Strategy for getting SWB up the stairs.

[Edward Dolan]

"Freewheeling" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
[...]
> God, this newsgroup has really gone downhill. There was a time when a
> question like this would have elicited a host of thoughtful and
> engineering-savvy responses. Guess it's time to reactivate my
> subscription to hpvlist. Sorry I bothered you guys with it.

The group has been going downhill like forever, but it has really descended
to the depths ever since Tom Sherman left. But the group was never as good
as you imagined it to be. It always had lots of dopes, screwballs and other
assorted nuts.

I never liked the HPV list - way too dull for me. Yes, it is all business
(because it is moderated), but it is the kind of business that rots the
brain. No thanks!

Abandon all sensitivities ye who enter ARBR. If you want gentle, solicitous
treatment get thee to the BROL board where all scoundrels and knaves are
forbidden. There you will find only dead souls slumbering away in a kind of
eternal rest.

Regards,

Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
aka
Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota

 

[Edward Dolan]

"Freewheeling" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
[...]
> There were some other useful comments here, but lord there sure are some
> dopes hanging around this group aren't there? No wonder most of the
> regulars have left. I still get the HPV list in summary form, so I'll
> have to reactivate my posting function. Most of the trolls there just get
> bounced out on their ear.

No one owes anyone anything on Usenet. You post at your own risk and take
what comes. It is what is known as the adventure of living. I would not have
it any other way. Even Tom Sherman enjoyed the give and take of Usenet.

Most of the so-called regulars that you lament were nothing but liberal left
wing nut cases and it is good riddance to the lot of them. I will admit
there used to be a lot more regulars on this group who pretended to know
things and liked to expound on what they thought they knew. I think they are
all on the BROL board now where they can bore one another to death and not
be bothered by live wires like myself.

By the way, it would never even occur to me to come to Usenet for any kind
of information whatsoever. Either get with the fun and games that prevail
here or get lost! We do not need sourpusses like you while Ed Dolan the
Great is here. After all, this is a rather small group and can only stand so
many Great Ones like ME!

Regards,

Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
aka
Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota

 

[Freewheeling]

nget wrote:
> Freewheeling Wrote:
>> Maybe I'll
>> just tie a length of roap to the bike in various positions and try
>> that
>> before doing any actual fabrication.
>> Pure genius, I think he's got it now. What is roap?
>
>
God what's up with you, dude? This is (or at least was) a newsgroup
where one could ask questions and have discussions without the pressure
of conforming to some adolescent gradeschool notion of "cool". So a
question about finding an easier way to carry a bike up the stairs
evokes a spasm of ridicule that belongs in an elementary school
lunchroom, from someone who, themselves, apparently can't even afford to
be identified.

Any time after 10PM a "rope" is a "roap". Learn the rules, for heaven sake.

 

[Edward Dolan]

"Freewheeling" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> nget wrote:
>> Freewheeling Wrote:
>>> Maybe I'll
>>> just tie a length of roap to the bike in various positions and try
>>> that
>>> before doing any actual fabrication. Pure genius, I think he's got it
>>> now. What is roap?
>>
>>
> God what's up with you, dude? This is (or at least was) a newsgroup where
> one could ask questions and have discussions without the pressure of
> conforming to some adolescent gradeschool notion of "cool". So a question
> about finding an easier way to carry a bike up the stairs evokes a spasm
> of ridicule that belongs in an elementary school lunchroom, from someone
> who, themselves, apparently can't even afford to be identified.
[...]

I do not like user names on Usenet. I like real names. "Freewheeling" (like
nget) is not a real name. Nor do you sign your posts with a proper signature
(like your real name for instance). Why is the kettle calling the pot black?

Regards,

Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
aka
Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota

 

[nget]

nget wrote:
> Freewheeling Wrote:
>> Maybe I'll
>> just tie a length of roap to the bike in various positions and try
>> that
>> before doing any actual fabrication.
>> Pure genius, I think he's got it now. What is roap?
>
>
God what's up with you, dude? This is (or at least was) a newsgroup
where one could ask questions and have discussions without the pressure
of conforming to some adolescent gradeschool notion of "cool". So a
question about finding an easier way to carry a bike up the stairs
evokes a spasm of ridicule that belongs in an elementary school
lunchroom, from someone who, themselves, apparently can't even afford to
be identified.

Any time after 10PM a "rope" is a "roap". Learn the rules, for heaven sake.

My first name is Mark. You should refer to me as such in all your posts from this time foward. My last name is too long to use every time I post and besides it is German Jewish. If any think that it would add to the discussion I will indeed post it.
In the past I always made sure to read your posts here on arbr, but lately you just seem snooty. Perhaps you are going thru male menopause? The step thru this stage of life will open a new appreciation of what it is really like to be male.
The real "dude",
Mark

 

[nget]

"Freewheeling" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> nget wrote:
>> Freewheeling Wrote:
>>> Maybe I'll
>>> just tie a length of roap to the bike in various positions and try
>>> that
>>> before doing any actual fabrication. Pure genius, I think he's got it
>>> now. What is roap?
>>
>>
> God what's up with you, dude? This is (or at least was) a newsgroup where
> one could ask questions and have discussions without the pressure of
> conforming to some adolescent gradeschool notion of "cool". So a question
> about finding an easier way to carry a bike up the stairs evokes a spasm
> of ridicule that belongs in an elementary school lunchroom, from someone
> who, themselves, apparently can't even afford to be identified.
[...]

I do not like user names on Usenet. I like real names. "Freewheeling" (like
nget) is not a real name. Nor do you sign your posts with a proper signature
(like your real name for instance). Why is the kettle calling the pot black?

Regards,

Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
aka
Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota

Nget is a real name. It just happens to be Cambodian and as such is very unusual. But I get your point that I should be using my own name. When I joined this group I didn't realise that this would be such an issue. I fear not for my own life but for that of my computer. I can fix many things but repairing the computer is not my forte.
Mark

 

[Edward Dolan]

"nget" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> Edward Dolan Wrote:
>> "Freewheeling" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>> > nget wrote:
>> >> Freewheeling Wrote:
>> >>> Maybe I'll
>> >>> just tie a length of roap to the bike in various positions and try
>> >>> that
>> >>> before doing any actual fabrication. Pure genius, I think he's got
>> it
>> >>> now. What is roap?
>> >>
>> >>
>> > God what's up with you, dude? This is (or at least was) a newsgroup
>> where
>> > one could ask questions and have discussions without the pressure of
>> > conforming to some adolescent gradeschool notion of "cool". So a
>> question
>> > about finding an easier way to carry a bike up the stairs evokes a
>> spasm
>> > of ridicule that belongs in an elementary school lunchroom, from
>> someone
>> > who, themselves, apparently can't even afford to be identified.
>> [...]
>>
>> I do not like user names on Usenet. I like real names. "Freewheeling"
>> (like
>> nget) is not a real name. Nor do you sign your posts with a proper
>> signature
>> (like your real name for instance). Why is the kettle calling the pot
>> black?
>
> Nget is a real name. It just happens to be Cambodian and as such is
> very unusual. But I get your point that I should be using my own name.
> When I joined this group I didn't realise that this would be such an
> issue. I fear not for my own life but for that of my computer. I can
> fix many things but repairing the computer is not my forte.
> Mark

Mark, it seems to me that you could sign off with your real name like so ...
Mark Nget. Nget by itself simply makes no sense to English speaking people.
Also, you always want to capitalize the first letter of a name.

I also appreciate what you say about others taking down your computer out of
spite. However, unless you are posting using a proxy address via a
newsreader which specializes in that sort of thing, you are not really
anonymous on Usenet. The only scoundrel who ever messed with my computer was
the criminal vandal troll Ed Gin. Thankfully, his types are few and far
between on Usenet.

Regards,

Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
aka
Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota

 

[Edward Dolan]

"nget" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> Freewheeling Wrote:
>> nget wrote:
>> > Freewheeling Wrote:
>> >> Maybe I'll
>> >> just tie a length of roap to the bike in various positions and try
>> >> that
>> >> before doing any actual fabrication.
>> >> Pure genius, I think he's got it now. What is roap?
>> >
>> >
>> God what's up with you, dude? This is (or at least was) a newsgroup
>> where one could ask questions and have discussions without the
>> pressure
>> of conforming to some adolescent gradeschool notion of "cool". So a
>> question about finding an easier way to carry a bike up the stairs
>> evokes a spasm of ridicule that belongs in an elementary school
>> lunchroom, from someone who, themselves, apparently can't even afford
>> to
>> be identified.
>>
>> Any time after 10PM a "rope" is a "roap". Learn the rules, for heaven
>> sake.
>
> My first name is Mark. You should refer to me as such in all your
> posts from this time foward. My last name is too long to use every time
> I post and besides it is German Jewish. If any think that it would add
> to the discussion I will indeed post it.
> In the past I always made sure to read your posts here on arbr, but
> lately you just seem snooty. Perhaps you are going thru male menopause?
> The step thru this stage of life will open a new appreciation of what it
> is really like to be male.
> The real "dude",
> Mark

I am not sure who this Freewheeling is. There was such a person here some
time ago who used that name. I think his real name was Scott and he was a
political science professor at some college on the East Coast, but then
there was another person here from Arizona or California I think whose name
was also Scott.

All of the above is reason enough why everyone should use their real names,
both their first and last names. All these false (user) names are enough to
drive anyone stark raving mad. Do we really need them on such a small group
as ARBR?

Regards,

Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
aka
Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota

 

[Johnny Sunset aka Tom Sherman]

Freewheeling wrote:
> Zebee Johnstone wrote:
> > In alt.rec.bicycles.recumbent on Wed, 19 Jul 2006 13:56:20 -0400
> > sfb <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> Have you tried pushing it up and down the steps?
> >>
> >
> > down works for me, up is more "stop, lift, stop, lift". Is slow and
> > difficult and damned annoying.
> In which case I probably wouldn't even bother. I'd sell the bike and do
> some other form of exercise.
> >
> > If there are only 4 or 5 it would work, with 20, no way.
>
> I thought I said it was a second story thing, but it's actually more
> like 25 to 30 steps, a right angle turn at the top, and then the door.
> Hence the need for some sort of "system". One of the regulars here had
> a system worked out that involved a sling. It may have been Tom Sherman....

Nope - no slings for me.

I suggest grabbing the V-Rex at the little piece of head tube just
above the main tube. Lift the bike and position your arm so your elbow
is at your side and your forearm is approximately vertical. Walk up and
down the stairs carrying the bike (the rear wheel may drag depending on
your height and arm length. This method has the advantage of not
ramming the cranks and/or chainrings into doorways and/or walls.

I have not tried this on a RANS V-Rex, but it works for me climbing
four (4) flights of stairs with a RANS Rocket.

--
Tom Sherman - Behind the Cheddar Curtain
Post Free or Die!

 

[Johnny Sunset aka Tom Sherman]

Mr. Ed Dolan wrote:
>
> I am not sure who this Freewheeling is. There was such a person here some
> time ago who used that name. I think his real name was Scott and he was a
> political science professor at some college on the East Coast, but then
> there was another person here from Arizona or California I think whose name
> was also Scott....

Yo Eddie Boy,

Since you are too lazy to DAGS [1], see
<http://demosophia.mu.nu/archives/169846.php>.

[1] Do A Google Search

--
Tom Sherman - Behind the Cheddar Curtain
Post Free or Die!

 

[Freewheeling]

Johnny Sunset aka Tom Sherman wrote:
> Freewheeling wrote:
>> Zebee Johnstone wrote:
>>> In alt.rec.bicycles.recumbent on Wed, 19 Jul 2006 13:56:20 -0400
>>> sfb <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> Have you tried pushing it up and down the steps?
>>>>
>>> down works for me, up is more "stop, lift, stop, lift". Is slow and
>>> difficult and damned annoying.
>> In which case I probably wouldn't even bother. I'd sell the bike and do
>> some other form of exercise.
>>> If there are only 4 or 5 it would work, with 20, no way.
>> I thought I said it was a second story thing, but it's actually more
>> like 25 to 30 steps, a right angle turn at the top, and then the door.
>> Hence the need for some sort of "system". One of the regulars here had
>> a system worked out that involved a sling. It may have been Tom Sherman....
>
> Nope - no slings for me.
>
> I suggest grabbing the V-Rex at the little piece of head tube just
> above the main tube. Lift the bike and position your arm so your elbow
> is at your side and your forearm is approximately vertical. Walk up and
> down the stairs carrying the bike (the rear wheel may drag depending on
> your height and arm length. This method has the advantage of not
> ramming the cranks and/or chainrings into doorways and/or walls.
>
> I have not tried this on a RANS V-Rex, but it works for me climbing
> four (4) flights of stairs with a RANS Rocket.
>
If it works on the standard Rocket it ought to work on the Standard
VREX. Mine isn't exactly standard, but the primary change is the
drivetrain (Rholoff) and the fact that I got rid of that hinged riser
system and have something more like the Bachetta.

 

[Edward Dolan]

"Johnny Sunset aka Tom Sherman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> Mr. Ed Dolan wrote:
>>
>> I am not sure who this Freewheeling is. There was such a person here some
>> time ago who used that name. I think his real name was Scott and he was a
>> political science professor at some college on the East Coast, but then
>> there was another person here from Arizona or California I think whose
>> name
>> was also Scott....
>
> Yo Eddie Boy,
>
> Since you are too lazy to DAGS [1], see
> <http://demosophia.mu.nu/archives/169846.php>.
>
> [1] Do A Google Search

As you well know I will never look up anything regarding a newsgroup. I
can't think of a greater waste of time since newsgroups are strictly for
idiots, morons and jerks. If everyone would use their real names like you
and I do, all this confusion would not exist in the first place. If someone
wants to tell me who they are that is fine; if they don't, they can go to
Hell!

Now that you (Tom Sherman) are back I hope we can expect this newsgroup,
otherwise known as ARBR, to improve somewhat. It reached the nadir of its
existence when you were not here to provide useful information to the
newbies and also to keep us regulars informed on the lore and traditions of
ARBR.

Regards,

Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
aka
Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota

 

[Johnny Sunset aka Tom Sherman]

Freewheeling wrote:
> Johnny Sunset aka Tom Sherman wrote:
> > Freewheeling wrote:
> >> Zebee Johnstone wrote:
> >>> In alt.rec.bicycles.recumbent on Wed, 19 Jul 2006 13:56:20 -0400
> >>> sfb <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>>> Have you tried pushing it up and down the steps?
> >>>>
> >>> down works for me, up is more "stop, lift, stop, lift". Is slow and
> >>> difficult and damned annoying.
> >> In which case I probably wouldn't even bother. I'd sell the bike and do
> >> some other form of exercise.
> >>> If there are only 4 or 5 it would work, with 20, no way.
> >> I thought I said it was a second story thing, but it's actually more
> >> like 25 to 30 steps, a right angle turn at the top, and then the door.
> >> Hence the need for some sort of "system". One of the regulars here had
> >> a system worked out that involved a sling. It may have been Tom Sherman....
> >
> > Nope - no slings for me.
> >
> > I suggest grabbing the V-Rex at the little piece of head tube just
> > above the main tube. Lift the bike and position your arm so your elbow
> > is at your side and your forearm is approximately vertical. Walk up and
> > down the stairs carrying the bike (the rear wheel may drag depending on
> > your height and arm length. This method has the advantage of not
> > ramming the cranks and/or chainrings into doorways and/or walls.
> >
> > I have not tried this on a RANS V-Rex, but it works for me climbing
> > four (4) flights of stairs with a RANS Rocket.
> >
> If it works on the standard Rocket it ought to work on the Standard
> VREX. Mine isn't exactly standard, but the primary change is the
> drivetrain (Rholoff) and the fact that I got rid of that hinged riser
> system and have something more like the Bachetta.

A fixed riser should make things easier, as one could grip the round
cross-section head tube stub and riser shaft, rather than having to
hold onto the irregular shaped "Flip-It" base. However, the rear wheel
on the V-Rex will likely drag unless the rider is somewhat taller than
average.

--
Tom Sherman - Behind the Cheddar Curtain
Post Free or Die!

 

[Freewheeling]

Johnny Sunset aka Tom Sherman wrote:
> Freewheeling wrote:
>> Johnny Sunset aka Tom Sherman wrote:
>>> Freewheeling wrote:
>>>> Zebee Johnstone wrote:
>>>>> In alt.rec.bicycles.recumbent on Wed, 19 Jul 2006 13:56:20 -0400
>>>>> sfb <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>> Have you tried pushing it up and down the steps?
>>>>>>
>>>>> down works for me, up is more "stop, lift, stop, lift". Is slow and
>>>>> difficult and damned annoying.
>>>> In which case I probably wouldn't even bother. I'd sell the bike and do
>>>> some other form of exercise.
>>>>> If there are only 4 or 5 it would work, with 20, no way.
>>>> I thought I said it was a second story thing, but it's actually more
>>>> like 25 to 30 steps, a right angle turn at the top, and then the door.
>>>> Hence the need for some sort of "system". One of the regulars here had
>>>> a system worked out that involved a sling. It may have been Tom Sherman....
>>> Nope - no slings for me.
>>>
>>> I suggest grabbing the V-Rex at the little piece of head tube just
>>> above the main tube. Lift the bike and position your arm so your elbow
>>> is at your side and your forearm is approximately vertical. Walk up and
>>> down the stairs carrying the bike (the rear wheel may drag depending on
>>> your height and arm length. This method has the advantage of not
>>> ramming the cranks and/or chainrings into doorways and/or walls.
>>>
>>> I have not tried this on a RANS V-Rex, but it works for me climbing
>>> four (4) flights of stairs with a RANS Rocket.
>>>
>> If it works on the standard Rocket it ought to work on the Standard
>> VREX. Mine isn't exactly standard, but the primary change is the
>> drivetrain (Rholoff) and the fact that I got rid of that hinged riser
>> system and have something more like the Bachetta.
>
> A fixed riser should make things easier, as one could grip the round
> cross-section head tube stub and riser shaft, rather than having to
> hold onto the irregular shaped "Flip-It" base. However, the rear wheel
> on the V-Rex will likely drag unless the rider is somewhat taller than
> average.
>
It also puts all the weight on an arthritic elbow, which just won't
work. I tried it. I still need to create a shoulder strap of some sort
so that lifting and holding is done with the legs and trunk rather than
arm and elbow.

 

[[email protected]]

I have horsed my V-Rex up and down my basement stairs many times and if
I had do do it again, I think I would take the seat off and just carry
the bike rather than trying to find a way to roll it. Without a seat
the old DF trick of locking the rear brake and rolling the bike
vertical on the back tire, then modulating the brake as you ascend or
descend, might make up for the extra labor and extra trip to fetch and
attach/unattach the seat.
Freewheeling wrote:
> Johnny Sunset aka Tom Sherman wrote:
> > Freewheeling wrote:
> >> Johnny Sunset aka Tom Sherman wrote:
> >>> Freewheeling wrote:
> >>>> Zebee Johnstone wrote:
> >>>>> In alt.rec.bicycles.recumbent on Wed, 19 Jul 2006 13:56:20 -0400
> >>>>> sfb <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>>>>> Have you tried pushing it up and down the steps?
> >>>>>>
> >>>>> down works for me, up is more "stop, lift, stop, lift". Is slow and
> >>>>> difficult and damned annoying.
> >>>> In which case I probably wouldn't even bother. I'd sell the bike and do
> >>>> some other form of exercise.
> >>>>> If there are only 4 or 5 it would work, with 20, no way.
> >>>> I thought I said it was a second story thing, but it's actually more
> >>>> like 25 to 30 steps, a right angle turn at the top, and then the door.
> >>>> Hence the need for some sort of "system". One of the regulars here had
> >>>> a system worked out that involved a sling. It may have been Tom Sherman....
> >>> Nope - no slings for me.
> >>>
> >>> I suggest grabbing the V-Rex at the little piece of head tube just
> >>> above the main tube. Lift the bike and position your arm so your elbow
> >>> is at your side and your forearm is approximately vertical. Walk up and
> >>> down the stairs carrying the bike (the rear wheel may drag depending on
> >>> your height and arm length. This method has the advantage of not
> >>> ramming the cranks and/or chainrings into doorways and/or walls.
> >>>
> >>> I have not tried this on a RANS V-Rex, but it works for me climbing
> >>> four (4) flights of stairs with a RANS Rocket.
> >>>
> >> If it works on the standard Rocket it ought to work on the Standard
> >> VREX. Mine isn't exactly standard, but the primary change is the
> >> drivetrain (Rholoff) and the fact that I got rid of that hinged riser
> >> system and have something more like the Bachetta.
> >
> > A fixed riser should make things easier, as one could grip the round
> > cross-section head tube stub and riser shaft, rather than having to
> > hold onto the irregular shaped "Flip-It" base. However, the rear wheel
> > on the V-Rex will likely drag unless the rider is somewhat taller than
> > average.
> >
> It also puts all the weight on an arthritic elbow, which just won't
> work. I tried it. I still need to create a shoulder strap of some sort
> so that lifting and holding is done with the legs and trunk rather than
> arm and elbow.

 

[Freewheeling]

[email protected] wrote:
> I have horsed my V-Rex up and down my basement stairs many times and if
> I had do do it again, I think I would take the seat off and just carry
> the bike rather than trying to find a way to roll it. Without a seat
> the old DF trick of locking the rear brake and rolling the bike
> vertical on the back tire, then modulating the brake as you ascend or
> descend, might make up for the extra labor and extra trip to fetch and
> attach/unattach the seat.

aitches:

Thanks for trying. Taking the seat on and off, while it would
undoubtedly make traversing the stairs much easier, just isn't a
practical solution for frequent use. I still think the best solution is
some sort of sling over the shoulder that allows one to use one's back
and legs to lift the bike high enough to clear the stairs. I'll be
trying some stuff out over the next few weeks.

> Freewheeling wrote:
>> Johnny Sunset aka Tom Sherman wrote:
>>> Freewheeling wrote:
>>>> Johnny Sunset aka Tom Sherman wrote:
>>>>> Freewheeling wrote:
>>>>>> Zebee Johnstone wrote:
>>>>>>> In alt.rec.bicycles.recumbent on Wed, 19 Jul 2006 13:56:20 -0400
>>>>>>> sfb <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>> Have you tried pushing it up and down the steps?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> down works for me, up is more "stop, lift, stop, lift". Is slow and
>>>>>>> difficult and damned annoying.
>>>>>> In which case I probably wouldn't even bother. I'd sell the bike and do
>>>>>> some other form of exercise.
>>>>>>> If there are only 4 or 5 it would work, with 20, no way.
>>>>>> I thought I said it was a second story thing, but it's actually more
>>>>>> like 25 to 30 steps, a right angle turn at the top, and then the door.
>>>>>> Hence the need for some sort of "system". One of the regulars here had
>>>>>> a system worked out that involved a sling. It may have been Tom Sherman....
>>>>> Nope - no slings for me.
>>>>>
>>>>> I suggest grabbing the V-Rex at the little piece of head tube just
>>>>> above the main tube. Lift the bike and position your arm so your elbow
>>>>> is at your side and your forearm is approximately vertical. Walk up and
>>>>> down the stairs carrying the bike (the rear wheel may drag depending on
>>>>> your height and arm length. This method has the advantage of not
>>>>> ramming the cranks and/or chainrings into doorways and/or walls.
>>>>>
>>>>> I have not tried this on a RANS V-Rex, but it works for me climbing
>>>>> four (4) flights of stairs with a RANS Rocket.
>>>>>
>>>> If it works on the standard Rocket it ought to work on the Standard
>>>> VREX. Mine isn't exactly standard, but the primary change is the
>>>> drivetrain (Rholoff) and the fact that I got rid of that hinged riser
>>>> system and have something more like the Bachetta.
>>> A fixed riser should make things easier, as one could grip the round
>>> cross-section head tube stub and riser shaft, rather than having to
>>> hold onto the irregular shaped "Flip-It" base. However, the rear wheel
>>> on the V-Rex will likely drag unless the rider is somewhat taller than
>>> average.
>>>
>> It also puts all the weight on an arthritic elbow, which just won't
>> work. I tried it. I still need to create a shoulder strap of some sort
>> so that lifting and holding is done with the legs and trunk rather than
>> arm and elbow.
>

 

[Tim Olson]

In article <[email protected]>,
Freewheeling <[email protected]> wrote:


| Thanks for trying. Taking the seat on and off, while it would
| undoubtedly make traversing the stairs much easier, just isn't a
| practical solution for frequent use. I still think the best solution is
| some sort of sling over the shoulder that allows one to use one's back
| and legs to lift the bike high enough to clear the stairs. I'll be
| trying some stuff out over the next few weeks.

If you don't have the bike loaded down with panniers or a seat bag, then
you can pick the bike up and flip it over upside down, placing the
bottom of the seat on your shoulder, then walk up the steps. I've done
this with my V-Rex a number of times and it works fine.

-- Tim Olson

 

[Kevin O'Neill]

On 20 Jul 2006 03:27:05 GMT, Zebee Johnstone <[email protected]> wrote:

>In alt.rec.bicycles.recumbent on Wed, 19 Jul 2006 13:56:20 -0400
>sfb <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Have you tried pushing it up and down the steps?
>>
>
>down works for me, up is more "stop, lift, stop, lift". Is slow and
>difficult and damned annoying.
>
>If there are only 4 or 5 it would work, with 20, no way.
>
>If it's say 10 or 15, a long plank of wood as a ramp? Of course
>storing it is a problem.

Hey, don't I recognise you from r.s.fencing?

To get my Corsa up the stairs I, er, pick it up. It balances right in
front of the seat. How heavy is your bike?

--
Kevin
and why are all these people top posting?

 

[Zebee Johnstone]

In alt.rec.bicycles.recumbent on Sun, 10 Sep 2006 21:04:54 GMT
Kevin O'Neill <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Hey, don't I recognise you from r.s.fencing?

Yup. There aren't that many Zebees around

>
> To get my Corsa up the stairs I, er, pick it up. It balances right in
> front of the seat. How heavy is your bike?

I've a Giro 20, so heavier than your Corsa. I'm also 5'2" meaning
small hands and short legs and arms. I can't pick it up one handed,
not because it is too heavy but because my hands aren't big enough and
my arms not long enough to carry it comfortably one handed as the seat
gets in the way.

I also find that it is difficult to carry without the pivoting stem
pivoting and the wheel flopping.

I find I have to pick it up using 2 hands so it ends up athwartships
rather than fore and aft, making it hard to go up narrow stairwells.

Zebee

 

[Kevin O'Neill]

On 10 Sep 2006 21:33:25 GMT, Zebee Johnstone <[email protected]> wrote:

>In alt.rec.bicycles.recumbent on Sun, 10 Sep 2006 21:04:54 GMT
>Kevin O'Neill <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> Hey, don't I recognise you from r.s.fencing?
>
>Yup. There aren't that many Zebees around

Fencing and a Bacchetta, man. You're a person of fine tastes, I tell
you what.

>> To get my Corsa up the stairs I, er, pick it up. It balances right in
>> front of the seat. How heavy is your bike?
>
>I've a Giro 20, so heavier than your Corsa. I'm also 5'2" meaning
>small hands and short legs and arms.

Not epee, then, is it? Kidding, I'm kidding! Damn. Now I'm going to
find out you've been an epee A since dirt was clean or something.

>I can't pick it up one handed,
>not because it is too heavy but because my hands aren't big enough and
>my arms not long enough to carry it comfortably one handed as the seat
>gets in the way.

Huh, yeah. A sling seems like a good idea, then.

>I also find that it is difficult to carry without the pivoting stem
>pivoting and the wheel flopping.

Oh god, I was just saying in a thread downstream that that freakin
glideflex thing was a menace. I don't know why people like it. Do
you like it? I took it off the Corsa and it went from feeling like a
contraption to feeling like a bike.

--
Kevin