Re: Getting old is not for sissies

https://t-cycle.com/collections/idler-kitsOn Sat, 1 Mar 2025 10:21:52 -0600, AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:

On 3/1/2025 9:43 AM, Catrike Ryder wrote:

On Sat, 01 Mar 2025 08:51:51 -0500, Catrike Ryder
<Soloman@old.bikers.org> wrote:
 

On Sat, 1 Mar 2025 07:43:22 -0600, AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
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On 2/28/2025 5:52 PM, Catrike Ryder wrote:

On Fri, 28 Feb 2025 17:40:18 -0600, AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
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On 2/28/2025 4:14 PM, Catrike Ryder wrote:

On Fri, 28 Feb 2025 15:36:28 -0600, AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
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On 2/28/2025 11:50 AM, Catrike Ryder wrote:

On Fri, 28 Feb 2025 11:31:08 -0600, AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
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On 2/28/2025 11:24 AM, cyclintom wrote:

On Fri Feb 28 11:14:11 2025 Frank Krygowski  wrote:

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Sorry to hear that. I was riding over lumpy wet ice in a gravel parking
lot yesterday. I was very conscious that falls can now have much worse
consequences than they once did.
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But I think it's still important to keep giving ourselves reasonable
challenges, to maintain skill and agility.

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I expect that your old steel touring bike is more apt for conditions like thqat than Andrew's higher performqance bike.

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Wheelbase, tire width, tread or rider position would make no
difference leaning into a turn over ice.

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I suspect that riding a Catrike on ice would be really fun.
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C'est bon
Soloman

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+1
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Very different from a two-wheeler!

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Very diferent indeed. Tell me that you weren't out riding your fixie
on icy roads. Riding a fixie seems risky enough without any ice.
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C'est bon
Soloman

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Fixed gear is not any more safe nor unsafe than coasters.

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would be for me.
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Some (I for one) feel they offer better rider control.  This
may be perceptual.
Others note that pedaling through fast turns can be a
problem. (then again I have never had a pedal strike on mine
over decades)

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I quite often coast through sharp corners on the Catrike.
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I was thinking about fixies just the other day on my ride and thought
maybe I could set up a fixie on the Catrike. Then I considered how
often I coast. Keeping my legs moving the whole ride is not something
I want to do.
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C'est bon
Soloman

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I thought about your comment this morning.
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While almost everything humans can imagine is possible when
time and money have no value, there's no practical
straightforward way to make a Catrike fixed gear.

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I've already taken most of the slack out of the return chain with
idlers and I'm pretty sure I could get the rest.

 
 
Looking at my wife's Catrike Pocket sitting here in front of me, I see
that I could put a return side idler on the bolt that has the power
side idler. Using the 44 tooth chainring the chain would clear the
frame's crossarm and the path to the rear hub would be completely
clear. On my Expedition I'd do the same and I'd have to add an idler
in front of the crossarm, and I already have one there. I have two
idlers behind the crossarm, but those are to keep the long chain from
dragging on speed bumps and I wouldn't need them on a fixie set up. I
can't see why that wouldn't work. Am I missing something?
 
I'm just curious. I'm not planning on doing this.
 
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C'est bon
Soloman

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Agreed, it can be done.
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Note you can't use a derailleur or spring tensioner. One
positive aspect is that you have a few places where an
adjustable idler sprocket could be fabricated, so the
single-point frame end won't matter, as it does for a two
wheeler.
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But your chain runs are more complex than a standard bicycle.

Idllers and mounts are already available.
https://t-cycle.com/collections/idler-kits

I also have adjustability with the adjustable boom which would be
handy for getting the chain on.

Thanks for the info.

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C'est bon
Soloman