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Three tracks
I'm wondering if any of you have had an issue with debris in the middle of the road.
I've seen rocks, dead animals, and any number of other things in the center. Has is been an issue?
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5/23/2006, 8:20 pm
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 Re: Three tracks
Yep, that is one thing I had to get used to early on. With a car you can straddle the debris, and with a bike you can choose a line to go around it, but with a trike, you have to just miss the stuff with one of your front wheels or else you will catch it with the rear.
Usually, if I do hit it with the rear, it just bounces over it and that is all. I have thought about putting a deflector of sorts that would mount just in front of the bike frame (similar to a cowcatcher on a train). It would have to be retractable so it does not scrape going over humps or speed bumps.
(oh, and that is another minor issue, if you aren't careful. Some speed bumps are higher than code requires, so scout out where you want to drive before you go there)
- Jamieson
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5/27/2006, 10:36 pm
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Re: Three tracks
So, it sounds like it's a bump, but it won't send you out of control. Well... in small situations.
I can tell you, from experiance, the cow catcher thing is not such a good idea.  
I've already considered the ride height. The speed bumps are pretty tall, at work. As I'll have a Flintstone reverse, that's an issue.
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