G’day Craig,
Just wanted to tell you the Catrike 700 is awesome! Warm and clear blue sky here in Melbourne today so decided to take the trike over to the freshly refurbished outdoor velodrome less than a kilometre away. Did 10km at an average speed of 37.3 kph. So comfy and so relaxed amazingly it felt quite easy. Not too bad for a 71 year old grandfather!!
Recumbents dominate front row in Soldier Ride DC
Recumbents dominate the line up when WWP Alumni met President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Bob McDonald during a special ceremony held at The White House for Soldier Ride DC.
After a meeting with the President, riders rode laps around the South Lawn as they were high-fived and cheered on by the President, Vice President, Secretary and guests in the crowd.
Obama shaking hands with US soldier
Interbreeding Recumbent Parts
I’ve just finished a little interbreeding with a Hase Kettwiesel and an ICE head-rest. The client is someone who loves her Kettwiesel, and it has enabled her to come back on a bike due to a bad back. She then started having problems with an old neck issue.
To help this problem, her requirements were to fit a neat padded support in the small of her neck, under her helmet (the wearing of which, is mandatory in Australia). As the stock Hase Kettwiesel head-rest was a no go and the cross bar on the seat too large for most other options, I bolted a tube @ 45 degrees up to clear the panier bags with 110mm x 8mm brooker rod.
The ICE head-rest worked perfectly along with the CATRIKE tie rod as a spacer.
ICE Headrest now ready
ICE bolts and tube on Kettwiesel
ICE Headrest on Kettwiesel
Side view of headrest fitting
Tube and bolts for the headrest set up
