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Re: I declare this as dumb
Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 7:02 pm
by seremtan
Doombrain wrote:nope, just not sure about the centre of balance. To me they don't look that safe.
Whats it like in traffic with being so low? There's a few knocking about in the chilterns, can't say i've ever been pasted by one.
there's as many different types of 'bent as there are DFs. the one i own (pic above) is purely for touring; performance-wise it's pretty mediocre (too heavy - my top speed is about 38mph, downhill), but for something like the oxford-cambridge ride it's ideal. on the other hand, a decent low-racer would cream any DF on the flat, assuming equally fit riders
as for balance, that's only an issue at very low speeds (i.e. sub-5mph), and i only use mine out on the open road so i have no experience of traffic. however the rider is about the same height as a driver, and the bike is a lot more noticeable due to drivers not knowing what the fuck it is. drivers give me a much wider berth when i'm out on my bent than they do on a DF
The cycle show, itv3 or 4. terrible london wanker based show about coffee drinking cunts with black rimmed glasses with no lenses in.
sounds wank. do not want
Re: I declare this as dumb
Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 7:22 pm
by Doombrain
was meant to ask if it was more of a touring type bike. well in that case, fair play. i bet you can do big miles before pain ruins everything.
Re: I declare this as dumb
Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 10:12 pm
by seremtan
well, i've managed 85 miles in a day without pain, just some knee-ache the next day, so yeah
quite a few people do PBP on a bent. the concept of doing that on any kind of DF is just horrifying
Re: I declare this as dumb
Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2012 12:20 pm
by DTS
Doombrain wrote:The cycle show, itv3 or 4. terrible london wanker based show about coffee drinking cunts with black rimmed glasses with no lenses in.
Re: I declare this as dumb
Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2012 6:15 pm
by plained
Transient wrote:
fuck i always laugh ssoooo hard at that show lol
Re: I declare this as dumb
Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2012 9:23 pm
by phantasmagoria
seremtan wrote:andyman wrote:the laydown bike is the only alternative I will accept to a regular cycle. Anything else is trying too hard.
laydown bike? you mean recumbent?
^ i have one these myself. they fucking OWN
really?
Re: I declare this as dumb
Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2012 9:24 pm
by phantasmagoria
post pics!
Re: I declare this as dumb
Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2012 7:33 pm
by seremtan
Re: I declare this as dumb
Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2012 8:05 pm
by Doombrain
My fox talas 32's have been doing that for three years.
Re: I declare this as dumb
Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2012 9:04 pm
by Psyche911
My balls hurt just looking at that.
