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[email protected]>, Jeff Grippe
<jeff@door7> wrote:
> > On 06/17/2005 17:52:48 Tom_Irish <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >> I have not ridden a bike since I was a teenager. I am now 58 and live in
> >> a small town in a resort area.
>
> "Buck" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> >
> > The best bike is a trike.
> >
>
> Permit me to expand on Buck's answer a bit. If you are an older rider who
> has not ridden in a long time. The best bike probably really is a trike. At
> this point I have owned three of them. I have owned a Sun, a TriCruiser, and
> a WindCheetah which kind of covers the range from plodder to high
> performance.
>
> The TriCruiser is my commuting trike and I find it well suited for everyday
> short trips. Sid Gowdy, the builder, is a pleasure to do business with. I
> have only praise for the trike and the builder. It is not a high performance
> trike but you don't need a high performance trike. It is lightweight, high
> off the ground so it is easy to get into and out of, and economical compared
> to other trikes.
>
> I would check out his web site at www.americruiser.com and feel free to give
> him a call. A far as options go I would get at least 7 speeds and I would
> get the "twin stick steering". I've never used his single stick steering but
> the concept doesn't thrill me.
>
> If you happen to be near San Diego you can go visit him for a test ride. If
> you were near me I'd let you ride mine but you are a foot taller than I am
> and you wouldn't fit.
>
> A trike will let you take on hills that would be difficult or impossible on
> a two wheeled vehicle. A trike (or any recumbent for that matter) will give
> you a big comfortable seat to sit in instead of a little bicycle seat..
>
> Good luck.
>
> Jeff
I can't speak in defence of trikes as I have only ridden a tadpole once
myself. But what I can say is that my experience with a long wheen base
bike is and has been a complete thrill. My true joy is to go to this
parking lot down by the dock(a really big lot) and do turns and figure
8's at high speed while looking at the tourists coming in off ht big
boats. Turning on a 2 wheel recumbent at first was somewhat scary but
once you lean back and relax its quite a thrill. I'd say turning on a
long wheel base bent is 30% wheel turn and 70% leaning(the fun part).
I didn't get that feeling from the trike, but the trike does give you
some security in the fact that you probably won't ever fall off of it.
I'm an exception to this rule though because I rolled the pocket trike
on the first and only time on it.
Also to add to the thrill is the speed/momentum factor of a LWB bike is
excellent.
So to sum up my defence of long wheel base (LWB) bents: they are fun
and fast.
Here are a couple of models to look at :
http://www.easyracers.com/gold_rush.htm <-- this bike has quite a
reputation, or if you have big pockets go for the TiRush.
The RDX looks good too
http://www.cyclegenius.com/images/rdxside2a.jpg
Whats cool about this bike is the seat. The seat base is adjustable as
well as the seat back.
http://www.sunbicycles.com/03/html_04/recumbents/ezsport_ax.html
I must also add my bike to this sampling. While this was a cheaper bike
(all I could afford) Its incredibly fast and sustains speeds easily.
BROL reviews compare it to a Harley
Here is a couple of shots from my camera:
http://24.68.199.49/~mence/songhees.jpg
http://24.68.199.49/~mence/nubianprincess.jpg
http://www.challengebikes.com/html/index.php?taal=en&selectie=models
Challenge makes a mean euro bike.
The defence rests.
