HOW IT ALL GOT STARTED

For those who don’t know or remember the history of TadpoleRider.com and the TadpoleRider Facebook Group I will share it here. I got into tadpole trikes back in 2007. At the time I first started looking online concerning tadpole trikes all I found was Steve Greene’s Trike Asylum blog. He had not had it all that long at that time. I started commenting on his blog and before long he contacted me asking me if I would be interested in being a contrubuting editor on Trike Asylum. I accepted and started writing articles weekly which he published. I think only about 2 or 3 months passed when I decided to step down from that position. Shortly afterwards I started up TadpoleRider.com. If my memory serves me correctly this was in 2009. I wrote articles and published them for about 9 months when I was having some serious vision problems in my life and I made the decision to discontinue TadpoleRider.com. I had put a whole lot of hard work and time into creating it. I did a very foolish and regretful thing. I also decided to delete the entire  blog losing everything I had put into it. Of course, now I wish I had never deleted it but it is too late. It is gone forever. Later my eyesight improved and I made the decision to restart TadpoleRider.com.

I had been a member of various Facebook Groups which were about recumbent trikes. I made the decision to start my own FB Group which I called TadpoleRider. It grew very quickly becoming the 2nd largest FB group about recumbent trikes. I was sort of wore out and made the decision to dismantle the FB group and close it down entirely. In October 2019 I decided to start a FB group back up using the same name. It has been an altogether different story this time around as growth has been very slow. in 3 and 1/2 years it finally has gone over 1000 in membership … 1022 as I type this. The first time around the group had over 2600 members within just a few months so you can see there is considerable difference. Anyway, I am 76 years old now and still going strong. I don’t have any plans of shutting TadpoleRider.com or TadpoleRider FB group down even though I readily admit sometimes I feel sort of tapped out writing new articles on TadpoleRider.com. Writing is just something in my blood so I don’t expect to stop unless I am forced to.

I would like to see the FB group grow significantly more and much faster, but it is what it is and I have to accept that.

For what it is worth I have to say that I am beholding to Steve Greene for helping me get started in this.

I invite you to join the TadpoleRider Facebook Group. Just so you will know in order to be approved into membership those requesting membership must first answer the three membership vetting questions Facebook will present to you. No one will be approved without answering these questions.

KEEP ON TRIKIN’

FREE GIFT AWAITS YOU!

You are invited to come join the Tadpole Rider Facebook Group. Please note that in order to join you must first answer the three membership vetting questions.

“NORMAL” is not coming back … JESUS IS!

A LISTING OF ALL MY POSTS THUS FAR

Perhaps you will find this useful. It is a listing of all the posts I have made on this website over the years  along with links to each of them …

Home page / Archives 426467 https://tadpolerider.com/
USED TRIKES 4 SALE 83838 https://tadpolerider.com/used-trikes-4-sale/
TIRE LINERS – DO THEY WORK? 15202 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/08/30/tire-liners-do-they-work/
TRIKE MANUFACTURERS 13778 https://tadpolerider.com/trike-manufacturers/
TRIKE PRICES 13488 https://tadpolerider.com/trike-prices/
BICYCLE COMPUTER TIRE SIZE SETTINGS 12774 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/05/06/bicycle-computer-tirel-size-settings/
FRONT WHEEL DRIVE TADPOLE TRIKES by DAVID BRUCE 11586 https://tadpolerider.com/2014/05/27/front-wheel-drive-tadpole-trikes-by-david-bruce/
TADPOLE TANDEM TRIKES 11215 https://tadpolerider.com/2014/06/04/tadpole-tandem-trikes/
HOMEMADE SAFETY FLAGS 8536 https://tadpolerider.com/homemade-safety-flags/
HPV SLINGSHOT DRAGSTER 8415 https://tadpolerider.com/2014/09/06/hpv-slingshot-dragster/
ELECTRIC RECUMBENT TRIKE … “RACE WOOD”,7985,https://tadpolerider.com/2014/09/04/electric-recumbent-trike-race-wood/
“$45 HOMEMADE TADPOLE TRIKE
7664 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/03/18/45-homemade-tadpole-trike/
STEINTRIKE’S WILD WAVE FULL SUSPENSION TILTING TRIKE 6530 https://tadpolerider.com/2014/12/12/steintrikes-wild-wave-full-suspension-tilting-trike/
ARCTRIKE … A NEW ELECTRIC MOTORIZED TADPOLE TRIKE 6142 https://tadpolerider.com/2014/09/01/arctrike-a-new-electric-motorized-tadpole-trike/
TRIKE ANATOMY 5210 https://tadpolerider.com/trike-anatomy/
SHORT CRANKSETS/CRANKARMS 4885 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/05/11/short-cranksetscrankarms/
48V 750W 8fun Bafang Mid Drive Motor Electric Bike Conversion Kit 4401 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/06/05/48v-750w-8fun-bafang-mid-drive-motor-electric-bike-conversion-kit/
VELTOP CANOPIES 4101 https://tadpolerider.com/2019/10/30/veltop-canopies-2/
FROM ORIGINAL TADPOLERIDER 3914 https://tadpolerider.com/from-original-tadpolerider/
THE PRAYER OF AN ATHEIST 3686 https://tadpolerider.com/the-prayer-of-an-atheist/
TADPOLE TRIKE CONSTRUCTION – THE SCIENCE OF TADPOLE TRIKE STEERING 3643 https://tadpolerider.com/2014/05/11/tadpole-trike-construction-the-science-of-tadpole-trike-steering/
HEY MISTER, CAN YOU HELP A FELLA’ OUT? 3592 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/06/06/hey-mister-can-you-help-a-fella-out/
4 WHEEL DRIVE REAR SUSPENSION ELECTRIC MOTOR ASSIST FAT TIRE QUAD 3592 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/10/13/4-wheel-drive-rear-suspension-electric-motor-assist-fat-tire-quad/
PODRIDE 3492 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/12/02/podride/
MARVELO, A NEW VELOMOBILE FROM CANADA 3333 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/02/19/marvelo-a-new-velomobile-from-canada/
TRANSPORTING A TADPOLE TRIKE 3268 https://tadpolerider.com/2014/10/20/transporting-a-tadpole-trike/
PERFORMER TRIKES 3222 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/03/23/performer-trikes/
DIY (Do It Yourself) VELOMOBILE 3180 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/08/08/diy-do-it-yourself-velomobile/
DUMONT – CATRIKE’S NEW FULL SUSPENSION MODEL 3155 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/09/21/dumont-catrikes-new-full-suspension-model/
SUNSEEKER ECO TAD SX TADPOLE TRIKE 2980 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/09/02/sunseeker-eco-tad-sx-tadpole-trike/
THE BEST BICYCLE TIRE MONEY CAN BUY 2937 https://tadpolerider.com/2014/05/10/the-best-bicycle-tire-money-can-buy/
PANNONRIDER SOLAR VELOMOBILE 2849 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/01/27/pannonrider-solar-velomobile/
Top 5 Incredibly Fast Recumbent Trikes 2840 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/04/22/top-5-incredibly-fast-recumbent-trikes/
OTHERS’ ARTICLES, BLOGS, FORUMS, LINKS, ETC. 2836 https://tadpolerider.com/others-articles-blogs-forums-links-etc/
ARE YOU DIRECT OR INDIRECT? 2749 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/05/05/are-you-direct-or-indirect/
TRIKE DEALERS 2512 https://tadpolerider.com/trike-dealers/
VIDEOS 2505 https://tadpolerider.com/videos/
LOW COST FOLDING FAT TIRE TADPOLE TRIKE 2469 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/09/16/low-cost-folding-fat-tire-tadpole-trike/
About 2409 https://tadpolerider.com/about/
SCHLUMPF HIGH SPEED DRIVE 2320 https://tadpolerider.com/2014/12/17/schlumpf-high-speed-drive/
SUNRIDER VELOMOBILES 2273 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/12/11/sunrider-velomobiles/
DRY RAIN VS. WET RAIN 2190 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/06/22/dry-rain-vs-wet-rain/
REAR DERAILLEUR CAPACITY 2177 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/05/08/rear-derailleur-capacity/
PICAR – A RECUMBENT PEDAL CAR 2160 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/08/28/picar-a-recumbent-pedal-car/
LOW COST CANOPY 2103 https://tadpolerider.com/low-cost-canopy/
SPD SHOE CLEAT POSITION 2079 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/05/22/spd-shoe-cleat-position/
SEAT VS. PEDAL HEIGHT 2066 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/05/25/seat-vs-pedal-height/
HOME BUILT RECUMBENT TRIKE, DETAILED PLANS AND CONSTRUCTION STEPS 1984 https://tadpolerider.com/2014/05/11/home-built-recumbent-trike-detailed-plans-and-construction-steps/
WORK STANDS FOR TADPOLE TRIKES 1978 https://tadpolerider.com/2014/07/09/work-stands-for-tadpole-trikes/
INFO RESOURCES 1972 https://tadpolerider.com/info-resources/
OFF ROAD HANDCYCLE TRIKE 1972 https://tadpolerider.com/2014/05/14/off-road-handcycle-trike/
FREE GIFT 1932 https://tadpolerider.com/free-gift/
TRAILS 1868 https://tadpolerider.com/trails/
A LOW COST TADPOLE TRIKE … KENT 20 CAVALIER 1828 https://tadpolerider.com/2020/07/01/a-low-cost-tadpole-trike-kent-20-cavalier/
CHAIN TUBES … WHO NEEDS THEM? 1814 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/02/10/chain-tubes-who-needs-them/
TRIKE TIP OVER 1805 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/11/04/trike-tip-over/
JSRL DESIGN VS TERRATRIKE’S NEW HEEL SLINGS 1770 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/09/15/jsrl-design-vs-terratrikes-new-heel-slings/
CATRIKE REAR WHEEL EXTENSION KIT 1728 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/03/18/catrike-rear-wheel-extension-kit/
TRIDENT TRIKES STOWAWAY 1 & 2 1690 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/05/06/trident-trikes-stowaway-1-2/
LEG SUCK … IT’S NOT A PRETTY SIGHT 1685 https://tadpolerider.com/2014/10/27/leg-suck-its-not-a-pretty-sight/
ELECTRIC ASSIST MOTORIZED “VELOCARS”,1652,https://tadpolerider.com/2015/03/06/electric-assist-motorized-velocars/
“TWIST SHIFTERS CAN BE AN OOEY GOOEY STICKY MESS
1592 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/08/19/twist-shifters-can-be-an-ooey-gooey-sticky-mess/
X SEAM MEASUREMENT/ADJUSTING THE BOOM 1555 https://tadpolerider.com/2014/06/25/x-seam-measurementadjusting-the-boom/
PERFORMER JC-70 TADPOLE TRIKE REVIEW 1530 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/09/22/performer-jc-70-tadpole-trike-review/
CATRIKE MAINTENANCE & REPAIR TIPS 1522 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/04/13/catrike-maintenance-repair-tips/
GOTTA DO YOUR HOMEWORK 1477 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/01/30/gotta-do-your-homework/
TRIKETIGHT WORKSTANDS 1422 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/05/04/triketight-workstands/
PROS & CONS OF ELECTRIC MOTOR PEDAL ASSIST 1409 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/05/16/pros-cons-of-electric-motor-pedal-assist/
TRIDENT SPIKE … MOVE OVER ROVER 1409 https://tadpolerider.com/2014/07/02/trident-spike-move-over-rover/
KMX TRIKE FRONT SUSPENSION 1404 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/08/22/kmx-trike-front-suspension/
TRIDENT ODYSSEY FOLDING TRIKE 1395 https://tadpolerider.com/2014/10/17/trident-odyssey-folding-trike/
THE PEDAL INN, A HOMEMADE INSULATED CAMPER (NOMAD LIVING) 1393 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/04/08/the-pedal-inn-a-homemade-insulated-camper-nomad-living/
ODYSSEY TRIKES 1389 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/03/11/odyssey-trikes/
TIRE SCRUBBING 1346 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/08/26/tire-scrubbing/
ADAM’S MOTORIZED KMX TYPHOON TRIKE 1343 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/03/13/adams-motorized-kmx-typhoon-trike/
IT’S ALL ABOUT GEARING 1335 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/04/15/its-all-about-gearing/
(unknown or deleted) 1289 https://tadpolerider.com/?p=237
GINZVELO – A NEW DESIGN IN VELOMOBILES 1235 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/09/04/ginzvelo-a-new-design-in-velomobiles/
COVID 19, the GREAT RESET – HERE’S THE TRUTH 1216 https://tadpolerider.com/covid-19-the-truth/
WHO SAYS “RECUMBENTS CAN’T CLIMB”? 1216 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/12/28/who-says-recumbents-cant-climb/
SOLOVJOV 3X3 TRIKE – FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE (AIN’T HAPPENING) 1199 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/03/02/solovjov-3×3-trike-from-russia-with-love-aint-happening/
FORTRIKE — PRODUCT OF BRASIL/BRAZIL 1195 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/04/03/fortrike-product-of-brasilbrazil/
MASA SLINGSHOT, A BIT OF NOSTALGIA 1189 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/03/31/masa-slingshot-a-bit-of-nostalgia/
SOME INTERESTING INFO ABOUT VELOMOBILES 1188 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/03/09/some-interesting-info-about-velomobiles/
FAT TAD – HOW QUAINT! 1187 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/02/27/fat-tad-how-quaint/
COMFORT TRIKE … A FULL SUSPENSION TADPOLE TRIKE FROM LATVIA 1186 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/09/09/comfort-trike-a-full-suspension-tadpole-trike-from-latvia/
Ti-Fly … AZUB’S NEW FULL SUSPENSION TRIKE 1185 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/05/09/ti-fly-azubs-new-full-suspension-trike/
HEEL SLINGS GET MY VOTE 1164 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/09/29/heel-slings-get-my-vote/
MY OTHER BLOGS 1161 https://tadpolerider.com/my-other-blogs-2/
TRIDENT TERRAIN FAT TIRE TRIKE 1161 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/11/18/trident-terrain-fat-tire-trike/
FATCAT … SOUNDS GOOD TO ME 1138 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/02/24/fatcat-sounds-good-to-me/
PRESTA VS. SCHRADER VALVES 1088 https://tadpolerider.com/2014/08/08/presta-vs-schrader-valves/
BELT DRIVEN … DITCH THE CHAIN 1085 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/12/16/belt-driven-ditch-the-chain/
WHAT IS A TADPOLE TRIKE? 1068 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/04/29/what-is-a-tadpole-trike/
ICE FULL FAT TADPOLE TRIKE 1065 https://tadpolerider.com/2014/12/29/ice-full-fat-tadpole-trike/
RAHT RACER – WOULD YOU BELIEVE? 1052 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/02/25/raht-racer-would-you-believe/
DO IT YOURSELF PLANS 1046 https://tadpolerider.com/2014/07/07/do-it-yourself-plans/
REMOVING, PERFORMING MAINTENANCE & REINSTALLING CATRIKE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS 1033 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/04/18/removing-performing-maintenance-reinstalling-catrike-front-wheel-bearings/
DETERMINING PROPER CHAIN LENGTH 1027 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/03/11/determining-proper-chain-length/
CHAINRING GUARDS 995 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/09/02/chainring-guards/
SDV DRIVE WITH OVAL PEDAL MOTION … A MORE EFFICIENT DRIVE SYSTEM 987 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/10/12/sdv-drive-with-oval-pedal-motion-a-more-efficient-drive-system/
HOW TO CLEAN AND LUBRICATE A REAR DERAILLEUR 972 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/07/08/how-to-clean-and-lubricate-a-rear-derailleur/
GAADI DOUBLE ENDED INNER TUBES 944 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/05/25/gaadi-double-ended-inner-tubes/
HEEL SLINGS VS. SPD SHOES & PEDALS 939 https://tadpolerider.com/2014/10/29/heel-slings-vs-spd-shoes-pedals/
DIY PEDAL GENERATOR FOR ELECTRIC POWERED TRIKE 938 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/03/16/diy-pedal-generator-for-electric-powered-trike/
AIMED AT YOUR HEART 937 https://tadpolerider.com/aimed-at-your-heart/
HUB MOTOR VS CRANK DRIVE MOTOR 922 https://tadpolerider.com/2018/02/13/hub-motor-vs-crank-drive-motor/
eZee NOW – 3rd TIME IS A CHARM (ELECTRIC MOTOR ASSIST) 921 https://tadpolerider.com/2018/02/28/ezee-now-3rd-time-is-a-charm-electric-motor-assist/
TERRACYCLE – EXQUISITE RECUMBENT PARTS & ACCESSORIES 919 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/06/27/terracycle-exquisite-recumbent-parts-accessories/
MOUNTING HEADLIGHTS AND OTHER ACCESSORIES 902 https://tadpolerider.com/2018/12/17/mounting-headlights-and-other-accessories/
RECUMBENT TRIKE DOG ATTACK 890 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/09/19/recumbent-trike-dog-attack/
ATTENTION PHILIPPINE READERS 883 https://tadpolerider.com/attention-philippine-readers/
TIRE CHOICES 877 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/01/05/tire-choices/
DEAD RED LAW 873 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/09/23/dead-red-law/
HOMEMADE TRIKE AND QUAD FROM THE LAND “DOWN UNDER”,869,https://tadpolerider.com/2019/01/14/homemade-trike-and-quad-from-the-land-down-under/
“SUNSEEKER FAT TAD ELECTRIC TADPOLE TRIKE
865 https://tadpolerider.com/2018/01/05/sunseeker-fat-tad-electric-tadpole-trike/
ADAPTIVE BRAKE CONTROLS FOR DISABLED RIDERS 855 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/10/21/adaptive-brake-controls-for-disabled-riders/
COMFORIDER DELTA TRIKES 849 https://tadpolerider.com/2014/07/21/comforider-delta-trikes/
ELECTRIC HUB MOTOR SYSTEM … ROUND TWO 847 https://tadpolerider.com/2018/01/30/electric-hub-motor-system-round-two/
FAIRINGS FOR TADPOLE TRIKES 839 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/05/27/fairings-for-tadpole-trikes/
CONTACT ME 824 https://tadpolerider.com/contact-me/
CATRIKE’S BOOM 821 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/05/29/catrikes-boom/
HOW DO YOU STEER THAT THING? 821 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/07/04/how-do-you-steer-that-thing/
PEDALS … PEDALS … READ ALL ABOUT IT! 820 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/04/27/pedals-pedals-read-all-about-it/
BRITT ELECTRIC PEDALS 811 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/05/18/britt-electric-pedals/
SAFETY FLAGS ARE FOR YOUR SAFETY 796 https://tadpolerider.com/2014/05/13/safety-flags-are-for-your-safety/
OUTRIDER 422 ALPHA ELECTRIC TRIKE REVIEW 781 https://tadpolerider.com/2014/05/20/outrider-422-alpha-electric-trike-review/
LED LIGHT SAFETY POLES (or whatever they are called) 781 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/09/20/led-light-safety-poles-or-whatever-they-are-called/
HOMEMADE TADPOLE TRIKE FOR KIDS 779 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/02/13/homemade-tadpole-trike-for-kids/
MY NEW CANOPY 776 https://tadpolerider.com/2019/06/08/my-new-canopy/
VELOKS MK3 E-TRIKE 762 https://tadpolerider.com/2019/04/22/veloks-mk3-e-trike/
MILD STEEL, CHROME-MOLY STEEL, OR ALUMINUM 741 https://tadpolerider.com/2014/09/22/mild-steel-chrome-moly-steel-or-aluminum/
PEBL ELECTRIC PEDAL ASSIST VELOTRIKE 739 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/10/28/pebl-electric-pedal-assist-velotrike/
MAKING A WOODEN WORK STAND 735 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/09/13/making-a-wooden-work-stand/
SCARAB TRIKES (product of Texas) 725 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/08/23/scarab-trikes-product-of-texas/
WHEEL ALIGNMENT, SPOKE TENSION, SPOKE BREAKAGE 718 https://tadpolerider.com/2014/09/17/wheel-alignment-spoke-tension-spoke-breakage/
eGO – AN INTERESTING CONCEPT IN TRIKES 717 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/05/23/ego-an-interesting-concept-in-trikes/
CHINESE KNOCKOFFS 713 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/06/23/chinese-knockoffs/
CHEAP ELECTRIC TADPOLE TRIKES 711 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/08/26/cheap-electric-tadpole-trikes/
FOLDING TRIKES 708 https://tadpolerider.com/2014/06/16/folding-trikes/
THE END OF BIONX? 708 https://tadpolerider.com/2018/03/03/the-end-of-bionx/
THE VACCINE, PURE EVIL! 700 https://tadpolerider.com/the-vaccine/
3 WHEEL TRIKE CAR 696 https://tadpolerider.com/2014/12/31/3-wheel-trike-car/
CURRENT STATUS OF BIONX 694 https://tadpolerider.com/2018/04/12/current-status-of-bionx/
ORGANIZED RIDES, RALLIES & EVENTS 694 https://tadpolerider.com/organized-rides-rallies-events/
NUVINCI N360 INTERNAL HUB 688 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/04/29/nuvinci-n360-internal-hub/
FOLDING ALUMINUM RAMPS 682 https://tadpolerider.com/2014/05/30/folding-aluminum-ramps/
DERAILLEUR ADJUSTMENT 667 https://tadpolerider.com/2014/07/11/derailleur-adjustment/
AZUB TRICON 20 VS 26 FOLDING TRIKE 666 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/03/30/azub-tricon-20-vs-26-folding-trike/
TERRATRIKE MAVERICK … NEW ENTRY LEVEL OFFERING 660 https://tadpolerider.com/2019/11/08/terratrike-maverick-new-entry-level-offering/
HELMETS … MY HEAD, MY CHOICE? 658 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/01/17/helmets-my-head-my-choice/
COLD WELD=WELD FAILURE 639 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/05/20/cold-weld/
HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN SELF SEALING TUBELESS TIRES 634 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/01/29/how-to-make-your-own-self-sealing-tubeless-tires/
OUTRIDER HORIZON – ALL ELECTRIC ALL TERRAIN TADPOLE TRIKE 633 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/05/15/outrider-horizon-all-electric-all-terrain-tadpole-trike/
MAINTAINING PROPER AIR PRESSURE IN TIRES 633 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/12/30/maintaining-proper-air-pressure-in-tires/
TOE IN … A VERY IMPORTANT MATTER 629 https://tadpolerider.com/2014/07/23/toe-in-a-very-important-matter/
TADPOLE TRIKE MAKES RECORD JUMP 628 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/04/01/tadpole-trike-makes-record-jump/
DEALING WITH CURBS AND OTHER UNEVEN SURFACES 614 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/03/25/dealing-with-curbs-and-other-uneven-surfaces/
AVENUE TRIKES … ONE MORE OFFERING 608 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/06/08/avenue-trikes-one-more-offering/
GOOGLE MAPS – A VERY HANDY TOOL 606 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/09/25/google-maps-a-very-handy-tool/
SPECBIKE TECHNICS 606 https://tadpolerider.com/2020/01/29/specbike-technics/
TADPOLE TRIKE SIDECAR 602 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/01/19/tadpole-trike-sidecar/
50 MPH E-TRIKE 601 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/11/14/50-mph-e-trike/
CHAIN REPAIR & YOU, YES YOU! 600 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/06/20/chain-repair-you-yes-you/
TERRATRIKE RAMBLER E.V.O. 591 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/10/23/terratrike-rambler-e-v-o/
VELOMO, A GERMAN TADPOLE TRIKE 589 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/02/04/velomo-a-german-tadpole-trike/
HEAD/NECK RESTS 585 https://tadpolerider.com/2014/08/13/headneck-rests/
SHEDDING SOME LIGHT ON HEADLIGHTS 584 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/05/30/shedding-some-light-on-headlights/
VEE TIRES FOR TADPOLE TRIKES 579 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/08/09/vee-tires-for-tadpole-trikes/
PODRIDE VELOCAR 579 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/06/20/podride-velocar/
BOOBY TRAPPED BIKE TRAILS 574 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/06/03/booby-trapped-bike-trails/
JA YOE! (MATT GALAT’S WORLD TOUR) 573 https://tadpolerider.com/ja-yoe-matt-galats-world-tour/
RECUMBENT BIKE & TRIKE PARTS 564 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/05/18/recumbent-bike-trike-parts/
RECUMBENT RAG TOPS 562 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/11/28/recumbent-rag-tops/
AZUB FAT TRIKE 560 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/04/06/azub-fat-trike/
SETUP & ADJUSTMENT OF MECHANICAL DISC BRAKES 555 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/08/15/setup-adjustment-of-mechanical-disc-brakes/
SHAFT DRIVEN … WHY NOT? 546 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/03/25/shaft-driven-why-not/
NASHBAR RAGSTER SANDALS … THEY’RE BACK! 540 https://tadpolerider.com/2019/06/30/nashbar-ragster-sandals-theyre-back/
IT’S JUST A HILL … GET OVER IT 534 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/07/12/its-just-a-hill-get-over-it/
(unknown or deleted) 533 https://tadpolerider.com/?p=4996
TRIKEWARS CUSTOM MADE TRIKES 532 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/06/17/trikewars-custom-made-trikes/
NO WELD TADPOLE TRIKE PROJECT 528 https://tadpolerider.com/2014/09/26/no-weld-tadpole-trike-project/
DRIVE TRAIN MAINTENANCE 527 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/07/03/drive-train-maintenance/
HELP! I CAN’T GET UP 518 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/07/14/help-i-cant-get-up/
WHEN IS .75 NOT THE SAME AS 3/4? 518 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/06/06/when-is-75-not-the-same-as-34/
TRAVELIN’ ALONG SIDE BY SIDE 513 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/12/21/travelin-along-side-by-side/
TRIKE TRANSPORT IDEAS 511 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/11/21/trike-transport-ideas/
EGO VELOCAR 510 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/01/13/ego-velocar/
UTAH TRIKES CUSTOM SUNSEEKER ECO QUAD WITH 1600 WATT MID DRIVE MOTOR 507 https://tadpolerider.com/2018/01/23/utah-trikes-custom-sunseeker-eco-quad-with-1600-watt-mid-drive-motor/
REVERSE TRIKES 505 https://tadpolerider.com/2019/01/18/reverse-trikes/
REPAIR WELDING OF A CRACKED ALUMINUM FRAME 501 https://tadpolerider.com/2014/05/15/repair-welding-of-a-cracked-aluminum-frame/
THE CAT’S OUT OF THE BAG … 559 THAT IS 489 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/04/22/the-cats-out-of-the-bag-559-that-is/
RECUMBENT TRIKE WINDOW DECALS 483 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/03/26/recumbent-trike-window-decals/
HARTLANDER FAT TRIKE 483 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/06/17/hartlander-fat-trike/
DOG POWERED TADPOLE TRIKES 479 https://tadpolerider.com/2014/07/28/dog-powered-tadpole-trikes/
ELECTRIC TRIKE 3500w 40+MPH 478 https://tadpolerider.com/2018/01/02/electric-trike-3500w-40mph/
FUN & THRILLING, BUT FOOLISH AND DANGEROUS 471 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/06/09/fun-thrilling-but-foolish-and-dangerous/
CATRIKE E-CAT MAKING ITS DEBUT 468 https://tadpolerider.com/2019/10/01/catrike-e-cat-making-its-debut/
HPVelotechnik Scorpion fs 26 S-Pedelec e-trike 464 https://tadpolerider.com/2014/05/19/hpvelotechnik-scorpion-fs-26-s-pedelec-e-trike/
CATRIKE TRAIL FOLDER IS NOW AVAILABLE 459 https://tadpolerider.com/2014/07/05/catrike-trail-folder-is-now-available/
AeeDEA E-TRIKE … INDIA’S FIRST OFFERING INTO THE RECUMBENT TRIKE MARKET 456 https://tadpolerider.com/2020/08/27/aeedea-e-trike-indias-first-offering-into-the-recumbent-trike-marke/
TRIKE BUYING GUIDE – TAKEATRIKE.COM 453 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/02/15/trike-buying-guide-takeatrike-com/
UTAH TRIKE’S FULL SUSPENSION REVOLUTION DEFIANCE TADPOLE TRIKE 444 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/06/24/utah-trikes-full-suspension-revolution-defiance-tadpole-trike/
CHAIN WEAR & REPLACEMENT 443 https://tadpolerider.com/2014/08/04/chain-wear-replacement/
BIKE TOW LEASH for da pooch 440 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/06/22/bike-tow-leash/
EVOLVE TRIKES 438 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/04/07/evolve-trikes/
RIDEKICK ELECTRIC BIKE REVIEW 437 https://tadpolerider.com/2014/05/12/ridekick-electric-bike-review/
TO LISTEN OR NOT TO LISTEN (THAT IS THE QUESTION) 435 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/12/25/to-listen-or-not-to-listen-that-is-the-question/
JAYOE … NEW TRIKE AND TRAILER 435 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/09/09/jayoe-new-trike-and-trailer/
LUMBAR SUPPORT TO GO 433 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/07/27/lumbar-support/
SHORTENED BOOM … SOMETHING TO BE AWARE OF 431 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/08/12/shortened-boom-something-to-be-aware-of/
ARE YOU SUSPENDED? 430 https://tadpolerider.com/2014/10/31/are-you-suspended/
FINER RECLINER HEAD/NECK RESTS 429 https://tadpolerider.com/2018/04/08/finer-recliner-head-neck-rests/
TIRED HURTING FEET 429 https://tadpolerider.com/2019/06/13/tired-hurting-feet/
RECUMBENT TRIKE RIDE WITH MY DOG 428 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/09/26/recumbent-trike-ride-with-my-dog/
GOOGLE’S SELF DRIVING BICYCLE (only available on April 1st) 426 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/04/01/googles-self-driving-bicycle-only-available-on-april-1st/
HELMETS … IS THERE REALLY A DIFFERENCE? 424 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/05/01/helmets-is-there-really-a-difference/
CATEYE RAPID X SAFETY FLAG LIGHTS 424 https://tadpolerider.com/2018/08/15/cateye-rapid-x-safety-flag-lights/
“SORTA FAT”,422,https://tadpolerider.com/2017/03/14/sorta-fat/
“TRIKETABLE REPAIR STAND
421 https://tadpolerider.com/2018/02/09/triketable-repair-stand/
VELOCARS 418 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/09/16/velocars/
SO YOU WANT TO BUILD YOUR OWN TRIKE, HUH? 413 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/07/21/so-you-want-to-build-your-own-trike-huh/
COPENHAGEN WHEEL NO MORE 412 https://tadpolerider.com/2020/12/04/copenhagen-wheel-no-more/
5 BEST RECUMBENT E-TRIKES 407 https://tadpolerider.com/2021/01/13/5-best-recumbent-e-trikes/
ELECTRIC MOTORIZED E-TRIKE WITH REVERSE 405 https://tadpolerider.com/2014/09/12/electric-motorized-e-trike-with-reverse/
HONK IF YOU ARE AMISH 400 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/04/15/honk-if-you-are-amish/
CRANKARM SHORTENERS = PEDAL EXTENDERS 397 https://tadpolerider.com/2020/04/06/crankarm-shorteners-pedal-extenders/
VELOMOBILE RACING … WILD AND CRAZY 392 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/08/03/velomobile-racing-wild-and-crazy/
TRI-SLED GIZMO PHAT 392 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/11/20/tri-sled-gizmo-phat/
ROAM 2011 … A LOOK BACK 392 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/10/26/roam-2011-a-look-back/
THE HARDEST PART OF RIDING A TADPOLE TRIKE 382 https://tadpolerider.com/2020/02/07/the-hardest-part-of-riding-a-tadpole-trike/
DOES THIS TRIKE MAKE ME LOOK FAT? 379 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/04/04/does-this-trike-make-me-look-fat/
TIRE OVER-INFLATION 379 https://tadpolerider.com/2014/12/01/tire-over-inflation/
TIRE SEALANTS … DO THEY REALLY WORK? 378 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/10/27/tire-sealants-do-they-really-work/
CHAIN LUBRICATION 370 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/08/12/chain-lubrication/
BACCHETTA CT 2.0 carbon fiber tadpole trike 360 https://tadpolerider.com/2021/01/03/bacchetta-ct-2-0-carbon-fiber-tadpole-trike/
KITE CANOPY 357 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/12/01/kite-canopy/
TILT STEERING DESIGN 357 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/12/06/tilt-steering-design/
LOW COST CANOPIES 354 https://tadpolerider.com/2019/05/27/low-cost-canopies/
HELMET LAWS FOR BICYCLE RIDERS 347 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/05/16/helmet-laws-for-bicycle-riders/
UNDERSTANDING GEAR RATIOS 345 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/06/15/understanding-gear-ratios/
TALK ABOUT TIRE MILEAGE 340 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/08/19/talk-about-tire-mileage/
REAR WHEEL DIAMETER … 20 VS 26/700 337 https://tadpolerider.com/2020/07/27/rear-wheel-diameter-20-vs-26-700/
PEDAL POWERED USB CHARGER 336 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/08/01/pedal-powered-usb-charger/
DO YOU LUBE YOUR TIRES & TUBES? 335 https://tadpolerider.com/2019/09/16/do-you-lube-your-tires-tubes/
THE JOY OF RIDING A PEDAL ASSIST MOTORIZED TRIKE 333 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/12/29/the-joy-of-riding-a-pedal-assist-motorized-trike/
HP VELOTECHNIK, A TRIKE TO BE RECKONED WITH 332 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/07/25/hp-velotechnik-a-trike-to-be-reckoned-with/
THINGS I’VE LEARNED 330 https://tadpolerider.com/2014/05/24/things-ive-learned/
U.S. E-BIKE LAWS EXPLAINED 329 https://tadpolerider.com/2020/10/05/u-s-e-bike-laws-explained/
CATRIKE SAFETY RECALL FOR AXLE SPINDLES (2013 MODELS ONLY) 324 https://tadpolerider.com/2019/03/23/catrike-safety-recall-for-axle-spindles-2013-models-only/
LOOKING FOR A USED TRIKE? 324 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/07/15/looking-for-a-used-trike/
WHAT’S YOUR CADENCE? 322 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/01/06/whats-your-cadence/
FAHRRADI FARFALLA FFX … A TRUE WORK OF ART 321 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/03/30/fahrradi-farfalla-ffx-a-true-work-of-art/
PERFORMER FACTORY TOUR 319 https://tadpolerider.com/2018/08/10/performer-factory-tour/
AFRICA TRIKE 319 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/10/19/africa-trike/
TAKING THE LANE 318 https://tadpolerider.com/2020/05/25/taking-the-lane/
KICKING THE TIRES (buying a used trike) 316 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/08/24/kicking-the-tires-buying-a-used-trike/
DO YOU HAVE BENT LEGS? 315 https://tadpolerider.com/2014/11/14/do-you-have-bent-legs/
ICE REAR SUSPENSION INFO 310 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/02/06/ice-rear-suspension-info/
BIONX … THE JURY IS STILL OUT ON THIS ONE 308 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/08/29/bionx-the-jury-is-still-out-on-this-one/
TOURING WITH E-ASSIST 308 https://tadpolerider.com/2019/02/27/touring-with-e-assist/
CAN TADPOLE TRIKES REALLY FLY? 307 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/01/24/can-tadpole-trikes-really-fly/
HOW DO YOU MEASURE UP? 307 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/06/02/how-do-you-measure-up/
BROL CLASSIFIEDS … USED TADPOLE TRIKES FOR SALE 306 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/03/14/brol-classifieds-used-tadpole-trikes-for-sale/
VERSA BARS 305 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/03/27/versa-bars/
THE SCHWALBE LINEUP 303 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/02/26/the-schwalbe-lineup/
DOGS ARE PEOPLE TOO 302 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/08/18/dogs-are-people-too/
WHAT, A STAND UP TADPOLE TRIKE? 300 https://tadpolerider.com/2018/01/19/what-a-stand-up-tadpole-trike/
WHEEL STANDING FLAME THROWING SLINGSHOT QUAD 300 https://tadpolerider.com/2014/12/22/slingshot-wheel-stanwheel-standing-flame-throwing-slingshot-quadding-flame-throwing-quad/
THE DANGERS OF RIDING A RECUMBENT TADPOLE TRIKE 300 https://tadpolerider.com/2021/01/20/the-dangers-of-riding-a-recumbent-tadpole-trike/
FOUR SEATER VELOMOBILE 295 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/03/02/four-seater-velomobile/
THE GREAT AMERICAN RAIL-TRAIL 295 https://tadpolerider.com/2020/12/16/the-great-american-rail-trail-2/
FLINTSTONE BRAKES & YOU 294 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/07/04/flintstone-brakes-you/
ARE YOU BLIND? 294 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/07/11/are-you-blind/
RECUMBENT MECHANICAL TALK 293 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/05/09/recumbent-mechanical-talk/
USING THE PARK TOOL CHAIN WEAR INDICATOR TOOL 288 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/06/15/using-the-park-tool-chain-wear-indicator-tool/
TRIKEXPLOR … some interesting offerings 288 https://tadpolerider.com/2020/01/24/trikexplor-some-interesting-offerings/
NON-RECUMBENT RECUMBENTS 287 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/12/23/non-recumbent-recumbents/
E-MOTOR BATTERY MOUNTS FROM TERRACYCLE 285 https://tadpolerider.com/2018/01/16/e-motor-battery-mounts-from-terracycle/
TRIKE THERAPY FOR MILITARY VETERANS 284 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/11/11/trike-therapy-for-military-veterans/
WHOA NELLIE! 284 https://tadpolerider.com/2014/11/12/whoa-nellie/
BLINDED BY THE LIGHT 283 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/05/19/blinded-by-the-light/
TIRE PRESSURE … READ ALL ABOUT IT 282 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/04/04/tire-pressure-read-all-about-it/
CATRIKE ROAD AR … LIKE A TRUE CAT IT DONE SNUCK UP ON US 282 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/04/20/catrike-road-ar-like-a-true-cat-it-done-snuck-up-on-us/
STICK CATCHING … NOT A NICE GAME TO PLAY 281 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/06/30/stick-catching-not-a-nice-game-to-play/
DON’T CLICK THIS! 279 https://tadpolerider.com/dont-click-this/
IF YOU’VE GOT ‘EM, USE ‘EM (GEARS THAT IS) 279 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/07/18/if-youve-got-em-use-em-gears-that-is/
EFNEO GEARBOX 278 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/04/13/efneo-gearbox/
TALK ABOUT FAT TRIKES 278 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/09/27/talk-about-fat-trikes/
TADPOLE VS DELTA … “IN” VS “ON”,278,https://tadpolerider.com/2020/10/28/tadpole-vs-delta-in-vs-on/
“LOW COST FULL SUSPENSION TRIKE/e-TRIKE/e-FAT QUAD
277 https://tadpolerider.com/2020/01/10/low-cost-full-suspension-trike-e-trike-e-fat-quad/
MY EXPERIENCE WITH E-MOTORS THUS FAR 277 https://tadpolerider.com/2018/03/27/my-experience-with-e-motors-thus-far/
(unknown or deleted) 276 https://tadpolerider.com/?p=7433
FAT TRIKES RULE 275 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/05/23/fat-trikes-rule/
ELECTRIC TADPOLE TRIKE ON SNOW SKIS 274 https://tadpolerider.com/2018/02/02/electric-tadpole-trike-on-snow-skis/
GOPRO MOUNTS TIPS & TRICKS 273 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/03/28/gopro-mounts-tips-tricks/
RECUMBENT RANGERS ON THE WITHLACOOCHEE TRAIL 272 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/09/12/recumbent-rangers-on-the-withlacoochee-trail/
THE HIGH COST OF IGNORING NEEDED MAINTENANCE 271 https://tadpolerider.com/2018/07/14/the-high-cost-of-ignoring-needed-maintenance/
MagLOCK PEDALS 271 https://tadpolerider.com/2020/09/28/maglock-pedals/
FIRST ATTEMPT AT RIDING MY TRIKE SINCE KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT 270 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/10/10/first-attempt-at-riding-my-trike-since-knee-joint-replacement/
PEDAL EXTENDERS MIGHT BE THE TICKET 270 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/02/28/pedal-extenders-might-be-the-ticket/
GREENSPEED AERO SPORTS TRIKE 268 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/04/02/greenspeed-aero-sports-trike/
PEDAL ASSIST … A “WIN-WIN” SITUATION 265 https://tadpolerider.com/2018/03/02/pedal-assist-a-win-win-situation/
MID-ISLAND TRIKE ADVENTURES IS NOW A TRIDENT DEALER 264 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/12/10/mid-island-trike-adventures-is-now-a-trident-dealer/
SO YOU THINK YOUR BIKE LOCK IS SECURE 264 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/04/25/so-you-think-your-bike-lock-is-secure/
GETTING UP – GETTING OLD is GETTING OLD 263 https://tadpolerider.com/2020/06/12/getting-up-getting-old-is-getting-old/
CATRIKE 5.5.9 VIDEO BY UTAH TRIKES 263 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/07/23/catrike-5-5-9-video-by-utah-trikes/
WHEEL TRUING 262 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/09/23/wheel-truing/
BICYCLE AIR PUMPS & TIRE PRESSURE 261 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/07/06/bicycle-air-pumps-tire-pressure/
SOME LEGAL INFO ON E-BIKES 260 https://tadpolerider.com/2019/01/13/some-legal-info-on-e-bikes/
CATRIKE EOLA – a new “base” model 259 https://tadpolerider.com/2019/04/27/catrike-eola-a-new-base-model/
BOOM CHAIN TENSIONERS (CRANK ARM SHORTENERS UPDATE) 258 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/12/30/boom-chain-tensioners-crank-arm-shorteners-update/
AMPHIBIAN VELOMOBILE 257 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/02/14/amphibian-velomobile/
E-ASSIST … A LOOK AT WHAT ALL IS AVAILABLE 257 https://tadpolerider.com/2019/01/07/e-assist-a-look-at-what-all-is-available/
ANALOGY OF A CRASH … SOMETHING TO BE AWARE OF 254 https://tadpolerider.com/2019/10/28/analogy-of-a-crash-something-to-be-aware-of/
TADPOLE TRIKES ARE NOT MADE TO CLIMB WALLS 254 https://tadpolerider.com/2014/12/10/tadpole-trikes-are-not-made-to-climb-walls/
ALL WHEEL TILTING AR-3 STEERING COMPARISON 252 https://tadpolerider.com/2021/06/11/all-wheel-tilting-ar-3-steering-comparison/
TRIKE TECH – A RECUMBENT TRIKE INFORMATION WEBSITE 252 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/01/01/trike-tech-a-recumbent-trike-information-website/
ENJOYING LIFE AT THE SPEED OF A TRIKE 252 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/07/06/enjoying-life-at-the-speed-of-a-trike/
FRAME WARRANTIES 251 https://tadpolerider.com/2014/11/21/frame-warranties/
THE NEW CATRIKE ALUMINUM ALLOY FENDERS 251 https://tadpolerider.com/2018/12/31/the-new-catrike-aluminum-alloy-fenders/
TRIKE RIDING TOGETHER AS FAMILY & WITH FRIENDS 249 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/10/31/trike-riding-together-as-family-with-friends/
WATER BOTTLE HOLDERS 247 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/08/16/water-bottle-holders/
FAT TRIKE RIDERS 245 https://tadpolerider.com/2020/01/17/fat-trike-riders/
HOW TO REDUCE THE RISK OF GETTING PUNCTURES 240 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/08/29/how-to-reduce-the-risk-of-getting-punctures/
WHEELCHAIR TRIKE ATTACHMENTS 240 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/01/09/wheelchair-trike-attachments/
WHERE DO YOU DRAW THE LINE? 238 https://tadpolerider.com/2014/11/17/where-do-you-draw-the-line/
CATRIKES IN FLORIDA 236 https://tadpolerider.com/2014/05/10/catrikes-in-florida/
THE PROS AND CONS OF RIDING A RECUMBENT TRIKE 235 https://tadpolerider.com/2020/08/11/the-pros-and-cons-of-riding-a-recumbent-trike/
BICYCLE AIR PUMPS & TIRE PRESSURE 234 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/08/25/bicycle-air-pumps-tire-pressure-2/
CRITTER ENCOUNTERS 231 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/05/02/critter-encounters/
BOLT TOGETHER TRIKE BUILD (NO WELD) 231 https://tadpolerider.com/2021/02/03/bolt-together-trike-build-no-weld/
SCHWALBE ONE – A NEW RACING TIRE 230 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/03/20/schwalbe-one-a-new-racing-tire/
E-BIKE BATTERIES AND WATER … A DEFINITE NO-NO 230 https://tadpolerider.com/2020/05/29/e-bike-batteries-and-water-a-definite-no-no/
INVISIBLE BICYCLE HELMET 228 https://tadpolerider.com/2014/12/03/invisible-bicycle-helmet/
SECURING YOUR TRIKE FROM THEFT 227 https://tadpolerider.com/2020/07/30/securing-your-trike-from-theft/
PONDEROSA HP8 URBAN RECUMBENT TADPOLE TRIKE 227 https://tadpolerider.com/2014/06/18/ponderosa-hp8-urban-recumbent-tadpole-trike/
VELOMETRO 225 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/03/28/velometro/
TIPPING OVER HERE, BOSS! 224 https://tadpolerider.com/2020/09/09/tipping-over-here-boss/
EVOVELO 222 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/02/10/evovelo/
WHAT IS TRUTH? 222 https://tadpolerider.com/what-is-truth/
HIGH SPEED POLICE CHASE ON BIKE TRAIL 219 https://tadpolerider.com/2019/05/03/high-speed-police-chase-on-bike-trail/
TRIKE RACING IN FLORIDA 219 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/12/12/trike-racing-in-florida/
(unknown or deleted) 218 https://tadpolerider.com/?p=1518
BAFANG 750 WATT CRANK DRIVE MOTOR WITH TORQUE SENSOR 217 https://tadpolerider.com/2021/04/30/bafang-750-watt-crank-drive-motor-with-torque-sensor/
NEW HEAD REST TO SAVE MY NECK 217 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/05/12/new-head-rest-to-save-my-neck/
3 CHEERS FOR RECUMBENT TADPOLE TRIKES 217 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/12/07/3-cheers-for-recumbent-tadpole-trikes/
FRONT END SHIMMY 217 https://tadpolerider.com/2021/02/05/front-end-shimmy/
AND AWAY WE GO! (WITH BIONX) 216 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/04/28/and-away-we-go-with-bionx/
ELECTRIC MOTOR ASSIST — THERE ARE CHOICES 216 https://tadpolerider.com/2019/11/25/electric-motor-assist-there-are-choices/
INDOOR TRAINERS FOR THOSE COUPED UP THRU THE WINTER 215 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/02/08/indoor-trainers-for-those-couped-up-thru-the-winter/
ALL ABOUT TIRES 215 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/05/20/all-about-tires/
LEAF REMOVAL MADE EASY 215 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/10/28/leaf-removal-made-easy/
EFFECTS OF COLD TEMPERATURES 213 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/12/22/effects-of-cold-temperatures/
THIS COULD HAPPEN TO YOU 213 https://tadpolerider.com/2014/10/22/this-could-happen-to-you/
BAR END MITTS – MY FIRST IMPRESSIONS 212 https://tadpolerider.com/2018/12/28/bar-end-mitts-my-first-impressions/
BICYCLE CHAIN – HOW IT’S MADE 212 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/09/30/bicycle-chain-how-its-made/
SURE A PRETTY THING! 211 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/01/06/sure-a-pretty-thing/
LOVE YA’ GRANNY! 208 https://tadpolerider.com/2014/10/01/love-ya-granny/
FOLDYLOCK 208 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/04/14/foldylock/
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL 208 https://tadpolerider.com/2019/12/25/merry-christmas-to-all-2/
BEST CRANKDRIVE E-MOTORS 207 https://tadpolerider.com/2020/08/17/best-crankdrive-e-motors/
SIDE MOUNT KITS 204 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/07/27/side-mount-kits/
THE JaYoe NATION PODCAST 204 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/11/09/the-jayoe-nation-podcast/
CATRIKE SEAT BACK EXTENSIONS BY UTAH TRIKES 204 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/02/11/catrike-seat-back-extensions-by-utah-trikes/
HOW TO FIX A FLAT TIRE ON A TADPOLE TRIKE 204 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/04/10/how-to-fix-a-flat-tire-on-a-tadpole-trike/
A BIT OF HUMOR IN THIS VIDEO 202 https://tadpolerider.com/2020/08/13/a-bit-of-humor-in-this-video/
AND THE WINNER IS …. 200 https://tadpolerider.com/2018/05/24/and-the-winner-is/
LIGHTS … CHEAPER & BETTER … CAN’T BEAT THAT! 200 https://tadpolerider.com/2019/09/18/lights-cheaper-better-cant-beat-that/
MOM ON A TADPOLE TRIKE 199 https://tadpolerider.com/2018/01/09/mom-on-a-tadpole-trike/
FOR THOSE WHO DON’T KNOW WHETHER THEY ARE COMING OR GOING (B2B TRIKE) 199 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/08/11/for-those-who-dont-know-whether-they-are-coming-or-going-b2b-trike/
SPEED TRIKE 198 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/02/17/speed-trike/
HP VELOTECHNIK FACTORY TOUR & 2018 MODELS 195 https://tadpolerider.com/2018/08/01/hp-velotechnik-factory-tour-2018-models/
PERFORMER JC-70 AND JC-20 ASSEMBLY 195 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/09/29/performer-jc-70-and-jc-20-assembly/
PODRIDE UPDATE 2022 195 https://tadpolerider.com/2021/12/29/podride-update-2022/
CRANK DRIVES – A DISASTER FOR TRIKES 189 https://tadpolerider.com/2020/12/28/crank-drives-a-disaster-for-trikes/
BIKE REGISTRATION THAT WORKS 189 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/01/22/bike-registration-that-works/
“FAUX PEDALING” – FAKING IT HERE, BOSS 189 https://tadpolerider.com/2019/03/30/faux-pedaling-faking-it-here-boss/
INVERTING TWIST GRIP SHIFTERS AND BRAKE LEVERS ON HANDLEBARS 189 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/05/13/inverting-twist-grip-shifters-and-brake-levers-on-handlebars/
DOES RIDING A TADPOLE TRIKE MEAN YOU ARE HANDICAPPED? 186 https://tadpolerider.com/2014/10/10/does-riding-a-tadpole-trike-mean-you-are-handicapped/
OH FOR SOME SHADE 185 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/08/05/oh-for-some-shade/
TRAIL RULES EXIST FOR GOOD REASON 185 https://tadpolerider.com/2020/07/31/trail-rules-exist-for-good-reason/
HIT FROM BEHIND BY TRUCK 184 https://tadpolerider.com/2014/11/11/hit-from-behind-by-truck/
FIRST RIDES ON TADPOLE TRIKES 183 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/09/05/first-rides-on-tadpole-trikes/
A MAGNET FOR WOOD 183 https://tadpolerider.com/2014/10/08/a-magnet-for-wood/
ENJOYING LIFE VIA CATRIKE 180 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/04/25/enjoying-life-via-catrike/
RECUMBENT TRIKES – THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE 180 https://tadpolerider.com/2020/01/27/recumbent-trikes-the-essential-guide/
CUSTOMIZING TRIKES BY UTAH TRIKES 179 https://tadpolerider.com/2014/06/20/customizing-trikes-by-utah-trikes/
HOW TO BUY (and not to buy) A RECUMBENT TRIKE 178 https://tadpolerider.com/2020/03/30/how-to-buy-and-not-to-buy-a-recumbent-trike/
NEWBIE’S TRIKE TESTIMONY 178 https://tadpolerider.com/2020/05/06/newbies-trike-testimony/
ELECTRIC BIKE OUTFITTERS 176 https://tadpolerider.com/2019/02/13/electric-bike-outfitters/
ACKERMAN STEERING 176 https://tadpolerider.com/2021/02/01/ackerman-steering/
INSTALLATION OF SCHLUMPF HIGH SPEED DRIVE 175 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/01/26/installation-of-schlumpf-high-speed-drive/
HOW TO MAKE A TADPOLE TRIKE GROW 174 https://tadpolerider.com/2018/01/12/how-to-make-a-tadpole-trike-grow/
DEFUNCT TADPOLE TRIKES 174 https://tadpolerider.com/2014/11/19/defunct-tadpole-trikes/
(unknown or deleted) 174 https://tadpolerider.com/?p=8356
INNER TUBE INFORMATION 171 https://tadpolerider.com/2020/12/14/inner-tube-information/
WHO NEEDS FENDERS ANYWAY? 170 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/03/10/who-needs-fenders-anyway/
CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? 170 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/04/06/can-you-hear-me-now/
CRANKING IT UP HERE, BOSS! 170 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/01/12/cranking-it-up-here-boss/
CATRIKE GETS A NICE WRITEUP 170 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/08/11/catrike-gets-a-nice-writeup/
WILL THESE TIRES FIT MY RIMS? 169 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/05/02/will-these-tires-fit-my-rims/
POOH POOH ON POO POO 169 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/04/21/pooh-pooh-on-poo-poo/
CATRIKE MODEL LINEUP (2017) 168 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/03/24/catrike-model-lineup-2017/
MAGPED … another magnetic pedal offering for foot retention 167 https://tadpolerider.com/2020/11/30/magped-another-magnetic-pedal-offering-for-foot-retention/
PEDALING WITH KNEE PAIN 167 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/10/21/pedaling-with-knee-pain/
TRICYCLES … KID TESTED, MOM APPROVED 167 https://tadpolerider.com/2014/07/13/tricycles-kid-tested-mom-approved/
MATT GALAT’S WORLD TOUR 166 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/10/07/matt-galats-world-tour/
HOW TO CHANGE AN INNER TUBE 165 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/12/15/how-to-change-an-inner-tube/
THIN MAYBE IN, BUT FAT’S WHERE IT’S AT 165 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/02/20/thin-maybe-in-but-fats-where-its-at/
SO JUST WHO ARE TRIKES FOR ANYWAY? 164 https://tadpolerider.com/2014/10/13/so-just-who-are-trikes-for-anyway/
AW, AIN’T IT PRETTY? 164 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/10/02/aw-aint-it-pretty/
YAHOO! THE CRANKARM SHORTENERS WORK GREAT 163 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/12/08/yahoo-the-crankarm-shorteners-work-great/
ARE WHITE LIGHTS LEGAL ON THE REAR OF A TRIKE? 162 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/04/18/are-white-lights-legal-on-the-rear-of-a-trike/
DROOPING CABLES AND OTHER LOW DOWN HAZARDS 162 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/04/20/drooping-cables-and-other-low-down-hazards/
BRAKE STEER 161 https://tadpolerider.com/2018/07/30/brake-steer/
BIONX … DEFINITELY OUT OF BUSINESS! 161 https://tadpolerider.com/2018/08/09/bionx-definitely-out-of-business/
TIRE WIPERS … A GREAT IDEA 161 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/03/23/tire-wipers-a-great-idea/
11 WAYS TO MAKE YOUR TRIKE FASTER 160 https://tadpolerider.com/2020/07/03/11-ways-to-make-your-trike-faster/
NEVER HAVING TO SAY YOU’RE SOREE 160 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/02/03/never-having-to-say-youre-soree/
BEST CRANKDRIVE E-MOTOR? 160 https://tadpolerider.com/2021/01/01/best-crankdrive-e-motor/
WHEEL (RIM) REPAIRS 158 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/07/07/wheel-rim-repairs/
RECYCLED RECUMBENTS 157 https://tadpolerider.com/2014/12/08/recycled-recumbents/
LOW & SLOW 157 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/02/21/low-slow/
TIP OVER … HOW SAFE ARE 3 WHEELS? 156 https://tadpolerider.com/2021/12/31/tip-over-how-safe-are-3-wheels/
BLUESKY CANOPIES 156 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/11/17/bluesky-canopies/
HEY HEY, WHAT’S THAT SOUND, EVERYTIME IT GOES AROUND? 155 https://tadpolerider.com/2014/11/07/hey-hey-whats-that-sound-everytime-it-goes-around/
BETTER WATCH OUT IF YOU DON’T WANNA CRY 155 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/06/24/better-watch-out-if-you-dont-wanna-cry/
TRAIL RULES DON’T APPLY 155 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/07/19/trail-rules-dont-apply/
5 BEST TADPOLE E-TRIKES 154 https://tadpolerider.com/2021/03/10/5-best-tadpole-e-trikes/
HISTORY OF RECUMBENTS 154 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/04/11/history-of-recumbents/
SOMETIMES A GUY JUST HAS TO HAVE FUN 154 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/08/10/sometimes-a-guy-just-has-to-have-fun/
BEFORE YOU BUY A TADPOLE TRIKE 153 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/03/03/before-you-buy-a-tadpole-trike/
ALL ABOUT E-BIKE BATTERY CHARGING & DIY UNDERTAKINGS 152 https://tadpolerider.com/2019/05/20/all-about-e-bike-battery-charging-diy-undertakings/
AZUB ON ICE – FROZEN LAKE RIDE ON A FAT TRIKE 151 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/11/30/azub-on-ice-frozen-lake-ride-on-a-fat-trike/
BECKETTS RUN TRAIL … FORT WAYNE’S NEWEST TRAIL 151 https://tadpolerider.com/2021/08/04/becketts-run-trail-fort-waynes-newest-trail/
TADPOLE TRIKE BUILDS ON VIDEO 150 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/11/07/tadpole-trike-builds-on-video/
REAR WHEEL REMOVAL & REINSTALLATION 150 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/04/08/rear-wheel-removal-reinstallation/
TADPOLE RIDER FB Group 148 https://tadpolerider.com/tadpole-rider-fb-group/
THE GRANDE DAME OF BIKING … AND NOW TRIKING 148 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/02/10/the-grande-dame-of-biking-and-now-triking/
TERRATRIKE RAMBLER SAFETY RECALL 146 https://tadpolerider.com/2018/09/30/terratrike-rambler-safety-recall/
SO TADPOLE TRIKES ARE SLOW … WHO CARES? 146 https://tadpolerider.com/2021/04/12/so-tadpole-trikes-are-slow-who-cares/
GOD DAMN IT! 146 https://tadpolerider.com/god-damn-it/
TERRATRIKE SPYDER MAKING ITS DEBUT SOON 146 https://tadpolerider.com/2021/10/22/terratrike-spyder-making-its-debut-soon/
BROKEN GLASS, A POPULAR PASTIME FOR SOME 146 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/05/30/broken-glass-a-popular-pastime-for-some/
WATER, A NECESSITY OF LIFE 146 https://tadpolerider.com/2014/07/25/water-a-necessity-of-life/
FAQ – FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 145 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/06/13/faq-frequently-asked-questions/
63 SPEED HAND CRANK MOUNTAIN TRIKE 144 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/01/14/63-speed-hand-crank-mountain-trike/
WARRIOR IS BIRTHED 142 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/01/16/warrior-is-birthed/
SEARCH THIS SITE 141 https://tadpolerider.com/search-this-site/
CYCLING IS FOR EVERYONE 141 https://tadpolerider.com/2021/01/06/cycling-is-for-everyone/
FULL SUSPENSION WHEELS 141 https://tadpolerider.com/2014/11/10/full-suspension-wheels/
HOW TO FIT A CHAIN ON A TADPOLE TRIKE 140 https://tadpolerider.com/2014/12/15/how-to-fit-a-chain-on-a-tadpole-trike/
TRY BEFORE YOU BUY 140 https://tadpolerider.com/2020/04/27/try-before-you-buy/
MARTIN KRIEG – A MAN OF GREAT VISION – NATIONAL BICYCLE GREENWAY 139 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/01/26/martin-krieg-a-man-of-great-vision-national-bicycle-greenway/
RECUMBENT TV … a good idea while it lasted 139 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/12/07/recumbent-tv/
WHY i HAVE SLOWED WAY UP ON THIS BLOG 138 https://tadpolerider.com/2018/03/21/why-i-have-slowed-way-up-on-this-blog/
WATER BOTTLE CLEANING 138 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/04/27/water-bottle-cleaning/
KMX FAMILY LINEUP 138 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/03/07/kmx-family-lineup/
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ANTI-THEFT ALARMS 137 https://tadpolerider.com/2014/10/06/anti-theft-alarms/
HOW TO ADJUST STEERING ON THE PERFORMER TRIKES (models X, E AND F) 137 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/09/01/how-to-adjust-steering-on-the-performer-trikes-models-x-e-and-f/
HILL CLIMBING … NOT THE WAY I REMEMBER IT 136 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/09/14/hill-climbing-not-the-way-i-remember-it/
CENTURY RIDES – ARE YOU UP TO IT? 135 https://tadpolerider.com/2018/07/16/century-rides-are-you-up-to-it/
ORGANIZED RALLIES, RIDES and EVENTS 135 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/07/28/organized-rallies-rides-and-events/
WHAT WIND? 135 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/11/16/what-wind/
THERATRYKE, A SPECIAL PURPOSE TRIKE 135 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/06/03/theratryke-a-special-purpose-trike/
PEDAL REMOVAL & INSTALLATION 134 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/04/15/pedal-removal-installation/
EUROVELO FELLOW (and gals) 134 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/03/04/eurovelo-fellow-and-gals/
CALL OF THE WILD or SILENCE CAN BE DEAFENING 133 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/06/16/call-of-the-wild-or-silence-can-be-deafening/
BEST ELECTRIC CONVERSION KITS FOR TRIKES 133 https://tadpolerider.com/2020/12/30/best-electric-conversion-kits-for-trikes/
REAR WHEEL STEERING = HIGH SPEED INSTABILITY 133 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/03/17/rear-wheel-steering-high-speed-instability/
IF IT AIN’T BROKE DON’T FIX IT 132 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/05/11/if-it-aint-broke-dont-fix-it/
“SHADEMOBILE” … WHAT A DIFFERENCE! 132 https://tadpolerider.com/2019/06/27/shademobile-what-a-difference/
ACCIDENT PREVENTION 131 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/11/27/accident-prevention/
HEADKAYSE ONE – REINEVENTS HELMETS 131 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/05/26/headkayse-one-reinevents-helmets/
I NEED YOUR HELP 130 https://tadpolerider.com/i-need-your-help/
LIT UP 129 https://tadpolerider.com/2014/11/05/lit-up/
HOLE IN ONE 129 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/01/21/hole-in-one/
MATT’S WORLD TRIKING ADVENTURE 127 https://tadpolerider.com/2014/11/01/matts-world-triking-adventure/
TAILLIGHTS 126 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/01/07/taillights/
TADPOLE TRIKES CAN PROVIDE A 2ND CHANCE 125 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/04/11/tadpole-trikes-can-provide-a-2nd-chance/
MOVING RIGHT ALONG … 125 https://tadpolerider.com/2017/12/09/moving-right-along-2/
11 SPEED CASSETTES … WE’VE COME A LONG WAY 124 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/02/29/11-speed-cassettes-weve-come-a-long-way/
RIDING AROUND HORSES 124 https://tadpolerider.com/2020/10/16/riding-around-horses/
MOBILITY ASSISTIVE DEVICE 123 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/12/14/mobility-assistive-device/
JaYoe! … JUST ADD FUEL 123 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/03/03/jayoe-just-add-fuel/
THE CONTINUING ADVENTURES of MYRTLE the TURTLE 122 https://tadpolerider.com/2014/07/18/the-continuing-adventures-of-myrtle-the-turtle/
WHEEZY ELECTRIC MOTOR ASSIST 122 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/11/23/wheezy-electric-motor-assist/
A $25 TADPOLE TRIKE 122 https://tadpolerider.com/2020/11/13/a-25-tadpole-trike/
RIDING UP A 41 % GRADE 122 https://tadpolerider.com/2021/11/12/riding-up-a-41-grade/
SPRING IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER 121 https://tadpolerider.com/2020/02/10/spring-is-just-around-the-corner/
3D PRINTING … A HANDY GADGET 121 https://tadpolerider.com/2020/02/17/3d-printing-a-handy-gadget/
IMPROVING THE TURNING CIRCLE ON ICE TRIKES 121 https://tadpolerider.com/2020/04/06/improving-the-turning-circle-on-ice-trikes/
CAN YOU SEE ME NOW? 120 https://tadpolerider.com/2019/09/07/can-you-see-me-now/
RECUMBENT HISTORY 119 https://tadpolerider.com/2020/11/14/recumbent-history/
HOMEMADE TRIKE BUILD VIDEO 119 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/11/29/homemade-trike-build-video/
TOE IN REVISTED 119 https://tadpolerider.com/2016/12/16/toe-in-revisted/
COVID 19 … THE TRUTH 119 https://tadpolerider.com/2020/04/21/covid-19-the-truth/
HOW DO YOU BALANCE THAT THING? … and OTHER DUMB QUESTIONS 118 https://tadpolerider.com/2015/09/11/how-do-you-balance-that-thing-and-other-dumb-questions/

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KEEP ON TRIKIN’

FREE GIFT AWAITS YOU!

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MY BEST DAYS MAY BE BEHIND ME, BUT …

Yep, I am getting old … going on 76. My best days may be behind me, but riding my trike nearly every day helps me keep going and looking forward to each passing day. Trike riding definitely adds fun and enjoyment to life and even some excitement … sometimes more than I really was wanting.

I came up alongside a fellow tadpole rider today. He was riding along at 15 mph without any e-motor assistance. I said to him that I was envious that he could ride at that speed without the help of a motor. His reply was right on … “I am younger than you”. Yes, I most definitely have slowed up as I age. I just am not able to ride anywhere near as fast as I could 20 years ago … not even 10 years ago.

I am so thankful for the e-motor which enables me to ride like the wind making riding enjoyable instead of misery like it would be without it. The breeze feels mighty good at 20 mph making it far more comfortable which equates to enjoyable. I can go out riding and not get all sweaty. It really makes a big difference.

Of course, I have no way of knowing how much longer I will  be sucking air. I am already living on borrowed time so to speak … anything beyond 70. I am hopeful that my health will hold up and permit me to continue to ride right up until near the end of my life or the Lord takes me in the rapture … whichever comes first.

My trike is now over 13 years old as far as the “running gear” and it is still performing like it did when it was brand new. Catrike sure makes a great trike. I am confident that it will continue to perform superbly another 13 years or more.

I retired at age 62.5 so I have 13 years of retired life behind me already. I jokingly said that upon retirement my job will be riding my trike and for sure that has been the case. I have over 102,000 miles on my trike. Almost all of it has been since I retired. That is an average of 7846 miles a year. I have slowed up not riding as many miles as I used to but I still manage over 7000 miles per year. I had some years over 10,000 miles early on. I still have a lot of 50 plus mile days. Of course, I could not say that without the e-motor assistance.

My first e-motor was in 2017. Since then I have had 7 e-motors. All have been rear hub type except for one crank drive. I am sold on hub motors and don’t care for crank drive motors at all. E-motors are an expensive addition to a trike. The motor I have now is the cheapest of all of them I have ever had. It is also the most powerful of all of them. I am really liking it and have no regrets having bought the cheapest one I found. They are all made in China and I think they are all of the same quality. I am hopeful this motor I have now will outlast me.  I reckon I will just have to wait and see. One thing is for sure … I definitely want to …

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WHAT ARE PEOPLE MOST INTERESTED IN?

I started this website back in … hmmm … seems we have a problem here, Houston. I don’t know the answer to that as there is no information on it. I can only venture a guess and I am guessing it was about 2011. I use WordPress to compose and post this website to the internet. WordPress makes available statistics  on the website which is helpful and informative. I mainly look at which articles I have posted are most viewed, the number of viewers visiting the website and from what countries the viewers are from. Never the less there have been visitors from every single country in this world … something which surprises me. Of course, the U.S.A. is always at the top of the list of countries. I titled this “what are people most interested in?” In asking that I am, of course, referring to what they are viewing on this website the most. That is no mystery as WordPress provides the answer and here it is … this is all time. (They break it down to daily, weekly, monthly quarterly, yearly and all time since the beginning.)  I don’t know if these results will surprise you any. Some of them do me while others are ones I would guess would be about where they are on the list. This listing is for the most viewed starting at the top to the least viewed at the very bottom:

“USED TRIKES 4 SALE”
“TIRE LINERS – DO THEY WORK?”
“TRIKE MANUFACTURERS”
“TRIKE PRICES”
“BICYCLE COMPUTER TIRE SIZE SETTINGS”
“FRONT WHEEL DRIVE TADPOLE TRIKES by DAVID BRUCE”
“TADPOLE TANDEM TRIKES”
“HOMEMADE SAFETY FLAGS”
“HPV SLINGSHOT DRAGSTER”
“ELECTRIC RECUMBENT TRIKE … “”RACE WOOD””
“$45 HOMEMADE TADPOLE TRIKE”
“STEINTRIKE’S WILD WAVE FULL SUSPENSION TILTING TRIKE”
“ARCTRIKE … A NEW ELECTRIC MOTORIZED TADPOLE TRIKE”
“TRIKE ANATOMY”
“SHORT CRANKSETS/CRANKARMS”
“48V 750W 8fun Bafang Mid Drive Motor Electric Bike Conversion Kit”
“VELTOP CANOPIES”
“FROM ORIGINAL TADPOLERIDER”
“THE PRAYER OF AN ATHEIST”
“TADPOLE TRIKE CONSTRUCTION – THE SCIENCE OF TADPOLE TRIKE STEERING”
“HEY MISTER, CAN YOU HELP A FELLA’ OUT?”
“4 WHEEL DRIVE REAR SUSPENSION ELECTRIC MOTOR ASSIST FAT TIRE QUAD”
“PODRIDE”
“MARVELO, A NEW VELOMOBILE FROM CANADA”
“TRANSPORTING A TADPOLE TRIKE”
“PERFORMER TRIKES”
“DIY (Do It Yourself) VELOMOBILE”
“DUMONT – CATRIKE’S NEW FULL SUSPENSION MODEL”
“SUNSEEKER ECO TAD SX TADPOLE TRIKE”
“THE BEST BICYCLE TIRE MONEY CAN BUY”
“PANNONRIDER SOLAR VELOMOBILE”
“Top 5 Incredibly Fast Recumbent Trikes”
“OTHERS’ ARTICLES, BLOGS, FORUMS, LINKS, ETC.”
“ARE YOU DIRECT OR INDIRECT?
“TRIKE DEALERS”
“VIDEOS”
“LOW COST FOLDING FAT TIRE TADPOLE TRIKE”
“About”
“SCHLUMPF HIGH SPEED DRIVE”
“SUNRIDER VELOMOBILES”
“DRY RAIN VS. WET RAIN”
“REAR DERAILLEUR CAPACITY”
“PICAR – A RECUMBENT PEDAL CAR”
“LOW COST CANOPY”
“SPD SHOE CLEAT POSITION”
“SEAT VS. PEDAL HEIGHT”
“HOME BUILT RECUMBENT TRIKE, DETAILED PLANS AND CONSTRUCTION STEPS”
“WORK STANDS FOR TADPOLE TRIKES”
“INFO RESOURCES”
“OFF ROAD HANDCYCLE TRIKE”
“FREE GIFT”
“TRAILS”
“A LOW COST TADPOLE TRIKE … KENT 20 CAVALIER”
“CHAIN TUBES … WHO NEEDS THEM?”
“TRIKE TIP OVER”
“JSRL DESIGN VS TERRATRIKE’S NEW HEEL SLINGS”
“CATRIKE REAR WHEEL EXTENSION KIT”
“TRIDENT TRIKES STOWAWAY 1 & 2”
“LEG SUCK … IT’S NOT A PRETTY SIGHT”
“ELECTRIC ASSIST MOTORIZED “”VELOCARS””
“TWIST SHIFTERS CAN BE AN OOEY GOOEY STICKY MESS”
“X SEAM MEASUREMENT/ADJUSTING THE BOOM”
“PERFORMER JC-70 TADPOLE TRIKE REVIEW”
“CATRIKE MAINTENANCE & REPAIR TIPS”
“GOTTA DO YOUR HOMEWORK”
“TRIKETIGHT WORKSTANDS”
“PROS & CONS OF ELECTRIC MOTOR PEDAL ASSIST
“TRIDENT SPIKE … MOVE OVER ROVER”
“KMX TRIKE FRONT SUSPENSION”
“TRIDENT ODYSSEY FOLDING TRIKE”
“THE PEDAL INN, A HOMEMADE INSULATED CAMPER (NOMAD LIVING)”
“ODYSSEY TRIKES”
“TIRE SCRUBBING”
“ADAM’S MOTORIZED KMX TYPHOON TRIKE”
“IT’S ALL ABOUT GEARING”
“GINZVELO – A NEW DESIGN IN VELOMOBILES”
“COVID 19, the GREAT RESET – HERE’S THE TRUTH”
“WHO SAYS “”RECUMBENTS CAN’T CLIMB”?”
“SOLOVJOV 3X3 TRIKE – FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE (AIN’T HAPPENING)”
“FORTRIKE — PRODUCT OF BRASIL/BRAZIL”
“MASA SLINGSHOT, A BIT OF NOSTALGIA}
“SOME INTERESTING INFO ABOUT VELOMOBILES”
“FAT TAD – HOW QUAINT!”
“COMFORT TRIKE … A FULL SUSPENSION TADPOLE TRIKE FROM LATVIA”
“Ti-Fly … AZUB’S NEW FULL SUSPENSION TRIKE”
“HEEL SLINGS GET MY VOTE”
“MY OTHER BLOGS”
“TRIDENT TERRAIN FAT TIRE TRIKE”
“FATCAT … SOUNDS GOOD TO ME”
“PRESTA VS.  SCHRADER VALVES”
“BELT DRIVEN … DITCH THE CHAIN”
“WHAT IS A TADPOLE TRIKE?”
“ICE FULL FAT TADPOLE TRIKE”
“RAHT RACER – WOULD YOU BELIEVE?”
“DO IT YOURSELF PLANS”
“REMOVING, PERFORMING MAINTENANCE & REINSTALLING CATRIKE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS”
“DETERMINING PROPER CHAIN LENGTH”
“CHAINRING GUARDS”
“SDV DRIVE WITH OVAL PEDAL MOTION … A MORE EFFICIENT DRIVE SYSTEM”
“HOW TO CLEAN AND LUBRICATE A REAR DERAILLEUR”
“GAADI DOUBLE ENDED INNER TUBES”
“HEEL SLINGS VS. SPD SHOES & PEDALS”
“DIY PEDAL GENERATOR FOR ELECTRIC POWERED TRIKE”
“AIMED AT YOUR HEART”
“HUB MOTOR VS CRANK DRIVE MOTOR”
“eZee NOW – 3rd TIME IS A CHARM (ELECTRIC MOTOR ASSIST)”
“TERRACYCLE – EXQUISITE RECUMBENT PARTS & ACCESSORIES”
“MOUNTING HEADLIGHTS AND OTHER ACCESSORIES”
“RECUMBENT TRIKE DOG ATTACK”
“ATTENTION PHILIPPINE READERS”
“TIRE CHOICES”
“DEAD RED LAW”
“HOMEMADE TRIKE AND QUAD FROM THE LAND “”DOWN UNDER””
“SUNSEEKER FAT TAD ELECTRIC TADPOLE TRIKE”
“ADAPTIVE BRAKE CONTROLS FOR DISABLED RIDERS”
“COMFORIDER DELTA TRIKES”
“ELECTRIC HUB MOTOR SYSTEM … ROUND TWO”
“FAIRINGS FOR TADPOLE TRIKES”
“CONTACT ME”
“CATRIKE’S BOOM”
“HOW DO YOU STEER THAT THING?”
“PEDALS … PEDALS … READ ALL ABOUT IT!”
“BRITT ELECTRIC PEDALS”
“SAFETY FLAGS ARE FOR YOUR SAFETY”
“OUTRIDER 422 ALPHA ELECTRIC TRIKE REVIEW”
“LED LIGHT SAFETY POLES (or whatever they are called)”
“HOMEMADE TADPOLE TRIKE FOR KIDS”
“MY NEW CANOPY”
“VELOKS MK3 E-TRIKE”
“MILD STEEL, CHROME-MOLY STEEL, OR ALUMINUM”
“PEBL ELECTRIC PEDAL ASSIST VELOTRIKE”
“MAKING A WOODEN WORK STAND”
“SCARAB TRIKES (product of Texas)”
“WHEEL ALIGNMENT, SPOKE TENSION, SPOKE BREAKAGE”
“eGO – AN INTERESTING CONCEPT IN TRIKES”
“CHINESE KNOCKOFFS”
“CHEAP ELECTRIC TADPOLE TRIKES”
“FOLDING TRIKES”
“THE END OF BIONX?”
“THE VACCINE, PURE EVIL!”
“3 WHEEL TRIKE CAR”
“CURRENT STATUS OF BIONX”
“ORGANIZED RIDES, RALLIES & EVENTS”
“NUVINCI N360 INTERNAL HUB”
“FOLDING ALUMINUM RAMPS”
“DERAILLEUR ADJUSTMENT”
“AZUB TRICON 20 VS 26 FOLDING TRIKE”
“TERRATRIKE MAVERICK … NEW ENTRY LEVEL OFFERING”
“HELMETS … MY HEAD, MY CHOICE?”
“COLD WELD=WELD FAILURE”
“HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN SELF SEALING TUBELESS TIRES”
“OUTRIDER HORIZON – ALL ELECTRIC ALL TERRAIN TADPOLE TRIKE”
“MAINTAINING PROPER AIR PRESSURE IN TIRES”
“TOE IN … A VERY IMPORTANT MATTER”
“TADPOLE TRIKE MAKES RECORD JUMP”
“DEALING WITH CURBS AND OTHER UNEVEN SURFACES”
“AVENUE TRIKES … ONE MORE OFFERING”
“GOOGLE MAPS – A VERY HANDY TOOL”
“SPECBIKE TECHNICS”
“TADPOLE TRIKE SIDECAR”
“50 MPH E-TRIKE”
“CHAIN REPAIR & YOU, YES YOU!”
“TERRATRIKE RAMBLER E.V.O.”
“VELOMO, A GERMAN TADPOLE TRIKE”
“HEAD/NECK RESTS”
“SHEDDING SOME LIGHT ON HEADLIGHTS”
“VEE TIRES FOR TADPOLE TRIKES”
“PODRIDE VELOCAR”
“BOOBY TRAPPED BIKE TRAILS”
“JA YOE! (MATT GALAT’S WORLD TOUR)”
“RECUMBENT BIKE & TRIKE PARTS”
“RECUMBENT RAG TOPS”
“AZUB FAT TRIKE”
“SETUP & ADJUSTMENT OF MECHANICAL DISC BRAKES”
“SHAFT DRIVEN … WHY NOT?”
“NASHBAR RAGSTER SANDALS … THEY’RE BACK!”
“IT’S JUST A HILL … GET OVER IT”
“TRIKEWARS CUSTOM MADE TRIKES”
“NO WELD TADPOLE TRIKE PROJECT”
“DRIVE TRAIN MAINTENANCE”
“HELP! I CAN’T GET UP”
“WHEN IS .75 NOT THE SAME AS 3/4?”
“TRAVELIN’ ALONG SIDE BY SIDE”
“TRIKE TRANSPORT IDEAS”
“EGO VELOCAR”
“UTAH TRIKES CUSTOM SUNSEEKER ECO QUAD WITH 1600 WATT MID DRIVE MOTOR”
“REVERSE TRIKES”
“REPAIR WELDING OF A CRACKED ALUMINUM FRAME”
“THE CAT’S OUT OF THE BAG … 559 THAT IS”
“RECUMBENT TRIKE WINDOW DECALS”
“HARTLANDER FAT TRIKE”
“DOG POWERED TADPOLE TRIKES”
“ELECTRIC TRIKE 3500w 40+MPH”
“FUN & THRILLING, BUT FOOLISH AND DANGEROUS”
“CATRIKE E-CAT MAKING ITS DEBUT”
“HPVelotechnik Scorpion fs 26 S-Pedelec e-trike”
“CATRIKE TRAIL FOLDER IS NOW AVAILABLE”
“AeeDEA E-TRIKE … INDIA’S FIRST OFFERING INTO THE RECUMBENT TRIKE MARKET”
“TRIKE BUYING GUIDE – TAKEATRIKE.COM”
“UTAH TRIKE’S FULL SUSPENSION REVOLUTION DEFIANCE TADPOLE TRIKE”
“CHAIN WEAR & REPLACEMENT”
“BIKE TOW LEASH for da pooch”
“EVOLVE TRIKES”
“RIDEKICK ELECTRIC BIKE REVIEW”
“TO LISTEN OR NOT TO LISTEN (THAT IS THE QUESTION)”
“JAYOE … NEW TRIKE AND TRAILER”
“LUMBAR SUPPORT TO GO”
“SHORTENED BOOM … SOMETHING TO BE AWARE OF”
“ARE YOU SUSPENDED?”
“FINER RECLINER HEAD/NECK RESTS”
“TIRED HURTING FEET”
“RECUMBENT TRIKE RIDE WITH MY DOG”
“GOOGLE’S SELF DRIVING BICYCLE (only available on April 1st)”
“HELMETS … IS THERE REALLY A DIFFERENCE?”
“CATEYE RAPID X SAFETY FLAG LIGHTS”
“””SORTA FAT””
“TRIKETABLE REPAIR STAND”
“VELOCARS”
“SO YOU WANT TO BUILD YOUR OWN TRIKE, HUH?”
“COPENHAGEN WHEEL NO MORE”
“5 BEST RECUMBENT E-TRIKES”
“ELECTRIC MOTORIZED E-TRIKE WITH REVERSE”
“HONK IF YOU ARE AMISH”
“CRANKARM SHORTENERS = PEDAL EXTENDERS”
“VELOMOBILE RACING … WILD AND CRAZY”
“TRI-SLED GIZMO PHAT”
“ROAM 2011 … A LOOK BACK”
“THE HARDEST PART OF RIDING A TADPOLE TRIKE”
“DOES THIS TRIKE MAKE ME LOOK FAT?”
“TIRE OVER-INFLATION”
“TIRE SEALANTS … DO THEY REALLY WORK?”
“CHAIN LUBRICATION”
“BACCHETTA CT 2.0 carbon fiber tadpole trike”
“KITE CANOPY”
“TILT STEERING DESIGN”
“LOW COST CANOPIES”
“HELMET LAWS FOR BICYCLE RIDERS”
“UNDERSTANDING GEAR RATIOS”
“TALK ABOUT TIRE MILEAGE”
“REAR WHEEL DIAMETER … 20 VS 26/700”
“PEDAL POWERED USB CHARGER”
“DO YOU LUBE YOUR TIRES & TUBES?”
“THE JOY OF RIDING A PEDAL ASSIST MOTORIZED TRIKE”
“HP VELOTECHNIK, A TRIKE TO BE RECKONED WITH”
“THINGS I’VE LEARNED”
“U.S. E-BIKE LAWS EXPLAINED”
“CATRIKE SAFETY RECALL FOR AXLE SPINDLES (2013 MODELS ONLY)”
“LOOKING FOR A USED TRIKE?”
“WHAT’S YOUR CADENCE?”
“FAHRRADI FARFALLA FFX … A TRUE WORK OF ART”
“PERFORMER FACTORY TOUR”
“AFRICA TRIKE”
“TAKING THE LANE”
“KICKING THE TIRES (buying a used trike)”
“DO YOU HAVE BENT LEGS?”
“ICE REAR SUSPENSION INFO”
“BIONX … THE JURY IS STILL OUT ON THIS ONE”
“TOURING WITH E-ASSIST”
“CAN TADPOLE TRIKES REALLY FLY?”
“HOW DO YOU MEASURE UP?”
“BROL CLASSIFIEDS … USED TADPOLE TRIKES FOR SALE”
“VERSA BARS”
“THE SCHWALBE LINEUP”
“DOGS ARE PEOPLE TOO”
“WHAT, A STAND UP TADPOLE TRIKE?”
“WHEEL STANDING FLAME THROWING SLINGSHOT QUAD”,
“THE DANGERS OF RIDING A RECUMBENT TADPOLE TRIKE”
“FOUR SEATER VELOMOBILE”
“THE GREAT AMERICAN RAIL-TRAIL”
“FLINTSTONE BRAKES & YOU”
“ARE YOU BLIND?”
“RECUMBENT MECHANICAL TALK”
“USING THE PARK TOOL CHAIN WEAR INDICATOR TOOL”
“TRIKEXPLOR … some interesting offerings”
“NON-RECUMBENT RECUMBENTS”
“E-MOTOR BATTERY MOUNTS FROM TERRACYCLE”
“TRIKE THERAPY FOR MILITARY VETERANS”
“WHOA NELLIE!”
“BLINDED BY THE LIGHT”
“TIRE PRESSURE … READ ALL ABOUT IT”
“CATRIKE ROAD AR … LIKE A TRUE CAT IT DONE SNUCK UP ON US”
“STICK CATCHING … NOT A NICE GAME TO PLAY”
“DON’T CLICK THIS!”
“IF YOU’VE GOT ‘EM, USE ‘EM (GEARS THAT IS)”
“EFNEO GEARBOX”
“TALK ABOUT FAT TRIKES”
“TADPOLE VS DELTA … “”IN” VS “ON””
“LOW COST FULL SUSPENSION TRIKE/e-TRIKE/e-FAT QUAD”
“MY EXPERIENCE WITH E-MOTORS THUS FAR”
“FAT TRIKES RULE”
“ELECTRIC TADPOLE TRIKE ON SNOW SKIS”
“GOPRO MOUNTS TIPS & TRICKS”
“RECUMBENT RANGERS ON THE WITHLACOOCHEE TRAIL”
“THE HIGH COST OF IGNORING NEEDED MAINTENANCE”
“MagLOCK PEDALS”
“FIRST ATTEMPT AT RIDING MY TRIKE SINCE KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT”
“PEDAL EXTENDERS MIGHT BE THE TICKET”
“GREENSPEED AERO SPORTS TRIKE”
“PEDAL ASSIST … A “”WIN-WIN” SITUATION”
“MID-ISLAND TRIKE ADVENTURES IS NOW A TRIDENT DEALER”
“SO YOU THINK YOUR BIKE LOCK IS SECURE”
“GETTING UP – GETTING OLD is GETTING OLD”
“CATRIKE 5.5.9 VIDEO BY UTAH TRIKES”
“WHEEL TRUING”
“BICYCLE AIR PUMPS & TIRE PRESSURE”
“SOME LEGAL INFO ON E-BIKES”
“CATRIKE EOLA – a new “”base” model”
“BOOM CHAIN TENSIONERS (CRANK ARM SHORTENERS UPDATE)”
“AMPHIBIAN VELOMOBILE”
“E-ASSIST … A LOOK AT WHAT ALL IS AVAILABLE”
“ANALOGY OF A CRASH … SOMETHING TO BE AWARE OF”
“TADPOLE TRIKES ARE NOT MADE TO CLIMB WALLS”
“ALL WHEEL TILTING AR-3 STEERING COMPARISON”
“TRIKE TECH – A RECUMBENT TRIKE INFORMATION WEBSITE”
“ENJOYING LIFE AT THE SPEED OF A TRIKE”
“FRAME WARRANTIES”
“THE NEW CATRIKE ALUMINUM ALLOY FENDERS”
“TRIKE RIDING TOGETHER AS FAMILY & WITH FRIENDS”
“WATER BOTTLE HOLDERS”
“FAT TRIKE RIDERS”
“HOW TO REDUCE THE RISK OF GETTING PUNCTURES”
“WHEELCHAIR TRIKE ATTACHMENTS”
“WHERE DO YOU DRAW THE LINE?”
“CATRIKES IN FLORIDA”
“THE PROS AND CONS OF RIDING A RECUMBENT TRIKE”
“BICYCLE AIR PUMPS & TIRE PRESSURE”
“CRITTER ENCOUNTERS”
“BOLT TOGETHER TRIKE BUILD (NO WELD)”
“SCHWALBE ONE – A NEW RACING TIRE”
“E-BIKE BATTERIES AND WATER … A DEFINITE NO-NO”
“INVISIBLE BICYCLE HELMET”
“SECURING YOUR TRIKE FROM THEFT”
“PONDEROSA HP8 URBAN RECUMBENT TADPOLE TRIKE”
“VELOMETRO”
“TIPPING OVER HERE, BOSS!”
“EVOVELO”
“WHAT IS TRUTH?”
“HIGH SPEED POLICE CHASE ON BIKE TRAIL”
“TRIKE RACING IN FLORIDA”
“BAFANG 750 WATT CRANK DRIVE MOTOR WITH TORQUE SENSOR”
“NEW HEAD REST TO SAVE MY NECK”
“3 CHEERS FOR RECUMBENT TADPOLE TRIKES”
“FRONT END SHIMMY”
“AND AWAY WE GO! (WITH BIONX)”
“ELECTRIC MOTOR ASSIST — THERE ARE CHOICES”
“INDOOR TRAINERS FOR THOSE COUPED UP THRU THE WINTER”
“ALL ABOUT TIRES”
“LEAF REMOVAL MADE EASY”
“EFFECTS OF COLD TEMPERATURES”
“THIS COULD HAPPEN TO YOU”
“BAR END MITTS – MY FIRST IMPRESSIONS”
“BICYCLE CHAIN – HOW IT’S MADE”
“SURE A PRETTY THING!”
“LOVE YA’ GRANNY!”
“FOLDYLOCK”
“MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL”
“BEST CRANKDRIVE E-MOTORS”
“SIDE MOUNT KITS”
“THE JaYoe NATION PODCAST”
“CATRIKE SEAT BACK EXTENSIONS BY UTAH TRIKES”
“HOW TO FIX A FLAT TIRE ON A TADPOLE TRIKE”
“A BIT OF HUMOR IN THIS VIDEO”
“AND THE WINNER IS ….”
“LIGHTS … CHEAPER & BETTER … CAN’T BEAT THAT!”
“MOM ON A TADPOLE TRIKE”
“FOR THOSE WHO DON’T KNOW WHETHER THEY ARE COMING OR GOING (B2B TRIKE)”
“SPEED TRIKE”
“HP VELOTECHNIK FACTORY TOUR & 2018 MODELS”
“PERFORMER JC-70 AND JC-20 ASSEMBLY”
“PODRIDE UPDATE 2022”
“CRANK DRIVES – A DISASTER FOR TRIKES”
“BIKE REGISTRATION THAT WORKS”
“””FAUX PEDALING” – FAKING IT HERE, BOSS”
“INVERTING TWIST GRIP SHIFTERS AND BRAKE LEVERS ON HANDLEBARS”
“DOES RIDING A TADPOLE TRIKE MEAN YOU ARE HANDICAPPED?”
“OH FOR SOME SHADE”
“TRAIL RULES EXIST FOR GOOD REASON”
“HIT FROM BEHIND BY TRUCK”
“FIRST RIDES ON TADPOLE TRIKES””A MAGNET FOR WOOD”
“ENJOYING LIFE VIA CATRIKE”
“RECUMBENT TRIKES – THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE”
“CUSTOMIZING TRIKES BY UTAH TRIKES”
“HOW TO BUY (and not to buy) A RECUMBENT TRIKE”
“NEWBIE’S TRIKE TESTIMONY”
“ELECTRIC BIKE OUTFITTERS”
“ACKERMAN STEERING”
“INSTALLATION OF SCHLUMPF HIGH SPEED DRIVE”
“HOW TO MAKE A TADPOLE TRIKE GROW”
“DEFUNCT TADPOLE TRIKES”
“INNER TUBE INFORMATION”
“WHO NEEDS FENDERS ANYWAY?”
“CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?”
“CRANKING IT UP HERE, BOSS!”
“CATRIKE GETS A NICE WRITEUP”
“WILL THESE TIRES FIT MY RIMS?”
“POOH POOH ON POO POO”
“CATRIKE MODEL LINEUP (2017)”
“MAGPED … another magnetic pedal offering for foot retention”
“PEDALING WITH KNEE PAIN”
“TRICYCLES … KID TESTED, MOM APPROVED”
“MATT GALAT’S WORLD TOUR”
“HOW TO CHANGE AN INNER TUBE”
“THIN MAYBE IN, BUT FAT’S WHERE IT’S AT”
“SO JUST WHO ARE TRIKES FOR ANYWAY?”
“AW, AIN’T IT PRETTY?”
“YAHOO! THE CRANKARM SHORTENERS WORK GREAT”
“ARE WHITE LIGHTS LEGAL ON THE REAR OF A TRIKE?”
“DROOPING CABLES AND OTHER LOW DOWN HAZARDS”
“BRAKE STEER”
“BIONX … DEFINITELY OUT OF BUSINESS!”
“TIRE WIPERS … A GREAT IDEA”
“11 WAYS TO MAKE YOUR TRIKE FASTER”
“NEVER HAVING TO SAY YOU’RE SOREE”
“BEST CRANKDRIVE E-MOTOR?”
“WHEEL (RIM) REPAIRS”
“RECYCLED RECUMBENTS”
“LOW & SLOW”
“TIP OVER … HOW SAFE ARE 3 WHEELS?”
“BLUESKY CANOPIES”
“HEY HEY, WHAT’S THAT SOUND, EVERYTIME IT GOES AROUND?”
“BETTER WATCH OUT IF YOU DON’T WANNA CRY”
“TRAIL RULES DON’T APPLY”
“5 BEST TADPOLE E-TRIKES”
“HISTORY OF RECUMBENTS”
“SOMETIMES A GUY JUST HAS TO HAVE FUN”
“BEFORE YOU BUY A TADPOLE TRIKE”
“ALL ABOUT E-BIKE BATTERY CHARGING & DIY UNDERTAKINGS”
“AZUB ON ICE – FROZEN LAKE RIDE ON A FAT TRIKE”
“BECKETTS RUN TRAIL … FORT WAYNE’S NEWEST TRAIL”
“TADPOLE TRIKE BUILDS ON VIDEO”
“REAR WHEEL REMOVAL & REINSTALLATION”
“TADPOLE RIDER FB Group”
“THE GRANDE DAME OF BIKING … AND NOW TRIKING”
“TERRATRIKE RAMBLER SAFETY RECALL”
“SO TADPOLE TRIKES ARE SLOW … WHO CARES?”
“GOD DAMN IT!”
“TERRATRIKE SPYDER MAKING ITS DEBUT SOON”
“BROKEN GLASS, A POPULAR PASTIME FOR SOME”
“WATER, A NECESSITY OF LIFE”
“FAQ – FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS”
“63 SPEED HAND CRANK MOUNTAIN TRIKE”
“WARRIOR IS BIRTHED”
“SEARCH THIS SITE”
“CYCLING IS FOR EVERYONE”
“FULL SUSPENSION WHEELS”
“HOW TO FIT A CHAIN ON A TADPOLE TRIKE”
“TRY BEFORE YOU BUY”
“MARTIN KRIEG – A MAN OF GREAT VISION – NATIONAL BICYCLE GREENWAY”
“RECUMBENT TV … a good idea while it lasted”
“WHY i HAVE SLOWED WAY UP ON THIS BLOG”
“WATER BOTTLE CLEANING”
“KMX FAMILY LINEUP”
“ANTI-THEFT ALARMS”
“HOW TO ADJUST STEERING ON THE PERFORMER TRIKES (models X, E AND F)”
“HILL CLIMBING … NOT THE WAY I REMEMBER IT”
“CENTURY RIDES – ARE YOU UP TO IT?”
“ORGANIZED RALLIES, RIDES and EVENTS”
“WHAT WIND?”
“THERATRYKE, A SPECIAL PURPOSE TRIKE”
“PEDAL REMOVAL & INSTALLATION”
“EUROVELO FELLOW (and gals)”
“CALL OF THE WILD or SILENCE CAN BE DEAFENING”
“BEST ELECTRIC CONVERSION KITS FOR TRIKES”
“REAR WHEEL STEERING = HIGH SPEED INSTABILITY”
“IF IT AIN’T BROKE DON’T FIX IT”
“””SHADEMOBILE” … WHAT A DIFFERENCE!”
“ACCIDENT PREVENTION”
“HEADKAYSE ONE – REINEVENTS HELMETS”
“I NEED YOUR HELP”
“HOLE IN ONE”
“MATT’S WORLD TRIKING ADVENTURE”
“TAILLIGHTS”
“TADPOLE TRIKES CAN PROVIDE A 2ND CHANCE”
“MOVING RIGHT ALONG …”
“11 SPEED CASSETTES … WE’VE COME A LONG WAY”
“RIDING AROUND HORSES”
“MOBILITY ASSISTIVE DEVICE”
“JaYoe! … JUST ADD FUEL”
“THE CONTINUING ADVENTURES of MYRTLE the TURTLE”
“WHEEZY ELECTRIC MOTOR ASSIST”
“A $25 TADPOLE TRIKE”
“RIDING UP A 41 % GRADE”
“SPRING IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER”
“3D PRINTING … A HANDY GADGET”
“IMPROVING THE TURNING CIRCLE ON ICE TRIKES”
“CAN YOU SEE ME NOW?”
“RECUMBENT HISTORY”
“HOMEMADE TRIKE BUILD VIDEO”
“TOE IN REVISTED”
“COVID 19 … THE TRUTH”
“HOW DO YOU BALANCE THAT THING? … and OTHER DUMB QUESTIONS”

I just thought of something. I have been posting the “From the archives” on several Facebook Recumbent Groups for some time now. This has made a big difference in these numbers of views.

Here is a partial list of the countries viewers are from.

You may not have any interest in this but I am sure at least some people will. Besides, I had to come up with something to post here today and this is what popped into my head. And now that I have  guess what … it is that time … time to go for a trike ride. Hopefully next time I will come up with something more to your liking.  This even bores me some. Meanwhile …

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SEARCH THIS SITE

 

Over the years since I fist started this website I have written about a lot of different things. I am quite sure that there are many readers of this blog who don’t know that there are easy ways to find what you may be looking for or how to go about it. So I thought I would write this posting to explain it.

SEARCH FOR IT … I have tried to lay out this blog making it “user-friendly”. I purposely placed a Search Box at the very top of the right hand column and selected one with a Go button (magnifying glass) to use in case the reader doesn’t know to use the Enter Key to proceed with the search. So whatever the reader is searching for is quite easy to accomplish. Just type in whatever it is and click on the magnifying glass. If something exists it will show up in the search results. There may be more than one posting about it and, if so, they will all be listed.

SEARCH BY CATEGORY … Just a short ways further down in the right side column below the Recent Posts is “CATEGORIES”. There are many to choose from and using these is an easy way to find all sorts of postings on things the reader is interested in.

There is also a third way … searching by tags, but I don’t have a clue how to do so. Anyway, these two methods can be quite valuable. Give it a try.   And, of course, …

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HAPPY THANKSGIVING

Today, our nation has set aside this day to give thanks for all of the blessings in our lives. I hope that each of us will set aside some time today to give thanks and praise to God! I also want to encourage you to go one step further, and take some time every day to thank God for every blessing, every test, and every challenge in your life as He uses them for your good and His purposes. 

One can find and read a lot about the first thanksgiving and much of it claims it was much different than what we were taught in school. I am not going to get into all of that. Whatever happened happened. It is past history and we can’t change it. The important thing is what we do today and into the future.

https://youtu.be/jobBljES0Mo

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NEW DOMAIN NAME & NO MORE ADS

I have some good news. At least I think it is good news and news you will welcome and appreciate. After all these years of using the free WordPress site hosting service which comes with ads the reader must deal with I finally decided to upgrade to a paid plan which not only should eliminate those annoying objectionable ads but I also got my own domain in the process. I no longer have to use WordPress’ assigned url. From now on just typing in tadpolerider.com should take you to the blog. As the person writing my blog I never have seen the ads others deal with. I have heard about them and I must confess I would not care for them. So I am glad that they are over with. And I love having my own domain. Of course, my old domain url should continue to work as well so it is not necessary to change a bookmark to the new domain.

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FROM THE ARCHIVES …

Over the years that I have had this blog I have posted a whole lot of various articles. It took a whole lot of years passing by before readers of this blog finally started looking back thru old postings. Now it is a common everyday occurrence. Yes, there is lots to be found for those willing to dig for it. I have tried to make it easy by providing various features such as a search feature, a categories feature, an archives feature,  and the recent posts feature. I have decided to start one more feature … a “FROM the ARCHIVES” feature where I link to a posting from yesteryear. It will be a featured archive if you will. I have been offering this on some Facebook Trike Groups  forums for awhile now.  Keep in mind that these are not recent postings so some times the information is not up to date. For instance, in this article about tire wear I state that I got over 7000 miles out of the Marathon Plus tires. That is true but since I wrote that I have more than doubled that out of other M+ tires I have had on. Also I mention the price I paid. Since then I have found them for even less money … down around $25 apiece including shipping. I have shared all of this in more recent postings than this one from the archives. All one needs to do to discover what is available for it is to simply do a search for “Marathon Plus tires” and all the postings about them should appear in the search results.

On with the subject at hand … Here goes …

FROM THE ARCHIVES … https://tadpolerider2.wordpress.com/2014/08/29/tire-wear/

BTW, HERE is a similar posting about tire wear.

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WANNA BE A WRITER ON THIS BLOG?

 

LOOKING FOR A FEW GOOD MEN (OR WOMEN)

Are there any out there who would like to try their hand at being a contributing editor on this blog? Here is your chance. I am looking for those who would be interested in writing up something related to tadpole trikes to be posted on this blog. It doesn’t have to be a long article. It can be with or without pictures or videos. Just write it up in an email and send it to me. If I approve it (I most likely would) I will post it. Who knows? It could be the start of a great career for you. This blog is viewed in over 190 countries of the world. Just send your composition to me at:  tadpolerider2 at gmail dot com (@gmail.com)

 

In all the years I have had this blog I am the only one who has ever had an article posted on it. I think it is time to change that. So while you are stuck inside like me thru the cold winter get busy and write up something. And may we all be able to soon do what we like best …

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For those who don’t know, I got into writing this blog as a result of being asked by Steve Greene to write articles for his Trike Asylum blog. I only wrote a few articles for that blog  before I started this blog. I am most thankful for his help in getting started in this. HERE are some of the articles I wrote on Trike Asylum. Unfortunately the pictures and videos are missing as all that was saved was the text.

IS THERE ANYTHING I HAVE NOT COVERED ON THIS BLOG?

A thru Z, ONE to INFINITY, ALL BASES COVERED, BEEN THERE, DONE THAT, NOTHING LEFT UNTURNED … no,I certainly cannot claim any such thing concerning this blog. That being said, over the years I have covered a lot of things … probably far more than most people realize. I have posted previously about how to SEARCH and find articles on this blog. In addition to the search feature there is the CATEGORIES to use. You may not find what you are looking for but, hey, then again you just might.

Being a very active member of a few Facebook groups about recumbent trikes I am continually amazed when other members mention various things asking about something … something I have written about previously on this blog. I can truthfully say “I’VE COVERED THAT”! At that point I do a quick search of my blog in order to find it and then post a link to it for their convenience.

While I am at it I should give credit to others who post on those Facebook groups as sometimes they “feed me” providing something for me to write about on this blog. That is greatly appreciated as it gets harder and harder to come up with something new to post after years of writing this blog.

I know that not everybody likes this blog. Some people have developed quite a negative attitude toward me and have said some pretty mean spirited things about me. Well, what can I say? You can’t please all of the people all of the time. One is bound to make some enemies along the way. We as human beings tend to sometimes not agree together … we rub each other the wrong way. Life goes on.

I am thankful and appreciative of the fact that most feedback I have received is quite the opposite … it has been very positive and complimentary. Many have expressed their appreciation of my efforts in writing this blog and making it available. They have expressed that it has been very helpful to them.

Anyway, this blog exists and as far as I know I will continue to offer it. It is my sincere hope that it is helpful to others. In order to take full advantage of it one needs to know how to find whatever it is they may be interested in and looking for. I won’t repeat myself here as I have covered this before. Read my SEARCH THIS SITE page.

And may we all continue to …

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MOST VIEWED PAGES/POSTS ON THIS BLOG

have had this tadpole rider blog now for about 6 years I think (7 counting when I first started it, quit, deleted it and started over). During that time I have posted a lot of different stuff. I thought it might be of interest to readers of this blog to take a look at what are the most popular (most viewed) pages and posts. Here is a captured “screenshot” of the top ones:

I have to admit that I am not at all surprised by the first few but further down there are ones which very much surprise me. One of the ones which surprised me is “Hey mister, can you help a fellow out?“. Another one is ‘The Prayer of an Atheist“. I am very pleased to see it is among the list. I have to admit that it is a struggle sometimes to keep this blog going. All too often I find I am just not motivated to add more posts. And since I have already written about so very many subjects it is not as easy to come up with new stuff to post. It will be interesting to see how much longer I am active on this blog. One thing about it that I like … even when the blog is more less “dormant” for awhile people are still visiting and checking out all the many different postings that are available to view. In fact, when I am not adding new material it sort of forces people to explore what is already here. Well, I don’t know about you but I am about to take off on another trike ride as I am still working at doing as I say …

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WORLD INTEREST IN TADPOLE TRIKES

As you know I have this blog about tadpole trikes. What you may not know is that it is viewed in nearly every country on the face of the earth. I find that amazing that there are people in places where they probably don’t even have a good clean safe source of water have been online checking out this blog. Here is a world map showing in green what few countries have not had anyone view this blog.

As you can see there are not very many. All of the black are countries that have had someone view this blog. Below is a list of the countries and the number of views from that country as of this date (Feb. 10, 2020) when I am composing this.

United States 391476
Canada 42388
United Kingdom 38304
Australia 19912
Germany 19707
France 14719
India 6793
Sweden 6588
Brazil 6485
Italy 6258
Netherlands 6218
Spain 5965
Poland 4758
Hungary 4363
Philippines 4270
Belgium 4062
New Zealand 3358
South Africa 3075
Finland 2899
Mexico 2770
Indonesia 2686
South Korea 2672
Denmark 2648
Russia 2627
Argentina 2499
Switzerland 2472
Japan 2469
Turkey 2448
Romania 2412
Thailand 2385
Czech Republic 2290
Norway 2082
Ireland 2056
Singapore 2053
Malaysia 1861
Ukraine 1831
Colombia 1774
Portugal 1659
Austria 1636
Serbia 1381
Slovakia 1372
Chile 1316
Taiwan 1295
Croatia 1283
Hong Kong SAR China 1201
Greece 1147
Slovenia 1095
Lithuania 1056
Bulgaria 1045
Israel 922
European Union 894
Saudi Arabia 858
Vietnam 652
Pakistan 580
Peru 569
Venezuela 528
Latvia 489
United Arab Emirates 480
Egypt 463
Puerto Rico 430
China 413
Ecuador 389
Estonia 372
Morocco 368
Bolivia 290
Uruguay 280
Belarus 280
Costa Rica 278
Kazakhstan 196
Bosnia & Herzegovina 192
Bangladesh 176
Georgia 174
Macedonia 168
Iceland 165
Luxembourg 159
Algeria 155
Kenya 155
Panama 151
Sri Lanka 149
Nigeria 147
Dominican Republic 144
Cyprus 141
Moldova 137
Trinidad & Tobago 130
Oman 121
Paraguay 119
Qatar 117
Malta 113
Jamaica 112
Guatemala 110
Lebanon 108
Brunei 108
Réunion 104
Kuwait 104
Tunisia 98
Barbados 97
Myanmar (Burma) 97
Iraq 97
French Polynesia 80
Albania 78
Nepal 74
American Samoa 70
Mauritius 68
Montenegro 62
Azerbaijan 61
Jordan 57
New Caledonia 54
Cambodia 52
Ghana 51
Bahrain 49
Ethiopia 49
Bermuda 47
Belize 46
Jersey 46
El Salvador 44
Rwanda 43
Bahamas 39
Tanzania 38
Uzbekistan 37
Isle of Man 36
Aruba 35
Guam 33
Mongolia 32
Nicaragua 31
Caribbean Netherlands 31
Kyrgyzstan 28
Mozambique 27
Fiji 26
Guernsey 26
Honduras 26
St. Lucia 25
Cayman Islands 23
Palestinian Territories 21
Zambia 21
Namibia 20
Guadeloupe 19
Macau SAR China 18
Armenia 18
Zimbabwe 16
Senegal 15
Haiti 15
Uganda 14
Botswana 14
Laos 14
Suriname 13
Sudan 13
Norfolk Island 13
Antigua & Barbuda 13
Cape Verde 13
U.S. Virgin Islands 11
Cuba 11
Andorra 11
Guyana 10
Libya 10
Faroe Islands 10
Cameroon 10
Madagascar 9
French Guiana 9
Turks & Caicos Islands 9
Gambia 8
Côte d’Ivoire 7
Guinea 6
Solomon Islands 6
Martinique 6
British Virgin Islands 6
Maldives 6
Liberia 6
Papua New Guinea 5
Monaco 5
Yemen 5
Angola 5
Åland Islands 5
Congo – Kinshasa 4
Gabon 4
Gibraltar 4
Grenada 4
Congo – Brazzaville 4
Malawi 3
Curaçao 3
San Marino 3
Afghanistan 3
Chad 3
Burkina Faso 3
Cook Islands 3
St. Vincent & Grenadines 3
Mali 2
Swaziland 2
St. Martin 2
Liechtenstein 2
Niue 2
Micronesia 2
Benin 2
Seychelles 2
St. Pierre & Miquelon 2
Lesotho 2
Sierra Leone 2
Somalia 2
Dominica 1
Falkland Islands 1
Togo 1
Burundi 1
Bhutan 1
Equatorial Guinea 1
Mayotte 1
Turkmenistan 1
South Sudan 1
Samoa 1
Timor-Leste 1
Syria 1
Antarctica 1
Kosovo 1
Anguilla 1

Like I said, I find it rather amazing that there is such interest in tadpole trikes all over the world. Of course, I am sure that some landed on my blog very much by accident … by misdirection by a search engine … or whatever. And I am equally as sure that some who visited the blog didn’t stick around to actually read it, especially when they discovered it had nothing to do with what they were looking for.

Even so I am also confident that there are some who live in some place where they have no hope or means of ever having a tadpole trike. They can only dream and wish. My heart goes out to them. If I had the ability I would provide them with a trike.

Then again some live places where it would be quite impossible to ride a tadpole trike if they did have one. Even a bicycle could not handle the place where they are at.

Many of us need to count our blessings. Some among us have more than one trike. Some even have several trikes. I sometimes ask myself … would I have more than one trike if I could afford it? I don’t know the answer to that. I can only ride one at a time so do I need more than one? Well, I won’t go any farther on that subject. I know I am grateful that the Lord has provided me with the means of having one. I was able to buy it just before I retired as extra funds became available as I started receiving SS just before I retired. Yes, I am so thankful to have my trike as I truly …

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GIVING THANKS EACH DAY

It is almost Thanksgiving Day here in the United States. I am thankful for this holiday where we as Americans pause in our busy lives to give thanks to God for the many blessings we enjoy from His hand. I am truly thankful for many different things in my life.  I could compile a long list here but I will spare you that. Reflecting back I am thankful for my dad who lovingly made the money I needed available to me so that I could purchase the various items needed to fabricate my first tadpole trike. Otherwise I may not have ever got into this great sport of tadpole trike riding. And again, reflecting back I am thankful I was able to start receiving social security a couple of months before I actually retired from my job. That extra money made it possible for me to purchase my Catrike Trail tadpole trike. Otherwise it is likely that never would have happened. I am thankful for relative good health that each day I can enjoy and benefit from riding my tadpole trike. I am thankful for new friends I have made over the years thru riding my trike. I am thankful for the privilege of having this blog which is read all over the world in at least 193 countries. I am thankful for the many comments I have received back from readers of this blog which thanked me for helping them and encouraged me to continue on. I am sure that if I continued to think about this subject there are many more things I could add to this list.

Before I bring this to a close I just want to say that I am thankful that my Creator, Jesus Christ, loves me so much that He willingly died in my place so that my sin could be forgiven and I would not have to face the death sentence that was upon me as a result of my sin. And I am thankful that He is not a respecter of persons. He loves each of us just the same. He offers the same deal to each of us … forgiveness of our sin … and eternal life with Him. All He requires is that we come to Him on His terms. His great love is AIMED AT YOUR HEART. None of us know what a day may bring forth. We don’t have the assurance of our next heart beat and breath. Death could happen for any of us in the blink of an eye. Procrastination is a very dangerous thing for if we die in our sin our fate is sealed.

At this point in time I have no intention of stopping writing new  articles for this blog. But what if I were to do so? What would I communicate in MY LAST POST?

I am so thankful that each day (weather permitting) I can …

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I NEED YOUR HELP

Yes, I need your help to keep this website current. When I first post new pages and posts everything was current and links worked and videos played. Over time that can and does change. If you come across something on this website that no longer works please let me know by email (preferably) or in a comment so I can try to fix the problem.. Thank you. STEVE

You can email me at: tadpolerider2 at gmail dot com

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HOW TO FIND INFO ON THIS WEBSITE

I am quite sure that there are many readers of this blog who don’t know that there are easy ways to find what you may be looking for or how to go about it. So I thought I would write this posting to explain it.

SEARCH FOR IT … I have tried to lay out this blog making it “user-friendly”. I purposely placed a Search Box at the very top of the right hand column and selected one with a Go button to use in case the reader doesn’t know to use the Enter Key to proceed with the search. So whatever the reader is searching for is quite easy to accomplish. Just type in whatever it is and push Go. If something exists it will show up in the search results. There may be more than one posting about it and, if so, they will all be listed. Please note that any misspelling of the words typed in will result in zero (nothing) in the search results.

SEARCH BY CATEGORY … Just a short ways further down in the right side column below the Recent Posts is “CATEGORIES”. There are many to choose from and using these is an easy way to find all sorts of postings on things the reader is interested in.

There is also a third way … searching by tags, but I don’t have a clue how to do so. Anyway, these two methods can be quite valuable. Give it a try.   And, of course, …

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ALL THAT GLITTERS IS NOT GOLD (sometimes it’s chrome)

Recently I bought a new rear rim to replace the broken one resulting from pot holes which could not be avoided. My original rims on my Catrike are black so naturally I would prefer to stay with black. However, when I got my new hub motor it came already laced up in a complete wheel even with tire and inner tube. It was an aluminum color rim so already it did not match the black Catrike rims on the front. And then when trying to find a rim to replace the broken one it was discovered that rims which met all the criteria were not all that easy to find. The bike shop ordered a black rim in, but upon attempting to lace it up there was a problem with the heavy duty spokes not being the correct length to reach properly. Actually I am glad it worked out the way it did as I didn’t like the new rim they ordered as it just seemed way too light of duty. They already had a much heavier duty rim in stock which they showed me before ordering the black rim. They had made me a good price on it, but it was shiny chrome and that just didn’t appeal to me since I figured that it would really stand out. As it turned out I decided to go with it and just deal with having a bright shiny rim. I am pleased to say that sometimes things work out better than one expects. The chrome isn’t bothering me and I have a very strong BMX rim which should hold up much better than the rim that came on this hub motor wheel. It may not be gold, but it still glitters out if bright sunlight. And the truth is riding on our local trails which run alongside of rivers which flood over frequently my wheels and the entire trike is usually covered with mud which greatly dulls any glittering.

My rear wheel is already considerably messed up from mud as you can see in the picture. I had forewarned a couple of friends that they might need to wear sunglasses when around me, but it is not looking like that will be necessary now. I am so glad to have a new rim regardless of the color as now I can …

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LOOKING FOR NEW POSTS?

For those who are looking for new posts on this blog I am sorry to disappoint you, but there are not as many as in the past. Due to vision problems I have had to slow down on my writing new posts on this blog.  Sorry to disappoint those who visit this site. I will post new articles as I can, but I no longer attempt to do so a minimum of three times a week like I used to.

But there is really great news … A FREE GIFT awaits you!

WHY i HAVE SLOWED WAY UP ON THIS BLOG

I rather imagine some of the readers of this blog are wondering what all is going on as far as my not posting much on it anymore. I had mentioned previously that I just feel more less drained and in need of getting away from it. That is quite true, but there is another factor which weighs in and all by itself has put the brakes on. My vision has become quite poor and so it is quite difficult for me to do much work at the computer. I had a stroke occur in my only good eye and it has really dealt me a blow. Previously many years ago I had a stroke occur in my left eye which left me legally blind in the left eye. There was no medical treatment for this at that time. A few years later there was  so when it happened to my right eye I have been getting treatment since. That being said, things have not been going well and slowly it has worsened. Spending much time at a computer is hard on good eyes, but it is even harder on bad eyes.

As many of you know I also had a Facebook Group called Tadpole Rider Group. I was more less consumed by it spending most of my life involved with it. It was totally out of control and was really taking its toll on me. I had to make the hard choice to close it. Unfortunately something went very wrong and it didn’t totally get deleted.  I spent many hours painstakingly going thru all that Facebook required to close it only to have some fluke take place and leave it up to be seen (what there is left of it). I can’t do anything about it as I don’t have access to any of it any more. It is just in limbo … stuck right where it is at appearing  just as it does. I have attempted to get Facebook to delete it, but that is a near impossibility … trying to contact Facebook that is. Everything I have tried has been in vain. In short, Facebook is really one screwed up entity.

I still have the desire from time to time to post something more here on this blog, but I find it just too challenging most of the time to even attempt it. I don’t know what the future holds as far as my eyesight. I don’t know if it will get better, stay the same or get worse. There is a posting I want to do right now, but I don’t know if I will be able to. Time will tell. Again, I want to thank all the loyal readers of this blog. I am sorry things have come to this. It has been a drastic life change for me and is something I struggle with to accept and deal with.

At least for now I am still able to ride my trike. Spring arrived yesterday on the calendar anyway. I am hoping the weather shapes up soon and indicates it is aware of it.

Here is a rather poor quality image of my trike with the eZee hub motor conversion kit installed.

I am really enjoying it although I am a bit disappointed with the amount of torque it has. It is a geared type motor which is suppose to be more torquie than direct drive gearless motors. However, it doesn’t seem to have as much torque as the direct drive motors I have had. Never the less I am liking it quite well thus far and have no regrets about buying it as of yet. It is rated at 1000 watts while the BionX motors I had were rated at 350 watts. The first BionX motor I had definitely had more hill climbing ability than this eZee motor has. It would shoot me up a hill just by itself while this motor only assists my pedaling and would do rather poorly on a steep hill or a long incline.

Well, that is my story and I seem to be stuck with it … at least for now.

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