info for a newbie?

[ldrcycles]

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.

[John Lewis]

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.

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.

As said bents are great for bad backs.

John

[The Womble]

Pardon my ignorance but what is a Bent?

[fthills]

Hi ,

Some other internet resources are

http://www.bentrideronline.com/messageboard/index.php

and

http://recumbents.com/home/

[John Lewis]

Pardon my ignorance but what is a Bent?

Short for Recumbent.

Then again maybe it describes the riders.

John

[}SkOrPn--7]

Pardon my ignorance but what is a Bent?

Short for Recumbent.

Then again maybe it describes the riders.

John

Rarely used and seen but in this case yes it describes the rider

[nayfen]

As in the shape of the body or the state of mind?

[Joeblake]

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

[Joeblake]

And take your pick:



"Goodie, goodie, yum-yum"

Joe

[John Lewis]

Good one Joe

John

[rustguard]

funny; but that last bike is sus

[william]

Very Funny. I nearly wet myself laughing and my wife had to come to see and she too had to get a tissue.

william