I couldn't resist... 'bent comment

"dvt" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I just read an article that is not terribly noteworthy except for this
quote at the end:

"I envision a day not too far away," Blevins said, "when recumbents will
be standard, when people look at someone on a diamond frame and say,
'Wow, you still ride one of those?'"

I used to ride one as a kid ... I think back then it was called a "Big
Wheel" (c:

Seriously though, I rode it all the time, and I even had a 2 speed version
after a while. I can see 'bents being more popular, I just can't see one in
the woods.

C.Q.C.

"Q." <LostVideos-AT-hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

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Seriously though, I rode it all the time, and I even had a 2 speed version
after a while. I can see 'bents being more popular, I just can't see one in
the woods.

C.Q.C.

I saw one in the woods a couple months back- in fact, we were out for
a trail ride (Forest Park in Portland, OR). There was one
full-suspension MTB (mine), a hardtail MTB, an Atlantis with knobbies,
and our friend on his full suspension BikeE AT. He went everywhere
the rest of us went, including some slick downhill singletrack. He
was a little slower- but managed nevertheless.

Jeff

dvt said:

I just read an article that is not terribly noteworthy except for this
quote at the end:

"I envision a day not too far away," Blevins said, "when recumbents will
be standard, when people look at someone on a diamond frame and say,
'Wow, you still ride one of those?'"

Not as long as the UCI lives. People criticise their "a frame is made
of four sticks" policy but it's kept the focus on the athletes rather
than the bikes, something which F1 motorsport should learn from.

Although I fit them for time trials, I think even tri-bars are an
unfortunate innovation for competitive riding. They are worth so much
in additional speed (I save nearly 2 minutes over 10 miles by fitting
them and not changing *anything* else on the bike) that they're
essential to stay competitive.

The kit that rolls out at even a local club "10" is frightening.
There's hardly a conventional road bike in sight, let alone one without
tri-bars fitted. Virtually all the guys doing 25 minutes or under are
on lo-pro frames with discs/trispokes, integrated tri-bars and aero
seatposts. Unless you're a super-athlete, it costs a lot of money to go
fast, and that isn't the idea. Is it?

Zog The Undeniable said:

dvt said:

I just read an article that is not terribly noteworthy except for this
quote at the end:

"I envision a day not too far away," Blevins said, "when recumbents
will be standard, when people look at someone on a diamond frame and
say, 'Wow, you still ride one of those?'"

Not as long as the UCI lives. People criticise their "a frame is made
of four sticks" policy but it's kept the focus on the athletes rather
than the bikes, something which F1 motorsport should learn from.

Although I fit them for time trials, I think even tri-bars are an
unfortunate innovation for competitive riding. They are worth so much
in additional speed (I save nearly 2 minutes over 10 miles by fitting
them and not changing *anything* else on the bike) that they're
essential to stay competitive.

The kit that rolls out at even a local club "10" is frightening. There's
hardly a conventional road bike in sight, let alone one without tri-bars
fitted. Virtually all the guys doing 25 minutes or under are on lo-pro
frames with discs/trispokes, integrated tri-bars and aero seatposts.
Unless you're a super-athlete, it costs a lot of money to go fast, and
that isn't the idea. Is it?

why? i was no greyhound, but i could get 24:50 on a crappy old falcon
simply by putting on a pair of decent tubulars. i had no money for
expensive lo-pro back then - even if had been available!

anyhow, check out this comment over on alt.autos.honda

http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&selm=40C875C1.A725FBE4%40hotmail.com

enforced conformity does nothing to advance technology. technology /is/
part of the sport, either F1 or bikes. advances at the top today
benefit production tomorrow.

I would consider a 'bent for commuting, but not for longer rides or
tours. I can't sit too long in the recumbent position. I start
fidgeting. Plus, they still have the one weak point that would really
hamper me; they don't climb steep hills very well.

- -

"May you have the wind at your back.
And a really low gear for the hills!"

Chris Zacho ~ "Your Friendly Neighborhood Wheelman"

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