, NCR 1 to Silverknowes, through Barnton, around the airport, Inglston, Gogarburn, and finally the canal back to the city centre. My 4 mile journey became almost 34 miles!

Im off work tomorrow, so you can expect to read of another ride from the morning. My wife said that this would be my 'last' bike in my growing collection, and right now I cannot see any reason to disagree with her. I'm smitten.

 

[Scoosh]

Looks brilliant !

Hope you have many happy miles - and not too many bugs-on-the-teeth !

 

[flake99please]

Day 2....... Another 30 miler at first light, slight adjustment on boom and seat (both pulled in/back respectively). Took the upwrong (Genisis TI Croix de Fer) to mother in laws just now (1 mile each way) and hated how uncomfortable it was.

 

[Nibor]

Day 2....... Another 30 miler at first light, slight adjustment on boom and seat (both pulled in/back respectively). Took the upwrong (Genisis TI Croix de Fer) to mother in laws just now (1 mile each way) and hated how uncomfortable it was.

If you hate it I will take it away to relieve your pain?

 

[flake99please]

Minor issue yesterday afternoon encountered whilst riding around the block and making minor adjustments to boom length. My right pedal managed to strip the thread in the crank arm and drop out whilst riding. The crank has been heli-coiled so that the pedal can be put back on. One thing I noticed is that with the optional Schlumpf drive kicking plates fitted, the spindle will only screw into the crank arm around 60% of the total thread length. This may have contributed to the premature failure of component. However the left pedal is perfectly fine and screwed in no less.

When I get over to my friends workshop, I shall create an extender (like this) which will have a longer thread length to allow for the space taken up by the kicking plate and washer. Other than this very minor issue Im still besotted with the trike.

I would also like to thank David @ LaidBackBikes for the exceptional service he has provided me with my purchase. I seriously cannot recommend his company & services enough.

 

[flake99please]

Another 22 miles completed this afternoon. Im currently averaging 9.8mph, but there has been a fair bit of climbing and cobbled streets to contend with. Its early days, and once I hit 11 mph I'll be happy.

 

[dodgy]

That looks like a beautifully engineered bit if kit, have fun. Hopefully the manufacturer improve on the design to take into account the niggles you've experienced.

 

[flake99please]

To be fair to Azub, the pedal issue occurred as a result of installing the kick plate on the Schlumpf drive crank arms. This resulted in less pedal room available for the Shimano m324 pedal spindle thread to screw into the crank arm. The helicoil is working perfectly fine at the moment, but I will still go down the route of adding the extender piece as a little extra reassurance for myself. I plan on taking the trike out again this afternoon once my shift is completed, just to see how it handles the strong gusts of wind we are having up here currently.

 

[Arellcat]

Pedal extenders might solve the thread issue, but how sensitive are your knees to cleat/pedal alignment? I rode with pedal extenders once, and discovered that my knees couldn't cope at all; my left knee blew up inside 50 miles. But then, my knees are sensitive to even 1/8" of lateral misalignment.

 

[flake99please]

Another 24 miles completed after work yesterday. A slight saddle & boom adjustment was made before I headed out. I now think I have found the 'sweet spot' regarding my position. No issues in the gusts of wind (unlike my commute home on the upwrong).

Pedal extenders might solve the thread issue, but how sensitive are your knees to cleat/pedal alignment? I rode with pedal extenders once, and discovered that my knees couldn't cope at all; my left knee blew up inside 50 miles. But then, my knees are sensitive to even 1/8" of lateral misalignment.

Its a risk Im prepared to take at the moment. My natural stance is toes slightly outward, and currently the plate has been knocked over on a couple of occasions accidentally with my right foot. The extenders may also act to prevent me doing this in the future. A bit of trial & error needed on this me thinks...

Im looking at lighting at the moment. Ideally for the front I would like one of these.

However, due to the small rack on the rear I am looking alternative methods of mounting one of these..

Option A is fitting the seat post version of the above light.

with a neck rest mount from ICE.

or

Option B is to buy the standard light fitting and fabricate something myself with a couple of P-clips and some carbon fibre perhaps?

Decisions, decisions...

 

[flake99please]

Facebook has many faults, but I wouldnt have read about this potential issue had it not been posted there.

Im waiting for more information from David @ Laid Back Bikes to confirm what the situation is...