Rides like a Buick

Justín Käse said:

I just placed an order for one of these "comfort" bikes, and was
wondering if anyone here has any experience with them?
http://www.worksman.com/y3kwebpage2.htm
They weigh about 50 pounds, use large 16 ga steel tubing, full
suspension "bent" style seat with back rest, and suspension forks.
It's not for the lycra spandex crowd, more of a blue collar ride.
Made by the same company that makes Good Humor trikes.

Um...well, I hope you enjoy it. It looks a little suspect to me. I
would at least want to test ride it before I bought it, especially for
$500 + shipping.

Well I just looked at it, looks similar to a Giant Revive. And at least
with a Giant you can find a local dealer.

Ken

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Um...well, I hope you enjoy it. It looks a
little suspect to me. I would at least want
to test ride it before I bought it,
especially for $500 + shipping.

Are you using it for utility purposes, like commuting? If it's built
solid with dependable componentry I say go for it. It sounds like it'll
stant up like a tank, be comfortable to ride and maybe less coveted by
thieves, if the design is unique enough.

- -

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

Chris Zacho ~ "Your Friendly Neighborhood Wheelman"

Chris'Z Corner
http://www.geocities.com/czcorner

Hope ya like it, and it's certainly going to be less of a theft magnet.

I personally find totally upright bikes like that to give me horrible
spinal compression, but I've got preexisting issues.

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Hope ya like it, and it's certainly going to be less of a theft magnet.

I personally find totally upright bikes like that to give me horrible
spinal compression, but I've got preexisting issues.

This is a semi-recumbent, not an upright. Might still aggravate your back,
but this sort of bike is often recommended for people with back problems,
depending on the nature of the problems. My wife has had disc surgery, but
does OK on our stationary bike that's similar in geometry to bikes like this
one and the Giant Revive.

RichC

maxo said:

Hope ya like it, and it's certainly going to be less of a theft magnet.

I personally find totally upright bikes like that to give me horrible
spinal compression, but I've got preexisting issues.

Too much Goo Gone? ;-)

Neil Brooks said:

Too much Goo Gone? ;-)

That's so bourgoise, I huff only the finest European rim cements.

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posted on 22 Sep 2005 10:08:47 -0700 said:

Hope ya like it, and it's certainly going to be less of a theft magnet.

I personally find totally upright bikes like that to give me horrible
spinal compression, but I've got preexisting issues.

I have an older Nishiki MTB style (I think they call hybrid nowadays)
that rides more or less upright and it's more comfortable than the
previous UniVega and other road bikes I've had. I'm basically interested
in the suspension seating as I believe it to be softer than Spenco and
spring seats on a stiff post.
--

JK

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Chris Zacho 'The Wheelman said:

Are you using it for utility purposes, like commuting?

Nope, retired old geezer here,
just want something to cruise around the parks and beaches.

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If it's built
solid with dependable componentry I say go for it. It sounds like it'll
stant up like a tank, be comfortable to ride

I can only go by the company's reputation with their other line of
utility cycles and hope this is as sturdy.

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and maybe less coveted by
thieves, if the design is unique enough.

I'm not as concerned with outright thieves as I am with seat slashing
vandals, seems that our overpopulated planet is running a surfeit on
those.
--

JK

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Quoted message said:

Hope ya like it, and it's certainly going to be less of a theft magnet.

I personally find totally upright bikes like that to give me horrible
spinal compression, but I've got preexisting issues.

This is a semi-recumbent, not an upright. Might still aggravate your back,
but this sort of bike is often recommended for people with back problems,
depending on the nature of the problems. My wife has had disc surgery, but
does OK on our stationary bike that's similar in geometry to bikes like this
one and the Giant Revive.

RichC

I hadn't heard of the Giant Revive, but just from Googling up a few
reviews and pics, it looks similar, maybe with aluminum channels versus
steel tubes, and at a slightly higher price.
I haven't had spinal issues since childhood polio in the 50's but the
knees have been orthoscoped once already, and act up rather quickly
after only a bit of hiking these days.
--

JK

In Message-ID:<43323e7d.2365809@chupacabra> posted on Thu, 22 Sep 2005

05:45:14 GMT said:

I just placed an order for one of these "comfort" bikes, and was
wondering if anyone here has any experience with them?
http://www.worksman.com/y3kwebpage2.htm
They weigh about 50 pounds, use large 16 ga steel tubing, full
suspension "bent" style seat with back rest, and suspension forks.
It's not for the lycra spandex crowd, more of a blue collar ride.
Made by the same company that makes Good Humor trikes.

Update - The Worksman company might make a great product but the
personnel have no sense of professionalism at all. After going around
and around with the voice on the phone as to why the first promised
shipping date was delayed, and then the later date was subsequently also
delayed, I canceled.
I ended up getting a Giant AC and had my Pyramid Cloud 9 gel seat fitted
to it. No back rest but undoubtedly a more comfortable ride and for a
lot less weight, about 28 lbs versus 50 lbs.
--

JK

On Fri, 30 Sep 2005 07:12:02 GMT, Justín Käse <[email hidden]>

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In Message-ID:<43323e7d.2365809@chupacabra> posted on Thu, 22 Sep 2005

05:45:14 GMT said:

I just placed an order for one of these "comfort" bikes, and was
wondering if anyone here has any experience with them?
http://www.worksman.com/y3kwebpage2.htm
They weigh about 50 pounds, use large 16 ga steel tubing, full
suspension "bent" style seat with back rest, and suspension forks.
It's not for the lycra spandex crowd, more of a blue collar ride.
Made by the same company that makes Good Humor trikes.

Update - The Worksman company might make a great product but the
personnel have no sense of professionalism at all. After going around
and around with the voice on the phone as to why the first promised
shipping date was delayed, and then the later date was subsequently also
delayed, I canceled.
I ended up getting a Giant AC and had my Pyramid Cloud 9 gel seat fitted
to it. No back rest but undoubtedly a more comfortable ride and for a
lot less weight, about 28 lbs versus 50 lbs.

OMG, you need a -much- bigger heavier seat. How about this one?

<http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000667LV4>

Only 2.2lbs! ;-D

jj