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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Woolgoolga NSW Australia
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Bikes: Long Recumbent, Short recombent, racing bike, MTB, beach bike,Tandem,Fixy.2 twentys and a folding bike
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If I was starting again I’d pick a folder that had suspension …
While the spring I put under the seat dose take out a lot of shock a good suspension unit would be an improvement .
And it would be good to start with the lightest bike one can afford.
I started this home bike building with a Long [very long at 9 feet] Recumbent… I still ride it one day a week [50ks] but it is far to heavy to be a good Touring bike. It has full suspension and is a very comfortable ride.
The UPDOWN Bike is a great touring bike and until I come up with a better idea this is the bike I ride the most and I wouldn’t dream of touring on anything else.
I think anyone converting from a DF to a recumbent will need to ride every day for quite a few months before they will have the right “recumbent legs”. But I’m a bike nut and I ride every day.