All the boom issues I have had...
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All the boom issues I have had...
I figured out what the problem was.....broken boom.
Apparently I had the stock boom out too far, didn't really realize how little of it I had in the frame, even after having it off. It never really occurred to me to mark it and look at the depth. Last year I broke the beam clamp and thought it was just due to not tightening it enough. I have since even put in another boom shim.
Last couple of rides my boom has been moving to the strong leg side and I was hearing a really strange clank/creak going over bumps. Got home after yesterdays ride and found the boom broken off about an inch inside the frame with a small angular bit broken off down inside.
I am now on the hunt for an extra long boom and no one has one in stock....I say no one. My local dealer and Utah Trikes don't have them. edit-Utah has it on the way.
Apparently I had the stock boom out too far, didn't really realize how little of it I had in the frame, even after having it off. It never really occurred to me to mark it and look at the depth. Last year I broke the beam clamp and thought it was just due to not tightening it enough. I have since even put in another boom shim.
Last couple of rides my boom has been moving to the strong leg side and I was hearing a really strange clank/creak going over bumps. Got home after yesterdays ride and found the boom broken off about an inch inside the frame with a small angular bit broken off down inside.
I am now on the hunt for an extra long boom and no one has one in stock....I say no one. My local dealer and Utah Trikes don't have them. edit-Utah has it on the way.
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Opposite problem here. I had to loosen the cruciform on my trike to get the boom in far enough.
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Am of the thought that the previous owner cut this boom. I think they had two goes at it and left the part I found in the boom partially cut but still attached. She was a really short lady and likely would never have come up as an issue had my wife kept this one (of the two we have). This boom is slightly shorter than the boom in the other bike, but still too short to use for my x-seam.
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Mic the frame I.D. and roundness at the opening and inside down about 4 inches minimum..
The frame opening may be wallowed out rendering the frame an expensive chunk of Garage wall art !!
Izzit aluminum ?? stretched ?
I dunno but I'd want to check that with a digital tool..
Just sayin..
Steel Iz real..
The frame opening may be wallowed out rendering the frame an expensive chunk of Garage wall art !!
Izzit aluminum ?? stretched ?
I dunno but I'd want to check that with a digital tool..
Just sayin..
Steel Iz real..
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Mic the frame I.D. and roundness at the opening and inside down about 4 inches minimum..
The frame opening may be wallowed out rendering the frame an expensive chunk of Garage wall art !!
Izzit aluminum ?? stretched ?
I dunno but I'd want to check that with a digital tool..
Just sayin..
Steel Iz real..
The frame opening may be wallowed out rendering the frame an expensive chunk of Garage wall art !!
Izzit aluminum ?? stretched ?
I dunno but I'd want to check that with a digital tool..
Just sayin..
Steel Iz real..
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Like a new bike.
The new boom helped immeasurably. I can now make power on the bike in high gears without the boom spinning around.
The new boom helped immeasurably. I can now make power on the bike in high gears without the boom spinning around.
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Excellent! As I remember, Catrikes have a separate external piece that clamps the boom?
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