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Postby Kalgrm » Fri Jan 25, 2008 9:32 am
In answer to your question of speed: all three conditions were met this morning, although I was still suffering a little from the after effects of the cramps I had getting home last night. Still, I managed a respectable (and surprising to me) 37km/h average speed on the flat path for the 25 minutes I was on it.
Andrew, had I known you were looking to ride I would have ridden with you. I might have even taken the edge of the wind for you ..... (I've lost your number too - phone died on X mas day.)
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Postby Leigh_caines » Fri Jan 25, 2008 10:47 am
While I’m not a speed demon and am more of a average tour-er …
Caring a heavy load and doing 60 to 150 ks a day….
Still it is tempting to have a fast light recumbent for around town
And keeping up with those on road bikes.
Thank for the info
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Postby Leigh_caines » Fri Jan 25, 2008 11:20 am
I'm no expert
but seems you have to post 10 times and have been a member for 10days
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Postby europa » Fri Jan 25, 2008 11:21 am
You can't post links until you've got ten posts up. Just PM the links to me and I'll put them up for you, but please resize the photos (photobucket does it for you) to 640x280 first.Mini Man wrote:Hi, have been trying all morning to post pics of my recumbents , have got them on to photobucket but cant seem to get anything on to this site ,just wondering if someone could explain how to do it , thanks ,John.
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Postby Kalgrm » Sun Jan 27, 2008 12:20 am
Cheers,
Graeme
(looks like a thirsty ride though - where do you carry the bottles?)
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Postby Leigh_caines » Sun Jan 27, 2008 9:54 am
I have it on my long bike and nothing like having nothing in front of you as you roar down a hill.
I tried out a 'Lynxx' when I first went to buy a recumbent [trip down to “Flying Furniture “]
But at the time I’d never been on any recumbent so I never had a clue as to which one was good or bad for me.
Back then the Lynxx wasn’t as flash as yours…
And there was something about the seat that didn’t feel right for me so I went for something else [at the same time it was half the price
I like the look [as I wonder at the feel] of the suspension at your back [this works well on my long bike but I’d always wondered if one need front suspension of a SWB [I don’t have it on mine and sometimes I think it would be good] …. What do you think?
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Postby Leigh_caines » Sun Jan 27, 2008 2:11 pm
I've thought for some time about getting a set...
On the Irish trip I just did there were a lot of rough road and they would of been great.
Looks like you did the looking for me
Thanks
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Postby Uba Tracker » Sun Jan 27, 2008 2:58 pm
cheers
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Postby John Lewis » Mon Jan 28, 2008 1:52 pm
Finally got my pics on Photobucket so guess I'll post them here.
Three LWB. My Purple one is the first bent I built and learned to braze at the same time. The Blue one for Rob was No. 2 and Dicks with the interesting seat was No.3 There is a 4th but no pic.
I built a SWB Bentec. The Yellow one and a Bentec frame for David (red).
You can see David's build up of the frame and comments on his experiences on this forum under RDP fairly early last year I think.
The Trikes are logo's built in Perth by Martin Arnold and the loaded shot is on tour in Tassy.
So I own the Logo's, The Yellow bike and the Purle bike presently. My favourite is the Purple LWB.
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Postby Mulger bill » Mon Jan 28, 2008 10:17 pm
Gotta wonder about their pedal action tho...
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Postby Hotdog » Tue Jan 29, 2008 12:31 am
Their pedal action? I'm more curious about the incredibly neat, visually unobtrusive, almost invisble even, chain management Or maybe the bikes use shaft drive, internally routed inside the frame With a geared hub, naturally.Mulger bill wrote:Gotta wonder about their pedal action tho...
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Postby Leigh_caines » Tue Jan 29, 2008 12:24 pm
My girls have been trying for years to get me to watch those yellow people…
I’ve always said, “I don’t need that s**t in my headâ€
Those yellow people are everywhere …
Now even on my bike forum
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Postby Leigh_caines » Tue Jan 29, 2008 12:28 pm
I think I like the blue one best ….
Or… maybe the Yellow one
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