Canuck1
01-30-04, 09:02 AM
Hello, hello...anybody there?
Recumbent - anybody out there?
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madpogue
01-30-04, 10:17 AM
Apparently not.
[Okay, I just recently got my sticky fingers on an EasyRacers EZ1, but I don't have anything worth posting about yet.]
[Okay, I just recently got my sticky fingers on an EasyRacers EZ1, but I don't have anything worth posting about yet.]
bentrox!
01-30-04, 09:03 PM
Hello, hello...anybody there?
Yes, I visit several times a week but am not a chatter. Maybe I'll post some pictures in a couple weeks when I get my Baron. Still riding my Lynx for now.
Yes, I visit several times a week but am not a chatter. Maybe I'll post some pictures in a couple weeks when I get my Baron. Still riding my Lynx for now.
Canuck1
01-31-04, 10:54 AM
Here are some pictures of a bent I built a few years ago. I currently ride a similar design. Comments?
Canuck1
01-31-04, 10:56 AM
OK here they are...I hope
lowracer1
01-31-04, 01:25 PM
Yes, I visit several times a week but am not a chatter. Maybe I'll post some pictures in a couple weeks when I get my Baron. Still riding my Lynx for now.
Are you getting Don Smiths baron? or are you somebody else. I know Don just sold one to a guy in California.
Are you getting Don Smiths baron? or are you somebody else. I know Don just sold one to a guy in California.
NuTz4BiKeZ
02-18-04, 03:26 AM
Do you have any pics of other bents you have built?
bentrox!
02-18-04, 10:26 PM
Are you getting Don Smiths baron? or are you somebody else. I know Don just sold one to a guy in California.
That's me, Chris! Just started assembly recently. Unraveling Don's meticulous wrap-and-pack job was a project in itself - he must have been an ancient Egyptian mummy preparer in some previous life. He's given some great tips and advice to me, though, which will add to my enjoyment once I start riding the Baron. I look forward to tapping into the accumulated experience of all you lowracer guys there in Michigan (Tri-County?)
Eddie
That's me, Chris! Just started assembly recently. Unraveling Don's meticulous wrap-and-pack job was a project in itself - he must have been an ancient Egyptian mummy preparer in some previous life. He's given some great tips and advice to me, though, which will add to my enjoyment once I start riding the Baron. I look forward to tapping into the accumulated experience of all you lowracer guys there in Michigan (Tri-County?)
Eddie
Canuck1
02-19-04, 04:50 PM
Do you have any pics of other bents you have built?
These are pictures of the bike I ride now. I built it in 1999 and have put several thousand kilometers on it.
These are pictures of the bike I ride now. I built it in 1999 and have put several thousand kilometers on it.
Canuck1
02-19-04, 05:57 PM
These are pictures of the bike I ride now. I built it in 1999 and have put several thousand kilometers on it. I'm having a brain cramp...lets try that again.
NuTz4BiKeZ
02-20-04, 01:40 PM
Hey Canuck1... :)
Nice Job, What is the frame material?
Do you plan to build any more bents?
I have so far built 2 SWB's and now I'm building a compact lowracer.
It's just as much fun building them as riding them.:D
The pic is of Bent #1, this was just after it was completed and before a number of alterations. It is now sitting in my garage waiting for the chop... I'm going to downsize it a bit so my 11yo daughter can ride it.
http://www.eomtbc.orcon.net.nz/pix.ht3.jpg
Nice Job, What is the frame material?
Do you plan to build any more bents?
I have so far built 2 SWB's and now I'm building a compact lowracer.
It's just as much fun building them as riding them.:D
The pic is of Bent #1, this was just after it was completed and before a number of alterations. It is now sitting in my garage waiting for the chop... I'm going to downsize it a bit so my 11yo daughter can ride it.
http://www.eomtbc.orcon.net.nz/pix.ht3.jpg
Canuck1
02-24-04, 09:55 PM
Hey Canuck1... :)
Nice Job, What is the frame material?
Do you plan to build any more bents?
I have so far built 2 SWB's and now I'm building a compact lowracer.
It's just as much fun building them as riding them.:D
The pic is of Bent #1, this was just after it was completed and before a number of alterations. It is now sitting in my garage waiting for the chop... I'm going to downsize it a bit so my 11yo daughter can ride it.
http://www.eomtbc.orcon.net.nz/pix.ht3.jpg
That is a great looking bike NuTz...actually our bikes are pretty similar; monotube, SWB, sort of raised USS with bar end shifters.
I was thinking about a low-racer for real speed but lately I have been looking at the Bachetta style...still aero but way higher. They are supposed to be very fast and you are sitting up nice and high. A little tricky in the stop and go though I think.
I might be just looking for an excuse to build something.
Nice Job, What is the frame material?
Do you plan to build any more bents?
I have so far built 2 SWB's and now I'm building a compact lowracer.
It's just as much fun building them as riding them.:D
The pic is of Bent #1, this was just after it was completed and before a number of alterations. It is now sitting in my garage waiting for the chop... I'm going to downsize it a bit so my 11yo daughter can ride it.
http://www.eomtbc.orcon.net.nz/pix.ht3.jpg
That is a great looking bike NuTz...actually our bikes are pretty similar; monotube, SWB, sort of raised USS with bar end shifters.
I was thinking about a low-racer for real speed but lately I have been looking at the Bachetta style...still aero but way higher. They are supposed to be very fast and you are sitting up nice and high. A little tricky in the stop and go though I think.
I might be just looking for an excuse to build something.
Canuck1
02-24-04, 10:04 PM
Hey Canuck1... :)
Nice Job, What is the frame material?
Do you plan to build any more bents?
I have so far built 2 SWB's and now I'm building a compact lowracer.
It's just as much fun building them as riding them.:D
The pic is of Bent #1, this was just after it was completed and before a number of alterations. It is now sitting in my garage waiting for the chop... I'm going to downsize it a bit so my 11yo daughter can ride it.
http://www.eomtbc.orcon.net.nz/pix.ht3.jpg
Sorry, I forgot to answer any of your questions. The frame is made of 2" 6061-T6 thin wall aluminum tubing. I chose aluminum because it is light, cheap, readily available in my area. Also it is very easy to work with. I cut it with a carbide wood blade in my table saw. The only really expensive part is getting it TIG welded together. This frame cost me about $300 to have welded.
This is the second really usable bent I have built and this one was built in 1999 so really I don't build them any more.
Nice Job, What is the frame material?
Do you plan to build any more bents?
I have so far built 2 SWB's and now I'm building a compact lowracer.
It's just as much fun building them as riding them.:D
The pic is of Bent #1, this was just after it was completed and before a number of alterations. It is now sitting in my garage waiting for the chop... I'm going to downsize it a bit so my 11yo daughter can ride it.
http://www.eomtbc.orcon.net.nz/pix.ht3.jpg
Sorry, I forgot to answer any of your questions. The frame is made of 2" 6061-T6 thin wall aluminum tubing. I chose aluminum because it is light, cheap, readily available in my area. Also it is very easy to work with. I cut it with a carbide wood blade in my table saw. The only really expensive part is getting it TIG welded together. This frame cost me about $300 to have welded.
This is the second really usable bent I have built and this one was built in 1999 so really I don't build them any more.