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Yeah, but for $6G he can keep it.
Looked ok, and liked the steering and suspension.
Make it in China $599 RRP

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New Inventors right now on ABC has a recumbent on it..

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hippy said:

New Inventors right now on ABC has a recumbent on it..

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The novelty was; hydraulic suspension.

I want to know;
where do you attach the load carrying capacity?
where do you attach the torch and battery?
how easy is it to field maintain hydraulic suspension?

hippy said:

New Inventors right now on ABC has a recumbent on it..

Every time I see someone on a recumbent, have two (yes, I really do have
actual thought processes, occasionally :-P) thought processes :

- first, I think to myself (and I'm sure y'all know the H G Wells quote
I'm messin' up here), Yay! there goes the most efficient form of
transport known to personkind, and I now have renewed hope in the
sustainable future of personkind. Thank you, Mr/Ms recumbent rider, for
renewing my hope in...

(and then the second thought blips in)

- Yikes! You're going to ride your 'cumb in traffic? It's dangerous
enough for us on uprights, but...

(and then I start silently Calling the Rosary to myself for recumbent
riders, then gradually for cyclists in general, then for personkind in
general... and so on.)

Does anyone have personal experience of traffic riding on a 'cumb that,
hopefully, they could make me feel better with?

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p

ps: On all recumbants I've seen, you sit supine. Are there any where
you are positioned prone?
A prone position would make steering difficult, but I'm guessing that
it would be bio-physically a better analogue of upright bipedalism than
a supine position. Umm, what I mean is that it seems more logical to
lean forward than to lean backward for more speed. (OK, so being
face-down means you can't breathe right, but you get the idea.)

pps: I sometimes passed a looooooong 'cumb triple (!) (ie, tandem plus 1
more) hung up in front of a terrace house in Stanmore/Petersham (can't
remember where, exactly), Sydney, when I lived thereabouts. Anyone know
anything about this? It was an Al frame, with beaucoup touring-y rack
mount thingies... how kewl would that be...

Subject line should read "Recumb>E<nts, Generally (was Re: ...)
Ooops.
pmd

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Does anyone have personal experience of traffic riding on a 'cumb that,
hopefully, they could make me feel better with?

Sure.
I live in Tas now after moving from Qld but I've had no more a problem
riding a recumbent in both States. A recumbent trike is probably
better treated by the public, possibly because they think the rider is
disabled and give you a wide berth. It may also be the unusual look of
the machines that attracts the public eye. There are 2 issues I have.
1. Young school kids driving with a car full of mates playing chicken
with me. Happens about once every 2 years.
2. Dogs. As we are nearer the height of these creatures I do feel
vulnerable on the odd occasion when chased.

At the risk of being flamed I have more trouble with the
agression/abuse of riders of upright bikes. This is not the casual
rider though.

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ps: On all recumbants I've seen, you sit supine. Are there any where
you are positioned prone?

There are homebuilt and some commercial units built like this. Look
through the Source guide at http://www.ihpva.org/ and there should be
links.

BTW it's recumbent. BENT.

Oh Re the New Inventors bike - some said was fairly (well they
actually said impossible) hard to ride as the steering is opposite. EG
Push right handlebar to turn left. Shouldn't be too hard to change if
he wanted to.