I got the Magicycle Deer out and hooked up its trailer and went to town (9 miles) to get Dog food.
I haven’t received the panniers yet so I bungled the tool kit and the lock on the rear rack.
I took off and everything was going great until I started hearing a clicking sound behind me. It turns out a nut had come off the bottom of the shock on the trailer so the trailer suspension was a bit loose. An unplanned stop at the hardware store for a chromed Nylock nut.
When I went to put the nut on I found my toolkit had bounced off the rack on the way so I had to go back in for a couple wrenches. That was ok as I didn’t have a 17mm wrench in my toolbox.
I got to the coop and got a 40 lb bag of dogfood and put it in the trailer.
I was pleased to note that the battery still read 100%.
On the way home I found my toolkit. Yay!
When I got home the battery now read 49%. My house is 50 feet higher than downtown and I did have an extra 40 lbs on the way back but it puzzled me that either one of those would sag the 20A battery that much. I was PAS 2 on the way to town and PAS 4 on the way home.
I didn’t notice the extra 40 lbs on the trailer at all. I love the trailers low center of gravity.
My old knees know I did something. Lol
Please ignore my messy garage. I haven’t put away the bike assembly detritus yet.
Question, should I paint the trailer green to match the bike? Hehe
I haven’t received the panniers yet so I bungled the tool kit and the lock on the rear rack.
I took off and everything was going great until I started hearing a clicking sound behind me. It turns out a nut had come off the bottom of the shock on the trailer so the trailer suspension was a bit loose. An unplanned stop at the hardware store for a chromed Nylock nut.
When I went to put the nut on I found my toolkit had bounced off the rack on the way so I had to go back in for a couple wrenches. That was ok as I didn’t have a 17mm wrench in my toolbox.
I got to the coop and got a 40 lb bag of dogfood and put it in the trailer.
I was pleased to note that the battery still read 100%.
On the way home I found my toolkit. Yay!
When I got home the battery now read 49%. My house is 50 feet higher than downtown and I did have an extra 40 lbs on the way back but it puzzled me that either one of those would sag the 20A battery that much. I was PAS 2 on the way to town and PAS 4 on the way home.
I didn’t notice the extra 40 lbs on the trailer at all. I love the trailers low center of gravity.
My old knees know I did something. Lol
Please ignore my messy garage. I haven’t put away the bike assembly detritus yet.
Question, should I paint the trailer green to match the bike? Hehe
