Greenfield Pkwy Rides 01-28-10

Was able to ride after work at Greenfield Pkwy Tuesday and Thursday after work. Met Bryan there Tuesday - rode Thursday solo. Was nice to get some extra riding in. I do not know what is the matter with me - I do so love to ride my trike. Turtle was not shifting well on the SBV ride but I found a vraded cable and pulled out the broke strains and it seems to be shifting better. I have gotten a new cable and hope to get it on before the weekend. Also TerraTrike is sending me a replacement rear derailler to repace the one that is hitting the frame due to the 26" wheel extension kit. GPS data below - no pictures.

Tuesday GPS Data HERE

Thursdays GPS Data HERE

Repairing the Schlumph High Speed Drive 2

Well as I removed the Schlumph High Speed Drive 34 tooth chain ring I began to believe I have put the replacement ring on the drive incorrectly. When the first chain ring bent the C rings which hold it on came off and it was dark and I really did not know for sure how it had been originally assembled. I assumed I did and when the replacement ring arrived I assembled it how I thought it went back together. It never seemed right to me but I assumed it had to be this way. What I did was put one of the C rings on one side of the chain ring and one on the other side assuming the chain ring was to be sandwiched in between them. When I removed the second bent chain ring I discovered littl tiny stops on the inside of the mount for the chain ring making it impossible for the ring to go onto the mounting ring past a certain point. I have missed these stops the first time I repaired the Drive. Once I discovered them it became obvious to me the the two C rings belong on the outside with the chain ring sandwiched between the stops and the two C rings working together to hold the chain ring in place. Later I went to their site and found this picture of the 34 tooth version of the High Speed Drive and one can easily see both C rings on the outside. I have now carefully flatted out the second chain ring, because it was bent less than the first, and reassembled the 34 tooth chain ring assembly and reinstalled it on my trike. I will also flatter the original chain ring and carry it as a spare because it can be changed with no tools should I damage the ring again. What is amazing it that I rode several hundred miles with the Drive assembled incorrectly. I assume the assemble was put together correctly when I received it as it looked like it came for the manufacturer so the first failure was due to me putting too much force on the pedals trying to start on an uphill in the wrong gear. So it is possible to break it that way but there is no reason to mistreat the Drive like that and I am hopping that with normal use the Drive will function correctly.

Repairing the Schlumph High Speed Drive

I decided to put the 27 tooth chain ring back on the Schlumph dirve. It is a single piece of medal so it seems stronger. I rode about 6 miles with a average of 17.3 mph - I am back to using the 11 ring again a lot but it may be OK. I was able to get to 24 mph pedaling.
While working on this I discovered another broken chain link. This is a brand new chain - it has less than 100 miles on it. Will I guess it may have happened when the ring bent but I do not think so. Well I removed the link a master link.

May GPS data is HERE

The GPS average is lower than what I rode because I ride around my home at the end of the ride testing the shifting.

I am so tired of this STUFF

Sunday it rained but I had Monday off MLK day and the weather was great. I got setup to ride and was out about one mile from home climb a little hill not even pushing hard and BAM! the front chain ring bends and the chain comes off. I am just beside myself I am so angery. I have over $500 in that High Speed Drive and it is just not reliable. I guess for right now I am going to go back to the triple that came on the trike.

Slow Spokes - Saltbox Village 34 miles - first group ride of the year

From my forum post -

Had a great ride - only did the 34 but it was what I planned - need to build some miles back in the body. Turtle preformed well the 26" rear wheel makes a lot of difference we were going about 22 and I asked Bryan what gear I was in - he said it looked like the third to the smallest - which is great I was at my cursing cadence and I had two higher gears still left - I use to ride most of the time in my highest great and still could only pedal up to 20 to 21 mph. We had a real nice starting with 14 and at least one new rider. Looking forward to better weather and riding more.

My GPS data is HERE

My pictures are HERE

More in a bit - nap attack now -