Building a couple of 20" wheel tadpole e-trike from scratch

[voyager]

Back to the pub tonight for the other 1/2 of cider . Here's another couple of photos
The pond with the pub in the background , whipping post lane for the unbeliever

and the local church

 

[Nigelnightmare]

Looking forward to your next build here are some bits.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Recumbent-trike-Parts/132708739949?hash=item1ee60eab6d:g:9IUAAOSwpJdbT1Pg

Wheels and *folding* rear frame from an ICE trike.
Might be useful.

 

[voyager]

@Nigelnightmare
Thanks

I might bid again but the £20 carriage kills it for me .

Won't be any more builds for a while after the current build in "another tadpole trike" . Too many pressing immediate family problems to allow me to concentrate on anything , I had built several and logged the builds on here and Atomic zombie and on my Facebook page .
My main aim now is to trike to stay fit and reduce my blood sugar problem .

Old age doesn't help and I am slowing down , there is no fun in being a pensioner , the trade off of a bit more time to the prospects of old age and poor health is not the best scenario in the world .I hope to finish this current build to " use up my spare stock " I really need a break and as Ken retires next week we hope to spend more time away and on 3 wheels before old age engulfs us both .
Later's Emma

 

[voyager]

Todays Midmorning ride to Brighton followed by a tea stop in Ovingdean and Lunch in Rottingdean before coming home for dinner

regards Emma

 

[voyager]

Our evening ride to Rottingdean and a photo of Rudyard Kiplings house behind the newly refurbished war memorial and finished the ride with a trip out to the "dead end" of the under cliff walk .
Could this be the end of the line?

regards Emma

 

[voyager]

More evening rides out to Rottingdean, just getting home with the use of lights .
Dark at 21:00 now so getting the most out of this summer .

I am surprised how bright these little red and white Chinese 2032 powered led lamps are , as the night starts to draw in ( no beam but you can be seen )

Later's Emma

 

[voyager]

Ken and I have been away to he New Forest for 10 days , with our caravan and 2 e-trikes . The site Ocknell an ex WWll airbase had very few facilities , without electricity we survived and keep the batteries charged with 2 x 2hrs of "allowed" generator running and maintained the caravan leisure battery with a solar panel . good fun for a rest and think about the future .We did about 100 miles around the Forest with visits to most of the local pubs .Some of the riding was "off road" on local forest tracks as well as local roads.

The Swan at Lyndhurst,the Portuguese fireplace on the emery down - Boldrewood road and the Ocknell campsite .

 

[voyager]

Hi folks

Back from our break we have started the house clearance and trying to get a few miles in , a couple of rides out and " lunchtime dinner rides " have increased the mileage a bit , Still lots to do and the weather is not as good as it was.

 

[raleighnut]

Hi folks

Back from our break we have started the house clearance and trying to get a few miles in , a couple of rides out and " lunchtime dinner rides " have increased the mileage a bit , Still lots to do and the weather is not as good as it was.
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Has someone been playing skiddies.

 

[voyager]

Has someone been playing skiddies.

who me ?

The corner always has a coating of small pebbles washed up on it after a strong wind / wave combination and becomes a playground for the rear brake.

regards Emma

 

[voyager]

So after a puncture repair (#2 in a week ) we triked into Brighton , it was like a summers day with that big ball of fire in the sky sending lots of heat down to us.
After the u-turn at Hove lawns we stopped to take a photo of a huge colourful snail beside the cycle track , well nobody would believe us .returning home we gained out 3rd puncture and after replacing the tube consoled ourselves with a tub of Cornish ice-cream each before triking home.
This retirement game seems fun so far.

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[voyager]

Just come back home from another 6 night break with the trikes , this time in Selsey, West Sussex. Apart from the Mersey beats the entertainment wasn't very good as it is out of season .
Still it gave us a change of scenery for a week and put a few more miles on the trikes.


Had another puncture making it 4 in less than 4 weeks.

regards

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

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Don't blame me this silly editor put in 2 sets of photos .

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regards

I've sorted that out for you.

 

[voyager]

The campsite was almost deserted save for a few harder retired caravaners, and several bunnies running around ( must have got the site name from them )Luckily our van has underfloor electric heating and the evenings were nice and toastie at 24deg C .

Next question is where next ?

( Thanks Phil)

regards Emma

 

[Deleted member 26715]

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Not that I am suggesting you do anything illegal, but you need to steal that snail & graft it onto the trike, it's keep you dry & give everybody a giggle as you rode down the road.