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Recumbent bikes off-road?
"Mr Reality" wrote in message ups.com... George Cherry wrote: I'm very interested in recumbent biking. Are they hard to ride on woodland trails (not really steep or very rough, but still not pavement)? I live in Southern Maine, but I make it to Boston about once a month. Any good bike stores in Boston or Cambridge? How about Portland, Maine? I would greatly appreciate any suggestions or advice. George W. Cherry Hi George If you are near Boston, stop in and see Scott Chamberlain at Belmont Wheelworks. I'd give them a call first to make sure Scott will be there, he is the man when it comes to bents at Wheelworks. A truly amazing relatively small store, with over 60 employees the last I checked! www.wheelworks.com Rich Pinto Bacchetta Bicycles Ahhh, thanks very much. George |
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"George Cherry" wrote: Thanks. The pictures "are worth a thousand words". The trails you ride are quite a bit more level and smooth than the Rachel Carson Wildlife Refuges I have in mind here in Maine. And you appear to be about half my age, so I'm skeptical I could trike on my trails. George: The trails I ride are usually evenly graded singletrack or fire trails (not trials trails), but nearly all of them have short to moderate length sections of 20-25% grade that make for a traction challenge when climbing uphill. I usually plan my rides to descend the steepest stuff. The sense of steepness doesn't transfer easily to a photograph. A trail with obstacles will be easier to negotiate on a single-track vehicle (such as a bike) than a triple-track vehicle like a trike. Unless the trike is rear-heavy (or can be made so by leaning back), its rear wheel will spin out easily on steep, loose uphills. Btw, I run slick tires on my bikes since I spend most of my time riding on pavement. -- Bill Bushnell http://pobox.com/~bushnell/ |
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"Cully_J" wrote: I'm curious about that piece of cloth draped over the recumbent. I believe it's used to prevent wind drag. Does it work? Cully_J: The primary function of the body sock is to reduce wind drag. It becomes most useful in the 15-35 mph range, good for about 10% reduction of drag. Slower than 15 mph it doesn't help as much, but it still keeps me warm in the cold and protected from the direct sun when it's hot. Faster than about 35-40 mph and the sock starts fluttering along the free edge and loses its efficiency. That's why my typical maximum speeds (50's mph) with the sock are not much greater than I get when tucked in on an upright bike. But because I spend most of my time riding between 15 and 35 mph, I enjoy the drag reduction most of the time. If it does, I'm going to satisfy my daughter and search for a pink polka dot one. The sock needs to be fitted to the bike. Melanie at Freeform Fashions (831-429-5044) has created body socks for different bikes and fairings and can make them using a variety of plain or patterned lycra. -- Bill Bushnell http://pobox.com/~bushnell/ |
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Recumbent bikes off-road?
On Fri, 25 Nov 2005 12:37:13 -0700, Bullwinkle
wrote: Sorry to get into this late, but I haven't been lurking as much as usual, due to the lack of recumbent bike info in ARBR. Go figure. Anyway, I have done plenty of off-road work on my Haluzak Traverse: USS, front and rear suspension. Bought it for that purpose in 1998 when I lived at the old Fort Ord in California, with miles and miles of offroad trails through the old training areas (which had been demilitarized, so no unexploded ordnance). Does single track fine. Obviously, bunny hopping over ruts or stumps is not a possibility, and I occasionally had some trouble in deep sand, but the Traverse has served me well to this day. Haluzak only made about 30 Traverses, I think. Have been out of production for a while, and, no, mine is not for sale. Bullwinkle: no longer in CA. ------------------------ And now you live in one of the best US cycling cities, and I have not seen you once on the streets/trails this year during my 8000 miles. See ya on the Front Range Trail. RollenSmoothe, on the Blue Horizon formerly at DLIWC, across the bay from Ft Ord |
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"Bullwinkle" wrote in message ... On 11/26/05 7:32 AM, in article , " wrote: West Coast Ah! Got it. When I was there they never called themselves that, they were just the DlI, and grudgingly acknowledged that they had some remote sites. Thanks for answering that: I've been racking my brain on what WC meant. Water closet? Worker's Compensation? Bullwinkle Wind Cheetah? ----== 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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