Say it ain't so Joe! (er Randy)

First the Tailwind and Wave are discontinued, and now the Rocket. USians
are too prejudiced against proper sized [1] wheels for RANS to sell
their best value models.

[1] ISO 406 and 305 millimeter.

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Tom Sherman - 42.435731,-83.985007
1999 RANS Wave to Tailwind conversion
2000 RANS Rocket

"Tom Sherman" wrote in message
...
First the Tailwind and Wave are discontinued, and now the Rocket. USians
are too prejudiced against proper sized [1] wheels for RANS to sell their
best value models.

[1] ISO 406 and 305 millimeter.

Tom Sherman - 42.435731,-83.985007
1999 RANS Wave to Tailwind conversion
2000 RANS Rocket

The Rocket was doomed from the moment RANS came up with the V-Rex. The
Rocket was a good run around town sort of recumbent, but so is the V-Rex
with the added advantage that it is also good for touring. A small rear
wheel does not really make much sense.

Regards,

Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
aka
Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota

Tom Sherman wrote:
} First the Tailwind and Wave are discontinued, and now the Rocket.
} USians are too prejudiced against proper sized [1] wheels for RANS to
} sell their best value models.
}
} [1] ISO 406 and 305 millimeter.
}
Add to that the downsizing of Rotator. 20/20s are becoming few and far
between.

Edward Dolan wrote:
"Tom Sherman" wrote in message
...
First the Tailwind and Wave are discontinued, and now the Rocket. USians
are too prejudiced against proper sized [1] wheels for RANS to sell their
best value models.

[1] ISO 406 and 305 millimeter.


The Rocket was doomed from the moment RANS came up with the V-Rex. The
Rocket was a good run around town sort of recumbent, but so is the V-Rex
with the added advantage that it is also good for touring. A small rear
wheel does not really make much sense.

Sorry Ed, but the V-Rex came first. The Rocket was conceived as a less
expensive alternative.

The Rocket is better for touring than the V-Rex, since it has the same
size wheels and a stiffer rear triangle.

--
Tom Sherman - 42.435731,-83.985007
If you are not a part of the solution, you are a part of the precipitate.

"Luddite Wacko" wrote:
Tom Sherman wrote:
} First the Tailwind and Wave are discontinued, and now the Rocket.
} USians are too prejudiced against proper sized [1] wheels for RANS to
} sell their best value models.
}
} [1] ISO 406 and 305 millimeter.
}
Add to that the downsizing of Rotator. 20/20s are becoming few and far
between.

Yes, the "bigger is better" USian attitude is hard to overcome.

--
Tom Sherman - 42.435731,-83.985007
If you are not a part of the solution, you are a part of the precipitate.

"Tom Sherman" wrote in message
...
Edward Dolan wrote:
"Tom Sherman" wrote in message
...
First the Tailwind and Wave are discontinued, and now the Rocket. USians
are too prejudiced against proper sized [1] wheels for RANS to sell
their best value models.

[1] ISO 406 and 305 millimeter.


The Rocket was doomed from the moment RANS came up with the V-Rex. The
Rocket was a good run around town sort of recumbent, but so is the V-Rex
with the added advantage that it is also good for touring. A small rear
wheel does not really make much sense.

Sorry Ed, but the V-Rex came first. The Rocket was conceived as a less
expensive alternative.

The Rocket is better for touring than the V-Rex, since it has the same
size wheels and a stiffer rear triangle.

The Rocket is NOT better for touring. A small rear wheel means a big chain
wheel up front in order to get proper gearing for the road. The V-Rex is a
solidly built bike and is an ideal recumbent for touring if you like short
wheelbase (which I don't). Besides, big guys look ridiculous on the Rocket.

Regards,

Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
aka
Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota

Edward Dolan wrote:
"Tom Sherman" wrote in message
...
Edward Dolan wrote:
"Tom Sherman" wrote in message
...
First the Tailwind and Wave are discontinued, and now the Rocket. USians
are too prejudiced against proper sized [1] wheels for RANS to sell
their best value models.

[1] ISO 406 and 305 millimeter.

The Rocket was doomed from the moment RANS came up with the V-Rex. The
Rocket was a good run around town sort of recumbent, but so is the V-Rex
with the added advantage that it is also good for touring. A small rear Log
wheel does not really make much sense.

Sorry Ed, but the V-Rex came first. The Rocket was conceived as a less
expensive alternative.

The Rocket is better for touring than the V-Rex, since it has the same
size wheels and a stiffer rear triangle.

The Rocket is NOT better for touring. A small rear wheel means a big chain
wheel up front in order to get proper gearing for the road. The V-Rex is a
solidly built bike and is an ideal recumbent for touring if you like short
wheelbase (which I don't). Besides, big guys look ridiculous on the Rocket.

Touring requires lower gears than general road riding. A standard
52/42/30 triple crank on a Rocket is fine for touring.

See http://www.phred.org/~alex/bikes/rocket.html for a touring Rocket.

--
Tom Sherman - 42.435731,-83.985007
If you are not a part of the solution, you are a part of the precipitate.

"Tom Sherman" wrote in message
...
"Luddite Wacko" wrote:
Tom Sherman wrote:
} First the Tailwind and Wave are discontinued, and now the Rocket. }
USians are too prejudiced against proper sized [1] wheels for RANS to }
sell their best value models.
}
} [1] ISO 406 and 305 millimeter.
} Add to that the downsizing of Rotator. 20/20s are becoming few and far
between.

Yes, the "bigger is better" USian attitude is hard to overcome.

--
Tom Sherman - 42.435731,-83.985007
If you are not a part of the solution, you are a part of the precipitate.

Still a few 20-20-20 and 16-16-20 and 16-16-16 trikes around.

gotbent aka FRT rider

"Tom Sherman" wrote in message
...
Edward Dolan wrote:
"Tom Sherman" wrote in message
...
Edward Dolan wrote:
"Tom Sherman" wrote in message
...
First the Tailwind and Wave are discontinued, and now the Rocket.
USians are too prejudiced against proper sized [1] wheels for RANS to
sell their best value models.

[1] ISO 406 and 305 millimeter.

The Rocket was doomed from the moment RANS came up with the V-Rex. The
Rocket was a good run around town sort of recumbent, but so is the
V-Rex with the added advantage that it is also good for touring. A
small rear Log
wheel does not really make much sense.

Sorry Ed, but the V-Rex came first. The Rocket was conceived as a less
expensive alternative.

The Rocket is better for touring than the V-Rex, since it has the same
size wheels and a stiffer rear triangle.

The Rocket is NOT better for touring. A small rear wheel means a big
chain wheel up front in order to get proper gearing for the road. The
V-Rex is a solidly built bike and is an ideal recumbent for touring if
you like short wheelbase (which I don't). Besides, big guys look
ridiculous on the Rocket.

Touring requires lower gears than general road riding. A standard 52/42/30
triple crank on a Rocket is fine for touring.

See http://www.phred.org/~alex/bikes/rocket.html for a touring Rocket.

Yes, it is good for lower gears, but not so good for higher gears without
getting into shifting difficulties. It is also easier to carry some gear on
a V-Rex than on a Rocket, a not unimportant consideration.

Regards,

Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
aka
Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota

gotbent aka FRT rider wrote:
"Tom Sherman" wrote in message
...
"Luddite Wacko" wrote:
Tom Sherman wrote:
} First the Tailwind and Wave are discontinued, and now the Rocket. }
USians are too prejudiced against proper sized [1] wheels for RANS to }
sell their best value models.
}
} [1] ISO 406 and 305 millimeter.
} Add to that the downsizing of Rotator. 20/20s are becoming few and far
between.
Yes, the "bigger is better" USian attitude is hard to overcome.

--
Tom Sherman - 42.435731,-83.985007
If you are not a part of the solution, you are a part of the precipitate.

Still a few 20-20-20 and 16-16-20 and 16-16-16 trikes around.

The lateral loads multi-track vehicles apply to wheels make large
diameters problematic.

--
Tom Sherman - 42.435731,-83.985007
If you are not a part of the solution, you are a part of the precipitate.