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"Rob Kopp" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> First of all...I've been reading this thread with some level of amusement this week. It is
> interesting that this bike has created such a stir. It really doesn't seem to have much to do with
> current recumbent owners. The only thing I can conclude is that the whole BikeE debacle left
> bitter feelings with many in the 'bent community. I wasn't around for all of
thta,
> though I do remember seeing a few BikeEs on the road and thinking they
were
> really homely.
>
> With regard to aesthetics... I'm sorry, the BigHa is a bike that only a mother could love the
> looks of. Appearances are obviously highly
subjective,
> but I don't see the attraction. As much as I embracing switching to a recumbent for extended
> touring, it is not an aesthetic decision. I find both diamond and cantilever frames to be much
> more aesthetically pleasing than any recumbent.
>
> I also wonder if the Big HA release date is April 1. I can't believe that there will be much of a
> serious market for this bike at $3K. I'm just waiting for the "April Fools" moment. If it is an
> April Fools joke, it is
a
> very elaborate one, and we have all been played the fool. If it is not, then the real Big Ha is
> the one the investors will experience.
>
> Rob
You could very well be correct, Rob. I'll admit that there are enough elements in the Bigha equation
to justify your critique (including the April Fools aspect).
Buzz is what Bigha needs, and they're getting it - from us - though it might not be just exactly
what they had hoped for....
-Barry
news:[email protected]...
> First of all...I've been reading this thread with some level of amusement this week. It is
> interesting that this bike has created such a stir. It really doesn't seem to have much to do with
> current recumbent owners. The only thing I can conclude is that the whole BikeE debacle left
> bitter feelings with many in the 'bent community. I wasn't around for all of
thta,
> though I do remember seeing a few BikeEs on the road and thinking they
were
> really homely.
>
> With regard to aesthetics... I'm sorry, the BigHa is a bike that only a mother could love the
> looks of. Appearances are obviously highly
subjective,
> but I don't see the attraction. As much as I embracing switching to a recumbent for extended
> touring, it is not an aesthetic decision. I find both diamond and cantilever frames to be much
> more aesthetically pleasing than any recumbent.
>
> I also wonder if the Big HA release date is April 1. I can't believe that there will be much of a
> serious market for this bike at $3K. I'm just waiting for the "April Fools" moment. If it is an
> April Fools joke, it is
a
> very elaborate one, and we have all been played the fool. If it is not, then the real Big Ha is
> the one the investors will experience.
>
> Rob
You could very well be correct, Rob. I'll admit that there are enough elements in the Bigha equation
to justify your critique (including the April Fools aspect).
Buzz is what Bigha needs, and they're getting it - from us - though it might not be just exactly
what they had hoped for....
-Barry