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"Werehatrack" wrote in message
news On 29 Nov 2003 13:50:12 GMT, may have said: Why are tandems more popular in some places while not in others? This year I've spotted 2 recumbents, 3 upright trikes, 1 folding bike in the wild (only counting sightings in Finland). Don't recall seeing a tandem ever. Tandem bikes are not common in the USA either. I swear I saw no less than *five* tandems on my solo coastal ride here in San Diego yesterday (Sunday afternoon), including TWO RECUMBENTS!!! (Pretty sure they weren't same one spotted twice, as directions were different.) Kinda weird... Bill "felt sorta lonely after a while" S. |
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Recumbent bikes (was: "Liquid Drive" bike prototype at auction)
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John Foltz wrote in message ...
snip Disadvantages of a fairing like mine or the one in the second pic: they add 3-4 pounds to the bike, and they have to be removed for transport. Not *strictly* true, John. With the proper choice of conveyance, carrying a fairing-equipped recumbent inside a vehicle is easy. My wife and I bought our (used) Aerostar specifically to carry our Tour Easys. It swallows them without any disassembly: open the back hatch, roll the bikes in and tie them down, and close the back hatch. Elapsed time for two bikes: 45 seconds. Choosing a motor vehicle on the basis of its bicycle-carrying ability is sick, I know... and I got it bad. Jeff |
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In rec.bicycles.misc David Kerber wrote:
: In article , : says... : If you put aerobars and homebrew wheeldisks on a typical road : bike, you probably wouldn't be much worse off than with a lowracer : Like this one? http://users.ids.net/~dkerber/cycling.htm Nice bike :-) The funniest thing must be it's a touring bike with a rear rack but you don't mention any touring use. -- Risto Varanka | http://www.helsinki.fi/~rvaranka/hpv/hpv.html varis at no spam please iki fi |
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In rec.bicycles.misc Carl Fogel wrote:
: So far, the few that I've seen turn out to : be the inexpensive entry-level recumbents, : apparently EZ-1's, about $500-$700 U.S., far : more than WalMart's entry-level bikes, but : then recumbents are much rarer and more : expensive. Ah maybe you are right. Almost non-existent bike on this side of the big water (we only have some BikeEs), especially among us elite European SWB-lowracer sports folks. : Curiously, your post suggests that I'm showing : up in rec.bicycles.misc, possibly through cross Indeed, it very much looks like you're crossposting here. -- Risto Varanka | http://www.helsinki.fi/~rvaranka/hpv/hpv.html varis at no spam please iki fi |
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Carl Fogel wrote: ... So far, the few that I've seen turn out to be the inexpensive entry-level recumbents, apparently EZ-1's, about $500-$700 U.S., far more than WalMart's entry-level bikes, but then recumbents are much rarer and more expensive.... The Sun EZ-1 SC [1] is comparable in build quality and components to an entry level "LBS quality" bike, so the recumbent price penalty is around $200-250 US. An entry level "performance recumbent such as the RANS Rocket [2] is roughly comparable in frame construction (TIG welded 4130 Cro-Moly [3]) and component selection to an entry level road bike, so the price penalty is about $400 US. The price penalty is due to several factors: no recumbent parts groups (less economy of scale in purchasing parts), a seat that is much more complicated and time consuming to build than an upright saddle, custom parts such as steering risers and handlebars (vs. off the shelf stems and handlebars for uprights), other custom parts such as chain idlers, more chain, and lower production volume. [1] Available from any LBS in the US that has a J&B catalog, i.e. almost all of them. [2] http://www.ransbikes.com/2003Lineup/Rocket.htm [3] Bicycle specific tubing is generally NOT available in the diameter and/or lengths needed for most recumbent designs. Tom Sherman - Planet Earth |
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John Foltz wrote:
Vincent Wilcox wrote: I went for a ride with a local cycling group on a local loop with a varied route, ie. getting off the road at points. We kept having to wait for the groups recumbent rider to catch up as he rode the longer road route because it was impossible for him to lift his bike over fences and ride on some bumpy offroad track. I imagine he only did it to increase his mileage. It sounds like your ride was almost a cyclocross event in places. Definitely not a good venue for a bike that is essentially meant for roads only. There is very little public land around here for doing that stuff, so rather than trespass we stick to the pavement. It wasn't by any stretch of the imagination. Perhaps he was a wimp recumbent rider? |
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