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Recumbants, Advice
I need to, because of my back, switch to a recumbant. My needs are
similar to that of my old bike, which is for commuting. Reliablity is a big one. Something I can get on/off the train (which I do now and then) is good also. Otherwise, the cheapest is the best.... Any suggestions? |
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Recumbants, Advice
"David P. Summers" wrote in message
... I need to, because of my back, switch to a recumbant. My needs are similar to that of my old bike, which is for commuting. Reliablity is a big one. Something I can get on/off the train (which I do now and then) is good also. Otherwise, the cheapest is the best.... Any suggestions? Try these... http://www.ihpva.org/FAQ/ http://www.icehouse.net/jim_d/bents.html JF |
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Recumbants, Advice
David P. Summers wrote: I need to, because of my back, switch to a recumbant. My needs are similar to that of my old bike, which is for commuting. Reliablity is a big one. Something I can get on/off the train (which I do now and then) is good also. Otherwise, the cheapest is the best.... Any suggestions? Look around 'Bentrider: http://www.bentrideronline.com/ Post your questions to the "new rider" forum: http://www.bentrideronline.com/messa...splay.php?f=16 and you'll probably get dozens of answers. Jeff |
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Recumbants, Advice
About the cheapest recumbent is the EZ-1 for US$600.
I have been riding mine 2 1/3 years. If later you get a better recumbent, this would be a commuter/ bad weather bike. http://www.easyracers.com/ez_1_sc.htm David P. Summers wrote: I need to, because of my back, switch to a recumbant. My needs are similar to that of my old bike, which is for commuting. Reliablity is a big one. Something I can get on/off the train (which I do now and then) is good also. Otherwise, the cheapest is the best.... Any suggestions? |
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Recumbants, Advice
David P. Summers wrote: I need to, because of my back, switch to a recumbant. My needs are similar to that of my old bike, which is for commuting. Reliablity is a big one. Something I can get on/off the train (which I do now and then) is good also. Otherwise, the cheapest is the best.... Any suggestions? Is a recumbent the only option? They can be great for backs, but are often lousy to bring on trains/buses. Would raising your handlebars help? For $20 or so you can get a stem raiser for threadless stems, and for threaded you can always use the venerable Nitto technomic. |
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