Show off your Ride
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Re: Show off your Ride
Postby Riggsbie » Wed Apr 23, 2014 7:12 pm
How does it ride ?
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Re: Show off your Ride
Postby landyacht03 » Wed Apr 23, 2014 7:45 pm
the rolling resistance is right down. i cruise down hill not pedaling at speeds i would have to really work at on the RB. only got up to 60kph so far , need a different crank set to go higher,Ive an old biopace thet might get a trial.
this also leads to the question , are lower recumbents more efficient? im thinking of the next project. and something long and low would be an interesting thing to play with.something I could pop a body over ?
apologies for the images not coming up , Im still learning to do the pics
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Re: Show off your Ride
Postby Riggsbie » Thu Apr 24, 2014 8:51 am
Tricky one, you certainly get benefits in the real world, I miss a lot of side winds and side head winds as you tend to be at the height of hedges, fences, walls, ditches, etc....so certainly helps there....
But high racers are fast and efficient too....not owning a high racer I can't comment.....
I think bottom bracket height and seat angle are the critical factors to going fast....
I am sure someone will come along with more comments !
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Re: Show off your Ride
Postby landyacht03 » Fri Apr 25, 2014 9:11 pm
Ive been hoarding 90's chrome moly race bikes for a tandem , but have ended with too many
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Re: Show off your Ride
Postby lobstermash » Fri Apr 25, 2014 9:35 pm
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Re: Show off your Ride
Postby Low Racer » Sun May 04, 2014 11:42 am
N+1
Just won myself a Vendetta frameset on bay. Looking forward to trying a FWD bent.
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Re: Show off your Ride
Postby Roinik » Mon May 05, 2014 6:38 pm
I can't emphasise enough about the importance of following the Youtube videos on how to start riding it. Being at a 27 deg seat angle you may find it a bit more challenging if you haven't ridden FWD bent before. The fact that you've ridden bent before may be a hinderance.
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Re: Show off your Ride
Postby lardass71 » Thu May 08, 2014 7:26 pm
enough excuses I want pictures or it never happenedlobstermash wrote:I took delivery of my Performer USS 700C Toscana yesterday afternoon. Very nice looking bike. But you'll have to take my word for it until I can get some decent light and scenery to shoot it in.
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Re: Show off your Ride
Postby lobstermash » Thu May 08, 2014 9:13 pm
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Re: Show off your Ride
Postby Low Racer » Mon May 12, 2014 1:52 pm
Vendetta has arrived. OMGosh!! This bike is not easy to ride. Feel weird with the front assembly moves when steering. Getting use to it slowly.
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Re: Show off your Ride
Postby Aushiker » Mon May 12, 2014 6:46 pm
Nice comparison photo.Low Racer wrote: Vendetta has arrived. OMGosh!! This bike is not easy to ride. Feel weird with the front assembly moves when steering. Getting use to it slowly.
Thanks for sharing.
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Re: Show off your Ride
Postby lobstermash » Mon May 12, 2014 8:18 pm
lobstermash wrote:Just got home from a short blast on the Toscana and felt guilty about having not taken any shareable pics yet... Promise I'll take some photos on Sunday if the weather holds out.
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Re: Show off your Ride
Postby petie » Wed May 14, 2014 8:17 am
The weather better have been terrible!lobstermash wrote:lobstermash wrote:Just got home from a short blast on the Toscana and felt guilty about having not taken any shareable pics yet... Promise I'll take some photos on Sunday if the weather holds out.
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Re: Show off your Ride
Postby petie » Wed May 14, 2014 8:19 am
If you don't get along with it, I'll gladly take it off your handsLow Racer wrote:
Vendetta has arrived. OMGosh!! This bike is not easy to ride. Feel weird with the front assembly moves when steering. Getting use to it slowly.
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Re: Show off your Ride
Postby Low Racer » Wed May 14, 2014 5:47 pm
petie wrote:If you don't get along with it, I'll gladly take it off your hands
I have a baron for sale if you interested
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Re: Show off your Ride
Postby landyacht » Tue May 20, 2014 10:50 pm
anychance of some fore and aft pics so i can knock one of theses up from the scrap pileLow Racer wrote:
N+1
Just won myself a Vendetta frameset on bay. Looking forward to trying a FWD bent.
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Re: Show off your Ride
Postby Low Racer » Wed May 21, 2014 7:38 pm
http://cruzbike.com/vendetta-2.0-unboxing-and-build" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;landyacht wrote:anychance of some fore and aft pics so i can knock one of theses up from the scrap pile
Check this out. Very detail pics on the Vendetta frame.
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Re: Show off your Ride
Postby Low Racer » Thu Aug 07, 2014 6:09 pm
Last weekend at Coffs Coast Cycle Challenge 2014. It was well organised by the Rotary Club.
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Re: Show off your Ride
Postby Arakasy » Mon Aug 18, 2014 8:26 am
And I don't know
Ride casual... Not to casual
They might snap out it's comfortable !!
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Re: Show off your Ride
Postby Roinik » Sun Aug 24, 2014 9:50 pm
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Re: Show off your Ride
Postby OldBloke » Thu Aug 28, 2014 7:20 pm
Trife-F x2-1 by ThisOldBloke, on Flickr
I changed the seat mounts on my wife's trike (deep purple) to give her a more upright position to help with her neck and back problems.
Trife-F x2-2 by ThisOldBloke, on Flickr
This is my trike with a mesh seat on it. The mesh, unfortunately, doesn't have quick release.
Trike-F mesh by ThisOldBloke, on Flickr
Since the earlier pics I have added a rack to my wif'e's trike
Trike x2-3 by ThisOldBloke, on Flickr
OB
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Re: Show off your Ride
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