Is a bent really better than diamond frame bike in a good road conditions?

[Dave Larrington]

In article <[email protected]>,
Vytautas ([email protected]) wrote:
> Thanks Pete, your answers is very useful for me. I will look now to
> find more about the Quest.

The first thing you may like to know about them is that at current
production rates, if you order one today, it will be delivered in early
2009!

> Still thinking lowracers schould be faster than any velomobile trike
> Of course easily sustaining 40km/h into headwinds with Quest makes very
> good impression!

Over a long distance on Real Roads there's probably not much difference.
The first conventionally-powered[1] recumbent home on the 2003 running
of Paris-Brest-Paris was Ben Sherratt's Challenge Jester low racer in
65:25 and the first velomobile Hans Wessels' Quest in 65:27.

1 - Theo Homan did 62:29 on a Thys rowing bike...

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Is it an Audi A4?

 

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I do not speak any Lithuanian. My mother new a few words. Her father
could understand Lithuanian. His mother new ONLY Lithuanian. She died
in the 1940s and never new any English. The family name was Charnosky.

Regards,
Jim Reilly

 

[Vytautas]

> The first thing you may like to know about them is that at current
> production rates, if you order one today, it will be delivered in early
> 2009!
Thank you for the news, and I schould save money by now because I have
noticed Quest is priced even € 5672! Is it really worth it? I doubt a
bit.

> > Still thinking lowracers schould be faster than any velomobile trike
> > Of course easily sustaining 40km/h into headwinds with Quest makes very
> > good impression!
> Over a long distance on Real Roads there's probably not much difference.
> The first conventionally-powered[1] recumbent home on the 2003 running
> of Paris-Brest-Paris was Ben Sherratt's Challenge Jester low racer in
> 65:25 and the first velomobile Hans Wessels' Quest in 65:27.
>
> 1 - Theo Homan did 62:29 on a Thys rowing bike...

I would like to see this rowing bike very much! Do you have any link?

 

[Vytautas]

That's a pitty you don't speak any lithuanian I think in lithuanian
family name originally was Cerniauskai.

best wishes,
Vytautas, Lithunia

 

[Vytautas]

That's a pitty you don't speak any lithuanian I think in lithuanian
the family name originally was Cerniauskai.

best wishes,
Vytautas, Lithuania

 

[Peter Clinch]

Vytautas wrote:

> Thank you for the news, and I schould save money by now because I have
> noticed Quest is priced even € 5672! Is it really worth it? I doubt a
> bit.

Depends what you want. A velomobile like the Quest is designed to be a
primary vehicle: do your shopping (plenty of cargo space), ride around
for utility trips, long fast cruises, etc. It will do quite a bit more
than most cycles, certainly more than a Lowracer. But the things it
does have to be relevant to your particular life. They aren't really to
mine, so beautiful though it is I'd spend my money elsewhere.

> I would like to see this rowing bike very much! Do you have any link?

http://www.rowingbike.com/

Pete.
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Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital
Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK
net [email protected] http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/

 

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Thanks for the spelling on the name. I am going to pass that on to my
mother.

Jim

 

[S. Delaire \Rotatorrecumbent\]

Without bothering to read any of the other replys which may be repeating
what others have said....
If * I * could get an upright bike to go as fast as my bent maybe I would
ride one.
Depends a lot on the bike
Almost never ride a bent without the fairing. Makes a big positive change.
Good fairings on an upright has not been done well, yet. At least not the
ones I've tried. Handling becomes an issue.
Be bold get one!
Speedy


Vytautas wrote:

> I have been reading this newsgroup for some time, and I still have one
> main question left unanswered: Is a bent really better than diamond
> frame bike in a good road conditions, when both bicycles are the same
> type (say touring or road bikes) and the same quality? For me better
> means more quickly, more speed, more comfortable (that is not so
> important). In summary can you all guys who ride a bent now and earlier
> rode a traditional bike to say truly and honestly that you can get from
> point A to point B and back faster and easier with your bent that with
> a DF bike?
> And when you ride your bents of course you meet DF bike riders, so do
> you easily overtake them?
> Please share your experience, and note a bent you driving. To my mind
> SWB bents more performance suited than the LWB's.
> I appreciate all honest answers.
>
> Vytautas, Lithuania


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