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Edward Dolan
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"Ohio Jerry" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Well folks, I did it.
>
> After reading all the posts replying to my question about pedal steer,
> I called someone who had a tadpole and asked him about his impressions
> after having ridden it for a while. I also had the idea of wheedling a
> test
> ride out of him. He said he liked it but hadn't used it much. In fact he
> was
> thinking of selling it. So I tried it out and bought it the next day.
>
> I think I got a real good deal:
> Terra Trike 3.4
> 100 PSI tires
> Rack, Lotsa lights, Mirrors, Air horn, Fairing, Doorbell (Bing-Bong !)
> Computer
> 18 months old, 105 miles
> $900
>
> Pedal steer was no problem for me, but after putting about 15 miles on
> it I thought "This thing is a @#$% dog! I didn't expect it to be real
> fast,
> but this is ridiculous!" Anyway, the left disk brake started "singing". I
> felt the disks and both were hot. The brakes were dragging all this time!
> It was like riding uphill all the time. Adjusting them made a huge
> difference.
> Afterwards, it wasn't *too* hard getting up into the 20+ MPH range.
>
> I also removed the fairing. It seemed to interfere with the "trike
> experience".
> It also made it kind of a challenge for an old fart like me to get in &
> out
> of the
> seat. I'm not that fast a rider anyway--somewhere close to Ed Dolan's
> 10-11
> MPH
> average--at least in an urban area.
>
> Speaking of Mr. Dolan..You were right about multiple bents. Between my
> wife and I we now have three of 'em.
>
> Jerry
Jerry, you got a great deal on your TerraTrike. Some like the fairings and
some don't. I have mixed feelings about them myself.
It is hard for me to go 20 mph on my trikes, but I can go that fast on my
two wheelers, at least some of them. But unlike many others on this group, I
consider 15 mph to be fast. I think trikes are mainly for cruising around
town on safe roads. There is no downside to them if you have that attitude
about them.
I think your TerraTrike has a higher BB than mine. I have one of the early
versions, the one with the 26" rear wheel, above seat steering and the RANS
seat. I do prefer the lower BB which mine has. Let me know if you ever
experience any foot numbness due to the high BB. However, even your
TerraTrike has a lower BB than most other trikes currently being made.
I am embarrassed to tell others how many recumbent bikes I have. When asked,
I answer more than one and less than 15. The secret to having this many
recumbents lying around the house is not to have a wife and to have a fairly
large house. Otherwise, forget about it.
Regards,
Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
news:[email protected]...
> Well folks, I did it.
>
> After reading all the posts replying to my question about pedal steer,
> I called someone who had a tadpole and asked him about his impressions
> after having ridden it for a while. I also had the idea of wheedling a
> test
> ride out of him. He said he liked it but hadn't used it much. In fact he
> was
> thinking of selling it. So I tried it out and bought it the next day.
>
> I think I got a real good deal:
> Terra Trike 3.4
> 100 PSI tires
> Rack, Lotsa lights, Mirrors, Air horn, Fairing, Doorbell (Bing-Bong !)
> Computer
> 18 months old, 105 miles
> $900
>
> Pedal steer was no problem for me, but after putting about 15 miles on
> it I thought "This thing is a @#$% dog! I didn't expect it to be real
> fast,
> but this is ridiculous!" Anyway, the left disk brake started "singing". I
> felt the disks and both were hot. The brakes were dragging all this time!
> It was like riding uphill all the time. Adjusting them made a huge
> difference.
> Afterwards, it wasn't *too* hard getting up into the 20+ MPH range.
>
> I also removed the fairing. It seemed to interfere with the "trike
> experience".
> It also made it kind of a challenge for an old fart like me to get in &
> out
> of the
> seat. I'm not that fast a rider anyway--somewhere close to Ed Dolan's
> 10-11
> MPH
> average--at least in an urban area.
>
> Speaking of Mr. Dolan..You were right about multiple bents. Between my
> wife and I we now have three of 'em.
>
> Jerry
Jerry, you got a great deal on your TerraTrike. Some like the fairings and
some don't. I have mixed feelings about them myself.
It is hard for me to go 20 mph on my trikes, but I can go that fast on my
two wheelers, at least some of them. But unlike many others on this group, I
consider 15 mph to be fast. I think trikes are mainly for cruising around
town on safe roads. There is no downside to them if you have that attitude
about them.
I think your TerraTrike has a higher BB than mine. I have one of the early
versions, the one with the 26" rear wheel, above seat steering and the RANS
seat. I do prefer the lower BB which mine has. Let me know if you ever
experience any foot numbness due to the high BB. However, even your
TerraTrike has a lower BB than most other trikes currently being made.
I am embarrassed to tell others how many recumbent bikes I have. When asked,
I answer more than one and less than 15. The secret to having this many
recumbents lying around the house is not to have a wife and to have a fairly
large house. Otherwise, forget about it.
Regards,
Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
