Re: Durable Commuter Bike workup

Tom Sherman said:

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Ryan Cousineau said:

or a r*cumbent.

Now there is something I want to try... a bent!!

I wish I could find a cheap one tho.... to try out and
make sure I like it and works for me.... before buying
a really good one

Well, you can probably find a decent used 'bent in the $400-500 US range.

You could start with a cruzbike conversion kit and a cheap
Y-frame MTB, that should get you in the same range.

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An important consideration with recumbents is that they vary much more
in riding position and handling that uprights do, and what may be most
to one person's taste such as a low bottom bracket, long wheelbase bike
may not be satisfactory for another.

In addition, the 'bent a person finds most to their long term preference
may not be one that is easy for the beginning 'bent rider to adjust to.

The trial and error is great fun, but may be hard on the wallet.

I think you can get a pretty good idea if you try different
kinds of recumbent bikes, but finding them might not be easy.

JonB

Tom Sherman said:

Quoted message said:

I wish I could find a cheap one tho.... to try out and
make sure I like it and works for me.... before buying
a really good one

Well, you can probably find a decent used 'bent in the $400-500 US range.

An important consideration with recumbents is that they vary much more
in riding position and handling that uprights do, and what may be most
to one person's taste such as a low bottom bracket, long wheelbase bike
may not be satisfactory for another.

In addition, the 'bent a person finds most to their long term preference
may not be one that is easy for the beginning 'bent rider to adjust to.

The trial and error is great fun, but may be hard on the wallet.

Yeah I'm gonna give a cheap one a try in due time

Serious

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Tom Sherman said:

Quoted message said:

I wish I could find a cheap one tho.... to try out and
make sure I like it and works for me.... before buying
a really good one

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Well, you can probably find a decent used 'bent in the $400-500 US range.

You might be able to rent one from your LBS too. That'd probably be
the more economical way to go.

Good luck,
Cullen