Bent xmas

Buck said:

Ok, who got a new bent for xmas and which did you get?

Well, it was late November, not xmas, and she's used, not new
-- but I just got home from work commuting on a Haluzak
Leprechaun. My first 'bent -- and a whole helluva lot of
fun. Makes me wonder why /anybody/ would ever get on a wedgie in
the first place.

I'm slowly tweaking and tuning her. I had the LBS replace all the
cables a couple weeks ago -- what a difference! Yesterday, I did a
pretty thorough cleaning, went through lots of Simple Green. No
more grunge on the freewheel! But the wheel bearings don't feel
good. I think they might just be over-tightened...I'll find out
soon....

Oh -- and the wheels need a little bit of truing. I was able to
get away with reversing the brake pads on my wedgie in lieu of a
truing stand, but I'm not sure that'll work too well on the
Leprechaun. And I'd really rather not shell out $$$ on a stand or
$$ for the LBS...but I might not have much choice.

Cheers,

b&

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In alt.rec.bicycles.recumbent on Tue, 02 Jan 2007 17:59:09 -0700

Ben Goren said:

Oh -- and the wheels need a little bit of truing. I was able to
get away with reversing the brake pads on my wedgie in lieu of a
truing stand, but I'm not sure that'll work too well on the
Leprechaun. And I'd really rather not shell out $$$ on a stand or
$$ for the LBS...but I might not have much choice.

Pick up a cheap trainer.

You can then bodge up a marker using some duct tape and a pencil and
some chalk. Tape chalk to pencil, tape pencil to trainer.

They are also useful as recumbent work stands. OK, you have to
grovel a bit rather than work at standing height, but it isn't as
though you have to do it all day every day.

Zebee

Zebee Johnstone said:

Ben Goren said:

Oh -- and the wheels need a little bit of truing. I was able to
get away with reversing the brake pads on my wedgie in lieu of
a truing stand, but I'm not sure that'll work too well on the
Leprechaun. And I'd really rather not shell out $$$ on a stand
or $$ for the LBS...but I might not have much choice.

Pick up a cheap trainer.

You can then bodge up a marker using some duct tape and a pencil
and some chalk. Tape chalk to pencil, tape pencil to trainer.

They are also useful as recumbent work stands. OK, you have to
grovel a bit rather than work at standing height, but it isn't
as though you have to do it all day every day.

I like the idea...except that the cheapest trainers I've seen are
twice Park's home-edition truing stand. Perhaps I'm not looking in
the right places...?

Plus, there's always the question of dishing....

Many many many many many moons ago, when I was a student
at Arizona State, there was a student-run bike coop with a
reasonably well equipped shop just north of the Memorial Union.
Students could just pop in, do whatever, and be on their way.
Unfortunately, I think they vanished many many moons ago, I'm not
sure than alumni would be welcomed, and I'm not aware of anything
similar. Shame, too -- it was a great place to learn about all
things cycling as well as an affordable way to get work done. One
of those really good things that comes from a healthy community.

Cheers,

b&

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In alt.rec.bicycles.recumbent on Tue, 02 Jan 2007 20:42:07 -0700

Ben Goren said:

I like the idea...except that the cheapest trainers I've seen are
twice Park's home-edition truing stand. Perhaps I'm not looking in
the right places...?

garage sales and classified ads....

Or else some bits of wood and an old QR skewer.

Zebee

On 01/04/2007 09:46:35 'Edward Dolan said:

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Ok, who got a new bent for xmas and which did you get? --

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Buck

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I would rather be out on my Catrike

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http://www.catrike.co.uk

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Weren't you the [censored] who went by the user name of "Just this guy" or
some such nonsense.

Nope.

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I urge one and all to observe my user name, also my real name. Yea, God
Damn It! I am just so Great - and the rest of you aren't. But I am also
a Great Saint. The rest of you slobs do not have a clue about that I am
sure - sinners that you are. But you want to be nonentities - go for it.
Screw your stupid user names!

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Hey Buck, here is a user name for you ... Nobody!

Buck is my real name, it is my surname and how I was known in the army
so get over it, I thought you were leaving anyway so this board could be
enjoyed without your insane ramblings.

--

Buck

I would rather be out on my Catrike

http://www.catrike.co.uk

Buck wrote:
:: Ok, who got a new bent for xmas and which did you get?
:: --
::

I got a Stratus XP. I bought it before Xmas, though, as I needed to have
some off time to ride it. But it was my only Xmas toy.

On 01/08/2007 17:42:04 'Roger Zoul said:

Buck wrote:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

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Ok, who got a new bent for xmas and which did you get? --

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I got a Stratus XP. I bought it before Xmas, though, as I needed to have
some off time to ride it. But it was my only Xmas toy.

I got a Catrike Expedition, although it is the shop demo, but I'm riding it out of hours.

--

Buck

I would rather be out on my Catrike

http://www.catrike.co.uk

Buck wrote:
:: On 01/08/2007 17:42:04 "Roger Zoul" <[email hidden]> wrote:
::
::: Buck wrote:
::
::::: Ok, who got a new bent for xmas and which did you get? --
::
::: I got a Stratus XP. I bought it before Xmas, though, as I needed
::: to have some off time to ride it. But it was my only Xmas toy.
::
:: I got a Catrike Expedition, although it is the shop demo, but I'm
:: riding it out of hours.
::

I plan to get a trike one day.....once I get more many miles on my other two
bikes! 🙂

Buck said:

Ok, who got a new bent for xmas and which did you get?

I got to ride on Xmas day, 50+ degrees in the NE Philly area, global
warming is my friend, so far.

I got a dinosaur horn for my 'bent from ym girlfriend.. and the two of
us went out for a ride:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v237/cat0020/16%20Dec%202006/SUC50011.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v237/cat0020/16%20Dec%202006/SUC50009.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v237/cat0020/16%20Dec%202006/SUC50017.jpg

Happy New Year on Recumbents.

Theo

On 01/11/2007 18:13:44 'cat0020 said:

Ok, who got a new bent for xmas and which did you get?

Quoted message said:

I got to ride on Xmas day, 50+ degrees in the NE Philly area, global
warming is my friend, so far.

Quoted message said:

I got a dinosaur horn for my 'bent from ym girlfriend.. and the two of us
went out for a ride:

Quoted message said:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v237/cat0020/16%20Dec%202006/SUC50011.jpg

Quoted message said:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v237/cat0020/16%20Dec%202006/SUC50009.jpg

Quoted message said:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v237/cat0020/16%20Dec%202006/SUC50017.jpg

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Happy New Year on Recumbents.

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Theo

Looks cool, the weather here was a bit more bracing.

--

Buck

Give a little person a little power and create a big problem.

http://www.catrike.co.uk