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[kevinmccune]

Out of curiosity, do you ride locally or do you transport your bikes? Have you given any thought on how you will transport a trike or quad?
I'm also looking at them, but I ride exclusively trails in some remote locations. Transporting would be necessary and I'm not sure how I would do it.

the best way IMO would be to have a small trailer if you have something to pull it with,I do have a hitch on my Maverick truck let and I probably will end up getting a "Tractor Supply" trailer special,now I am sure there are plenty on the craigslist or whatever,all you need is a class one type hitch adaptable to most any compact car,my brother had a hitch on His Taurus and used a "Leonard" two wheel trailer behind it for years,there's another plus with a hitch,its an excellent recovery point.Good luck on your journey a quadricycles makes so much sense and the way it looks now a quadricycles is actually cheaper then a reverse trike.

 

[6zfshdb]

the best way IMO would be to have a small trailer if you have something to pull it with,I do have a hitch on my Maverick truck let and I probably will end up getting a "Tractor Supply" trailer special,now I am sure there are plenty on the craigslist or whatever,all you need is a class one type hitch adaptable to most any compact car,my brother had a hitch on His Taurus and used a "Leonard" two wheel trailer behind it for years,there's another plus with a hitch,its an excellent recovery point.Good luck on your journey a quadricycles makes so much sense and the way it looks now a quadricycles is actually cheaper then a reverse trike.

A definite possibility, but parking will be an issue at many of the trailheads I frequent.

 

[kevinmccune]

I remember being given a script for a pain killer after the surgery and I took it to the pharmacy.
He said it was for a "special elixir" that he had to whip up and said "you don't need this do you?"

I said no, not knowing what he was getting at?
I was told that I would be in bedridden for a week, hobbled for a month and not fully healed for up to 6 months.
I had no intention of waiting that long and went cross-country skiing three days later.

I was afraid of ripping my stitches, and wanted to feel any damage that I might be doing.


I can thank my Lucky 's for refusing the fancy elixir.

I had no idea what an Opioid was at the time, and I may well have avoided the painful road to death from an addiction that's harder to kick than smoking.

I also kept on refusing the freezing at the dentist and it kinda floored the dentist.
He said the only other patient (of over 1500 patients) to refuse the freezing was a world War 2 Vet.

I wasn't trying to show off, or be tough, brave, or cool.
I just wanted to get it over with without waiting for the freezing to kick in.
It was just a tiny cavity that didn't hurt, so it wasn't into the nerve so I wouldn't feel the drilling anyway.

I had another two teeth pulled when I was 19 to make room for my teeth to move when I got braces.
Braces are for kids, but I didn't like the gap between my two front teeth.

I wasn't gunna refuse the freezing for that appointment, but after my dentist Struggled for 10 minutes to rip the one tooth outta my mouth (he was shaking my whole head around trying to yank it out), I felt him cut through the gum below the tooth.

It didn't hurt, but I could feel it enough to know that he cut through my gum, so I shook my head a bit to say "WTF Are You DOING !!??"

He said "Did you feel that?"
I said "Yeah !", so he put more freezing in.

It turned out that my tooth was so well rooted into my jaw that he had to cut through the gum to cut the root in half, and pull the tooth out in two pieces.
He said it was it was the most difficult tooth extraction that he'd ever done.

I actually fell asleep once in the dentist chair.
He must have thought I passed out or died, cuz he kinda poked me to wake me up.


I want to get my own dentist chair.
It's the most comfortable and adjustable chair I've ever been seated in.
I'll make sure it comes with the drill so I can turn that on to help lul me off to sleep.

Some people use pink noise or the sound of waves to help them fall asleep, while other people are just Bat Crap Crazy lol

I do my own stitches now too.
I use crazy glue though because it's faster and easier than needle and thread.

I've got a scar in my left eyebrow from the stitches I got when I was two years old after running into the corner of a coffee table.

I crashed my mountain bike when I was in my thirties and went to my family doctor to get stitched up, but he said I needed to go to the hospital because he didn't have the equipment to do stitches.

I didn't want to wait half a day in the ER, so I went home and glued it back together.
It was a tricky procedure to look in the mirror and pinch the cut shut with one hand while gluing it with the other hand.

BUT, that wound healed up without leaving Any Scar at all.
The only scar in that eyebrow was from when I was two, and the scar in my right eyebrow was from when I caught yet another hockey stick in the face when I was playing "road hockey " in the driveway with my neighbor when I was 8 or 9 years old.

7 is my magic number for stitches funny thing was when the baseball bat cut my eyebrow,no stitches and it healed within a week,no scar,the other times involving concussions always required stitches.crazy glue was invented for wartime injuries.

 

[kevinmccune]

A definite possibility, but parking will be an issue at many of the trailheads I frequent.

well I bit the bullet and ordered an acoustic 4 wheeler should be here around may,one thing I failed to notice till l had already bought the thing it was a single speed,guess i'll get a bike mechanics to put a 5-6 spd freewheel on it,going to be meddling with the drive system anyway when I put a powerful middrive on it hoping my friend still has that 20 ah 52 volt battery

@kevinmccune
I'm not even sure which way a reverse trike is built, but I found this picture of a Bionx conversion trike,..

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It looks like Bionx is just a conversion Kit ??

And I just realized that having a single rear wheel makes everything a lot easier to convert.
You don't need a differential and all the complications of trying to put power through the differential.

I don't know what you think about a recumbent e-trike, but I found this style of trike where you'd be more upright, which you might prefer?

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I have no idea what kind trike that is? It might be homemade?

But if you could find some sort of trike that you're comfortable riding, putting a rear wheel hub motor kit would be relatively easy.

You'd need to keep your dropout spacing and axle diameter in mind when choosing a kit, and I would think that any old regular hub drive e-bike would work as a doner for all the electrics that you would need?

I'm just guessing, but you might be able to get a front end dual wheel conversion kit that attaches to the ebike you already have?

I suspect due to my spinal injuries a recumbent would probably paralyze my left leg( happens in bad slumpy seats)

 

[PCeBiker]

well I bit the bullet and ordered an acoustic 4 wheeler should be here around may,

Can you post a picture or link to what you bought?
I'm curious as to how it operates.
Is there some sort of suspension, or are you riding on three wheels when the terrain isn't perfectly flat?

I suspect due to my spinal injuries a recumbent would probably paralyze my left leg( happens in bad slumpy seats)

I've never ridden a trike, quad, or recumbent, so I have no idea?

I don't think I'd like being recumbent.
I just want back support.

I just bought another new seat with a back rest, but I don't think it's gunna work for me?
The backrest seems to be too low?
I want lumbar support.

 

[PCeBiker]

yes there has been some abuse to the old chompers,I would have probably wrecked it on the ice.

I opened a couple dozen bottles of beer when I was ~18 years old, before I realized I was chipping the Hell out of my molars.
(Before the days of twist-off.)

Using a regular Bic lighter is just as impressive.
It takes practice, and it could explode?
The danger makes it exciting

I need pedals so I can pretend to get some exercise( not too much-it seems the knees want to disintregrate

I need pedals to make my ebike legal.
I don't use them cuz I don't wanna.

THROTTLES RULE !!!

however a long wheelbase cargo bike with training wheels might be steady enough(probably not) first Jumungi,

I had to google that,..

That was no help, but this is the first Jumungi,..

That was no help either, so I checked out the second Jumungi,..

Then I remembered the off-road motorcycle gang in the movie, and found a picture of the bike you are building,..

Don't forget the handlebar mounted Rocket Launchers.
You live in Merica, so's you needs lotsa power

maybe a set of tw's on an existing despised bike!

Go for it !!

You gotta have sumthin to ride while you're saving up for the motor.

Sounds like your conversion might get expensive with some "customization" needed.

And with that being said, keep in mind the gearing and intended speed of your new quad.
I'm guessing it comes equipped with a that's actually intended to be used by Grandma to pedal to the store at 2 mph.

If you toss a 1000 Watt mid-drive on it and bring the top speed up to 28 mph, bad things might happen.

 

[PCeBiker]

Then I remembered the off-road motorcycle gang in the movie,

That movie gave me Nightmares !!

Well, not really nightmares, but I woke up all sticky, hot and sweaty !!??

 

[kevinmccune]

Can you post a picture or link to what you bought?
I'm curious as to how it operates.
Is there some sort of suspension, or are you riding on three wheels when the terrain isn't perfectly flat?




I've never ridden a trike, quad, or recumbent, so I have no idea?

I don't think I'd like being recumbent.
I just want back support.

I just bought another new seat with a back rest, but I don't think it's gunna work for me?
The backrest seems to be too low?
I want lumbar support.

due to my floating vertabrae,the wrong l

That movie gave me Nightmares !!

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Well, not really nightmares, but I woke up all sticky, hot and sweaty !!??

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A net probably would have helped them( I hope you didn't dream of hanging wallpaper?)( old joke-just as my subversion of the name "Jumangi" she wouldn't last a day in the jungle.or the veldt( of course sex sells- forgive me I have never watched either one)

 

[kevinmccune]

when and if get the silly thing I will try to post a picture,windows 11 doesn't get along with me,my hiatus in the "Governors School for the gifted"(prison) ended my cyber journey,yes it has front suspension I never realized what a difference a suspension made till by default I acquired a bike with rear suspension.I usually don't deal with "knuckleheads" these days have given or practically given many a surplus bike away, going to try to recover a few dollars on my practically new white fattire folder(maybe get enough to pay for the motor) now another query,I have noticed a lot of trikes have a hubmotors( sans spokes) integrated into the drivelines and it seems to acquire many of the advantages of the middrive does anyone know anything about this" the 500 watt flavor trikes seem to have plenty of grunt,maybe without wringing the freewheel out.

 

[PCeBiker]

it was a single speed,guess i'll get a bike mechanics to put a 5-6 spd freewheel on it,going to be meddling with the drive system anyway

Who sells, or builds tricycles with rear drive motors?

I've been stumbling around the internet trying to compare trikes with rear drive. I understand there are models using hub motors as rear drive power. I'm interested in knowing which models are available and which manufacturers' motors are being used. I've seen dozens of low-priced trikes with...

forums.electricbikereview.com

 

[kevinmccune]

Who sells, or builds tricycles with rear drive motors?

I've been stumbling around the internet trying to compare trikes with rear drive. I understand there are models using hub motors as rear drive power. I'm interested in knowing which models are available and which manufacturers' motors are being used. I've seen dozens of low-priced trikes with...

forums.electricbikereview.com

It seems we may have been wrong about Trego,got a response from them the other day,now waiting to see if they still produce a conversion for sale.

 

[PCeBiker]

It seems we may have been wrong about Trego,got a response from them the other day,now waiting to see if they still produce a conversion for sale.

Well, the timing sucks !!
Are you thinking of getting one?

What about the quad you've already ordered?

 

[PCeBiker]

I found a bunch of pictures for inspiration and ideas.


And this video that talks about the Tadpole,..

I noticed how the pedal trikes have a HUGE steerer tube rake angle.

I'm guessing that it helps with stability?

 

[spokewrench]

Sorry to say, at 79, I'm not far behind you with the balance issue.

Poor balance is associated with being old, but it has causes.

As I dismounted my 550-pound bike, I fell over backward with it on top of me. I was 23. It was 10 PM. I’d been riding almost continuously since 5 AM on back roads across five states. The bike had done my balancing. Now, as I dismounted in a back yard too dark for a visual reference, I needed my inner ears to tell me if I was falling, and they weren’t ready. Use it or lose it.

At 78 I found that I had become a clumsy walker outdoors. I read online that the remedy was to put one foot in line with the other, as if walking along a painted line. It would improve balance and coordination and help the nervous system in other ways. That advice made a big difference. My walking had gotten clumsy because I’d depended too much on bicycles. Use it or lose it.

Since I was 3 or so, I had dreams about sudden vertigo and falling while crossing a street with an oncoming car. One evening when I was 27, a friend invited me to walk with him to a store. We were in dark clothes on an unlit two-lane road. He decided to cross. A car was coming in the far lane, but he figured we had time. It would have been foolish to split up, so I followed. I had a strange head cold. Just as I stepped into the far lane, I sneezed and didn’t know which way was up. In real life, the solution was easy. Ignore my ears and heed foot pressure. I didn’t miss a step, and in a minute my ears recovered. I never had that dream again.

In my 40s I told my doctor that lately, walking in the dark had made me uneasy. I said I thought maybe a chronic infection had thickened the fluid in my inner ears. If it was too dark for a visual reference, my brain would go on my inner ears and foot pressure. Sluggishness of my ears could cause ambiguity. I asked to try antibiotics. Instead, he diagnosed me as afraid of the dark. (Can you say quack quack?)

His partner agreed to let me try a week’s prescription. On the seventh night, I walked across fields with my flashlight off. Then I heard Vietnamese music. I’d have to walk through the woods, who knew how far, to find the source. There was no moon, and things would be very dark under the forest canopy. My flashlight had nicad batteries, which could go flat with little warning. I didn’t have backup batteries or a backup light. I’d shine the light for 2 seconds to look ahead for hazards like holes and dead branches sticking out at eye level. Then I’d walk 50 feet in the dark and check again. The ground was uneven, so I depended on my ears to stay on my feet and not veer. It worked great. It would not have worked a week ago.

I guess I’d had a chronic ear infection. I’ve read that this is increasingly likely as one gets older.

Once when I was 24, several weeks of intense study left me exhausted. I lay down to try to catch a nap at lunch time. A minute after I got up, I realized I was falling rapidly backward. I stepped back just in time. For several days, my balance was unreliable. It improved.

CO2 is a sedative. When blood levels are low, you preform better physically and mentally, Higher levels help restore a body and prevent disease. There’s a brain center that changes CO2 levels to suit needs. In birds and mammals, CO2 is high in deep sleep. If you’re roused from deep sleep, you’ll be groggy. Even at your normal wake-up time, the CO2 level can be too high for acceptable performance. That’s a reason morning coffee is popular.

In my fifties, work on my 6-in-12 roof was slow because I mistrusted my balance. It hadn’t been that way in the past, and I was fine on the ground. I was in my sixties one day when I climbed a ladder repeatedly to work on eaves. Then I climbed onto the roof. I noticed I was breathing harder although my exertion had not increased. Then I noticed the same exhilaration I’d felt as a kid when I climbed high in a tree. My balance up there was better than it had been in years.

I knew what had happened. On a steep roof, ears, visual lines, and foot pressure can confuse. The brain has to work faster to keep you safe. When I stepped onto the roof, the CO2 controller in my brain saw the challenge and signaled me to breathe faster for less blood CO2 and a faster nervous system.

That controller requires potassium. I’d been eating more beans and potatoes lately to boost my potassium.

Some sources say age determines how long you can balance on one foot. It varies widely between individuals. In my case, it varies widely from hour to hour. I’d be terrible shortly after getting up in the morning. It seems to depend on the speed of the brain, which depends on where the brain is holding the C02 level.

 

[kevinmccune]

Well, the timing sucks !!
Are you thinking of getting one?

What about the quad you've already ordered?

attempting to cancel,trego has sold me a kit,just not as many colors,we shall see,to be honest I like the simplicity of the reverse trike with the option of really jazzing it up easily thanks for the interest when the

That movie gave me Nightmares !!

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Well, not really nightmares, but I woke up all sticky, hot and sweaty !!??

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actually scary,wouldn't want to cross her at certain times of the month( like to keep my head on my shoulders

 

[PedalUma]

attempting to cancel,trego has sold me a kit,just not as many colors,we shall see,to be honest I like the simplicity of the reverse trike with the option of really jazzing it up easily thanks for the interest when the

actually scary,wouldn't want to cross her at certain times of the month( like to keep my head on my shoulders

Perhaps I am the one off the charts, but you guys seem increasingly off the charts according to the DSM. I am not a qualified practitioner or diagnostician. Conclusion: Although I love you, you are both nut cases.

 

[kevinmccune]

Perhaps I am the one off the charts, but you guys seem increasingly off the charts according to the DSM. I am not a qualified practitioner or diagnostician. Conclusion: Although I love you, you are both nut cases.

well perhaps we are in good company,OTH inspiration creates innovation and the "road less traveled can lead to serendipity" or bankruptcy.
'

 

[PCeBiker]

attempting to cancel,trego has sold me a kit,

I hope you can get used to how it leans into corners?
I'm thinking that it will feel completely natural, or completely unnatural.

Hopefully, with some practice you can train your muscle memory to get it to work for you.

 

[kevinmccune]

I hope you can get used to how it leans into corners?
I'm thinking that it will feel completely natural, or completely unnatural.

Hopefully, with some practice you can train your muscle memory to get it to work for you.

thank you even with me inner ear trouble have learned to orient visually and seat of pants,while some of my consticuents upset back dumps,that's one thing that I never did( other stupid s*it,not that)

 

[kevinmccune]

gonna try!