While waiting on a new battery charger to arrive I have gone back to riding my Greenspeed Magnum. Making the change from my Catrike Trail to the Magnum one thing is very noticeable. Seated on the Catrike seat I definitely feel like I am “IN” the seat. Seated on the Greenspeed Magnum which sits much higher it feels like I am just sitting “ON TOP OF” the seat. There is a lot of difference. Even though the Magnum is built to handle pretty good I don’t feel as safe on it as I do the Catrike Trail. I ride the Catrike obtaining a speed nearly twice as fast as I do on the Greenspeed.
I had a moderate air leak in my rear tire on the Magnum yesterday and got that fixed so I could ride it again today. I think I would be a lot older than I am if I were not riding my trike regularly. I am still going pretty strong while my former trike riding buddies are deceased or slowed way down. I am the only one of us still riding regularly … pretty much every day.
When I finally get the new battery charger (should arrive within 1/2 to 1.5 weeks from now) and get back to riding the Catrike I am definitely going to be ready for it as I really miss riding the Catrike. It is like going from a high powered sports car to an under powered family sedan. Seriously … that is what it seems like!
The Catrike has a 72 volt battery 2000 watt hub motor while the Greenspeed has a 54 volt battery 750 watt Bafang crank drive motor. It makes me really appreciate the hub motor all the more. It is not dependent upon the drive train.I have never cared much for a crank drive motor system. Going back to it brings it home all the more.
I used to have “everything” onboard the Catrike carrying the battery charger and even an extension cord with me all the time. A couple of weeks before the battery charger quit working I removed it from the trike. I now have it set up so I can quickly remove the battery and charge it off of the trike. Of course, that has taken a lot of noticeable weight off of the trike. It was really handy the other way, but I appreciate the difference in the weight I have to lift. Either I am getting older and weaker or the trike keeps getting heavier. My plan is to …
KEEP ON TRIKIN’
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