Recumbent - I would so totally ride this...
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cranky old dude
05-22-09, 01:52 PM
I was giving my 20 year old daughter some maintainance lessons out in the garage a few days ago, prior to sending her and her DF bike back to college. When we finished up I asked her if she would like to try out my Tour Easy and she anxiously accepted the offer. Her feet didn't stretch to the pedals and she insisted that I not bother adjusting the seat so....she sat & steered while I pushed her around the yard a little. She was astounded at how comfortable the bike was and she stated "Oh man! If I had one of these I would so totally ride it!" She then tried the Sun X-1 and the Sun EZ Sport but gravitated right back to the Tour Easy. "I was wondering why you've got a garage full of recumbents. Now I know." she said.
I suspect that once she graduates and gets settled into a job and home in a few years that she'll be remembering that TE and considering making a purchase of her own. Another 'bent rider has been born.
That's exactly my same reaction when I first rode a recumbent. I was like, "Where have these things been my entire life!" Now that I have one, I'm addicted, I find reasons for riding it anywhere!
ladybugrider
05-23-09, 10:44 AM
I agree, those poor df riders, if only they knew what they were missing. Bents are the only way to ride with comfort!
Some of you know what 'Cognitive dissonance" is. The more work it is(or the more pain), the harder it is to give it up:lol:
hmmmmmmm..............my Gold Rush setting here by the door ready to go and my two DFs in the closet with flat tires. Go figure.
I suspect that once she graduates and gets settled into a job and home in a few years that she'll be remembering that TE and considering making a purchase of her own. Another 'bent rider has been born.
I suspect that if she works it right and blinks her big eyes at him Cranky Old Dude will give her one just like my granddaughter got one of my computers:lol:.
My 16 year old son has been trying to get the hang of riding my EZ Speedster with little luck. He apparently has his mothers coordination! That's why I bought her a trike. Today, I convinced him to try the Sport, as I believe it's easier to start out on a LWB. At about 10 miles into the ride I asked him how he liked it and there it was...... THE RECUMBENT GRIN!!!!!! Looks like I'm going to be riding the Speedster for a while! I suspect that once he gets his "legs" I'm gonna lose that speedster, but gain a riding partner!
radycle
06-30-09, 02:50 PM
...Looks like I'm going to be riding the Speedster for a while! I suspect that once he gets his "legs" I'm gonna lose that speedster, but gain a riding partner!
Sounds like a good trade to me. If he grows to love the Sport, give it to him or buy him his own!
Sounds like a good trade to me. If he grows to love the Sport, give it to him or buy him his own!
I love them both, so I'm out nothing either way!!
It sound like the perfect time to move to a Gold Rush for yourself.
It sound like the perfect time to move to a Gold Rush for yourself.
A year ago I had not yet bought my first recumbent. In august I got my first, an EZ 1, which I "outgrew" in about four months. Traded it for the sport in march, decided I wanted a swb as well and bought the speedster in april. Then decided my wife needed a tadpole, which she also loves. However, I suspect that if I buy another bike anytime soon, I'll be maimed at best!
About 13 years ago I went to a Atlanta Bicycle Club meeting that was about Recumbents. They had three Bents there that were brought to the meeting by their owners for anyone that was interested in what they looked like. A dentist had just got his Goldrush a few days before the meeting, and he asked if anyone wanted to try it. He had already told us that it cost about $3,000. I got on it, and tried to get going, but each time, it started to lean to one side and I would put my foot down so that his $3,000 bike wouldn't scrape along the ground. After 3X, I decided enough was enough but I was now interested in the concept. A month later I bought my first bent, a BikeE. Haven't ridden a DF since then...