Me too!

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I like the cargo capability of the TE.

I ordered my TE three days ago. My first 'cargo area' is coming with the bike, a Topeak rack with
spring clip and a basket that locks onto the rack.

Mike Rice (Tour Easy soon, 3 days since order)

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I am beginning to plan my 1st multi-day tour and I think this is the reason for my eagerness to get
a TE or GRR. Plus I think maybe my wife would ride one where she won't get near my SWB USS R40.

I bought a used GRR several years ago and have never had a moments regret. It's such a great bike
that I no longer get new bike fever and that alone justifies the what I paid for it.

The way I figure it is that as long as I'm able ride a bike at least 10 miles a day I'll be okay.

Good luck in finding that Easy Racer.

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I am 53 yo, overweight, balding, incipient diabetic with neck, back, knee, elbow & hand trouble
(among other things). Parts of me are still excellent however. I loved to ride my mtn bike to work
(8 miles) but the pain made me stop. My bud bought a Rocket and when I saw that my eyes lit up.
After much considering and shopping I bought an R40. I've had it 1.5 years. I'm still kinda over
weight but getting better. My health is up, my pulse is waaay down, my endurance is up, my legs
much more muscular and I feel better. My paunch is smaller and is made of steel.

I looked at the cheaper bikes. I rode everything in sight. I am now kinda glancing ever once in a
while at a GRR or a TE. My LBS had a GRR with fairing & everything sell used for a nice price. He
sold it for $1600 but had offered it to me for $1400. My butt is sore from me kicking myself
around the parking lot.

I sure like my R40 but would like to go a mite faster, with maybe a hair more comfort. I am not in
love of the high-speed handling of my bike. It may be fine, some folks have reported they are
comfortable with it at 40 mph+ (Yeah, yeah, I cruise at that speed. NOT!) but to me it feels too
twitchy. I like the cargo capability of the TE. I am beginning to plan my 1st multi-day tour and I
think this is the reason for my eagerness to get a TE or GRR. Plus I think maybe my wife would
ride one where she won't get near my SWB USS R40.

I think you'll find that switching to OSS makes the bike much less twitchier. Plus, Vision now
offers the Glideflex stem for their OSS conversion kit. I still have my USS bars, however, and I put
them back on (sans controls and grips) to have an alternative hand position on really long tours.
Note that using OSS bars without the USS in place gives you a much tighter slow speed turning radius
also. With the adjustable steering riser, you can do either the "superman" arm position or the
"praying hampster" position. The OSS conversion kit does add about a pound to your bike's weight.

Bill Anton 2001 Vision R-40 SWB, OSS (was USS) Lubbock, TX, USA