Cycling Forum / General / Recumbent Cycles / November 2008

First the Tailwind and Wave are discontinued, and now the Rocket. USians
are too prejudiced against proper sized [1] wheels for RANS to sell
their best value models. :(
[1] ISO 406 and 305 millimeter.

Mountain biking pioneers will support Trips for Kids’ at the 11th annual
“Brews, Bikes and Bucks” fundraising party on Sunday December 7th from
2-6 p.m. at the Broken Drum Brewery, 1132 Fourth Street in San Rafael.
Well known mountain bike pioneers such as Gary Fisher, Joe Breeze ...

I'm sure many people here have been already to Key West, so we can
talk a common language. Well, for those who don't, you see a lot of
bicycles around town, with some of the major streets having bike
lanes. There's also scooters and EVs, which goes to mean that SMALL IS

On Nov 15, 7:29 pm, "Edward Dolan" <edo...@iw.net> wrote:

Hi everyone: I hope you don't mind the posting. We are a small bike
jersey company hoping to spread the word in the bike community about
our great stuff.
We're at www.hotvelociti.com ....Hot, zany, and gorgeous, like the

There is no one I like to pound on better than Tom Sherman. No one else is
worthy of me. I am just waiting for him to say one wrong word on the
political situation and I will go berserk. He is a far left wing liberal
screwball nut and I am a solid American Conservative. I simply ...

Well...finally broke down and got a new ride.......I am sending along
a couple of photos for you to check out.  It's the Sun Tomahawk.
Pretty decent ride so far......
http://i449.photobucket.com/albums/qq216/tomahawkrider/Tomahawk%20Assembly/10212
008-Tomahawk-05.jpg

Results at:
<http://www.flickr.com/photos/19704682@N08/3028860956/>,
<http://www.flickr.com/photos/19704682@N08/3028862328/>.
They ignore my upright mountain bike and do not want to sit on the

I was over on Granby yesterday.  Was told by one of the guys in the
bike shop that there is a place that has some photos from the '50s on
display.   Am going to try and get over there and see if I can take
some photos to send and also some current ones of what the area looks

Well, it was a long wait; however, Wendy *loves* her new wheel.  She's
built by Lightfoot Cycles near Missoula, Montana.  Wendy is balance...
err... is "challenged" still PC?  (She tends to fall frequently) thus
we needed a tricycle with a low center of gravity.

Originally Posted by Basil Moss
"I imagine they are cheering me on, and wave cheerfully as they pass
by."
Either that or they are trying to intimidate you. One such beast

Who needs bike lanes?
I guess, having sidewalk ramps just about every corner, you can cross
easily from sidewalk to sidewalk. I think they were originally
intended for wheelchairs, but I'm sure bikers outnumber handicap users

I've added a recumbent to the stable and miss having a bar bag that
clips on and off, The crossbar is half the diameter of a regular bar.
Wondering if there is a bag made for this; or a clean looking fix for my
standard quick-release bags. Thanks. harley

Have any of you seen, or ridden, a four wheeled recumbent?
I found the following link for, what they call, a "Quike" [http://
www.utahtrikes.com/TRIKE-UTCQUAD.html].
Cullen