r/recumbent
▲ 3 r/recumbent
ICE Adventure HD - Need help assembling chain idler pulley
Hi everyone. I am working on my ICE Adventure HD and need some help putting the chain idler pulley back together. In my photos (18712.jpg and 18711.jpg), you can see the pulley, bolt, and spacers I have. The frame mount is shown in 18713.jpg. Could someone please let me know the correct order for the washers and spacers? A close-up photo of a properly mounted idler on an Adventure HD or an assembly diagram would be incredibly helpful. Thanks!
u/Ready-Gene7957 — 3 hours ago
▲ 7 r/recumbent
Potential New Rider Here
Hey all! I used to bicycle regularly, but fibromyalgia has made traditional bicycles hard to ride. I was eyeing a recumbent on Marketplace (a Lightning Phantom 2 for $200), and thought I'd ask some questions from the experts. Are recumbents a good choice for someone like me? Is there anything specific I should look for? Would you recommend a bike over a trike?
Thanks in advance!
u/cakefordindins — 3 days ago
Update from ROUTE 66 Parkinson's team (riding from Chicago to Phoenix)
Team Utah - Pedal for Parkinson’s
Pedal to Phoenix leg 6 Panguitch to Cedar City
The day started with awakening to freezing temperatures of 28deg! So we bundled up pretty good and the ride started out immediately with a 10 mile 1700 ft climb! By the time we get to the top, we were pretty warm ha ha.
So now we’re back on the west side of the Wasatch mountains. After spending the last few days on East side. The views have been spectacular except for the huge deer that was on the side of the road on our downhill side with about 1 million flies on it! I had a neat surprise at our finish line today when old friends from Tehachapi, Paul and Susie Milne were there cheering on team Utah! It was so good to see you guys! Thank you for coming out and supporting us!
Later that evening we were able to go to Dave and Melanie’s good friends house and had the best BBQ ribs and cheesecake for dessert! We also saw other friends from Tehachapi that moved to Cedar. Steve and Ellen Anderson! Steve has PD and has been a great friend and source of inspiration as we compare symptoms and help each other navigate the labyrinth of Parkinson’s!
We are finding a rhythm as a team. Steve and Richie are awesome ridingi partners. They keep us laughing before and after a ride. And we cannot say enough about our support crew, Dave, Melanie, and Debbie are all over the place helping us out. When we are too tired or our Parkinsons is wielding it’s ugly head they step in when we need help.
Steve has had Parkinson’s for five years officially, but as most of us, had symptoms for a good while before. He is Mr. Dad joke and is always quick with a joke or some experience to help get us through the day. His son-in-law Richie, is an absolute stud on the trike. He’s there supporting his teammates whenever and however needed!
We stopped in Parowan for lunch and met a nice waitress who’s mother passed away from PD. Everywhere we go there are connections to this terrible disease. It keeps taking away our mobility, our ability to communicate clearly, our memory and as the waitress so bluntly put it, her mother died from Parkinsons! We need it to end! And that’s why we ride!
u/ParkieDude — 5 days ago
▲ 47 r/recumbent
Things I can do on my trike: Pause and sit and listen to the birds
u/SGFCardenales — 4 days ago
▲ 6 r/recumbent
2W Recumbent, need advice for balance.
Hi, i’m new to recumbent bike, it’s my 4 day i am using it to go to work (17km or 10.5milles).
And i feel i lake balance.
I meen i’m on straight line, and i can’t maintain going straight, nothing too dangerous, but still not straight compared to my balance on classical bike.
I ride a Challenge Hurricane with top handlebar and 20" wheels.
Have you tips to improve balance ?
u/crazybird-thereal — 3 days ago
▲ 1 r/recumbent
Anyone know the model # of the Catrike rear hub?
I'm rebuilding my Dumont, early 2019 model, ten speed QR skewer rear hub. I know Catrike uses many of the same parts on different trikes, does anyone have an idea who the actual manufacturer is? The model name or number would be great, also.
u/DSmantled — 1 day ago
▲ 33 r/recumbent
I’m not going to say that “weeeeeeeee!” doesn’t go through my head every time, but that’s because sometimes I actually say it.
One issue with riding videos is my inability to show the terrain as rising or falling. You can’t see how steep this is, but I usually get to 28 mph on my Rambler going down this hill.
u/SGFCardenales — 4 days ago
▲ 4 r/recumbent
Looking for a trike recommendation for a blind friend
I have a blind friend who is interested in buying a tandem trike of some kind. He's ridden on the back of my diamond frame tandem a few times, but isn't the most comfortable and thinks he'd prefer something we didn't have to balance. We're still a bit shaky starting off, and we crashed once at low speed, fortunately into grass. He also hasn't ridden enough to develop a saddle tolerance or much power, so he's sore even when the rides go well, which is why I'm leaning towards a recumbent.
Most of our rides would be low speed, on a bike trail or neighborhood streets, maybe ten miles, but I'd like to be able to get places at 12+ MPH (19+ km/h) on occasion, if only so he doesn't have to Uber around so much. I'd consider electric assist if that would be needed. We live in a somewhat hilly city, but won't have to go up any steep ones, maybe 200 ft (60 m) at 5%.
We're both average height, I'm about 165 lb / 75 kg, he's maybe 220 lb / 100 kg. I'm a fairly strong rider for a light guy in his fifties. There may be another captain, too, who's also over 200 lb.
He understands these aren't cheap and is willing to spend money for something that isn't crap. He's never had a car payment, so he can afford this. We're located in central Illinois, USA.
u/AndyTheEngr — 6 days ago
▲ 3 r/recumbent
Trident T.W.I.G?
Anyone have experience or opinions on the Trident T.W.I.G. SWB folding recumbent? I've been riding a LWB Burley for about 3 years and I'm quite happy with it, but would like something that's easier to transport in a car or on a train, and this folds, and isn't too expensive, at $1349. https://tridenttrikes.com/jouta-delta/products/t-w-i-g/
Thanks for any input.
u/tuctrohs — 4 days ago
▲ 9 r/recumbent
EATSRHPV - Tilting, Full Suspension, E-Assist Trike Build
Here's an older video of my home-made, tilting, full-suspension, e-assist Trike project from before I added a lightweight roll cage, windscreen and roof. I designed and built this trike myself out of cromoly steel.
https://youtu.be/vZ6-_mKERUg?si=X1GCIg-v-44CMi2Z
At 2:20 in the video and further segments throughout, you'll see close-ups of the tilting suspension in action soaking up bumps and tilting into corners:
Below is a video of the Trike upside down showing the Tilting Suspension mechanism with the steering/tilt levers in action:
https://youtu.be/koADanl4-vo?si=LyxxCVDxtnIAKSQe
And a more recent video of the trike with it's lightweight roll cage and windscreen:
https://youtu.be/WYAoAAKhMu0?si=QDQ9dyBmh68ibsE3
And an older video of the trike steering/tilting levers in action at rest:
u/Individual-Coast5969 — 6 days ago
▲ 39 r/recumbent
Short one-minute clip. Recumbent and Recumbent Tandem make an appearance.
There are THREE groups all heading to Phoenix for the World Parkinson's Congress at the end of the month. One started from Seattle, another from Salt Lake City, and the Route 66 team was heading out from Chicago.
u/ParkieDude — 12 days ago
▲ 6 r/recumbent
I recently bought a Catrike Dumont, knowing I would likely need a hitch and rack, or possibly a roofrack. I drive a 2013 Honda Accord, and the folded dimensions of the Dumont didn't look promising for the trunk. I thought possibly that it would fit with the front wheels removed, but still no go.
Hondas let you fold the rear seat down to accommodate long loads from the trunk, so on a whim I tried just going through the back door and setting the trike on the downfolded seat. It was very little trouble and fit fine. Note that the trike was folded, front wheels off, and boom collapsed. A minor benefit of removing the front wheels was a fair weight reduction as well.
I will be driving from Alabama up to Buffalo, NY, in July, and did not relish having the trike exposed to the weather and the possibilty of loss to a rear end collision, so I am very satisfied with this packing scheme.
u/RLT1950 — 14 days ago
▲ 4 r/recumbent
Catrike Dumont-does anyone have a schematic diagram of the complete rear hub?
I recently bought a 2019 (early model) Dumont, it has the quick release skewer axles. It sat in a Florida salt water flood for a while, so I need to completely rebuild the rear hub. I believe the previous owner attempted this, so I can't be sure he put all the parts back in. I suspect that because as I was taking it apart I found 2 tiny ball bearings amid the rusty grease. There is also the inner race of one sealed bearing, but not the outer half. The bearings that are complete are (2) 6902 2RS and (1) 6802 2RS. I'm guessing the partial bearing should also be a 6802 2RS, but that's obviously just a guess. I have no idea if all spacers, wavy washers, etc. are accounted for, either. What I'm looking for is a complete schematic diagram of all the internal parts related to this axle/hub. The freehub seems to be usable. I have called Catrike but they don't have a live customer service agent and have not returned any calls. I have reached out through their website contact form, no answer. I'm hoping someone on here has been through a complete rebuild of this hub and can help. I really need to see all the parts needed and the order in which they are assembled. By the way, the wheel was functional in that condition, but slightly wobbly. The only marking on the hub itself is Catrike stamped in the black anodized hub. Thanks, Super Catrike Mechanic, I know you're out there somewhere.
u/DSmantled — 6 days ago
▲ 3 r/recumbent
I own a 2012-2014(purchased used) ICE Vortex recumbent bike and I’m trying to remove the rear wheel. The Sram component is on the rear axle and I can’t figure out how to remove or move this to get the tire off. There’s a bolt on the other side of the tire. Does anyone happen to know how to do this? I’ve searched YouTube and internet and can’t find this configuration with information on how to do this. Thanks in advance for any help you can provide!
See photos of the rear tire.
u/J267-K — 9 days ago