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Burley opinions?
I'm looking to buy a recumbent and my LBS recommends Burley's. Anyone ride
one of these? Comments? I ride my current DF Trek hybrid bike to and from work about 10 miles each way. I want to ride further but find the DF too painful to ride longer distances. I'm probably looking at a SWB since most of my ride is on city streets (not very busy), but I want to do touring later on - can a SWB be good for both? Thank you. Christy |
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CKeller wrote:
I'm looking to buy a recumbent and my LBS recommends Burley's. Anyone ride one of these? Comments? I ride my current DF Trek hybrid bike to and from work about 10 miles each way. I want to ride further but find the DF too painful to ride longer distances. I'm probably looking at a SWB since most of my ride is on city streets (not very busy), but I want to do touring later on - can a SWB be good for both? Thank you. Christy I've down loaded tours on SWB recumbents and the Burley SWB will take a rear rack and Terracycle under seat rack. However for a touring SWB I would recommend a bike specifically designed for touring from a manufacturer that only makes recumbents such as an HP Velotechnik Street Machine or Grasshopper. Zach |
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CKeller wrote:
I'm looking to buy a recumbent and my LBS recommends Burley's. Anyone ride one of these? Comments? I ride my current DF Trek hybrid bike to and from work about 10 miles each way. I want to ride further but find the DF too painful to ride longer distances. I'm probably looking at a SWB since most of my ride is on city streets (not very busy), but I want to do touring later on - can a SWB be good for both? Thank you. Christy I've down loaded tours on SWB recumbents and the Burley SWB will take a rear rack and Terracycle under seat rack. However for a touring SWB I would recommend a bike specifically designed for touring from a manufacturer that only makes recumbents such as an HP Velotechnik Street Machine or Grasshopper. Zach |
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CKeller wrote:
I'm looking to buy a recumbent and my LBS recommends Burley's. Anyone ride one of these? Comments? I ride my current DF Trek hybrid bike to and from work about 10 miles each way. I want to ride further but find the DF too painful to ride longer distances. I'm probably looking at a SWB since most of my ride is on city streets (not very busy), but I want to do touring later on - can a SWB be good for both? Thank you. Christy I've owned a Burley Django for several years. I love the bike. I ride thousands of miles per year on it. I find it to be quite comfortable on centuries. I've had a rack on it since the day I brought it home. For light loads on day rides it's great. For serious loads I use a trailer. I don't care for the rack adapter kit that Burley sales. When using it the rack is not directly attacked to the bike frame. This results in the rack swaying slightly under heavy load. I've ridden with 30 pounds on the rack, but it vibrated in a way that left me feeling uneasy. For a better idea how a rack attaches to a Django have a look at http://www.burley.com/products/recum...ation+Kit&i=13. If you were counting on using just a rear rack to carry most of your load on a tour, I don't think I would recommend the Django. However, I think the Django makes a fine touring bike, so long as you have an alternative to loading the rear rack with weight. --- John Knez |
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I've ridden a Limbo for four years now, and it's been fine. At this
point I'm looking at upgrading to something lighter and without suspension for more aggressive riding. I've just upgraded the stock crankset to a 165mm arm length(vs. 170mm) and the improved cadence is nice, plus I've installed a narrower range cassette in back which helps with power transfer. Quality is great, as it is with any Burley product. Email me if your interested in purchasing my Limbo(as long as you're not some scammer with a large cashier's check and an "agent" to handle the shipping-sorry for the sarcasm, but this type of scam is getting so prevelant it's humorous). Best regards, John |
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On 31 Jul 2005 11:21:43 -0700, "Servojohn"
wrote: I've ridden a Limbo for four years now, and it's been fine. At this point I'm looking at upgrading to something lighter and without suspension for more aggressive riding. I've just upgraded the stock crankset to a 165mm arm length(vs. 170mm) and the improved cadence is nice, plus I've installed a narrower range cassette in back which helps with power transfer. Quality is great, as it is with any Burley product. I have one too a 2004 model. I finally removed the shock as I would need to spend about 300 to get oen that really worked well. I just used a piece of oily tropical hardwood. I like the ride better now. I also pretty much upgraded everthing on it. new wheels sram x9 drivetrain (big improvement) new rans seat cushin got rid of the stock pullys for the chain and replaced them with one set from terracycle and that got rid of the rumble. about the only thing I have nto replaced are the cranks as I have not found a good deal yet. Knight-Toolworks http://www.knight-toolworks.com affordable handmade wooden planes |
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I just want to understand more clearly, you just bolted a piece of coco
bolo where the shock and spring are, thus making the bike a rigid hardtail? John |
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In article , CKeller
wrote: I'm looking to buy a recumbent and my LBS recommends Burley's. Anyone ride one of these? Comments? I ride my current DF Trek hybrid bike to and from work about 10 miles each way. I want to ride further but find the DF too painful to ride longer distances. I'm probably looking at a SWB since most of my ride is on city streets (not very busy), but I want to do touring later on - can a SWB be good for both? Thank you. Christy I gotta say the burley seat makes my ass hurt. I rode it for about 15 min. and realized it right away. Otherwise I think its a nice bike and you can replace that seat with a rans or whatever. |
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I'm looking for a good used bent. Where are you located? I'm in St.
Louis. Dennis Servojohn wrote: I've ridden a Limbo for four years now, and it's been fine. At this point I'm looking at upgrading to something lighter and without suspension for more aggressive riding. I've just upgraded the stock crankset to a 165mm arm length(vs. 170mm) and the improved cadence is nice, plus I've installed a narrower range cassette in back which helps with power transfer. Quality is great, as it is with any Burley product. Email me if your interested in purchasing my Limbo(as long as you're not some scammer with a large cashier's check and an "agent" to handle the shipping-sorry for the sarcasm, but this type of scam is getting so prevelant it's humorous). Best regards, John |
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gOn 31 Jul 2005 18:40:03 -0700, "Servojohn"
wrote: I just want to understand more clearly, you just bolted a piece of coco bolo where the shock and spring are, thus making the bike a rigid hardtail? yep works fine. but I just got a good deal on a suspension fork. if I find a good deal on a good shock they I will replace it. but I can't afford a 300.00 shock. Knight-Toolworks http://www.knight-toolworks.com affordable handmade wooden planes |
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