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Are there any Challenge riders here?
I'm considering getting a mistral or hurricane for my next bent. Does anyone have any opinions on them - good or bad? Thanks |
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"Slugger" wrote in message ... Are there any Challenge riders here? I'm considering getting a mistral or hurricane for my next bent. Does anyone have any opinions on them - good or bad? Thanks They're popular models, and seem to be well liked. I have not personally ridden either, but I'd love to try 'em. I have test ridden the Challenge Taifun, and it is one of the best recumbents I've ever ridden. Great handling at all speeds, awesome braking power from dual disc brakes, comfortable seat, reasonably light weight and beautiful build quality. The Taifun is a slightly more laid-back version of the Hurricane. Good luck |
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Slugger wrote:
Are there any Challenge riders here? I'm considering getting a mistral or hurricane for my next bent. Does anyone have any opinions on them - good or bad? Roos and I both tried a USS Mistral and were both deeply underwhelmed by it. But with as many happy riders as there are what this really underlines is "try before you buy". Specifically, neither of us found the seat quite right and the suspension didn't really work very well: riding over the block-paved streets quite common around the Amsterdam area Roos actually got blurred vision at one point from the vibration! The only thing I really liked about it were its Magura hydraulic brakes, but those are hardly exclusive to Challenge. Pete. -- Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK net http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/ |
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"Slugger" wrote in message ... Are there any Challenge riders here? I'm considering getting a mistral or hurricane for my next bent. Does anyone have any opinions on them - good or bad? Thanks I tried a Hurricane at BROL 2005, I didn't like it quite as much as an Optima Stinger |
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