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Dr. Hellyes 05-26-08 10:00 AM

What I'm riding after fixed ...
 
haven't rode my fixed since I bought this. It's seriously that fun. Gears can be good ... :D
http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/DSCF0799.JPG

SoreFeet 05-26-08 10:36 AM

What size front ring is that? Does the pic make it look big? Or is it really huge. How do you get up hills with that? I bet you can really fly on the flatland.

trons 05-26-08 10:39 AM

notice the small wheels...

Metricoclock 05-26-08 11:19 AM

where's the AARP bumper sticker?

patrickgh 05-26-08 11:25 AM


Originally Posted by Metricoclock (Post 6762303)
where's the AARP bumper sticker?


:lol: Oh man, I was thinking the same thing..











but that looks kinda fun to ride

cc700 05-26-08 11:28 AM

hahaha old people do ride more recumbants...

but i bet that thing is a blast. i tried to ride my dad's but it's soooo hard to get going on. i've never had to balance on a chair before!

Judge_Posner 05-26-08 11:37 AM

since you obviously cant use the messenger bag anymore, you should trade it in for a back massager powered by a dyno hub

evan_phi 05-26-08 11:51 AM


Originally Posted by Judge_Posner (Post 6762391)
since you obviously cant use the messenger bag anymore, you should trade it in for a back massager powered by a dyno hub

BRILLIANT!

dervish 05-26-08 01:36 PM

looks pretty intense,
i, however, never plan on giving up my fixed gear for a recumbent of any type

evoke0ne 05-26-08 01:48 PM

Bahaha...Sorry I could never see my self riding a recumbent. http://youtube.com/watch?v=wRlPgcE3w7U

But they are doing tricks too...so you never know.
What does it feel like riding beside a flat bed truck? can you go under it?

wearyourtruth 05-26-08 02:06 PM

that might have been the most boring video i have ever watched on youtube

lolroflmaoafk 05-26-08 02:16 PM


Originally Posted by wearyourtruth (Post 6763070)
that might have been the most boring video i have ever watched on youtube

Seriously. GTFO of the park jackass.

Dr. Hellyes 05-26-08 02:56 PM


Originally Posted by SoreFeet (Post 6762151)
What size front ring is that? Does the pic make it look big? Or is it really huge. How do you get up hills with that? I bet you can really fly on the flatland.

60T up front ... I've done about 30 on a dead flat without wind. It's got a smaller ring behind that big one and hills aren't a problem.

Dr. Hellyes 05-26-08 02:58 PM


Originally Posted by patrickgh (Post 6762334)
:lol: Oh man, I was thinking the same thing..











but that looks kinda fun to ride

I'm 44 ... old as dirt to most of you I'm sure. That old man's bike will leave your ass behind me though,
heh, heh ... :D

Dr. Hellyes 05-26-08 03:04 PM


Originally Posted by Judge_Posner (Post 6762391)
since you obviously cant use the messenger bag anymore, you should trade it in for a back massager powered by a dyno hub

Heh! Haven't QUIT riding fixed ... just haven't rode mine for awhile ...:D

frymaster 05-26-08 03:12 PM

a couple of days ago in a&s there was speculation that recumbant was going to be "the new fixie".

sadly, i put my money on tandems.

nerdsgirth 05-26-08 03:22 PM


Originally Posted by wearyourtruth (Post 6763070)
that might have been the most boring video i have ever watched on youtube

No kidding. World's nicest skateboarders.

deadforkinglast 05-26-08 04:03 PM

Recumbants are badass. Someday, I'll own one.

stevo9er 05-26-08 05:27 PM

Challenge and Barcchetta have some of the coolest recumbents. If I would had money I would probably waste it on a couple recumbents.

Enthusiast 05-26-08 05:29 PM


a couple of days ago in a&s there was speculation that recumbant was going to be "the new fixie".

sadly, i put my money on tandems.
I think you're right about tandems. Down in New Orleans, we had one at our last alleycat and I have some friends who just welded one up instead of making a tall bike. Tandems could definitely become popular. Plus, as the tandem riders at our last alleycat demonstrated, they can do twice as many asinine tricks as a single rider.

To the OP, why'd you buy the recumbent? It would seem to have very different utility from a fixed. I'm a big fan of recumbents but I just can't see anyone weaving through traffic, locking their bike in front of shady bars and such. Also, what's with the strange padding on the seat? Is that stock? Again, great bike. Someday I'll ride a Lightning F-40 and I'll be so damn fast I wont care about being a Fred.

dervish 05-26-08 06:29 PM


Originally Posted by evoke0ne (Post 6763008)
Bahaha...Sorry I could never see my self riding a recumbent. http://youtube.com/watch?v=wRlPgcE3w7U

the kids riding scooters are almost as cool as the dude in the recumbant

skinnyland 05-27-08 05:56 AM

Is this a joke?

bbattle 05-27-08 06:02 AM


Originally Posted by Dr. Hellyes (Post 6763288)
I'm 44 ... old as dirt to most of you I'm sure. That old man's bike will leave your ass behind me though,
heh, heh ... :D

I hear that from everybody that buys a recumbent but only once have I actually seen a recumbent Not on the MUP trail. And that was a former roadie who now rides a trike recumbent because he got hit by a car on his bike and lost the use of his left arm.

When do you get the fairing?

Jabba Degrassi 05-27-08 06:45 AM


Originally Posted by bbattle (Post 6766612)
I hear that from everybody that buys a recumbent but only once have I actually seen a recumbent Not on the MUP trail.

I've seen a few on the road in Toronto. Every time I see one it makes me nervous as hell. Just the idea of being that low to the ground in traffic... I think it takes serious balls to ride one on the road.

sniks 05-27-08 08:04 AM

this is the only way to go if your going recumbent.





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