So how many recumbent riders have we?

[ufkacbln]

IMO the result of unbalanced leg movement creating yaw and roll moments What you need is a counter-rotating pair of legs - wonder if the MicWic suffers from pedal steer? (Looks like the yaw moments cancel, but the roll moment is doubled....)

IIRC MicWic used to be the UK importer for Linear for a while, and made a tubular frame Linear clone commuting LWB

 

[currystomper]

raptobike and cruz bike have different learning curve as mine got a stationary bottom bracket. not much effect on steering. ive read on some forums about cruz owners that they have to counter steer while pedalling. what i mean is you stop the bottom bracket from moving to the left while you push on the right pedal. so you push the handlebar with the left hand while pedaling with your right. i might be wrong....

Yes the cruzbike have the pedals connected to the steering which does make learning to ride them err interesting.

Sorry I was confusing your rapto with a Flexo (it was the italian ending to the name that caused the confusion!!) Anyway sounds like you are enjoying the bike. Don't get chain bite like the guy in the cyclovision magazine!! It looked sore!!

CS

 

[Riding in Circles]

Most pedal steer is caused by movement in the upper body while pedaling, it mostly disappears as your cadence smooths out and you learn to pedal with just your legs.

 

[tongskie01]

Yes the cruzbike have the pedals connected to the steering which does make learning to ride them err interesting.

Sorry I was confusing your rapto with a Flexo (it was the italian ending to the name that caused the confusion!!) Anyway sounds like you are enjoying the bike. Don't get chain bite like the guy in the cyclovision magazine!! It looked sore!!

CS

i did have some bites. occasionally. i got protector now....diy

 

[Arch]

Yes the cruzbike have the pedals connected to the steering which does make learning to ride them err interesting.

Sorry I was confusing your rapto with a Flexo (it was the italian ending to the name that caused the confusion!!) Anyway sounds like you are enjoying the bike. Don't get chain bite like the guy in the cyclovision magazine!! It looked sore!!

CS

<ahem>

Velo Vision...

He's fine now anyway! And they've sorted the design to prevent any further bites....

 

[barry c]

barry c

Just out of curiosity how many of us here are recumbent riders (bike or trike)?

I've got a HPV Street Machine.

What about the rest of you?

Mine is a home built trike, made last year 09

 

[Riding in Circles]

Mine is a home built trike, made last year 09

Shorne? I rode past there the other day.

 

[ufkacbln]

Lack of recumbents on the IoW Randonnee today!

 

[Moby]

Lack of recumbents on the IoW Randonnee today!

Next year, I promise.......

 

[BenM]

it seems a lifeltime since February - but here is my Optima Orca in unbroken weather

 

[mcd]

Nice looking bike - what's the orange tape along the bottom of the rack?

Just noticed that your location is Weymouth - I pass through there every so-often - usually on the way back to Jersey. It would be good to meet up for a ride at some point.

 

[BenM]

>>what's the orange tape along the bottom of the rack?
That, my friend, is red electroluminescent wire.... as is the pinkish stuff around the front of the beam (glows white when on) and the green stuff on the green part of the beam.

I will probably be rearranging the white and green because they make the machine look like something from a circus (actually a plus from a conspicuity point of view), however the red is very effective.

A ride is definitely an option... let me know when you are around and we can visit a country pub or something

 

[mcd]

Electroluminescent wire - sounds cool - what's the power source?

A trip to a pub in the Weymouth area sounds great! I'll let you know what my plans are and we can work out a date.

 

[BenM]

Electroluminescent wire - sounds cool - what's the power source?

A little inverter box containing 3 AA batteries - it whistles at about 2.5kHz but I can't hear that above the road noise. The wiring loom is long enough to allow the inverter to remain in whichever bag I am using - lucky really because it isn't at all waterproof!

B.

 

[gadgetmind]

I have had a yellow HPVeloTechnik Spirit for a few years but have just got a HPVeloTechnik Grasshopper fx. Since I got the 'hopper, I haven't ridden the Spirit even once, so I guess it ought to head towards ebay!
Ian