Originally Posted by badkneesmama
If I understand correctly, most people think that the 20/26 set-up like the Vision 40's is pretty fast, but the dual 26's would be screamin'?
I can get a Vision 44 ridden 3 times with both ASS and USS, chain guard, rack and bag for $650. SInce this is half of what I can get a new one for I am very tempted to buy.
BKM
The 20/26 set-up can get up to speed rather nicely. It won't be quite as fast as a dual 26 set-up would be, but the 20" front wheel lowers the bottom bracket a bit, which makes launching the bike a little easier, possibly "softens" the handling somewhat, and helps to lessen the chance of getting the numbness in the toes that some bentriders experience with higher bottom bracket bents(IMHO, of course).
I just ran into an owner review of the Vision VR-44...you may enjoy reading it:
http://www.felsens.com/review3.html
It sounds like you may have a pretty nice deal in that Vision 44! Good luck! Keep us posted!