info for a newbie?
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info for a newbie?
Postby ldrcycles » Mon Feb 28, 2011 7:15 pm
just read the thread asking about bents for those with back problems, and as my girlfriend has a bad back and i twisted mine the other day, i'm now looking into bents a lot more seriously than before. Just wanting to know what shops etc in south east qld are best for info? I'm presently building a tandem from some old roadies so i have no hesitation in making a bent like the one on the above mentioned thread but i have NO idea about geometry etc.
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Re: info for a newbie?
Postby John Lewis » Mon Feb 28, 2011 9:20 pm
Not too hard to build. Some good designs on net. Take a look at Atomic Zombie. Ive buit two from here. Also google recycledrecumbent. Its a Tourezy clone. I've built 5 for myself and others and they are all great. Starts with an ordinary steel frame bike and becomes a long wheelbase bent. Iv'e also built a Bentech. Plans available on net.ldrcycles wrote:just read the thread asking about bents for those with back problems, and as my girlfriend has a bad back and i twisted mine the other day, i'm now looking into bents a lot more seriously than before. Just wanting to know what shops etc in south east qld are best for info? I'm presently building a tandem from some old roadies so i have no hesitation in making a bent like the one on the above mentioned thread but i have NO idea about geometry etc.
As said bents are great for bad backs.
John
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Re: info for a newbie?
Postby The Womble » Mon Feb 28, 2011 9:26 pm
Pardon my ignorance but what is a Bent?
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Re: info for a newbie?
Postby fthills » Mon Feb 28, 2011 9:28 pm
Hi ,
Some other internet resources are
http://www.bentrideronline.com/messageboard/index.php
and
http://recumbents.com/home/
Some other internet resources are
http://www.bentrideronline.com/messageboard/index.php
and
http://recumbents.com/home/
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Re: info for a newbie?
Postby John Lewis » Tue Mar 01, 2011 12:47 am
Short for Recumbent.The Womble wrote:Pardon my ignorance but what is a Bent?
Then again maybe it describes the riders.
John
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Re: info for a newbie?
Postby }SkOrPn--7 » Tue Mar 01, 2011 7:59 am
Rarely used and seen but in this case yes it describes the riderJohn Lewis wrote:Short for Recumbent.The Womble wrote:Pardon my ignorance but what is a Bent?
Then again maybe it describes the riders.
John
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Re: info for a newbie?
Postby nayfen » Tue Mar 01, 2011 8:53 am
As in the shape of the body or the state of mind?
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Re: info for a newbie?
Postby Joeblake » Tue Mar 01, 2011 8:49 pm
Just to make sure there's no confusion:
Here is a photo of three bent riders on non-bent bicycles:
and here is a photograph of an unbent rider on a 'bent bike:
And a 'bent tandem with the riders bent 180 degrees:
And this guy's not bent, he's just twisted.
Hope that clarifies it for you.
Joe
Here is a photo of three bent riders on non-bent bicycles:
and here is a photograph of an unbent rider on a 'bent bike:
And a 'bent tandem with the riders bent 180 degrees:
And this guy's not bent, he's just twisted.
Hope that clarifies it for you.
Joe
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Re: info for a newbie?
Postby Joeblake » Tue Mar 01, 2011 8:59 pm
And take your pick:
"Goodie, goodie, yum-yum"
Joe
"Goodie, goodie, yum-yum"
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Re: info for a newbie?
Postby william » Tue Apr 26, 2011 4:49 pm
Very Funny. I nearly wet myself laughing and my wife had to come to see and she too had to get a tissue.
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