View Poll Results: What Kind of Recumbent Do You Ride?
Two Wheel Short Wheel Base (SWB)
74
37.00%
Two Wheel Long Wheel Base (LWB)
52
26.00%
Trike - Two Wheels in Rear
7
3.50%
Tadpole Trike - Two Wheels in Front
21
10.50%
Enclosed Trike or Velomobile (hope I have this right)
2
1.00%
Other
8
4.00%
None - I Just Like Reading What You Folks are Up To!
36
18.00%
Voters: 200. You may not vote on this poll
What Kind of Bent do you Ride
02-21-07, 09:33 AM
#51
Recumbent Trike
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Convertible, of course!
Also- with all of that insulation: think "oversized thermos" velomobile, and with about 1 square yard on the roof 100% shade. So far I have not had to remove the top since Jan.2005.
countersTrike
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02-22-07, 08:20 AM
#52
Recumbent Trike
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" think thermos"
These photos may or may not work- they were mostly 2005 or earlier (except the two of the JMX2- folded/open)
If they work, the fully faired green trike is the one that was mentioned- at that time with the clear top (now covered with silver insulation due to the sun) also has more Zzip side fairings, and a clear convertible window which moves for entry:
www.frappr.com/counterstrike1
These photos may or may not work- they were mostly 2005 or earlier (except the two of the JMX2- folded/open)
If they work, the fully faired green trike is the one that was mentioned- at that time with the clear top (now covered with silver insulation due to the sun) also has more Zzip side fairings, and a clear convertible window which moves for entry:
www.frappr.com/counterstrike1
02-24-07, 08:22 PM
#53
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Started with a linear Mach III CLWB. It was very stable and comfortable, but it rattled a lot and was slow. I sold it. Now I ride a Haluzak Leprechaun SWB USS (Horizon for short people with a 16" front wheel). My Haluzak is sooooo comfortable! I've ridden it in the Adirondacks and the White Mountains. I had no problem climbing with it.
01-16-08, 09:45 PM
#54
Tailwind+Downhill=Rocks
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My wonderful Bent
The Longbikes Slipstream is an IMAX on wheels. It performed flawlessly in the 2007 RAGBRAI over 523 miles of the Iowa cornbelt.
01-16-08, 11:58 PM
#55
Recumbent Trike
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WHOA! What happened? That slide show might be confusing- this may make more sense:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/16584749@N00/2047823631/
coutersTrike
https://www.flickr.com/photos/16584749@N00/2047823631/
coutersTrike
01-17-08, 12:08 PM
#57
Recumbent Trike
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01-18-08, 12:22 AM
#58
Senior Member
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Location: San Francisco, California
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Bikes: Brompton H6, Schwinn Mirada, Cruzbike Sofrider. Used to own: ICE B1, 2 F-frame Moultons, Koga Myata Elevation 5000 mtb, Challenge Hurricane, Riese & Mueller Birdy Silver, Actionbent Tidalwave 3
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Current ride: Actionbent TidalWave 3 USS. Pro: good handling, comfy, quite light, reasonably priced. Con: no suspension.
Previous ride: Challenge Hurricane Tour OSS. Pro: good handling, comfy, full suspension. Con: heavy, too expensive to use for errands/commuting.
Previous ride: Challenge Hurricane Tour OSS. Pro: good handling, comfy, full suspension. Con: heavy, too expensive to use for errands/commuting.
01-18-08, 05:51 AM
#59
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Bikes: EZ Sport AX- Specialized Expedition Plus eight others for wife and others that come down
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EZ Sport AX I have a little over 1200 miles on it Since Sept 26 2007.My longest ride to date is 53 miles.
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01-18-08, 08:12 AM
#61
bobkat
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A burley LWB frame which has pretty well all components replaced except the seat back. Nice comfortable reasonably fast machine!
01-18-08, 11:37 AM
#62
Full Member
Ryan Vanguard FTW
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01-20-08, 12:34 PM
#63
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01-20-08, 09:09 PM
#66
Senior Member
01-21-08, 12:28 AM
#67
Member
When you are feeling low
In his book Gynecology, Obstetrics, Menopause, Alexander Leuf quotes Sir Arthur Conan Doyle on the subject of bicycling:
“When the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when hope seems hardly worth having, just mount a bicycle and go out for a good spin down the road, without thought of anything but the ride you are taking. … I can only speak words of praise for the bicycle, for I believe that its use is commonly beneficial and not at all detrimental to health, except in the matter of beginners who overdo it.”
Leuf agrees, especially for women: “… it is a boon to women…, setting her upon a higher plane of health and spirits than she has been occupying.” Publication date of his book? 1902. With the advent of bloomers, women could now ride bicycles.
It actually goes on to say quite a bit more. Talking about the stimulation of the inner thigh etc...
I ride a 1983 Tour Easy, my first, a Laid Back 2000 by Milt Turner, several Bike E's, a Gold Rush, a Double Vision, a Bike E Tandem, an EZ-3, a Linear, and I do have a Re BIke though it has been years since it has been ridden because some one stole the seat. I have a tricycle that had only one gear and steered by leaning. I think it was called a Brike. I also have a couple of Tour Easys that are custom, one has spread chain stays to accomodate a snow cat rim and another was a stretched Tour Easy since the large frame was a tad to small until I converted it to a Rans seat. My wife rides a 1985 Tour Easy which she loves dearly, and also has a Vision Metro, and a LB 200 too. It has been almost 8 years since I bought a new recumbent as I bought the Bike E tandem and Bike E a week before Bike E closed.
“When the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when hope seems hardly worth having, just mount a bicycle and go out for a good spin down the road, without thought of anything but the ride you are taking. … I can only speak words of praise for the bicycle, for I believe that its use is commonly beneficial and not at all detrimental to health, except in the matter of beginners who overdo it.”
Leuf agrees, especially for women: “… it is a boon to women…, setting her upon a higher plane of health and spirits than she has been occupying.” Publication date of his book? 1902. With the advent of bloomers, women could now ride bicycles.
It actually goes on to say quite a bit more. Talking about the stimulation of the inner thigh etc...
I ride a 1983 Tour Easy, my first, a Laid Back 2000 by Milt Turner, several Bike E's, a Gold Rush, a Double Vision, a Bike E Tandem, an EZ-3, a Linear, and I do have a Re BIke though it has been years since it has been ridden because some one stole the seat. I have a tricycle that had only one gear and steered by leaning. I think it was called a Brike. I also have a couple of Tour Easys that are custom, one has spread chain stays to accomodate a snow cat rim and another was a stretched Tour Easy since the large frame was a tad to small until I converted it to a Rans seat. My wife rides a 1985 Tour Easy which she loves dearly, and also has a Vision Metro, and a LB 200 too. It has been almost 8 years since I bought a new recumbent as I bought the Bike E tandem and Bike E a week before Bike E closed.
01-22-08, 09:24 PM
#68
Senior Member
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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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Poll won't let one say if they have both [or all 3] types
I have Long and short and trike
I have Long and short and trike
02-15-08, 12:13 PM
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Cruzebike Sofrider.
Diamond frame bicycles (all seats, all styles) induce severe pain within 30 minutes.
Besides...gotta be different....
Diamond frame bicycles (all seats, all styles) induce severe pain within 30 minutes.
Besides...gotta be different....
02-15-08, 02:03 PM
#70
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I checked the SWB, but that won't be the 'truth' for another 7 days. Just ordered my first bent.
I can't wait!
I can't wait!
02-15-08, 02:46 PM
#71
shaken, not stirred.
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I've now changed from the Flying Furniture to a RANS Rocket that I have added a Sturmey-Archer combined Drum Brake and Dynohub front hub and two B&M Lumotec front lights. I've also added mudguards and a rear rack. I've clocked up over 3,000km on it since june last year.
Rocket and flag.JPG
Rocket and flag.JPG
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02-15-08, 03:08 PM
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Got two SWB's
...my "little bike" is a RANS VRex and my "big bike" is a RANS Force 5. The F5 is noticeably faster, but "Rex" is more fun to ride - maybe it's the 4" difference in wheelbase?
Scott P
Bend, OR
VRex
F5
...and startin' to jones for a lowracer, a 26/26 lwb, and a tad.
Scott P
Bend, OR
VRex
F5
...and startin' to jones for a lowracer, a 26/26 lwb, and a tad.
