Forum: Recumbent Biking
September 5th 08, 12:28 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech,alt.rec.bicycles.recumbent
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,513
BikeE?
"Chalo" wrote
Jon wrote:
Chalo wrote:
to say nothing of reliable, for an actual cyclist.
What is an "actual cyclist"?
Someone who actually rides...
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Forum: Techniques
September 5th 08, 12:28 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech,alt.rec.bicycles.recumbent
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Replies: 62
Views: 1,426
BikeE?
"Chalo" wrote
Jon wrote:
Chalo wrote:
to say nothing of reliable, for an actual cyclist.
What is an "actual cyclist"?
Someone who actually rides...
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Forum: Recumbent Biking
September 4th 08, 12:39 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech,alt.rec.bicycles.recumbent
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,513
BikeE?
"A Muzi" wrote
Chalo wrote:
What a non-cyclist considers fun and functional in a bike is likely to
prove a whole lot less than fun or functional, to say nothing...
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Forum: Techniques
September 4th 08, 12:39 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech,alt.rec.bicycles.recumbent
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Replies: 62
Views: 1,426
BikeE?
"A Muzi" wrote
Chalo wrote:
What a non-cyclist considers fun and functional in a bike is likely to
prove a whole lot less than fun or functional, to say nothing...
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Forum: General
August 26th 08, 02:48 PM Posted to alt.rec.bicycles.recumbent,rec.bicycles.misc,rec.bicycles.soc,rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 175
Views: 3,907
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Forum: Social Issues
August 26th 08, 02:48 PM Posted to alt.rec.bicycles.recumbent,rec.bicycles.misc,rec.bicycles.soc,rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 169
Views: 3,321
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Forum: Recumbent Biking
August 26th 08, 02:48 PM Posted to alt.rec.bicycles.recumbent,rec.bicycles.misc,rec.bicycles.soc,rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 171
Views: 2,834
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Forum: Recumbent Biking
August 21st 08, 08:43 PM Posted to alt.rec.bicycles.recumbent
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Replies: 25
Views: 897
Bicycle evolution and recumbents...
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Recumbent are fast down hill a bit faster on the flat and climb
if you have the technique right as you have something to
push against.
Just comes down to skill...
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Forum: Recumbent Biking
July 18th 08, 12:17 PM Posted to alt.rec.bicycles.recumbent
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Replies: 42
Views: 1,706
Recumbent Comfort
"Tom Sherman" wrote
For what it is worth, I was told by a couple of dealers that most of their
customers that found the BikeE comfortable for longer distances...
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Forum: Recumbent Biking
July 17th 08, 12:31 PM Posted to alt.rec.bicycles.recumbent
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Replies: 42
Views: 1,706
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Forum: Recumbent Biking
June 24th 08, 12:33 PM Posted to alt.rec.bicycles.recumbent
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Replies: 5
Views: 658
Is this a good deal?
"Travis" wrote
$600 for:
2002 Rans Tailwind recumbent (1500 miles claimed).
Ping resident RANS answer man, Tom Sherman.
Sportworks bike...
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Forum: Recumbent Biking
June 23rd 08, 02:29 PM Posted to alt.rec.bicycles.recumbent
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Replies: 10
Views: 921
bents: saving your butt
"Roger Zoul" wrote
[not standing to unload seat as on upright bike]
Well, I have a couple thousand miles on my LWB
recumbent, my trikes, and my road bike. I...
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Forum: Recumbent Biking
June 23rd 08, 12:32 PM Posted to alt.rec.bicycles.recumbent
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Replies: 10
Views: 921
bents: saving your butt
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When I ride my upright bike and I see bumps/rough pavement ahead I
naturally get the weight of my butt off the seat and use me legs as a
"suspension". What do...
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Forum: Recumbent Biking
June 18th 08, 05:53 PM Posted to alt.rec.bicycles.recumbent
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Replies: 10
Views: 804
Considering a 'bent
wrote in
I race upright bikes, like to ride fast, and just ride a lot in
general.
Bike racing (UCI) and recumbents don't jive. %^P
You should be aware that...
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Forum: Recumbent Biking
June 16th 08, 01:17 PM Posted to alt.rec.bicycles.recumbent
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Replies: 111
Views: 3,286
Cycling not particularly dangerous
"Wilson" wrote
My cycling career has been clear of injury from a road bike/recumbent
standpoint. The only times I can remember going down were those
embarrassing...
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Forum: Recumbent Biking
June 13th 08, 12:14 PM Posted to alt.rec.bicycles.recumbent
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Replies: 111
Views: 3,286
Cycling not particularly dangerous
"Wilson" wrote
"Jon" wrote
[Burt Reynolds movie]
Tarantino admired the movie? Did he explain why or did he just leave it
hanging there?
I...
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Forum: Recumbent Biking
June 12th 08, 05:40 PM Posted to alt.rec.bicycles.recumbent
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Replies: 111
Views: 3,286
Cycling not particularly dangerous
"Wilson" wrote
I don't recall invoking or citing a Burt Reyonlds character as an
authority on safety. Truth is I doubt that anyone in the world has ever
done...
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Forum: Recumbent Biking
June 11th 08, 01:27 PM Posted to alt.rec.bicycles.recumbent
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Replies: 111
Views: 3,286
Cycling not particularly dangerous
"Wilson" wrote
"Jon" wrote
[Burt Reynolds]
[...] Burt has only disdain for safety issues.
Burt Reynolds lives on the edge
Be careful...
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Forum: Recumbent Biking
June 10th 08, 06:12 PM Posted to alt.rec.bicycles.recumbent
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Replies: 111
Views: 3,286
Cycling not particularly dangerous
"Wilson" wrote
[...] I do put my helmet on before doing the stairs.
Does Burt Reynolds know this?.
In fact, it may have been Jon who suggested there was
...
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Forum: Recumbent Biking
June 10th 08, 01:07 PM Posted to alt.rec.bicycles.recumbent
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Replies: 111
Views: 3,286
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Forum: Recumbent Biking
June 9th 08, 08:16 PM Posted to alt.rec.bicycles.recumbent
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Replies: 111
Views: 3,286
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Forum: Recumbent Biking
June 9th 08, 12:02 PM Posted to alt.rec.bicycles.recumbent
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Replies: 111
Views: 3,286
Cycling not particularly dangerous
"Wilson" wrote
My argument, which is backed up by my common sense, is that a cyclist
getting run over by a car, train, bus, or semi trailer is involved in an
event...
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Forum: Recumbent Biking
June 6th 08, 02:39 PM Posted to alt.rec.bicycles.recumbent
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Replies: 111
Views: 3,286
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Forum: Recumbent Biking
June 5th 08, 11:50 AM Posted to alt.rec.bicycles.recumbent
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Replies: 111
Views: 3,286
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Forum: Recumbent Biking
June 3rd 08, 02:13 PM Posted to alt.rec.bicycles.recumbent
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Replies: 111
Views: 3,286
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