Wednesday, December 20, 2023

Rigged For Night Running

 


Song:  Moonlight Sonata

Original Composer:  Ludwig Beethoven

Rendition:  Brin Addison


First...
my younger sister and I decided to catch another sunrise from just down the street.

Sunrises and sunsets are just one of the many great simple pleasures in life...
and they are free.













Now on to my trike.

Although I got my trike back from the shop...
I still must learn how to operate the trike motor settings on the motor computer.


I have my Insta 360 camera mounted on the bike mount stick.

It doesn't matter the angle it is at...
as it is a 360 degree video that it produces.

The light green rope is a tow rope that I would try by towing my younger sister on her trike...
however, even through the rope worked well...
my motor settings weren't set correctly on the computer.

As I towed her up an incline...
I had become so bogged down that I had to stop often to rest.

I was just testing the feasibility of towing up an incline...
but, without motor assist...
I wouldn't want to attempt that.

On a gentle incline or even ground...
it is no problem towing without power assist.




I installed a light bar and light just above the motor...and facing forward.


My control panels for riding trails.

The trike computer is on the left...
and my iPhone is on the right.

I have some off line usable maps loaded into an app...
and the phone has GPS function as well...
so even when I am away from usable cell service...
I can still use it for wilderness navigation.


I got a small bell for riding on bike trails.


My view of my computer from the seat of my trike...


and of my navigation unit (iPhone).


Just to demonstrate my night lights...
and as I was working on the trike...
my extra wide concave side mirrors came in...
so, I installed them.


The rear tail light emits a lazed pattern on the ground...
 besides having red leds which indicate a rider at night while on the streets.

The laser painted pattern is especially good as it indicates the width of the trike.



Now I may safely navigate streets at night...

if I so wish.



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