Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg) - new ride

I been looking at bents a few weeks and found this one at a store that was not going to sell them any more and this was the last one. 2006 model I think (couldnt find the paperwork or manuel at the store) but stickered for 995. I gave 800. Just had it a few days and went on 2 rides but i can already tell this will be my main ride form now on.

Congratulations!

If i would have the space to store one of these - they are mighty tempting.

Looks like a nice rig! :beer:

Hey, a Red Bacchetta ;) (Obscure paraphrased Rush reference ;) )

Tom, I remember someone suggesting you needed a bent after the surgery. You should sit on one. The seat is awsome. It seems slower uphills but so far on my 2 rides (12 and 20 miles) I have actually posted almost identical times. Getting going is still an adventure but i usually get going fairly easily. I just be sure there is no trafic as i sometime veer off the the side till i get going good.

My wife rides a bent. I don't like them (Except for one)....I've tried all types. I enjoyed a tadpole trike though.....felt like a Ferrari! If/when I get a bent, it'll be a high end Tadpole. I'm actually kind of looking into a build of a CF Monocoque tadpole. A friend sent me a design, and it's light! 29 pounds at rolling weight.

I wouldnt mind a tadpole. they are pretty sporty and can go as fast as i want. Sounds like you have looked them over. Actionbent and Terratrike make some real reasonable priced ones. Catrike has some that weigh in pretty light. Just like with bikes, the lighter they are the more they cost... If Calfee Design made a tadpole it might come in under 25 lbs.

Sweet ride. I want to try one. My lbs rents them out, maybe I'll give it a go.

I will have to talk to my lbs about trying one out. They look like they are very hard to start out from a stop. I have watched people that have been riding them for quite some time and they look very wobbly at the startups.

Hey, a Red Bacchetta ;) (Obscure paraphrased Rush reference ;) )

Tires spitting gravel, I commit my weekly crime...

Very nice. And great album Tom

Speaking of new rides... I go for my fitting at the LBS in only 27 hours! I'm finally going to quit just talking about it, and actually buy a new bike. :) Surly LHT complete, with whatever bars/stem/post and other items need changed about to meet the fit specifications we figure out tomorrow. Plus I'm having a SON28 dynohub built into the front. :)

Hey, a Red Bacchetta ;) (Obscure paraphrased Rush reference ;) )

I didn't take you as a Rush Limbaugh fan, Tom. What a surprise!

Tires spitting gravel, I commit my weekly crime...

That would be Limbaugh visiting his doctor-of the week for his meds.

Nice. A clubmate rides one here in SoCal. I dunno, though. If I was even tempted, I think I'd get a trike built for speed :D

I didn't take you as a Rush Limbaugh fan, Tom. What a surprise!

Rush, the Band, not Rush the bloated political gasbag (You'd like them if you really don't know about them ;) Their music is chock full of Ayn Rand references :D )

Rush, the Band, not Rush the bloated political gasbag (You'd like them if you really don't know about them ;) Their music is chock full of Ayn Rand references :D )

Sorry!

"A Passage to Bangkok" would make an interesting bike tour!

Joe

Congrats! I just sat in a bent on a ride through the Bronx a few months ago - I could have fallen asleep in the seat. Too big to get in the building though - good thing or I might be tempted! ;)

Sorry!
No worries! My A Year in the Life Video uses music from Rush's Geddy Lee for the audio track, BTW. :D

Rush, the Band, not Rush the bloated political gasbag (You'd like them if you really don't know about them ;) Their music is chock full of Ayn Rand references :D )

Plus you missed Rush's best feature, they are like Canadian Eh!

Plus you missed Rush's best feature, they are like Canadian Eh!

Yep, and I have seen them at Wally's Pigeonhole in TO, too! :D LOOOONG time ago!

Have been to several of their concerts starting way back in the 70's when they were fronting. Great band.

Love the Mountain Dew rack!

And the sandals!

Yep, and I have seen them at Wally's Pigeonhole in TO, too! :D LOOOONG time ago!

I've heard them interviewed, they seem like a nice bunch of guys... They are getting a little long in the tooth now, I first heard 'em on 8-track, along with another old Canadian band Max Webster (front man Kim Mitchell had a new album out this year), and you can't forget the Guess Who, who are still around but not as the Guess Who, Burton Cummings and Randy Bachman are touring again. Burton Cummings looks exactly the same today as he did in 1967.....

Canadian Rock Trivia for $1000 Alex:

This 1970's band from British Columbia, added a screamer by the name of Darby Mills to form the Headpins in the early 1980's, they are still touring under BOTH names......

There isn't $1000 on the line, but there are bragging rights.:D

Chilliwack?

I remember they came into the Twin Cities OFTEN, using the same commercial to promote their concert:

COMING TO THE XXXXX: REO SPEEDWAGON AND RUSH!!!!!!

I can still hear that commercial.

Rush, the Band, not Rush the bloated political gasbag (You'd like them if you really don't know about them ;) Their music is chock full of Ayn Rand references :D )

I had heard of them, but I didn't make the connection. My listening as I type is Schubert's Symphony #9, Toscanini/Philadelphia Orchestra, which as an illustration of my tastes might explain why I miss so many pop-culture references.

Incidentally, the Schubert 9th would make ideal cycling music - it's very rhythmic.

Chilliwack?

Yup, from Chilliwack, BC. Although currently no members from one band are in the other, they are both still going concerns.

Okay another one, for even more bragging rights, what Canadian Band had to go by a different for their 1983 US record release because their name was too controversial (they played live at a dance in my high school in 1977)? Yes these guys are still around and have a new album due out real soon now.

I had heard of them, but I didn't make the connection. My listening as I type is Schubert's Symphony #9, Toscanini/Philadelphia Orchestra, which as an illustration of my tastes might explain why I miss so many pop-culture references.

Incidentally, the Schubert 9th would make ideal cycling music - it's very rhythmic.

Another good cycling tune, JS Bach's Brandenburg Concerto #3 in G Major, it's only Allegro though so it's good when you want to look around as you ride. However if you want to really get up a good head of steam Sharp Dressed Man by ZZ Top......

Another good cycling tune, JS Bach's Brandenburg Concerto #3 in G Major, it's only Allegro though so it's good when you want to look around as you ride.

I think almost anything from what has been derisively called the "sewing-machine" school of Baroque composition would work. Not that Bach falls into that category, of course, but much Baroque music does. Much of Vivaldi's work seems to have been composed to serve as music for a stationary trainer.

Yep, and I have seen them at Wally's Pigeonhole in TO, too! :D LOOOONG time ago!

Great band Tom... I got to see them at the Texas Jam in Dallas at the Cotton Bowl in 1984. They were co-headliners along with Ozzy. Seems like just yesterday..LOL......

I think almost anything from what has been derisively called the "sewing-machine" school of Baroque composition would work. Not that Bach falls into that category, of course, but much Baroque music does. Much of Vivaldi's work seems to have been composed to serve as music for a stationary trainer.

Well, nothing would beat Flight of the Bumblebee for zooming up The Hill from Hell, once heard a concert, where 3 notes in, the Violinist popped the E string, you know, it didn't slow him down one bit, at the end, he excused himself, to the audience and the conductor, and went to replace the string. My father was in the orchestra and I was able to go back stage, was the only time I was able to see a Stradivarius up close, man he made that $1,000,000 fiddle sing.....

Actually, thats a good idea, put together an MP3 player of good riding music, for days like tomorrow with 35cm of snow coming by noon, it will not make a good day for riding, driving or even transit....

Yep, and I have seen them at Wally's Pigeonhole in TO, too! :D LOOOONG time ago!

I've heard they're an amazing live band. What did you think?

It can go either way with bands with such amazing lead singers. Either they will be as good, or better, in person, or they will totally suck. Anyways, what did you think of them?

I've heard they're an amazing live band. What did you think?

It can go either way with bands with such amazing lead singers. Either they will be as good, or better, in person, or they will totally suck. Anyways, what did you think of them?

Pretty much any band that doesn't use a lot of digital post processing, can sound great live, unfortunately when you play in larger venues, that can hurt your sound, Hockey rinks often have very poor acoustics, unfortunately concert halls which tend to have the best acoustics, tend to not have enough seats. For example the Air Canada Centre (hockey rink) seats 18,800 Roy Thompson Hall (concert hall) 2,630 when your a popular band you end up at the ACC between games where the Leafs and Raptors lose. :(

Very good deal, the Bacchetta Cafe goes for $1100 ($1040 plus shipping). My "main ride" is a Bacchetta Giro 20. We bought a pair because my wife has Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) and her hybrid riders were not much fun anymore. I didn't think I'd ride mine unless we on a ride together, but soon I was riding it more than any other bike.

Pretty much any band that doesn't use a lot of digital post processing, can sound great live, unfortunately when you play in larger venues, that can hurt your sound, Hockey rinks often have very poor acoustics, unfortunately concert halls which tend to have the best acoustics, tend to not have enough seats. For example the Air Canada Centre (hockey rink) seats 18,800 Roy Thompson Hall (concert hall) 2,630 when your a popular band you end up at the ACC between games where the Leafs and Raptors lose. :(

You'd actually be surprised at some newer hockey rinks. I think because designers are noticing that concerts might bring in more money than hockey games, especially in the states where hockey's popularity is sadly on the decline. They've come a long way in making hockey/basketball venues more suited for concerts. There are still some pretty bad reflections/focusing from all the concave surfaces in most cases, but they're getting better. I'm getting a Master's degree in Acoustics right now, so I at least pretend to know something about acoustics. Don't tell my advisor that I really don't know squat.;)

You'd actually be surprised at some newer hockey rinks. I think because designers are noticing that concerts might bring in more money than hockey games, especially in the states where hockey's popularity is sadly on the decline. They've come a long way in making hockey/basketball venues more suited for concerts. There are still some pretty bad reflections/focusing from all the concave surfaces in most cases, but they're getting better. I'm getting a Master's degree in Acoustics right now, so I at least pretend to know something about acoustics. Don't tell my advisor that I really don't know squat.;)

I realize this is seriously off topic, but what do you think of Verizon Hall in Philadelphia's Kimmel Center?

I realize this is seriously off topic, but what do you think of Verizon Hall in Philadelphia's Kimmel Center?

It's a pretty famous hall. I know they've done a lot to treat the room, and it has some variable wall treatments depending on who's performing. Any hall like that with so many balconies will still have some late reflection problems, and with all the curves there might be some focusing effects. Overall, though, I think it's a pretty amazing hall, and the acoustics are pretty cutting edge. It's nice to see places where acoustics are the first priority (or maybe second after aesthetics). Acoustics is usually near the bottom of the priority list in most buildings, such as , which can have pretty detrimental effects.

Anyways, in all, it's a pretty amazing hall.

It's a pretty famous hall. I know they've done a lot to treat the room, and it has some variable wall treatments depending on who's performing. Any hall like that with so many balconies will still have some late reflection problems, and with all the curves there might be some focusing effects. Overall, though, I think it's a pretty amazing hall, and the acoustics are pretty cutting edge. It's nice to see places where acoustics are the first priority (or maybe second after aesthetics). Acoustics is usually near the bottom of the priority list in most buildings, such as , which can have pretty detrimental effects.

Anyways, in all, it's a pretty amazing hall.

The prime motivation for a new hall was almost entirely acoustical. The Academy of Music is a wonderful opera house, but a poor concert hall. It's entirely too dry acoustically - perfect for a theater so the actor's or singer's words can be heard in the back row, but not good at all for instruments or to record in. The Toscanini Schubert 9th I mentioned above in this thread is a good, if dated (recorded 1941) example of the clinical sound the microphones catch at the Academy. Fortunately the Orchestra, Columbia, and later RCA and EMI found some nice churches and other buildings to record in.

Back to bicycles....

The prime motivation for a new hall was almost entirely acoustical. The Academy of Music is a wonderful opera house, but a poor concert hall. It's entirely too dry acoustically - perfect for a theater so the actor's or singer's words can be heard in the back row, but not good at all for instruments or to record in. The Toscanini Schubert 9th I mentioned above in this thread is a good, if dated (recorded 1941) example of the clinical sound the microphones catch at the Academy. Fortunately the Orchestra, Columbia, and later RCA and EMI found some nice churches and other buildings to record in.

Back to bicycles....

HAHA. Yes, let's get back to the task at hand.

It is interesting to have an acoustics related discussion outside of school though. Thank you for indulging me.