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  1. Trekster

    First Ride: Well, I managed to not kill myself.

    Learning Curve... Yes, there is a definite learning curve; and I think it is a little different for all of us who are coming into this venture with prior experience on a DF bike. My first attempts were incredibly "funny" and scary, also. But I had watched the various YouTube videos of...
  2. Trekster

    First Practice Session

    First trail ride/practice This morning I tried the Quest on a small part of the local bike path. I got along pretty well riding on the flat portion of the path. Being it was Sunday and the heat index was to be 100 later in the day, I had quite a little traffic to contend with since everyone...
  3. Trekster

    First Practice Session

    Second practice sessions Today I got two separate practice times - both of them in a "fairly" flat parking lot that is seldom used. Now that I'm able to peddle around the lot, I'm working on relaxing the upper body, doing some tighter turns and keeping the bike on a straight heading as will be...
  4. Trekster

    First Practice Session

    Last night I was so happy to finally get all the loops and tangles out of the chain, that I put on the derailleur and front wheel - without noticing the shifter cable was wrapped once around the fork. After examining the situation this morning, I removed the front wheel and derailleur and then...
  5. Trekster

    Anticipation

    Photo Set Thanks for the help Richa. And, Eric; it appears you spent as much (or more) time taking those pictures as you did putting it together. Those will be very helpful. Thanks for putting them on here. I was gone all evening, and tomorrow I will be busy with other things...
  6. Trekster

    Anticipation

    Assmbly??? Yes, I have viewed all of Kim's videos will I was waiting for my Quest to arrive. They are very good. However, after an hour and a half of just unwrapping things, and attempting to layout the frame and components as they are pictured in the "instructions"(?) - I really question...
  7. Trekster

    Anticipation

    Thanks for hints and help Thanks, to both of you for the hints and help. I'm very anxious to get started with the new adventure. No delivery yet, but should be any time now.
  8. Trekster

    Anticipation

    Tomorrow is the day my Quest 3.0 should be delivered. After a ton of research and looking at all the YouTube videos concerning MBB FWD recumbents; I finally decided on the Quest. I must admit, I'm a little apprehensive about the "learning curve", but at the same time, excited to get...
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