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by m6mal
24 May 2018, 4:41pm
Forum: Non-standard, Human Powered Vehicles
Topic: 3rd KMX Trike Test Ride, A success
Replies: 7
Views: 601

Re: 3rd KMX Trike Test Ride, A success

AH Right, no probs, i understand now :D
by m6mal
24 May 2018, 1:15pm
Forum: Non-standard, Human Powered Vehicles
Topic: 3rd KMX Trike Test Ride, A success
Replies: 7
Views: 601

Re: 3rd KMX Trike Test Ride, A success

squeaker wrote:My knees were wincing at 2:13 :roll: they like to spin ;)


Not sure what you mean by that comment, if it was my speed then lets get the fact straight that it is my 3rd time ever on my trike, first ride 4 mins test 2nd 12 mins test and this one. I am over 60 and not ridden a bike for 14 years and i got this to get fit as i dont go out etc. Also i slowed down as i hadnt got in the right gear and this is the spot my boom had slid in on my last ride so i was naturally weary. If you like to go round like a mad man then thats your choice so there is no need to show off as it does not impress me. I put my video on to share with folk who like me are new to recumbents, i am sure that in time i will get "quicker" but the thing is, it is not about speed, it is about enjoyment.
by m6mal
23 May 2018, 7:27pm
Forum: Non-standard, Human Powered Vehicles
Topic: 3rd KMX Trike Test Ride, A success
Replies: 7
Views: 601

3rd KMX Trike Test Ride, A success

I took my trike for it's 3rd test run and it was a success. I had the boom slip on me last trip so that is now sorted and it never moved this time thus giving me a much better ride. The hills were easier aswell. It took 18 mins to do 2 miles and was only my 3rd ever ride (i have been videoing all my rides) so average speed about 6 mph. I had to dodge some of Kettering notorious pot holes aswell lol. Hope people enjoy the video, there will be more.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuIZwSAu4VI&t=00s
by m6mal
20 Feb 2018, 6:09pm
Forum: Non-standard, Human Powered Vehicles
Topic: Been working on my trike today
Replies: 4
Views: 2030

Re: Been working on my trike today

got to replace the pedals as bearing gone in one, so i may as well get some toe clips and straps at the same time as i cant afford cleats etc. @Tigerbitten pointed the pedal issue out when he came to see me.
by m6mal
20 Feb 2018, 5:59pm
Forum: Non-standard, Human Powered Vehicles
Topic: Been working on my trike today
Replies: 4
Views: 2030

Been working on my trike today

Been working on my trike today. Sorted my chain tubes out to how they should be and also my chain and i can use all my gears 8 rear and 3 front now also put my rack and pannier bag and light bar back on as i had trike on his side to carry out what i needed to do. All i need to do now is tighten my rack etc as i have had enough for one day.
I can't beleive how much i have had to do to put it all right, the last owner(s) certainly knew how to bodge things up and the manual i was given was for a totally different KMX trike. If the owner had studied the manual he would of seen it was different and would not have had to move the seat etc. On the subject of manuals, there are 2 different manuals for the 'X' Class trike as one has i one part frame which has the seat at different position etc and the other manual with the 2 part slot together frame of which i have and the seat goes in a different place due to the 2 different thicknesses of frame where the thinner part slots into the front part where the seat belongs. Also the chain tubes etc are different on this model. It took me 6 weeks to source this manual and KMX couldn't even send me the right version and i sent them photos etc etc.
OK rant over and after i finish my final tightening it should be ready to rock, trouble is i have to get my wife to give me a hand to get it out of living room where it has lived since i bought it on january 4th this year lol. The flat i live in is very small and we have safas to lift it over as one is right near the bloomin door, but once i move it it will be outside my flat door as there is space under the stairs where others goto their abodes and i will be able to lock it and alarm it and roll on when i can use it.
It is rather awkward to take photos in my living room with limited space so i will be posting them on here as soon as i either get it under the stairs near my door or when i go for my first ride. I have also bought a goextreme 4k vision action cam and i can christen that when i go on my first voyage and post the vids on youtube. Hope i haven't bored folk with all this writing etc.
by m6mal
20 Feb 2018, 5:58pm
Forum: Non-standard, Human Powered Vehicles
Topic: recumbent riders where are we...
Replies: 176
Views: 156923

Re: recumbent riders where are we...

Kettering, northamptonshire, there are 2 of us here, my trike is a KMX 'X' class