23.10.2024 60km + Morris repaired + trike.

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  Wednesday 23rd 47F/8C [9.00] Clear and bright. A sunny morning is promised.

 Up at 8.20 after dozing for ages.

  I intend to ride over to see my friend. 50km round trip. About 30 miles in olde money.    

 14.30 It turned out to be slightly more. While at my friend's place I received a message that my car could be collected. Whoopee! It was the fuel pump which had packed up. I could hear it clicking away all the time and had guessed it might be a problem.

 So I rode straight to the workshop from my friend's house. Rather than going home first. It was 30+30km for 40 miles equivalent. The Contec saddle top was comfortable throughout. Thank goodness.

 I was riding remarkably strongly. Albeit in Sport mode. There were some seriously long and steep hills to climb! Most of the Nyon 1350 computer screen vanished halfway back but the bike kept going. The bike battery had gone right down to 21% but whether that was the problem I don't know. All I have is the top line of  information. The rest of the screen is blank. Very odd! 

 Fixed! I held the On/Off button down until the screen said Goodbye! When I switched it back on the whole screen was fine. It recorded my ride and displayed the details.

 Now I have to load the bike carrier onto the Morris tow hook. To go and collect my e-bike. I am just having a late lunch before heading out again.

 Having collected the e-bike I started stripping the Trykit trike. Ready for the flat handlebars. Already fitted. Removed rear rack and bag. Computer housing, cadence sensor and magnet. SPD pedals. I saved some money and time. By fitting the old Moustache flat/MTB pedals onto the trike. 

 The old, sun bleached, Brooks B17 'Special' has been put back on. I have left the paired, Tektro TT brakes front and back of the fork crown in place. Whether flat handlebar levers can manage the pull ratio with these stirrup brakes I have no idea yet.

 Nor whether I'll need a new 11 speed, rear gear changer. I fitted Campag changers front and rear with Campag Ergo levers but still with a Shimano/Sram 11 speed cassette. The Campag cassettes have a smaller diameter hub. Which won't fit on the Trykit 2WD free hub. A left over from my Shimergo experiments. The 11 speed was supposed to match across the different maker's products. You'll find a load of different posts on Shimergo if you do a search of my blog in the box above. Some on the Trykit trike. Others on the violet Higgins "Ultralite." 

 I had a trial fitting of the trike on the carrier. With the chainwheel resting in the centre of the wheel track it was perfectly stable. With the help of the carrier's top tube clamp of course.The carrier projected far enough that the trike's left rear wheel did not quite touch the car.  

 The carrier and frame clamp wheels both lock. Making bike or carrier theft extremely difficult. I always add a highly visible, ABUS U-lock. [Or two] Just to ensure nobody is ever tempted to try. I'll drive the Morris with the trike loaded to town tomorrow. Then deliver the trike to the bike shop after physio class. The bike shop opens at 10am. Just as the class finishes. So just right. 

 Dinner was mackerel in tomato sauce on toast with halved tomatoes.

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