Ever Ride in City Traffic?

Hey, cool!! Thanks, I'll drop him a line...after I make a trip over to
The Bicycle Man in Alfred, New York!



S. Delaire "Rotatorrecumbent" wrote:
I'll go out on a limb here and volunteer the name of a very nice gentleman
who runs a messenger service in downtown Manhattan that you could talk to
and possible test ride one of his several recumbents.
Shelly Mossy
I borrowed his EZ1 last August for the day
Any *head first* style vehicle is out of the question for this person no
matter what the reason.
LWB oss works well in the tight confines of NYC, SF, Seattle, L.A., Indy
and Portland
the only big cities I have had the chance to ride.
Speedy

NYC XYZ wrote:

NYC, that is! On a weekday in mid-town Manhattan? I did bike
messenging for almost two months one summer -- only job where I wish I
had more time in the day for (second hardest after Army infantry, no
joke!) -- and now that I'm curious about recumbents, I'm trying to
picture myself in all kinds of situations.

How do you lock up a 'bent, anyway?

Is it good for weaving in and out of traffic?

Does it brake just like an upright?

Is it harder to go real slow?

Ever run red lights with them?

How would they fare on the sidewalk? How well do they go over curbs
and speed bumps?

Ever get mugged on one? (Serious! Twice I had to jet away from some
miscreants in broad daylight in the parks.)

And apparently they make lots of squeaky noises??

And they're actually worse for certain kinds of back problems???


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NYC XYZ wrote:

Exactly! I love the world of bicycling 'cause it's such a colorful
cast of characters. I couldn't believe it when I saw the one-legged
rider (you mean there are more??)!

There was me last Tuesday, but that was only coz my left crank fell off...

--
Dave Larrington - http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk/
I'm just a primitive creature of the heath, so pardon my savage
ignorance.

I have ridden extensively in Chicago. Fantastic city for cyclists.
Daley, for all his shortcomings, is a good friend to cyclists imo.
Aside from the numerous bike lanes that can get you anywhere in the
city N,S,E,W, you have the lakefront and a particular curiousity of the
"take back the streets" which occurs in 'the loop' (chicago's downtown)
the last friday of every month. cyclists gather at city hall and ride
thru the city, from centerline to curb, for good times and a subcurrent
of bicycle promotion. talk about safety in numbers!

We rode a century several years ago. A tandem team was a guy without a
right leg and a gal without a left leg. Quite a sight.

NYC XYZ wrote:

Exactly! I love the world of bicycling 'cause it's such a colorful
cast of characters. I couldn't believe it when I saw the one-legged
rider (you mean there are more??)! Women messengers, too...and sexy,


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Reply to

Buck wrote:

I understand that we were designed for sweating and that is why we are the
dominate species.

I thought it was weaseling that separated us from the other animals.
Well, except the weasels.

--
Dane Jackson - z u v e m b i @ u n i x b i g o t s . o r g
The penalty for laughing in a courtroom is six months in jail; if it
were not for this penalty, the jury would never hear the evidence.
-- H. L. Mencken

A small plug for my products:
I build titanium framed recumbents and have done a several with large diameter wheels
(ti frames for other brands also)
My preferred set up is dual 20" as the start up acceleration is noticeable
Can't argue with the ride quality of the large wheels though
Dual 20" with 54 speeds is 21 pounds
Dual 700 with 27 speeds is in the 25 - 26 pound range
Speedy

NYC XYZ wrote:

Hey, cool!! Thanks, I'll drop him a line...after I make a trip over to
The Bicycle Man in Alfred, New York!

S. Delaire "Rotatorrecumbent" wrote:
I'll go out on a limb here and volunteer the name of a very nice gentleman
who runs a messenger service in downtown Manhattan that you could talk to
and possible test ride one of his several recumbents.
Shelly Mossy
I borrowed his EZ1 last August for the day
Any *head first* style vehicle is out of the question for this person no
matter what the reason.
LWB oss works well in the tight confines of NYC, SF, Seattle, L.A., Indy
and Portland
the only big cities I have had the chance to ride.
Speedy

NYC XYZ wrote:

NYC, that is! On a weekday in mid-town Manhattan? I did bike
messenging for almost two months one summer -- only job where I wish I
had more time in the day for (second hardest after Army infantry, no
joke!) -- and now that I'm curious about recumbents, I'm trying to
picture myself in all kinds of situations.

How do you lock up a 'bent, anyway?

Is it good for weaving in and out of traffic?

Does it brake just like an upright?

Is it harder to go real slow?

Ever run red lights with them?

How would they fare on the sidewalk? How well do they go over curbs
and speed bumps?

Ever get mugged on one? (Serious! Twice I had to jet away from some
miscreants in broad daylight in the parks.)

And apparently they make lots of squeaky noises??

And they're actually worse for certain kinds of back problems???


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