If you could only have one bike...

Gee that is a hard one, I rarely tour and most often am out for 50+ miles with
an interest in speed

At the moment, that eliminates the trikes in the stable, leaving me with the
choice of my trusty and beautiful Stratus, capable of being used as a touring
rig and pack mule, or the one bike that does speed real well, the Corsa. that
bike is fast, and none of the people I ride with routinely can hope to stay with
me at the speed the Corsa is happiest with. So, while it is the best choice for
a fast ride, i can finish before the rest get going so there goes cycling's
social side.

So as much as I love the Corsa, I would have to stay with the Stratus, because
most folks I ride with can keep up with me.

However the Catrike Road is no slouch, but presently it's comfortable cruising
speed is high teens, only 2-3 mph less than the Stratus, and come December, it
will have the flip up fairing from Mark Mueller aka Windwrap, as well as a speed
drive. So the question is, will I gain any speed with this, or just relief from
the elements. If I do gain in speed, then my vote would probably swing to the
trike, but too many roadies can dust me now on the trike, where the Stratus only
a few even on the hill, and on the Corsa, only on a good hill.

But, I really love my GTT, put a good stoker on that and we can fly, very
comparable speeds to the Stratus. Add the social aspects and it is the bike I go
for first, if I have a good stoker at the ready.

BTW, I am thinking of opening a used recumbent shop...I have plenty :-) (just a
joke, I love them all)

MikeE

If they'd only do a carbon Speedmachine that was five kilos lighter...

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Trick question? Right?

One bike?

What kind of fun is THAT?

Speedy




stratrider wrote:

I now have a 99 Stratus and an 03 Strada. I can commute and tour on
the Stratus. I can ride hard and fast on the Strada. By adding a
Cannondale, I could add off road riding to the list. Yet if I could
only have one recumbent, what bike would I own? I am not sure....
Any thoughts?

Jim Reilly
Reading, PA



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Trick question? Right?

One bike?

What kind of fun is THAT?

Speedy




stratrider wrote:

I now have a 99 Stratus and an 03 Strada. I can commute and tour on
the Stratus. I can ride hard and fast on the Strada. By adding a
Cannondale, I could add off road riding to the list. Yet if I could
only have one recumbent, what bike would I own? I am not sure....
Any thoughts?

Jim Reilly
Reading, PA



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I'm with Ian and MLB. My GS GTO is the way to go.

BentJay

Yeah I'd probably have to go with either a trike of some sort or maybe an
Easy Racers bike of one flavor or another.


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I'm with Ian and MLB. My GS GTO is the way to go.

BentJay

(stratrider) wrote in message om...
I now have a 99 Stratus and an 03 Strada. I can commute and tour on
the Stratus. I can ride hard and fast on the Strada. By adding a
Cannondale, I could add off road riding to the list. Yet if I could
only have one recumbent, what bike would I own? I am not sure....
Any thoughts?

Jim Reilly
Reading, PA

If I had to be limited to one bike it would be my Bacchetta Aero. It
is the fastest all around recumbent I've ridden in my hilly area,
handles very well, has a comfortable seat and body position and is
easy to carry around because it is so light. I've got both a set of
Hed Jet 559mm wheels and Hed H3 571mm wheels for it. With Radical seat
mounted side bags I think it could do some light touring.

Since in the title you stated "bike", I would still have one of my ICE
trikes for utility riding and rain riding, probably my XL-NT with
Streamer fairing and Rohloff hub which I use for those purposes and
trailer towing.

Zach Kaplan

In article , says...

Cletus Lee wrote:

Simple, my Bacchetta Aero.... The best all around bike I've ever
owned. Comfortable, fast and easily transportable.

Ever try to get it on an airplane?

I did with my Strada when I flew to Hawaii and back. Boxed the bike in
a large frame MTB box, and put the seat in my check-in dufflebag.

That's the only problem I have with my GRR. Its very hard to find a box
big enough for that long frame.

I have a BikeProUSA Tandem Case. Guaranteed to hold your GRR. I took my Stratus to Austria in
2000 using that case. It also got my Stratus to Va twice too. Since I no longer have the
Stratus It is looking for a new home (hint, hint).

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Cletus D. Lee
Bacchetta Giro
Lightning Voyager
http://www.clee.org
- Bellaire, TX USA -

Yet if I could
only have one recumbent, what bike would I own? I am not sure....
Any thoughts?

Jim Reilly
Reading, PA

You folks can all figure out the best compromise, but if I could only
have one bike, I'd like it to be a Rotator Coyote. I saw Dean
Pederson's again last weekend at Encino. There is nothing I can think
of even close to it on the Gee Whiz scale. A street ridable bike,
capable of 54 mph at Battle Mountain, with a kevlar skin just in case
you fall, and terrific aesthetics. Okay, so it's a little slower in
the hills; I'd be willing to live with that.

Hey Speedy, how much would one set me back in 2003 dollars? I'm going
now to buy some Super Lotto tickets...

Bruce -Very happy with my Aerocycle- Shannahoff

Just one?

A ZOX 20 Z-Frame... As they don't have resellers in my country, I've built
my own one...

[]'s Eduardo
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