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Kingcycle stopped building production bikes, but continued to make one-off racers. But the story is
that They Shall, like General Macarthur, Return - Rob English tells us that "Kingcycle have taken me
on to develop a new production bike"

Add Speed Ross, Orbit Crystal, Cresswell Rapide, Aerocycle, Pashley PDQ3...

Dave Larrington - http://legslarry.crosswinds.net/
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There used to be a Japanese company called Sunaga that made recumbents. The main model was a fairly
standard USS LWB bike called the NASCA Street Recumbent. Here's a photo:

http://www.ikd21.co.jp/bike/rcbt.html

It's the second photo. (The top photo is a MASA Slingshot.) Apparently they also made a LWB lowracer
- there's a tiny photo at the bottom of the page:

http://www.rintendo.com/Products/Recumbent/check.htm

Ken Kobayashi [email protected] http://solarwww.mtk.nao.ac.jp/kobayashi/personal/
 
[email protected] (Bill B) wrote in message
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> Feel free to add to this list of Dead Bents. I know there is more for the list.
> 1. hypercycle?
> 2.Red Bent 3Black Bent
> 4. Re-Bike
> 5. Bike E 6 Trek
> 7. Cannondale

RANS Gliss RANS Nimbus Vision Metro I Vision Metro II R32
 
The Danish Semi-Homebuild Evita isn't any more.. Both the first 20/20 and the later big/small (700c
559 / 451 406) is discontinued. Maybe we will blow some life into it again in a local HPV group near
Copenhagen.

I thought Mikael would have mentioned that, but apparently he sold his (guessing) - did you get the
price you asked?

"Bill B" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Feel free to add to this list of Dead Bents. I know there is more for the
list.
> 1. hypercycle?
> 2.Red Bent 3Black Bent
> 4. Re-Bike
> 5. Bike E 6 Trek
> 7. Cannondale
 
"Torben Scheel" skrev...
> The Danish Semi-Homebuild Evita isn't any more.. Both the first 20/20 and the later big/small
> (700c 559 / 451 406) is discontinued. Maybe we will blow some life into it again in a local HPV
> group near Copenhagen.
>
> I thought Mikael would have mentioned that, but apparently he sold his (guessing) - did you get
> the price you asked?

Yep, it went to someone in Stenlille I think that wanted to commute on it to work Went for 4800
since I didn't have time to adjust the gears and the pesky threadless left bb shell worked its way
out as I rode it up to him.

I hope he's happy with it. No complaints to me so far at any rate.

I just got my front hub so I'm off to the bikeshop to get wheels built.

Regards Mikael
 
skip wrote:
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> Here's a few more: Dead Bent Companies - Not Dead Bents - The Bents Live On
>
> Counterpoint Presto Reveille Lemele Lightning Earthbikes Sunset (whatever TS has) Backsafer
> Kingcycle DH 500

The correct names are Earth Cycles Dragonflyer [TM] [1] and Sunset Lowracer [TM]. [2]

The Counterpoint Presto lives on as the Pashley PDQ, the Counterpoint Triad was resurrected for a
time as the Pashley PDQ3, and the Counterpoint Opus IV lives on as the Bilenky Viewpoint.

[1] What it says on the cruciform tube on mine.
[2] Do trademarks from defunct companies go back into the public domain?

Tom Sherman - Various HPV's Quad Cities USA (Illinois side)
 
"Tom Sherman" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...

<snip>
> Counterpoint Opus IV lives on as the Bilenky Viewpoint.

Interesting bike. Saw one on a ride where a guy had his son with MS in the front seat. The son
seemed to be enjoying the experience.

There's one on eBay right now with a bid of $1,116.00 with five hours to go.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2716540941&category=7298

If you are interested you may have to unwordwrap the url to go there.

skip
 
"skip" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...

> Interesting bike. Saw one on a ride where a guy had his son with MS in
the
> front seat. The son seemed to be enjoying the experience.

I better rephrase this before Harv gets me again.

The son seemed to be enjoying the ride experience.

skip
 
skip wrote:
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> "Tom Sherman" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
>
> <snip>
> > Counterpoint Opus IV lives on as the Bilenky Viewpoint.
>
> Interesting bike. Saw one on a ride where a guy had his son with MS in the front seat. The son
> seemed to be enjoying the experience....

The Viewpoint is also available with foot rests and hand cranks for paraplegic stokers.

< http://www.bilenky.com/viewpnt.html >

Tom Sherman - Various HPV's Quad Cities USA (Illinois side)
 
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