lazybloke
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Not for the specific act of taking bikes on trains
Brilliant.
It would have both presta and schrader valves to avoid those "wrong pump" moments.
And woods/dunlop for reasons of nostalgia.
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Not for the specific act of taking bikes on trains
Brilliant.
It would have both presta and schrader valves to avoid those "wrong pump" moments.
And woods/dunlop for reasons of nostalgia.
Ming the Merciless
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That’s not shipping is it? Let’s not mix thing up now, else it’ll all get very confusing.
Rest assured, the boffins at QuadValve® are already working on this...QuadValvePlus® is on its way.
lazybloke
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It's not a huge leap from shipping to other transport options; I'm sorry if that's confusing for you!
Not all my cycling is from home; so ....
- would a recumbent fit in my car? (no) or even my wife's larger car? (maybe)
- would it fit on my tow car barrier? (unlikely)
- would it fit on a roof carrier? (possibly, although not necessarily at the same time as my roof box as I do currently for eg holidays)
- Do train operating companies object to non-standard bikes?
- Does the larger size of recumbents make them impractical for taking onto busy trains?
- Will they fit in the bike hanging spaces that some trains use?
- At the stations, will a recumbent fit in a lift?
- Many stations fail to provide step free access to platforms (eg my two nearest stations). Is it realistic to lug a recumbent over a footbridge?
- Are recumbents accepted on Chunnel services, Flixbus or Bike Express?
- I opted not to fly for nearly 20 years, but if I wanted to in future, would airlines carry a recumbent?
- What about the Dartford crossing minibus, or similar services on Afsluitdijk etc? Do they accept recumbents?
I would love a recumbent, particularly if my spine degenerates further, but a no to some of my questions could be a show-stopper, or would heavily restrict my travel plans.
I still keep looking at recumbents on Facebook and ebay. None seem to be the right size to fit in either of my bike sheds, so it would have to live in my office.
Punkawallah
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Ah! The -other- ‘cross country’ :-)
Punkawallah
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Just wide enough to hit annoying protuberances, not quite wide enough to carry what is needful?
Punkawallah
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That does not fit with my experience of shipping a bike - and I didn’t even get to ship it in the end :-)
Punkawallah
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No, that will interfere with the saddle bag. Some wag has already pictured a mudguard mounted plate.
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Ming the Merciless
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One Swallow does not a Spring make
Ming the Merciless
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Low climbing gears combined with aero wheels
Gwylan
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Another HUA
Gwylan
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Usually means crap on the conservatory.
Doesn't scan, I leave that to greater minds
Dont laugh!!!!!!! Its heading that way.
Ming the Merciless
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Actually something I would like to see is dynamo hubs with easily serviceable bearings by the user. The bearing on my SP dynamo are going and I’m going to have to strip the wheel down and send off to get it serviced / replaced. Where as a normal hub you can do it yourself with fresh bearings, some grease and not much time.
