28 Nov 2011

Mileage 2011

*
Mileage and averages for 2011

R = Rest day  P = puncture (only recorded after June 13)


January 2011
                                        Month                        Year
 Date       Miles      Total          Avge           Miles      Km

 1............16...........16..........16............16...........26
 2............25...........41..........20.5.........41...........66
 3............20...........61..........20.3.........61...........98
 4............10...........71..........17.7.........71.........114
 5............15...........86..........17.2.........86.........138
 6............14.........100..........16.6.......100.........161
 7............21.........121..........17.3.......121.........195
 8.............7..........128..........16.0.......128.........206
 9............31.........159..........17.7.......159.........256
10...........40.........199..........19.9.......199.........320
11...........11.........210..........19.1.......210.........338
12...........14.........224..........18.7.......224.........360
13...........20.........244..........18.7.......244.........393
14...........22.........266..........19.0.......266.........428
15...........11.........277..........18.5.......277.........446
16...........30.........307..........19.2.......307.........494
17...........24.........331..........19.5.......331.........532
18...........34.........365..........20.2.......365.........587
19...........42.........407..........21.4.......407.........655
20...........11.........418..........20.9.......418.........673
21...........20.........438..........20.8.......438.........705
22...........25.........463..........21.0.......463.........745
23...........25.........488..........21.2.......488.........785
24...........24.........512..........21.3.......512.........824 
25...........20.........532..........21.3.......532.........856
26...........23.........555..........21.3.......555.........893
27...........21.........576..........21.3.......576.........927
28...........34.........610..........21.7.......610.........982 Chain 
29...........26.........636..........21.9.......636.......1023 
30...........32.........668..........22.3.......668.......1066
31...........20.........688..........22.2.......688.......1108



February 2011
                                      Month                         Year
 Date      Miles      Total        Avge          Miles         Km
 
 1..........20..........20...........20..........708.........1140
 2..........22..........42...........21..........730.........1175
 3..........26..........68...........22.6.......756.........1217
 4............0..........68...........17..........756.........1217 R
 5..........10..........78...........15.6.......766.........1223 
 6..........24........102...........17.0.......790.........1272
 7..........13........115...........16.4.......803.........1293
 8..........10........125...........15.6.......813.........1309
 9............0........125...........13.9.......813.........1309 R
10.........12........137...........13.7.......825.........1328
11.........10........147...........13.3.......835.........1334
12.........20........167...........13.9.......855.........1376
13.........14........181...........13.9.......869.........1399
14...........7........188...........13.4.......876.........1410
15...........0........188...........12.5.......876.........1410 R
16...........0........188...........11.7.......876.........1410
17.........10........198...........11.6.......886.........1426
18.........12........210...........11.6.......898.........1445
19.........37........247...........13.0.......935.........1505
20.........20........267...........13.3.......955.........1537
21...........0........257...........12.7.......955.........1537 R 
22.........17........274...........12.4.......972.........1561
23.........10........284...........12.3.......982.........1581
24.........14........298...........12.4.......996.........1603
25...........0........298...........11.9.......996.........1603 R 
26.........14........312...........12.0.....1010.........1626
27...........0........312...........11.5.....1010.........1626 R 
28...........0........312...........11.1.....1010.........1626 R 

Rest days = 7

March 2011
                                        Month                        Year
 Date       Miles      Total        Avge         Miles      Km

 1............11..........11..........11.0.......1021.......1644      
 2............8..........19...........9.5.......1029.......1656 
 3...........12..........31..........10.3.......1041.......1676
 4...........14..........45..........11.2.......1055.......1698 
 5...........19..........64..........12.8.......1074.......1729
 6...........30..........94..........15.6.......1104.......1777
 7...........10.........104.........14.8.......1114.......1793
 8...........15.........119.........14.9.......1129.......1817
 9.............0.........119.........13.2.......1129.......1817 R
10............0.........119.........11.9.......1129.......1817 R
11..........20.........139.........12.6.......1149.......1849 
12..........14.........153.........12.7.......1163.......1873
13..........33.........186.........14.3.......1196.......1925
14............0.........186.........13.3.......1196.......1925 R
15..........13.........199.........13.3.......1209.......1946
16..........14.........213.........13.3.......1223.......1969
17..........15.........228.........13.4.......1238.......1993
18..........13.........241.........13.4.......1251.......2014
19..........17.........258.........13.6.......1268.......2041
20..........26.........284.........14.2.......1294.......2083 
21..........20.........304.........14.5.......1314.......2115
22..........18.........322.........14.6.......1332.......2144
23..........13.........335.........14.6.......1345.......2166
24..........12.........347.........14.6.......1357.......2185
25............0.........347.........13.9.......1357.......2185 R
26..........13.........360.........13.8.......1370.......2206
27............0.........360.........13.3.......1370.......2206 R
28...........21........381.........13.6.......1391.......2239
29...........11........392.........13.5.......1402.......2257
30...........26........418.........13.9.......1428.......2299
31...........15........433.........13.9.......1443.......2323


Total  Rest days for the year = 12

April 2011
                                        Month                        Year
 Date       Miles      Total        Avge         Miles        Km
  
  1...........13..........13...........13.0.......1456.....2344
  2...........20..........33...........16.5.......1476.....2376
  3...........26..........59...........19.6.......1502.....2418
  4...........15..........74...........18.5.......1517.....2442
  5...........11..........85...........17.0.......1528.....2460
  6...........29........114...........19.0.......1554.....2502 
  7...........11........125...........17.8.......1565.....2519
  8............0.........125...........15.6.......1565.....2519 R
  9............0.........125...........13.9.......1565.....2519 R
10..........16.........141...........14.1.......1581.....2545
11............0.........141...........12.8.......1581.....2545 R
12............0.........141...........11.7.......1581.....2545 R 
13............0.........141...........10.8.......1581.....2545 R 
14..........13.........154...........11.0.......1594.....2566
15..........21.........175...........11.6.......1615.....2600
16..........24.........199...........12.4.......1639.....2638
17..........22.........221...........13.0.......1661.....2674
18..........23.........244...........13.5.......1684.....2711 
19..........21.........265...........13.9.......1705.....2745
20..........18.........283...........14.1.......1703.....2742
21..........28.........311...........14.8.......1731.....2786
22..........25.........336...........15.2.......1756.....2827
23..........29.........365...........15.8.......1785.....2873
24..........21.........386...........16.1.......1806.....2907
25..........35.........421...........16.8.......1841.....2964 
26..........45.........466...........17.9.......1886.....3036
27..........22.........488...........18.1.......1908.....3072
28..........23.........511...........18.2.......1931.....3109
29..........18.........529...........18.2.......1949.....3138
30..........33.........562...........18.7.......1982.....3191

Total rest days for year = 17

May 2011
                                        Month                        Year
 Date       Miles      Total        Avge         Miles        Km

  1...........19.........19..........19.0........2001......3221
  2...........19.........38..........19.0........2020......3252
  3...........14.........52..........17.3........2034......3275
  4...........12.........64..........16.0........2046......3294
  5...........28.........92..........18.4........2074......3339
  6...........23.......115..........19.2........2097......3376
  7...........26.......141..........20.1........2123......3418
  8...........20.......161..........20.1........2143......3450
  9...........17.......178..........19.8........2160......3477 
10...........26.......204..........20.4........2186......3519
11...........20.......224..........20.3........2206......3551
12...........26.......250..........20.8........2232......3593
13...........28.......278..........21.4........2260......3638
14...........21.......299..........21.3........2281......3672
15...........12.......311..........20.7........2293......3692
16...........15.......326..........20.4........2308......3716 
17...........19.......345..........20.3........2327......3746
18...........18.......363..........20.2........2345......3775
19...........20.......383..........20.1........2365......3807
20...........25.......408..........20.4........2390......3848
21...........32.......440..........20.9........2422......3899
22...........27.......467..........21.2........2449......3943
23...........24.......491..........21.3........2473......3981
24...........19.......510..........21.2........2492......4012
25...........19.......529..........21.1........2511......4043
26...........18.......547..........21.0........2529......4072
27...........28.......575..........21.3........2557......4117
28...........16.......591..........21.1........2573......4142
29...........33.......624..........21.5........2606......4195
30...........34.......658..........21.9........2640......4250
31...........35.......693..........22.3........2675......4307

Total rest days for year = 17

June 2011
                                    Month                      Year
 Date       Miles     Total      Average     Miles      Km
  
 1...........24.........24..........24.0.......2699.........4345
 2...........26.........50..........25.0.......2725.........4387
 3...........24.........74..........24.6.......2749.........4426
 4...........29.......103..........25.7.......2778.........4472
 5...........37.......140..........28.0.......2815.........4532
 6...........26.......166..........27.6.......2841.........4574
 7...........15.......181..........25.8.......2856.........4598
 8...........27.......208..........26.0.......2883.........4642
 9...........16.......224..........24.9.......2899.........4667
10..........21.......245..........24.5.......2920.........4701
11..........21.......266..........24.2.......2941.........4735
12..........38.......304..........25.3.......2979.........4796
13..........29.......333..........25.6.......3008.........4843P
14..........21.......354..........25.3.......3029.........4876
15..........29.......383..........25.5.......3058.........4923
16..........14.......397..........24.8.......3072.........4946
17..........15.......412..........24.2.......3087.........4970
18..........12.......424..........23.5.......3099.........4989
19..........31.......455..........23.9.......3130.........5039
20..........20.......475..........23.7.......3150.........5071
21..........21.......496..........23.6.......3171.........5105
22..........26.......522..........23.7.......3197.........5147
23..........32.......554..........24.1.......3229.........5198
24..........20.......574..........23.9.......3249.........5231
25..........20.......594..........23.7.......3269.........5263
26..........16.......610..........23.4.......3285.........5289
27..........22.......632..........23.4.......3307.........5324
28..........28.......660..........23.6.......3335.........5369
29..........35.......695..........23.9.......3370.........5426
30..........20.......715..........23.8.......3390.........5458 

Total rest days for year = 17

July 2011
                                      Month                        Year
 Date     Miles      Total         Avge         Miles      Km

 1..........20.........20..........20.0.......3410........5490
 2............6.........26..........13.0.......3416........5500 
 3..........26.........52..........17.3.......3442........5541
 4..........20.........72..........18.0.......3462........5574
 5..........10.........82..........16.4.......3472........5590
 6..........13.........95..........15.8.......3485........5610 
 7..........44.......139..........19.8.......3529........5682
 8..........13.......152..........19.0.......3542........5702
 9..........32.......184..........20.4.......3574........5754
10.........40.......224..........22.4.......3614........5818
11.........15.......239..........21.7.......3629........5842
12.........25.......264..........22.0.......3654........5883
13...........0.......264..........20.3.......3654........5883 R
14.........10.......274..........19.6.......3664........5899
15.........27.......301..........20.1.......3691........5942
16.........35.......336..........21.0.......3726........5998
17.........22.......358..........21.0.......3748........6034
18.........22.......380..........21.1.......3770........6070
19.........43.......423..........22.2.......3813........6139
20.........23.......446..........22.3.......3836........6176 
21.........31.......477..........22.7.......3867........6226
22.........18.......495..........22.5.......3885........6255
23.........14.......509..........22.1.......3899........6277
24...........8.......517..........21.5.......3907........6290
25.........30.......547..........21.9.......3937........6338
26.........25.......572..........22.0.......3962........6378
27.........29.......601..........22.2.......3991........6425
28.........34.......635..........22.7.......4025........6480
29.........32.......667..........23.0.......4057........6532
30.........30.......697..........23.2.......4087........6580
31.........42.......739..........23.8.......4129........6648

Total rest days = 18

August 2011
                                  Month                   Year
 Date     Miles     Total         Avge     Miles     Km

 1...........40...........40.........40.0......4169......6712
 2...........19...........59.........29.5......4188......6742
 3...........27...........86.........28.6......4215......6786 f.tyre
 4...........42.........128.........32.0......4257......6854 
 5...........40.........168.........33.6......4297......6918
 6...........49.........217.........36.2......4346......6997
 7...........40.........257.........36.7......4386......7061 
 8...........16.........273.........34.1......4402......7087
 9...........25.........298.........33.1......4427......7127
10..........14.........312.........31.2......4441......7150
11..........14.........326.........29.6......4455......7172
12..........38.........364.........30.3......4493......7234
13..........16.........380.........29.2......4509......7259
14..........24.........404.........28.8......4533......7298
15..........21.........425.........28.3......4554......7332
16..........59.........484.........30.2......4613......7427
17..........30.........514.........30.2......4643......7475
18..........20.........534.........29.6......4663......7507 2b.tyres.
19..........22.........556.........29.2......4685......7543
20..........32.........588.........29.4......4717......7594
21..........22.........610.........29.0......4739......7630
22..........21.........631.........28.6......4760......7663
23..........20.........651.........28.3......4780......7696
24..........25.........676.........28.1......4805......7736
25..........20.........696.........27.8......4825......7768
26..........22.........718.........27.6......4847......7803
27..........21.........739.........27.3......4868......7837
28..........32.........771.........27.5......4900......7889
29..........16.........787.........27.1......4916......7915
30..........28.........815.........27.1......4944......7960
31..........40.........855.........27.6......4984......8024 


September 2011
                                  Month                   Year
 Date     Miles     Total        Avge     Miles      Km

 1..........20..........20..........20.0......5004......8056 chain
 2..........43..........63..........31.5......5047......8125 9sp.
 3..........46........109..........36.3......5093......8200 cass
 4..........26........135..........33.7......5119......8241
 5..........24........159..........31.8......5143......8280
 6..........24........183..........30.5......5167......8318
 7..........15........198..........28.3......5182......8343
 8..........24........222..........27.7......5206......8382
 9..........30........252..........28.0......5236......8430
10.........15........267..........26.7......5251......8454
11.........39........306..........27.8......5290......8517
12.........13........319..........26.6......5303......8538
13.........28........347..........26.7......5331......8583
14.........13........360..........25.7......5344......8604 mud
15.........24........384..........25.6......5368......8642 guards
16.........21........405..........25.3......5389......8676
17.........32........437..........25.7......5420......8726
18.........15........452..........25.1......5435......8750
19.........22........474..........24.9......5457......8786
20.........18........492..........24.6......5475......8815
21...........0........492..........23.4......5475......8815 R
22.........32........524..........23.8......5507......8866
23.........22........546..........23.7......5529......8902 P
24.........39........585..........24.4......5568......8964
25.........25........610..........24.4......5593......9005
26.........22........632..........24.3......5615......9040
27.........42........674..........24.9......5657......9108
28.........26........700..........25.0......5683......9150
29.........47........747..........25.7......5730......9225
30.........30........787..........26.2......5760......9273 P

Total rest days = 19

October 2011
                                     Month                    Year
 Date     Miles      Total         Avge       Miles        Km

  1..........24.........24.........24.0.......5784......9312
  2..........44.........68.........34.0.......5828......9383
  3..........14.........82.........27.3.......5842......9405 
  4..........15.........97.........24.2.......5857......9430
  5............0.........97.........19.4.......5857......9430 R
  6..........13.......110.........18.3.......5870......9450
  7..........19.......129.........18.4.......5889......9481
  8..........29.......158.........19.7.......5918......9528
  9..........35.......193.........21.4.......5953......9584
10............0.......193.........19.3.......5953......9584 R
11..........13.......206.........18.7.......5966......9605 P
12..........16.......222.........185........5982......9631
13..........15.......237.........18.2.......5997......9655
14..........24.......261.........18.6.......6021......9694
15..........32.......293.........19.5.......6053......9745
16..........43.......336.........21.0.......6096......9814
17..........17.......353.........20.7.......6113......9842
18..........44.......397.........22.0.......6157......9912
19..........18.......415.........21.8.......6175......9941
20..........11.......426.........21.3.......6186......9959
21..........23.......449.........21.4.......6209......9996
22..........13.......462.........21.0.......6222....10002
23..........15.......477.........20.7.......6237....10041
24..........10.......487.........20.3.......6247....10057 P
25..........12.......499.........19.9.......6259....10077
26..........23.......522.........20.1.......6282....10114
27..........14.......536.........19.8.......6296....10136
28..........18.......554.........19.8.......6314....10165
29..........13.......567.........19.5.......6327....10186 new
30..........27.......594.........19.8.......6354....10230 rear
31..........11.......605.........19.5.......6365....10247 tyres


Total rest days = 21

November 2011
                                     Month                    Year
 Date     Miles      Total         Avge       Miles        Km

 1...........13.........13.........13.0......6378.....10268
 2...........21.........34.........17.0......6399.....10302
 3...........24.........59.........19.6......6423.....10341
 4...........20.........79.........19.7......6443.....10373
 5...........22.......101.........20.2......6463.....10405
 6...........20.......121.........20.2......6483.....10437
 7...........20.......141.........20.1......6503.....10470
 8...........10.......151.........18.9......6513.....10486
 9...........20.......171.........19.0......6533.....10518
10..........20.......191.........19.1......6553.....10550
11..........20.......211.........19.2......6573.....10582
12..........24.......235.........19.6......6597.....10621
13..........43.......278.........21.4......6640.....10690
14..........25.......303.........21.6......6665.....10730
15..........18.......321.........21.4......6683.....10759 P
16..........20.......341.........21.3......6703.....10792
17..........30.......371.........21.8......6733.....10840
18..........24.......395.........21.9......6757.....10878
19..........52.......447.........23.5......6809.....10962
20..........30.......477.........23.8......6839.....11010
21..........26.......503.........23.9......6865.....11052 
22..........20.......523.........23.7......6885.....11085
23..........19.......542.........23.5......6904.....11115
24..........20.......562.........23.4......6924.....11147
25..........22.......584.........23.3......6946.....11183
26..........30.......614.........23.6......6976.....11231
27............0.......614.........22.7......6976.....11231 R
28............7.......621.........22.2......6983.....11242
29..........16.......637.........21.9......6999.....11268
30..........18.......655.........21.8......7017.....11297


Total rest days for the year =22

 December 2011

                                  Month                    Year
 Date    Miles     Total      Avge       Miles        Km

 1...........11..........11...........11.0.....7028......11315
 2...........19..........30..........15.0.....7047......11345
 3...........15..........45..........15.0.....7062......11370
 4...........22..........67..........16.7.....7084......11405
 5...........16..........83..........16.6.....7100......11431
 6...........24........107..........17.8.....7124......11469
 7............0.........107..........15.3.....7124......11469 R
 8...........23........130..........16.2.....7147......11506
 9...........12........142..........15.7.....7159......11526
10..........30........172..........17.2.....7189......11574
11..........26........198..........18.0.....7215......11616 
12..........20........218..........18.2.....7235......11648
13............0........218..........16.7.....7235......11648 R
14..........36........254..........18.1.....7271......11706
15..........17........271..........18.1.....7288......11733
16..........20........291..........18.2.....7308......11766
17..........15........306..........18.0.....7323......11790
18..........38........344..........19.1.....7361......11851
19............0........344..........18.1.....7361......11851 R 
20..........19........363..........18.1.....7380......11881
21..........20........383..........18.2.....7400......11914
22..........20........403..........18.3.....7420......11946
23............6........409..........17.8.....7426......11956
24..........17........426..........17.7.....7443......11983
25............8........434..........17.3.....7451......11996
26..........14........448..........17.2.....7465......12018
27..........10........458..........16.9.....7475......12035
28............0........458..........16.3.....7475......12036 R
29..........19........477..........16.4.....7494......12065
30..........21........498..........16.6.....7515......12099
31..........27........525..........16.9.....7542......12142

Total rest days for year = 26
Punctures 6

http://pedal-trikes.blogspot.com/2010/01/mileage-record-2010.html

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27 Nov 2011

Newton trike on eBay

 newton trike ebay


VERY GOOD NEWTON ADULT RACING TRICYCLE IN GOOD CONDITION FOR AGE.
                       
MANY PHOTOS PLEASE STUDY. A FEW SMALL COSMETIC FAULTS.
COUPLE LIGHT SCUFFS TO FRAME PLEASE SEE PHOTO.
VERY LIGHT MARKS TO HANDLE BAR.
SEAT IN GOOD ORDER BUT SLIGHT MOVEMENT TO FRONT.
REAR WHEEL SLIGHT TARNISH.
VERY LIGHT MARKS TO FRONT WHEELS
                        
BIKE OTHER THAN THIS IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. TUBES AND TYRE  ALL IN GOOD CONDITION.
OVERALL A GOOD SECOND HAND NEWTON SPORTS TRICYCLE.
                                                             
SADLY I DO NOT HAVE A PUMP AND ONE TUBE NEEDS A LITTLE AIR SO PLEASE BRING A PUMP IF YOU BUY.

UK AUCTION ONLY PLEASE.
COLLECTION ONLY.  WOKING SURREY GU22.

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The Newton trike is still quite a rarity. Even more so on eBay. A smart example with sporting pretensions. A later example judging by the disk brakes. Earlier models had drum brakes. The tadpole layout is more stable than a delta. Arguably more eye catching than most other trikes. Enjoy! 


Still no bids when the auction closed.

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Hill Special trike on eBay.

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hill special racing tricycle | eBay


1980s unique one off - hills special racing tricycle - in good condition - needs a good service.
the bike was handbuilt by hills cycles of blackpool in the 80s - they only ever built one and this is it!
the bike has the following
frame and forks - reynolds 531
union seat - campag seatpost
shimano 600 gear levers
alloy wheels
any questions please ask
will meet within an hour for pick up or deliver within an hour.
thanks steve.


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An interesting period trike. Based on a Higgins rear axle I believe.  22" frame size. A useful size for a number of riders. Superb lug-work built onto classical Reynolds 531 tubing.. I believe the saddle was once a bright orange Unica Nitor which has faded over the intervening decades. The trike could be easily modernised if so desired. Or just enjoy it as a vintage trike. One more interesting point is at the inner end of the right side axle. It may just be the gear hanger. I'm sure somebody will recognise this device. 


It seems Hill was working from just post war onwards. The seller states 1980s.


The story of Hill Special cycle frames


 Hill Special Cycles - Links

The action ended without having reached the (unknown) reserve price.
I thought I saw 2 bids to £400 but they disappeared again.


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26 Nov 2011

23rd November 2011


23rd 37-38F, 3-4C, heavy overcast, early rain, light breeze, wet roads. I was a bit cold in the Belstaff Cyclone jacket and then too warm on the leg into the wind. I wore the overshoes to keep my feet warm. The warm hat didn't last five minutes before I was sweating. I really need an intermediate windproof hat. One without added warmth to go underneath the helmet and cover my ears. Just another shopping loop today. 19 miles.


This immaculate farm is up for sale.
I quite like the strikingly untraditional colour scheme. 
My wife thought the down-turned nameplate above the door made the place look rather unhappy.

I have just moved the two 1/2W diode rear lights to the unused holes in the Higgins mudguard stays at the very rear. They now take up the position of reflectors on the original mudguards. I was catching the previously protruding lights on the bars on cycle path barriers. There just wasn't enough room at any speed to clear the bars. Now the lights are well out of the way but still indicate my extra width over a bike. They are a bit lower than before. Though this may be an advantage because it makes me appear more bike-like (slow) at night. I'll post a picture tomorrow to show what I've done.

How to carry a 5' tree, ten miles home with only four feet of rope. The root ball was so heavy the nose went light when I climbed off! I had to throw my leg over the handlebars to get on and off too. It is a (rare) garden conifer with creamy-white foliage. Yet to be positively identified but possibly a Chamaecyparis obtusa cultivar. Or possibly a white variant on Thuja plicata "Zebrina". Though I still haven't found an example online despite hours of searching. The tree came from a planteskole (nursery) with a reputation for having the rarest of plants.The owner had an encyclopaedic memory but died recently. Leaving some of his stock unlabelled.

Note how the lights are now safely,  just within the trike's footprint. They cost only £5 equiv. each at THansen, a chain of car spares superstores. These lights have an incredibly bright, asymmetric flash option which is very eye-catching. Far more useful than a steady beam. Which can easily be lost in the visual complexity of long, moving traffic queues and umpteen, vehicle rear lights. My 1/2W Smart rear light remains safely attached higher up on its saddle pin clamp. Providing further reinforcement of my deliberately attention-seeking, lighting display.


Without Steve's generosity in providing these original, Higgins mudguard stays I would nowhere secure to hang any lights. Before the stays were fitted it was a constant struggle trying to find somewhere to fit lights which were not masked by my oversized shopping bag. Or masked by the wheels themselves.

It is only fair on drivers that I am well lit at night or in the remarkably regular misty, Danish weather. My extra width demands a little more care than just brushing past a normal bike rider. Though in reality the wheels aren't much wider than my shoulders. No driver should come close enough to any cyclist to make the width a serious problem anyway.

The 1/2W diode lights have their tubular clamps removed and the quick-release, locking bayonets are simply held by an oversized bolt and locking nut to the Higgins stays. I am using the inner bolt holes for my mudguards. Which leaves a spare hole for the lights on each stay. The powerful, central diode is red, despite appearances.

24th  47F, 8C, light winds building, very heavy overcast. A tour to Assens and back. Too warm for the Belstaff Cyclone. Luckily the wind was behind me on the way back. 20 miles.


25th 37-44F, 3-7C, very heavy overcast, nasty wind, spitting with rain towards the end. Left quite early and had to put the lights on. I had it almost right for the first two legs but hit the head wind on the last leg. Worse still, most of it was uphill. 22 miles.

The "corrugated" lanes of the Danish rural landscape.

26th 42-46F, 6-8C, windy, becoming heavy overcast. I rode to a 15 mile distant garden centre to look for more unusual conifers. Then rode 15 miles back with another 5' tree with a massive root ball! I could barely lift it let alone carry it out to the trike!

I lashed the root ball securely onto the carrier having taken a lot more cord with me this time. The tree in its enclosing bag was left to take care of itself. One can't tie the trunk or branches without risking damage.


A superb range of farm outbuildings on a large estate. 
Image taken some time ago before sunshine was cancelled.

It felt 10 degrees colder turning around and riding back into the wind. It was a very hilly route both ways with a 45 degree headwind most of the way home. I spent more time on the 28T small chainring than on the 38T middle ring.  It was spitting with rain on and off too.

The roads and cycle paths were littered with twigs from last night's wind and rain. A real storm is forecast for tomorrow so I may finally take a rest day. My legs are feeling a bit stale and tired.  I have to go out later to do some shopping. With whole trees already swaying about I wont go too far. It was horrible later. So I went in the car. Only 30 miles then.


Steve's Higgins trike is looking very smart beneath a plaque commemorating a certain Mr. O'Higgins. Any relation? Does anybody know? 

Sunday 27th 50F, 10C, heavy overcast, already gales, storm forecast pm. I'm not allowed out on my trike! Rest day. 0 miles.


28th 44F, 6C, almost still, sunny leading to overcast. My hip is hurting and I have to dig a trench for the new fibre optic broadband. Only 7 miles. (on the trike. Not the trench!) :-)

List of links in Bertin753's comment below.

Wool Caps with Ear Flaps

Wabi Woolens - Quality Wool Cycling Jerseys



Acequia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedi

BIKES, MISCELLANEA - Patrick Moore - Picasa Web Album



 Here's Patrick's beautiful Ken Rogers trike.   

Unashamedly "borrowed" and cropped from the link above so that I have it recorded on my blog. Links can disappear. Images last forever.
 
29th 40F, 4C, breezy, cold, heavy overcast. Went looking for a long, narrow trench spade to reduce the amount of material which needs to be removed. After picking away at the drive hardcore for a few hours my back was aching. It's crazy that a deep trench is required for a 1/4" plastic conduit pipe to protect a tiny optical fibre. It would have been much simpler to run the conduit in galvanised steel water pipe along the surface. Our 100 metre run of drive now looks like a tank training ground! It will have to be re-gravelled once it has settled. I've been promised a guaranteed 30/30Mbit/s service. For slightly less than I'm paying for 4/0.4 via copper. Only 16 miles today. My handlebar mirror stalk has suddenly gone all floppy. Grr.

30th 40-46F, 4-8C, breezy becoming windy, clear start but quickly becoming cloudy. The storm has stripped the trees and hedges of leaves. It lets the light in but it isn't pretty. Nor as sheltering from the cold wind! The roads are filthy and so is Mr Higgins. I must remember to oil the chain and fix the mirror stalk. 18 miles.

Just passed 7k miles on the trike since Jan 1st 2011. Well down on last year but still an average of 20 miles per day over the last 11 months. If the weather doesn't turn foul I might just get another 500 miles in December.

As soon as I started digging the trench again today it started raining. So I fixed the handlebar mirror instead. I found an old, solid, plastic, wall plug to fit in place of the long, flexible plastic stalk. The stalk was never very successful. It was often difficult to see anything in the mirror due to severe vibration. I hope to find that the mirror's resonant frequency has risen above the normal road vibration excitation. The sense of security from having a rear view mirror is most noticeable by its sudden absence! I had been meaning to replace the stalk for ages but it was on another of my roundtoit lists.




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21 Nov 2011

19th November 2011

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Helnæs causeway from half way across.

The "standing stone" silhouetted on the left of the road is yet another memorial to a crashed bomber crew from WW2.  One of half a dozen stones that I know of locally. Most were raised by grateful locals in the 1950s. Most stones have a list of crew member's names and their nationalities. Though not this one. Denmark shares its southern border with Germany. Often losing and taking new areas of land from each other over the past centuries.
 
19th 44F, 7C, breezy, heavy overcast, misty at times. After mending yet another puncture, I rode to Odense. In the forlorn hope of finding things not available locally. The snaking, narrow cycle paths in the centre of Odense demanded some hairy acrobatics on the trike! There were some seriously opposite camber moments but nothing too hairy for an experienced tricyclist.

I was a bit worried about Mr Higgins being stolen. Particularly after watching too many YouTube videos about how easy it is/was to break cycle locks. Most locks are far too easy to break. While the manufacturers claim otherwise and keep taking the money. I suppose it depends whether you consider bolt croppers as everyday city wear. The Danish police have been accused of ignoring calls from the public. Reporting professional (East European) bike thieves actively clearing whole racks full of bikes into lorries!

I won't pretend it was easy coming back into the wind. Yet again I did not have enough food with me. One banana and a small bag of biscuits is not enough for 6 hours continuous exertion. Well over eight hours since breakfast. Though I made up for it when I arrived home I could have done with something earlier. There were no shops until I was almost home.

I was an idiot not to buy something before I was hungry. Last year I did longer mileages when I went out twice. Though those rides were not nearly so tiring as a single journey without a proper break.  At least I wasn't saddle sore but my quadriceps were really burning on the long, main road hills. 52 miles, but it felt like a lot more.

The cheap CSI computer with (wired) cadence has died! (better red than dead on the left) The left button is stuck fast! I tried gently waggling it with parrot bill pliers but it wont move in or out. I have gladly tolerated this computer's presence despite the wireless speedometer not working from new. Cadence is a rarity in affordable computers. I'm feeling quite lost without a constant cadence readout. I have used it to avoid low revs and knee problems.  I look at it more often than speed or mileage on the other clock!

I emailed the Danish importers as soon as the wireless speedo gave up but they didn't even bother to reply.

I'm wondering whether I can get a cadence reading out of a normal bike computer. It should just be a matter of choosing the correct wheel circumference setting. I don't care if it reads in km or mph. As long as it registers rpm. There is a discussion of just this subject online if you search for "cadence bike computer". Allegedly, the bike computer needs to be set to 1667 with one crank magnet.

PS. It seems that the red CSI computer, with cadence, is still listed on their website. Now I just need to find a stockist. PPS. Discontinued. :-(


20th Nov  36-46F, 2-8C, bright overcast, mist patchy but clearing, still, occasional weak attempts at sunshine. No obvious effects from yesterday's ride but not feeling very strong today. I kept the Æsse jacket on but removed hats and changed gloves as it steadily warmed up. Took lots of photos in a new area. 30 miles.


21st 32-36F, 0-2C, no wind, started misty but sun breaking through.  It felt very cold. 13 miles. I had to double up on the gloves and put my day-glo windproof jacket over the Æsse jacket. Even so I could still feel the infiltration. Even on the climbs I wasn't getting too warm. On the descents it felt like it was blowing right through me! As the thaw set in, big ice crystals were falling on me out of the trees. The mist keeps coming and going. Only 13 miles. I may have to go out later.


 A four-sided farm which is slowly going to rack and ruin.
The cost of a total re-thatch would be ruinous! 

The annual winter problem with dry, sore heels has suddenly cropped up. This only happens when it gets much colder. The rest of the year my feet are fine. I have thicker socks to try and have applied a special heel cream. Though it didn't seem to make any difference last winter. Perhaps I should double up on socks. The neoprene overshoes are also still wearable. It's odd because my feet have only felt slightly cold on one ride. It hasn't been cold enough to do any harm yet. Nor have my feet been wet this year because the weather has been unusually dry. Plus I now have mudguards. My cycling shoes are a perfect size so they don't cramp my feet at all. The Tahoes are incredibly comfortable. Being very well ventilated they may be cooling my feet as air is pumped through on each pedal stroke.

The house façade seen from the public side.
This is the opposite face to the picture above.


Plus 13 more miles later. Patchy mist moving across the landscape like low cloud. I crested a hill and could see it moving across the fields like smoke. I came back in the dark, along the main roads, with all my lights flashing. Most drivers were giving me a wide berth.

It's a tragedy to see a fine old farmhouse in this condition.

22nd 33F-38F, 1-3C, mostly overcast, overnight frost, misty and still. I put on a heavier sports vest along with my usual attire. Overheating became a problem which became steadily worse. I removed the double insulate hat first, then the thinner one which replaced it. So I ended up bare headed under the helmet with the jacket and vest open to the waist and was still too warm. It's much easier to wear things over the jacket. So they can be quickly removed. Stripping off on the side of the road, when already wet, just to remove a vest, is plain daft.

 It was surprising how the weather changed over quite a short distance. It started off with low bright sun but as I reached the highest point on my ride I could see the fog descending over my target shopping village. There, the grass was still white with frost. 20 miles.

A lakeside country home. The lean is quite real. This may explain the many buttresses and restraining ironwork crosses. It actually looks as if the house is sliding down the hill into the lake. The crosses mark the ends of long iron rods. These are threaded right through the house. Heated into expansion and then the nuts tightened on the outer ends. As the bars cool down again they shrink and apply enormous external pressure to pull the building back together. The iron crosses just help to spread the loads. So next time you see "decorative" ironwork on an old building you'll know why it's there. They are a common sight on old churches. Particularly on towers.


Early morning mist.
Three wind turbines greet the Sun.



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18 Nov 2011

Modified Ken Rogers on eBay

Thank you for viewing this item. I will do my best to bring it to life through words.

Firstly a bit about us, we specialize in vintage bikes and often find some interesting items that have been sitting in sheds for many years. We have a blog on Face book where you can see our work past and present and join in the fun of vintage cycling. I have set up a folder of pictures of this trike that you can view by visiting "burdekin and son vintage bikes"


(1) Burdekin & Son Vintage Bike Co.



This trike came to us from the wife of the original owner. Unfortunately her husband has passed away . he was a very keen racing cyclist and got into racing trikes in the late 1970's. he had two trikes , this one that was built in 1979 and another that has since been sold. 


 You can see that the trike has been modified, this was because the owner developed a bad leg and needed to lower to cross bar to enjoy riding. The bike was originally yellow and there is the remains of the Ken Rogers sticker on the down tube. The serial number is IKOR 28179.  If you follow this link you will see that the specification of this bike would indicate it started life as a Ken Rogers Clubman: 
http://www.tricycleassociation.org.uk/THFRogers.html

Authors Note: This link takes me to the TA front page so there is something amiss on the TA website. Try clicking on Trike History>Rogers>Rogers Frames and Rogers Gallery.

Other than the frame modification and the paint as far as I can tell it is original and ready for you to bring back to it's former glory or use as the base of a project. I appreciate it is a great shame that the frame has been modified, however it has been well done and I have pumped the tyres up and blasted it down the road.. an experience and lots of fun.

The specification is:

  • 22" frame
  • Shimano 600 group set
  • 10 speed
  • Magfac brakes
  • GB handle bar stem
  • Shimano Q/R front HUb
  • Weinman High pressure alloy rims
  • one wheel rear drive
  • two front brake system
  • detachable rear rack
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I will start the auction at a sensible price and lets see where it goes...


I think that is about it... I will respond to any questions and can arrange shipping at £50 in the uk or you are very welcome to collect or discuss me driving to you within a sensible radius of the new forest.























The text and pictures speak for themselves. I would just add that the trike could be un-modified into a gent's model by a skilled frame builder. However, anyone looking for a lady's model, or with a low step through height, might be glad of this modified frame. 

It's a shame that, despite all the images there isn't one square-on to the back axle. The square form of the rear reinforcing tube usually points to something interesting. (like a differential) Though one image does show a flat end to the right side half axle. Suggesting a simple one-wheel drive. 
 
It should scrub up nicely. As our American friends like to say. I have made what I can of the original photographs in PhotoFiltre. Increased all images in size to 800 pixels wide. Then boosted gamma and contrast to taste.

As a footnote: Google/blogspot is having a nervous breakdown over the text and layout of this post. I assume it doesn't like the format of the copied text from the auction. I have done my best. If the text is still too small try Ctrl+. 

The auction closed on £132 after 14 bids. An absolute  bargain considering how easy it would be to return it to a proper gents trike.  (If desired)

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