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Rollbar (seemed) 2b a good idea

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  1. Those promised pics of my trike will be delayed a week. I was "showing off" my expert High Speed
    driving skills to my wife and some neigbours when I drove beneath a Metal Cabinet in the Underground
    parking garage and Cleaned off the Rollbar. Seems I was NOT as low as I thought I was. Weird coming
    to a dead stop from 20 mph to nothing in a split second. I was fine, but the Metal Cabinet that
    holds the Fire Hose and Fire Extinguisher has bought the farm and the Rollbar was bent backwards to
    the point it now looks like I should hang Panniers from it. I am installing a Cobra Hardshell Sunday
    (without the Rollbar) and am NOT going to ride in the garage. My (well heated) garage btw is 180,000
    sq. feet with only 24 cars parked in it, one heck of an indoor riding track in winter.

  2. OK, forget the bike pics, I want to see this garage!!

    Joshua Goldberg said:

    Those promised pics of my trike will be delayed a week. I was "showing off" my expert High Speed
    driving skills to my wife and some neigbours when I drove beneath a Metal Cabinet in the
    Underground parking garage and Cleaned off the Rollbar. Seems I was NOT as low as I thought I was.
    Weird coming to a dead stop from 20 mph to nothing in a split second. I was fine, but the Metal
    Cabinet that holds the Fire Hose and Fire Extinguisher has bought the farm and the Rollbar was
    bent backwards to the point it now looks like I should hang Panniers from it. I am installing a
    Cobra Hardshell Sunday (without the Rollbar) and am NOT going to ride in the garage. My (well
    heated) garage btw is 180,000 sq. feet with only 24 cars parked in it, one heck of an indoor
    riding track in winter.

  3. Joshua Goldberg said:

    off the Rollbar. Seems I was NOT as low as I thought I was. Weird coming to a dead stop from 20 mph
    to nothing in a split second. I was fine, but the Metal Cabinet that holds the Fire Hose and Fire
    Extinguisher has bought the farm and the Rollbar was bent backwards to the point it now looks like
    I should hang Panniers from it.

    I'm glad you are OK. How did you avoid getting thrown off the trike and hurting yourself?

    I too keep forgetting that my head is not the highest point of my trike. Fortunately there's nothing
    rigid above my head, but I've scraped the flag many times.

    Ken Kobayashi [email hidden] solarwww.mtk.nao.ac.jppersonal

  4. The seat and the rollbar were joined and I had a 2 inch wide seatbelt. When I post the trike pics
    with the new Cobra I'll add a shot of the Rollbar/Seat B4 it got whacked. "Ken Kobayashi"
    <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

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    Joshua Goldberg said:

    off the Rollbar. Seems I was NOT as low as I thought I was. Weird coming


    to

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    a dead stop from 20 mph to nothing in a split second. I was fine, but the Metal Cabinet that
    holds the Fire Hose and Fire Extinguisher has bought


    the

    Quoted message said:
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    farm and the Rollbar was bent backwards to the point it now looks like I should hang Panniers
    from it.

    I'm glad you are OK. How did you avoid getting thrown off the trike and hurting yourself?

    I too keep forgetting that my head is not the highest point of my trike. Fortunately there's
    nothing rigid above my head, but I've scraped the flag many times.

    Ken Kobayashi [email hidden] solarwww.mtk.nao.ac.jppersonal

  5. I should have stated the size differently (to show the large size) it is 300 feet by 600 feet (10
    foot clearance). Very bright and climate controlled. Most of the 24 cars are under tarps
    (Porsche/Jags/Lincolns and a Mint "Electra 225"😉. All the cars are in one small section and the
    balance is a huge, wide open space that makes a great place to ride. No point in using a
    Trainer/Roller when U have such a large riding space available.
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    "Paul Bruneau" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

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    OK, forget the bike pics, I want to see this garage!!

    Joshua Goldberg said:

    Those promised pics of my trike will be delayed a week. I was "showing


    off"

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    my expert High Speed driving skills to my wife and some neigbours when I drove beneath a Metal
    Cabinet in the Underground parking garage and


    Cleaned

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    off the Rollbar. Seems I was NOT as low as I thought I was. Weird coming


    to

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    a dead stop from 20 mph to nothing in a split second. I was fine, but


    the

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    Metal Cabinet that holds the Fire Hose and Fire Extinguisher has bought


    the

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    farm and the Rollbar was bent backwards to the point it now looks like I should hang Panniers
    from it. I am installing a Cobra Hardshell Sunday (without the Rollbar) and am


    NOT

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    going to ride in the garage. My (well heated) garage btw is 180,000 sq.


    feet

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    with only 24 cars parked in it, one heck of an indoor riding track in winter.

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