September 14, we got to the storage unit and headed out for a ride, we discovered that Jo's "left disc brake" was not working at all!! We slowly headed up to our local recumbent shop, Angletech hoping it was just a simple adjustment needed. Well, it turned out that Kirk had to replace the whole "brake caliper"!! Since we have ICE trikes and Jo has "mirrored" disc brakes there isn't much choice but these replacements by TEKRO but, they just don't seem to hold up well as we've had to have them "bled and adjusted" several times since they were installed! :( At least now, Jo's bike stop's fine. We headed down the Garden of the Gods access path to our favorite McDonalds, as it has a nice, covered patio set up outside!
Got a BOGO double cheese burger and the best price in the summer for a large unsweet iced tea!! Rode to Monument Valley Park, then headed back to the storage area, a short but in the end sweet ride.
September 15, we headed out on the Rock Island Trail heading east. We wanted to check out the progress of the new, crosswalk and light at the RI T & Murry Blvd intersection. Well not a lot of progress, more underground wiring is in place on both sides and the bases for the lights look complete. It will be a really good thing when it's done as it's a very busy and dangerous intersection without a crossing light! Headed back on the RI Trail, then took the Academy Blvd access path to a Mavrick convenience store for unsweet iced tea and our brown bag lunch. Picked up Shooks Run trail heading south to the Pikes Peak Ave bike lane over to the Downtown Starbuck's for more unsweet iced tea and our homemade diabetic trail mix. Use the Cascade Street bike lane to head back to the storage area, got spit on type rain but arrived dry!
Here is a video of the ride!
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