Since coming home from Michigan with the new trike i have had the chance to take three test rides. The first was a cold dash through Central Oregon around the time daughter Shilo was having her new baby. The winds were whistling and at one point the temps dropped into the 30's. So that three day ride was not real memorable. Although i did learn that hauling a full load on the new design was not at all easy when presented with big hills. Back home i began to saw off extra sections of the tail end to cut down on weight. The storage area is big enough that i don't really need any other racks. Then i sewed together a waterproof bag from an old army surplus tarp and took off down through Hell's Canyon for a 5-day, 232 mile ride this last week. Again i was confronted with big 5-mile 7% grade hills and struggled to climb them. Got to camp out next to roaring streams, get sunburned legs for the first time in months, watched a deer act really strange digging holes around my tent, raced butterflies through canyons, and endured near 100 degree weather in the town of Richland. Ride number three was from Portland to Eugene though the flat Willamette Valley, about 150 miles i think. The roads were busy but the weather was perfect and i was able to find showers! It's all fully documented in Chronicle 65, due out in August. In conclusion I think we may have to build this size trike out of aluminum or else come up with a design that uses way less steel. In the flat country it works great, but put it on a really big hill and you'll be sweatin' it out come the summit, guaranteed. I have posted some photos of the trip. Just click the photo button above. Keep pedaling! HOBO
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Posted by: deborah | July 06, 2008 at 03:38 AM
It dosn't seem like there is room on the road for the trike! Do you travel back roads or ??? Where can I see more drawings?
Continued success!
Lyn
Posted by: Lyn | July 14, 2008 at 10:45 AM
I travel all kinds of roads. The big time freeways are actually the best as you have more room and a grinder between you and the traffic. Just hoping a chunk of something doesn't get thrown from a rig to hit my head! These adventures are fully documented in my zine Moonlight Chronicles. See moonlightchronicles.com.
Posted by: dan price | July 15, 2008 at 11:05 AM