"stabilizing" a stratus?

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"Mile High Skates" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I recently "inherited" my wife's Stratus. It's a 2001 model (I think),

standard

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size, and box-stock except for XT cranks (170mm, 26/36/48) and Calhoun Evo

Sport

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bars/stem. The seat is about 1" from being all the way back, so I'm sure

that the

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weight distribution is less-than-optimal.

Aside from getting an XL Stratus (whic hain't gonna happen), can anyone

recommend

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ways to make the front end feel "less light" (i.e., MORE stable)? I'm

going to

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remove the bottle cages from the seat and try mounting them/one forward,

and maybe

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find a more forward position for my spare/tool pouch.

Thanks in advance.

try turning the fork around. It works for some people
and some bikes. It doesn't work for others. Your
results may vary.

Bill Patterson

Frodo22222 said:

try turning the fork around. It works for some people
and some bikes. It doesn't work for others. Your results
may vary.

While this has been reported to be successful on certain SWB
bikes (e.g. Vision R-40), the amount of fork rake on the
RANS Stratus [1] would produce a huge amount of trail if it
were reversed. It would also create pedal/wheel overlap.

[1] <http://www.ransbikes.com/2004Bikes/Stratus.htm>.

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Tom Sherman – Quad City Area

With the seat that far back, yes the weight distrution is less that
optimal, but should still be ok.. Here are some ideas:

How far back does the bar/stem combo reach? Is it close
to your chest? If the stem is adjustable, try sliding
it forward (as long as it is still comfortable to reach
the bars).

Also, how narrow is the front tire? a wider front tire will
make it feel "less light".

Have you ridden many long wheelbase recumbents? If not,
maybe all LWB models would feel this way to you.

Good luck.

Mile High Skates <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I recently "inherited" my wife's Stratus. It's a 2001
model (I think), standard size, and box-stock except for
XT cranks (170mm, 26/36/48) and Calhoun Evo Sport
bars/stem. The seat is about 1" from being all the way
back, so I'm sure that the weight distribution is less-than-
optimal.

Aside from getting an XL Stratus (whic hain't gonna
happen), can anyone recommend ways to make the front end
feel "less light" (i.e., MORE stable)? I'm going to remove
the bottle cages from the seat and try mounting them/one
forward, and maybe find a more forward position for my
spare/tool pouch.

Thanks in advance.