Anyone on a RANS Fusion?

[Edward Wong]

> Minoura (spelling?) and Two Fish make it easy to mount water bottle cages on the handle bar
> stem or most any other round tube on the frame with braze ons. Both are available from the
> Hostel Shoppe.
>
> http://www.hostelshoppe.com
>
> Edward Wong Orlando, FL

Whoops! I meant on frames without, not with braze ons.

Edward Wong Orlando, FL

 

[wierd uncle AL]

Well.....
I rode the Fusion this a.m. and here is my opinion:
It is light, more compact than anticipated, the gearing didn't seem broad enough and there is no good way to mount anything. Oh yeah,and my legs ached in a different sort of way.
"Besides that, Mrs Lincoln, how'd you like the play"?
I decided right there to buy an EZ Sport Limited and deal with it's bulk. It is infinitely more user friendly. Can't wait to ride!

 

[John Riley]

Tom Sherman <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...

> Unfortunately, it is stupidly available in the US only as a 4-door sedan instead of the more
> practical hatchback [1]. The hatchback version is available in countries other than the US (sold
> in Europe as the Toyota Yaris).
>
> [1] Hatchbacks and station wagons are much better for carrying recumbent bicycles and trikes
> inside.
>
> Tom Sherman - Quad Cities USA (Illinois side)

The Scion XA looks like an Echo station wagon to me and the XB is kind of a little vanlet. Booth
seem to be Echo based. Only in CA now, but that will change. (My neice's husband in Iowa has been
getting some training about it because the dealership where he works wants to handle them.

The two and four door Echo hatches available in other parts of the world will be available in
Canada shortly.

John Riley

 

[echo]

[
I rode the Fusion this a.m. and here is my opinion:
It is light, more compact than anticipated, the gearing didn't seem broad enough and there is no good way to mount anything. Oh yeah,and my legs ached in a different sort of way.
"Besides that, Mrs Lincoln, how'd you like the play"?
I decided right there to buy an EZ Sport Limited and deal with it's bulk. It is infinitely more user friendly. Can't wait to ride!

I have put a bottle cage on my fusuion by using hose clamps and attaching it to the steering head. Not pretty but it works. Also I have a speedo on it now and have determined a rack will fit the rear frame so that is next. Its true thers not a lot of ways to put stuff on but with a bottle cage and a rack its enough for me. BTW the speedo says the fusion falls right ion between my ez sport and a conventional bicycle. 12.2 avg for the conventional, 8.8 for the ez sport and 10.3 for the fusion. This all over the same 14 mile course.

 

[John Riley]

I think the Fusion and EZ-Sport make an interesting comparison. I think if you lowered the bars, or
installed shorter ones, and tilted the seat forward on an EZ-Sport, it would get close to the
position of the Fusion.

John Riley johnriley1(at) rogers.com

echo <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> [ Irode the Fusion this a.m. and here is my opinion: It is light, more compact than anticipated,
> the gearing didn't seem broad enough and there is no good way to mount anything. Oh yeah,and
> my legs ached in a different sort of way. "Besides that, Mrs Lincoln, how'd you like the
> play"? I decided right there to buy an EZ Sport Limited and deal with it's bulk. It is
> infinitely more user friendly. Can't wait to ride!
>
> I have put a bottle cage on my fusuion by using hose clamps and attaching it to the steering head.
> Not pretty but it works. Also I have a speedo on it now and have determined a rack will fit the
> rear frame so that is next. Its true thers not a lot of ways to put stuff on but with a bottle
> cage and a rack its enough for me. BTW the speedo says the fusion falls right ion between my ez
> sport and a conventional bicycle.
> 12.2 avg for the conventional, 8.8 for the ez sport and 10.3 for the fusion. This all over the
> same 14 mile course.

 

[Ken Kobayashi]

On 28 Jul 2003 03:22:44 +0950, echo <[email protected]> wrote:

> no good way to mount anything.

You can wear a backpack though, unlike other recumbents.

Ken Kobayashi [email protected] http://solarwww.mtk.nao.ac.jp/kobayashi/personal/