In the vein of ON topic discussions...
I'm planning on replacing my Kotzur dual 20" touring recumbent with a bike with bigger wheels to
handle the horrid dirt roads we have here in Australia. (I dont care about the theory, but pushing
20" wheels over 1" to 2" rocks is a pain in the bum - litterally, and hard on the legs)
Well Im a SWB convert, and dual 26" bikes are my plan - that limits me to about 4 production bikes.
So I've researched the Rainboe Lyra, Optima Condor/Lynx, M5 26/26, and the Nazcz Pioneer.
Anyone out there ridden all three? Or perhaps one of them on dirt roads?
On a slight tangent -
Whats the opinion on suspending the front wheel only on a SWB 26"bike? I seem to think that the
suspension on the rear must be mighty stiff to deal with a big rider and all the touring gear, and
become of little use.. But the front wheel suspended would smooth the ride and help handling for
less weight penalty I suspect.
On an even greater tangent -
Suspended seats for touring - anyone tried making a bike for touring that suspends the rider for
comfort and not the bike and gear? I suspect that this might be a nice simple way of smoothing out
the ride (with the obvious drawback of not saving the bike any of the jarring of the road).
Hope that all stirs up the flies 😉
Tom