Recumbent - Ouchies

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NuTz4BiKeZ
07-10-03, 02:58 AM
:cry: :cry: :cry: I crashed my bent.

First time out after painting it I hit some black ice in a corner... next thing you know I was sitting on my @$$ on the road.
Only minor road rash on the butt... the bike suffered a smashed shifter and I bent the pivot for the underseat steering, this crimped the main tube.

But it's all fixed now:D :D :D The bike that is my butt still hurts.

NZLcyclist
07-10-03, 03:21 AM
black ice....ouch. WHere in NZ are you? we have been having a bit of cold weather aye?

Brendon
Aggressor
07-10-03, 03:55 AM
What sort of recumbent do you ride Nutz?

NuTz4BiKeZ
07-10-03, 05:00 AM
Hey Brendon... I'm in Otago.
Aggressor I ride a homebuilt swb with underseat steering. 24" rear 20" front Wheels 52, 48, 42, 30 Chainrins with 6 speed rear hub.
Lotsa hills where I live:D
Aggressor
07-10-03, 05:06 AM
Where did you get the plans to build it?
NuTz4BiKeZ
07-10-03, 03:08 PM
Where did you get the plans to build it?

Didn't use plans... I looked at a lot of information online and pretty much made it up as I went along:crash:

This site inspired my design... check out bike No 2 it's the one I studied most.
Click Here For Info (http://www.ihpva.org/people/tstrike/home.htm)

Other than that try Home Built (http://www.recumbents.com/home.htm) or do a search for home built recumbent on Google. :D

When I get some pics of mine I will post them but it might be a little while yet.
Aggressor
07-10-03, 05:41 PM
Excellent, thanks for the info :)