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I recently purchased the trike for my daughter away at college. Twice in two days the chain has broken. She took it to a bike shop and they put a new chain on it. Customer reviews on this product listed it as a problem but most owners did nto experience it so I took a chance. Now dad cannot fix his daughters problem for the first time in his or her life and I am at witts end.
I am 300 miles away from her.
How do I make the chain breaking problem go away???
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On the very back of the frame there are two bolts, one each side, pointing in the direction the trike rolls. (See the attached photo), These are adjusters for chain tension and alignment, like on a motorcycle. Slacken the axle nuts then wind the bolts on the end to slide the axle forward. This will give you the slack you need to remount the chain. **Note** Keep count of the number of turns you make as you wind the adjusters off and on. If the gear isn't lined up straight to the frame it will keep throwing the chain off.
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try another bike shop, sounds like they don't want to deal with it. "riding on the rim" generally shouldn't affect the hub and bearings, at most the rim can be relaced. Although to have a competent wheel builder do this may end up costing more than replacing the wheel. A good mechanic should be able to use a regular 26" wheel and replace the axle with your canti-lever axle to get it to fit on the trike (I say that without looking at it, so I'm just making an assumption here).
The chain guard is usually fastened to the seat tube of the bike (the frame tube coming up from the pedal area to the seat) with a plastic band. If this band is broken or missing, and there is excessive play in the chain guard, I suggest removing it entirely or returning the bike as it may be a hazard.
You need to take the old seatpost from the trike to a good bicycle dealer and tell them you need a seat to fit it. Most good dealers have parts for childrens trikes and bikes or can order them for you.
Take off the wheel and slide the red metal cap along the pedal post. Pop off the white plate with a small flathead screwdriver. This will expose the inner hub of the wheel. There should be a small metal plate held to the hub of the wheel with four screws...check the screws...did they snap off? You can also call the Radio Flyer customer service line (8-5) and get some help if you need a new wheel.
My husband and I just put this trike together and had a similar problem - the front wheel always turned the pedals and we couldn't figure out how to stop this. The manual for the trike is awful and very hard to understand. After spending a LOT of time analyzing the pictures and doing all sorts of weird things to the pedals, I found a posting on a website that said they'd had the same problem, but had removed and re-attached the front wheel and the problem was suddenly fixed. Sounds too good to be true, right? Well, we noticed that in one of the manual's pictures that the air valve for the front tire was facing the other direction - we'd actually put the tire on backwards. I took the tire off, put it back on facing the other way, and suddenly it all works as it's supposed to.
The thing is, you actually don't have to "do" anything to change from free to fixed and keep the pedals stable. If my daughter pushes the pedals around, they move around, and if she keeps her feet steady on them, the wheel continues to go around while the pedals stay put. It truly is automatic, which the diagram in the manual does a terrible job of conveying.
Hope this helps someone. We like this trike, but the directions are beastly!
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