Rack, jig, and Mint Sauce

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Had my first ride on what I have christened Rogue III,
my Ice Adventure HD.
Just around the block as not properly set up and we are still to add some 
electrical assistance.
We were also waiting for a couple of new ahead bearings to arrive,
which we think were damaged by the result of jet washing the trike.  




We have also purchased a tow bar rack,
It's a four bike BuzzRack, 
While not designed to carry a trike, Rogue III sits on it nicely.
It gives us the means to carry both trikes to go on adventures.
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Nice to see Mint Sauce rides again.
This is an old friend of Jayne's, from a well known mountain bike cartoon series.
Nice to see that he will be coming on our future rides.



We have also built a jig in order to help us work on the trikes.
The image shows it in an old workmate,
it is a bit wobbly, so a new one has been ordered 
to insure the trikes have a secure platform to work on.

 

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