It's Here!
Well Floyd, I finally got the trike! Actually I received it on the 16th, but there have been some problems and bad luck! It had to go the local dealer here who only special orders the ICE trikes for repair before it was even assembled! The left side brake caliper mount somehow warped when it was welded to the kingpin, bad jig or loose in the jig, at any rate the wheel could not be mounted to the trike until the kingpin was replaced! The bike mechanic checked it out to find the mount point was 15 degrees out of square. ICE expressed the replacement kingpin & I finally managed to have it all setup & picked it up on the morning of the 25th.
I finally got to turn the pedals on it on the 25th, but not very much as I have been having a bad bout of the influenza! I'm feeling a bit better today & should be up to par in a couple more days, hazard of my profession! One gets a lot of exposure in the EMS business, and every once & a while you get zapped regardless of how much BSI you take. Doesn't matter whether I'm on the Engine or the transporting medic, as the ALS provider I still have a lot of direct patient contact! Anyhow She's a beauty & I kind of feel like it has been pre-disastered a bit with all of the delays in getting to ride it. She sits out in the garage now mocking me!!
The little time I spent on it checking it out, it was a lot of fun even though I danged near hacked up a lung after the ride! I really like the setup on the Sprint 26 fits me OK, but I don't think I could be another inch wider! Eager to get it out on the road when I am feeling better!
Later!
Well Floyd, I finally got the trike! Actually I received it on the 16th, but there have been some problems and bad luck! It had to go the local dealer here who only special orders the ICE trikes for repair before it was even assembled! The left side brake caliper mount somehow warped when it was welded to the kingpin, bad jig or loose in the jig, at any rate the wheel could not be mounted to the trike until the kingpin was replaced! The bike mechanic checked it out to find the mount point was 15 degrees out of square. ICE expressed the replacement kingpin & I finally managed to have it all setup & picked it up on the morning of the 25th.
I finally got to turn the pedals on it on the 25th, but not very much as I have been having a bad bout of the influenza! I'm feeling a bit better today & should be up to par in a couple more days, hazard of my profession! One gets a lot of exposure in the EMS business, and every once & a while you get zapped regardless of how much BSI you take. Doesn't matter whether I'm on the Engine or the transporting medic, as the ALS provider I still have a lot of direct patient contact! Anyhow She's a beauty & I kind of feel like it has been pre-disastered a bit with all of the delays in getting to ride it. She sits out in the garage now mocking me!!
The little time I spent on it checking it out, it was a lot of fun even though I danged near hacked up a lung after the ride! I really like the setup on the Sprint 26 fits me OK, but I don't think I could be another inch wider! Eager to get it out on the road when I am feeling better!
Later!
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I have gotten out 3x in the last 5 days. In a while I will go again for a few miles. 