Walking to my wife's work (from my work) last night I was passed by a fella on a recumbent bike that was propelled forward by his rowing motion rather than pedals. I watched him until he was out of view and while I don't know if he was new to that contraption he had a bit of "torque steer"(?) when he seemed to really be cranking on the power. Odd bike, odd fella? Anyone ever see such a thing? The rest of the walk I thought over the tech issues of gearing, brake lines, power transfer system, etc. The "sketches" for an off-road version I had in my warped mind provided quite the chuckles (almost enough to keep a guy warm on a chilly night).
Walking to my wife's work (from my work) last night I was passed by a fella on a recumbent bike that was propelled forward by his rowing motion rather than pedals. I watched him until he was out of view and while I don't know if he was new to that contraption he had a bit of "torque steer"(?) when he seemed to really be cranking on the power. Odd bike, odd fella? Anyone ever see such a thing? The rest of the walk I thought over the tech issues of gearing, brake lines, power transfer system, etc. The "sketches" for an off-road version I had in my warped mind provided quite the chuckles (almost enough to keep a guy warm on a chilly night).
Kraig...
I've seen arm powered bikes for paraplegics, is that what you mean?
Walking to my wife's work (from my work) last night I was passed by a fella on a recumbent bike that was propelled forward by his rowing motion rather than pedals. I watched him until he was out of view and while I don't know if he was new to that contraption he had a bit of "torque steer"(?) when he seemed to really be cranking on the power. Odd bike, odd fella? Anyone ever see such a thing? The rest of the walk I thought over the tech issues of gearing, brake lines, power transfer system, etc. The "sketches" for an off-road version I had in my warped mind provided quite the chuckles (almost enough to keep a guy warm on a chilly night).
Walking to my wife's work (from my work) last night I was passed by a fella on a recumbent bike that was propelled forward by his rowing motion rather than pedals. I watched him until he was out of view and while I don't know if he was new to that contraption he had a bit of "torque steer"(?) when he seemed to really be cranking on the power. Odd bike, odd fella? Anyone ever see such a thing? The rest of the walk I thought over the tech issues of gearing, brake lines, power transfer system, etc. The "sketches" for an off-road version I had in my warped mind provided quite the chuckles (almost enough to keep a guy warm on a chilly night).
Walking to my wife's work (from my work) last night I was passed by a fella on a recumbent bike that was propelled forward by his rowing motion rather than pedals. I watched him until he was out of view and while I don't know if he was new to that contraption he had a bit of "torque steer"(?) when he seemed to really be cranking on the power. Odd bike, odd fella? Anyone ever see such a thing? The rest of the walk I thought over the tech issues of gearing, brake lines, power transfer system, etc. The "sketches" for an off-road version I had in my warped mind provided quite the chuckles (almost enough to keep a guy warm on a chilly night).
Kraig...
Wow, I have never seen anything like that. Was it a two-wheel recumbent? I used to love to row at the gym but machines sort of fell out of favor in the past years. Seems like a great workout depending on how stable to recumbent is through speed.
Walking to my wife's work (from my work) last night I was passed by a fella on a recumbent bike that was propelled forward by his rowing motion rather than pedals. I watched him until he was out of view and while I don't know if he was new to that contraption he had a bit of "torque steer"(?) when he seemed to really be cranking on the power. Odd bike, odd fella? Anyone ever see such a thing? The rest of the walk I thought over the tech issues of gearing, brake lines, power transfer system, etc. The "sketches" for an off-road version I had in my warped mind provided quite the chuckles (almost enough to keep a guy warm on a chilly night).
That looks to be the one! It looked like the 720 "Multi-sport" model on the site. The site stated it's an appropriate choice for "off-road" riding/training. Switchbacks could be interesting... Thanks for the sites folks.
Walking to my wife's work (from my work) last night I was passed by a fella on a recumbent bike that was propelled forward by his rowing motion rather than pedals. I watched him until he was out of view and while I don't know if he was new to that contraption he had a bit of "torque steer"(?) when he seemed to really be cranking on the power. Odd bike, odd fella? Anyone ever see such a thing? The rest of the walk I thought over the tech issues of gearing, brake lines, power transfer system, etc. The "sketches" for an off-road version I had in my warped mind provided quite the chuckles (almost enough to keep a guy warm on a chilly night).
That looks to be the one! It looked like the 720 "Multi-sport" model on the site. The site stated it's an appropriate choice for "off-road" riding/training. Switchbacks could be interesting... Thanks for the sites folks.
Kraig...
"Can I ride off road? Yes. In fact many Rowbikers like to train off road. Just like a regular pedal bike it is going to be a more difficult workout." Bwahaha! Darwin is laughing. Three words: low speed maneuvering. FYI: this thing, IIRC, was designed by the same guy who started Rollerblades. He sold the Rollerblades company and, in a moment of invincibility and hubris, started up this thing. Not that it's inherently bad and I wound't want to try it for giggles.... /s
