My Recumbent Days

Y esterday afternoon I received a package from Be Seen Wear which contained my new Fiberglass whip. The whip is made of a fluorescent fiberglass material. Y esterday I also ordered a pair of traffic control gloves, that have reflective triangular patches so that they can be use to give hand signals while riding. These gloves are made by Hatch Corp. I purchased them from OMB's Express police Supply who has excellent prices on these gloves. I am hopping they ship this week and it should take a few days to receive. S ometime today a package containing the 32oz bottle of True Goo should arrive, and when I am at the bike shop next I will purchase a new tube for the 559 rear tire and insert the True Goo. The tube in there now contains Slime, which has clogged the valve and making it very hard to inflate.

A s of today the 32oz container containing my True Goo is on its way and should be here on the 21st. The ICE mount should be shipped on the 22nd or 23rd. The flag whip has been shipped and should be here by Tuesday of this week. W hile adjusting the alignment of the Black Widow I noticed that the bronze bushings that are on the tie-rod were cracked and deformed. I tend to believe that the induced oscillation might be caused by these loose and deformed fittings. One of the members on www.bentrideronline.com forum suggested that I use axle cones instead of the bronze bushings. So I went to two bike stores to try and locate some, but I had no luck. When I got home I was in the garage, and sitting in the corner was a damaged wheel from one of my sons old bikes. I removed the two cones and installed them on the trike linkage. The fit was fantastic and a great improvement over the bushings. I am hoping that the weather remains clear and gets a little warmer so that I can take the trike ...