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Thinking about getting a Volae sport any feedback?
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On Thu, 26 Jan 2006 14:06:39 -0800, terrygar wrote:
Thinking about getting a Volae sport any feedback? Terry A high quality product. You will be pleased. |
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"swamprun" wrote in message news On Thu, 26 Jan 2006 14:06:39 -0800, terrygar wrote: Thinking about getting a Volae sport any feedback? Terry A high quality product. You will be pleased. And if you're not, with a new one, you have a couple of weeks to try it out. If it's not the bike of your dreams, you can send it back to Hostel Shoppe for a refund. The 411 is that the person who takes the order gets some dimensions from the buyer, and the bike comes pretty much ready to ride out of the box. I attended a couple of the ralleys that they sponsor and in real life the shop people are easy to do business with. They know how to deal with obsessive, neurotic bent owners, too. ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Unrestricted-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 100,000 Newsgroups ---= East/West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- |
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"terrygar" wrote
Thinking about getting a Volae sport any feedback? I've had a Volae Sport since February. I bought it used and it has the Velocity Uriel wheelset upgrade and the large seatbag. It is the third recumbent in my stable and I like it a lot. The Volae seems perhaps 10% faster for the same effort on smooth roads than my Tour Easy (fenders, fairing, medium tires). Up hills, the weight advantage probably makes it more than 10% faster. It doesn't "cruise" at speed quite like the Tour Easy LWB and in cold weather, isn't as warm (TE fairing helps a lot). The idler wheels in the chain line make the Volae drive system noisier than my Tour Easy or BikeE. And there is heel strike, so low-speed tight turns require some care. You'll definitely want clipless pedals. Choices and availability of 650c tires are more limited than 700c or 26", if that matters. I also wish there were a place to put a water bottle more easy to reach while riding. The seat bag can hold a hydration-system bag, but sometimes I simply want to use a water bottle. The bottle pockets on the seatbag are difficult to access while riding. I've seen bottle mounts for under the seat that might work. What sort of bike are you riding currently and what expectations do you have for the Volae? Jon Meinecke |
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THANKS FOR ALL THE FEEDBACK!!!
Not riding a bent, this will be the first. (The idler wheels in the chain line make the Volae drive system noisier than my Tour Easy or BikeE. And there is heel strike, so low-speed tight turns require some care.) I hope these aren't large issues. Can the idler wheels be greased? And I have never ridden the sport so I don't know about the heel strike. I've ridden the Corsa and Force le with no problem!!! Terry |
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"terrygar" wrote
(The idler wheels in the chain line make the Volae drive system noisier than my Tour Easy or BikeE. And there is heel strike, so low-speed tight turns require some care.) I hope these aren't large issues. Can the idler wheels be greased? And I do lubricate the idler wheels on my Volae. It's still noisier drivetrain than my other recumbents. It's not a major issue. I have never ridden the sport so I don't know about the heel strike. I've ridden the Corsa and Force le with no problem!!! Heel strike on the Volae is quite manageable. I have relatively small feet (US 9). It is really only slow-speed tight turns where it comes into play. I test rode a Strada and didn't notice heel strike, but then I only rode it a few minutes and didn't ride with clipless pedals. I suspect the issue is similar for all these "high racers." YMMV. I like the Volae handlebar feel better than the Bacchetta. On my test ride, I noticed that the Strada handlebars had a certain "springiness",-- not bad, but noticeable. My Volae doesn't have that attribute. It wouldn't have been a deciding factor for me, however. I simply found a good deal on the Volae, used. Jon Meinecke |
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