Chalo's favoritest bike evar!

http://www.bacchettablog.com/buzz/si...d-giro-³fixie²

Found via BikesnobNYC, A Bachetta SWB recumbent set up as a fixed-gear.
I have no words.

Bonus practicality: as insane as this bike is, there's no issues with
touching a pedal in corners. So it has that going for it.

Downsides? Aside from being a recumbent, and a fixed gear, it's
impossible to start riding it on any appreciable slope. Oh, and the
inherent nature of recumbents makes them better suited to
wider-than-usual gearing, not narrower-than-usual, so this is about as
clever as a Pursuit bike with a granny gear. Maybe a trike version next
time?

--
Ryan Cousineau http://www.wiredcola.com/
"In other newsgroups, they killfile trolls."
"In rec.bicycles.racing, we coach them."

On Mar 5, 12:33*pm, Ryan Cousineau wrote:
http://www.bacchettablog.com/buzz/si...d-giro-³fixie²

Found via BikesnobNYC, A Bachetta SWB recumbent set up as a fixed-gear.
I have no words.

Bonus practicality: as insane as this bike is, there's no issues with
touching a pedal in corners. So it has that going for it.

Downsides? Aside from being a recumbent, and a fixed gear, it's
impossible to start riding it on any appreciable slope. Oh, and the
inherent nature of recumbents makes them better suited to
wider-than-usual gearing, not narrower-than-usual, so this is about as
clever as a Pursuit bike with a granny gear. Maybe a trike version next
time?

--
Ryan Cousineau /
"In other newsgroups, they killfile trolls."
"In rec.bicycles.racing, we coach them."

Dear Ryan,

You can't touch the pedals in corners on these fixed-gear recumbents,
either:

http://www.nationalbicyclegreenway.c...ville85Layback

http://www.nationalbicyclegreenway.c...erPaper?full=1

Cheers,

Carl Fogel

Ryan Cousineau wrote:
http://www.bacchettablog.com/buzz/si...d-giro-³fixie²

Found via BikesnobNYC, A Bachetta SWB recumbent set up as a fixed-gear.
I have no words.

Bonus practicality: as insane as this bike is, there's no issues with
touching a pedal in corners. So it has that going for it.

Downsides? Aside from being a recumbent, and a fixed gear, it's
impossible to start riding it on any appreciable slope. Oh, and the
inherent nature of recumbents makes them better suited to
wider-than-usual gearing, not narrower-than-usual, so this is about as
clever as a Pursuit bike with a granny gear. Maybe a trike version next
time?

A recumbent fixie might work in a place like Central Illinois on a calm
day - I recall doing a club ride using one chain ring and only 3 gears
in back for most of the ride.

A fixed multi-speed hub on a 'bent would be interesting.

--
Tom Sherman - 42.435731,-83.985007
LOCAL CACTUS EATS CYCLIST - datakoll

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On Mar 5, 12:33*pm, Ryan Cousineau wrote:
http://www.bacchettablog.com/buzz/si...d-giro-³fixie²

Found via BikesnobNYC, A Bachetta SWB recumbent set up as a fixed-gear.
I have no words.

Bonus practicality: as insane as this bike is, there's no issues with
touching a pedal in corners. So it has that going for it.

Downsides? Aside from being a recumbent, and a fixed gear, it's
impossible to start riding it on any appreciable slope. Oh, and the
inherent nature of recumbents makes them better suited to
wider-than-usual gearing, not narrower-than-usual, so this is about as
clever as a Pursuit bike with a granny gear. Maybe a trike version next
time?

--
Ryan Cousineau /
"In other newsgroups, they killfile trolls."
"In rec.bicycles.racing, we coach them."

Dear Ryan,

You can't touch the pedals in corners on these fixed-gear recumbents,
either:

http://www.nationalbicyclegreenway.c...sville85Laybac
k

http://www.nationalbicyclegreenway.c...terPaper?full=
1

Cheers,

Carl Fogel

That's just not right.

--
Ryan Cousineau http://www.wiredcola.com/
"In other newsgroups, they killfile trolls."
"In rec.bicycles.racing, we coach them."

Tom Sherman wrote:

A fixed multi-speed hub on a 'bent would be interesting.

for some values of "interesting".

Chalo

Ryan Cousineau wrote:

http://www.bacchettablog.com/buzz/si...d-giro-³fixie²

Found via BikesnobNYC, A Bachetta SWB recumbent set up as a fixed-gear.
I have no words.

Bonus practicality: as insane as this bike is, there's no issues with
touching a pedal in corners. So it has that going for it.

And it's almost completely theftproof.

Downsides? Aside from being a recumbent, and a fixed gear, it's
impossible to start riding it on any appreciable slope.

Like the rider who would own one, it seems suited to little other than
an ungraceful downhill run.

Chalo

Chalo Colina wrote:
Tom Sherman wrote:
A fixed multi-speed hub on a 'bent would be interesting.

for some values of "interesting".

With a clutch or a neutral, it would be a lot like a motorcycle.

--
Tom Sherman - 42.435731,-83.985007
LOCAL CACTUS EATS CYCLIST - datakoll

Tom Sherman wrote:

Chalo Colina wrote:

Tom Sherman wrote:

A fixed multi-speed hub on a 'bent would be interesting.

for some values of "interesting".

With a clutch or a neutral, it would be a lot like a motorcycle.

_That's_ what fixies need-- clutches! Brilliant!

Chalo

Chalo wrote:
Ryan Cousineau wrote:
http://www.bacchettablog.com/buzz/si...d-giro-³fixie²

Found via BikesnobNYC, A Bachetta SWB recumbent set up as a fixed-gear.
I have no words.

Bonus practicality: as insane as this bike is, there's no issues with
touching a pedal in corners. So it has that going for it.

And it's almost completely theftproof.

Downsides? Aside from being a recumbent, and a fixed gear, it's
impossible to start riding it on any appreciable slope.

Like the rider who would own one, it seems suited to little other than
an ungraceful downhill run.

Chalo

Track riding, perhaps?

--
Paul M. Hobson
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