Thanks for letting me on the forum. I found you from a reply to an electric motor question I posted on YACF.
Up until four months ago I hadn't cycled for 30 months. Various reasons including a touch of cancer, and a fall off a bike in my recovery period resulting in a slow loss of interest. Last year, I started thinking about it again and bought a Bafang motor from Woosh because I am at the end of my seventh decade and feeling weak.
Thoughts of falling off again made Herself buy me a 2009 Trice, but cold weather in the garage slowed my work down, and the difficulties off sorting cable runs for three wheels meant I nearly gave up.
Remotivated by being 'allowed' to bring my bike stand into the conservatory (Herself's sewing and quilting room) I removed the bits from the Trice and sorted an upright frame with stripped bb threads to fit to.
First ride, some 4 months ago, was a revelation even though it was only five miles. I thoroughly enjoyed myself. Next day I went out again to try a couple of local hills that I had never much liked before. Took a shortcut through the park and found that Big Apple tyres are not good on mud; I fell off. Still, I completed the hills as if they had been flattened out. Two days later I discovered that I had aggravated a 40 year old back injury. A few weeks off the bike for physio and I restarted last week with the better weather. I am building my mileage, and thighs, and aiming to be doing overnights in a month, or so.
If all goes well I will be getting another motor for the Trice, or for a two wheeled 'bent.
Up until four months ago I hadn't cycled for 30 months. Various reasons including a touch of cancer, and a fall off a bike in my recovery period resulting in a slow loss of interest. Last year, I started thinking about it again and bought a Bafang motor from Woosh because I am at the end of my seventh decade and feeling weak.
Thoughts of falling off again made Herself buy me a 2009 Trice, but cold weather in the garage slowed my work down, and the difficulties off sorting cable runs for three wheels meant I nearly gave up.
Remotivated by being 'allowed' to bring my bike stand into the conservatory (Herself's sewing and quilting room) I removed the bits from the Trice and sorted an upright frame with stripped bb threads to fit to.
First ride, some 4 months ago, was a revelation even though it was only five miles. I thoroughly enjoyed myself. Next day I went out again to try a couple of local hills that I had never much liked before. Took a shortcut through the park and found that Big Apple tyres are not good on mud; I fell off. Still, I completed the hills as if they had been flattened out. Two days later I discovered that I had aggravated a 40 year old back injury. A few weeks off the bike for physio and I restarted last week with the better weather. I am building my mileage, and thighs, and aiming to be doing overnights in a month, or so.
If all goes well I will be getting another motor for the Trice, or for a two wheeled 'bent.
