The current plan... is still the plan to use the trainer as much as possible. The trike is really easy to turn into a trainer because all you have to do is get the front wheel off the ground.
I'm on my second design for the homemade trainer, more information will be added once I get a little further along on the progress.
Ok... I am back to add some more information about "Red Neck Trainer Model II". A milk crate, yep that's the whole big design. It works pretty good when combined with felt pads.
The felt pads idea came from the Schwinn exercise bike my folks have. It has felt brake pads instead of the roller wheel mounted on top of the other wheel. This was a great design, the wheel never wears out and all you have to do is change the pads, very good for keeping costs down for the customer.
The problem, Schwinn no longer makes the pads and you can't even find them on eBay or using Google!
So... the solution for the trike trainer was to get some self-sticking felt pads from Lowe's. Total cost for this version of the trainer... $2.90 including tax (I forget where I got the milk crate, I've had it since around 1989!).
Train on!
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