Post your recumbents (pictures)
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Post your pictures of what you ride.
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https://groups.msn.com/BicyclingForum...o&PhotoID=1764
https://groups.msn.com/BicyclingForum...o&PhotoID=2233
https://groups.msn.com/BicyclingForum...o&PhotoID=5009
https://groups.msn.com/BicyclingForum...o&PhotoID=6615
https://groups.msn.com/BicyclingForum...o&PhotoID=6996
https://groups.msn.com/BicyclingForum...o&PhotoID=7408
And a 2003 catrike speed.
https://www.catrike.com/
https://groups.msn.com/BicyclingForum...o&PhotoID=2233
https://groups.msn.com/BicyclingForum...o&PhotoID=5009
https://groups.msn.com/BicyclingForum...o&PhotoID=6615
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And a 2003 catrike speed.
https://www.catrike.com/
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That's an awesome machine. Thanks for sharing.
I like the home theatre too (nice)
I like the home theatre too (nice)
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One of my favorite recumbent designs is this one.
https://members.westnet.com.au/rjharr...ge2/tridem.gif
I tried to have 3 fellows ride in my homebuilt velomobile once and there was no room for the PBJs.
Spuds
https://members.westnet.com.au/rjharr...ge2/tridem.gif
I tried to have 3 fellows ride in my homebuilt velomobile once and there was no room for the PBJs.
Spuds
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Originally Posted by Spuds McDoogle
One of my favorite recumbent designs is this one.
https://members.westnet.com.au/rjharr...ge2/tridem.gif
I tried to have 3 fellows ride in my homebuilt velomobile once and there was no room for the PBJs.
Spuds
https://members.westnet.com.au/rjharr...ge2/tridem.gif
I tried to have 3 fellows ride in my homebuilt velomobile once and there was no room for the PBJs.
Spuds
Spuds.....Is that picture another one of your creative homemades?....You must be the very fit-looking rider on the rear.....How did you co-ordinate your start?...
I notice the front rider has the PBJs tucked in behind his helmet......like Epaminondes.....
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Originally Posted by norton
Spuds.....Is that picture another one of your creative homemades?....You must be the very fit-looking rider on the rear.....How did you co-ordinate your start?...
I notice the front rider has the PBJs tucked in behind his helmet......like Epaminondes.....
I notice the front rider has the PBJs tucked in behind his helmet......like Epaminondes.....
https://members.westnet.com.au/rjharr...3/trainng2.jpg
This is one of the fastest recumbents out there and guaranteed to "smoke" any paceline of old folks who are doing a century ride.
Spuds
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Originally Posted by Spuds McDoogle
I want to race this design some day. I can make a plastic coroplast, zip tie and duct tape storage bin between the seats and load it up with PBJs and Oreo cookies for a century ride.
https://members.westnet.com.au/rjharr...3/trainng2.jpg
This is one of the fastest recumbents out there and guaranteed to "smoke" any paceline of old folks who are doing a century ride.
Spuds
https://members.westnet.com.au/rjharr...3/trainng2.jpg
This is one of the fastest recumbents out there and guaranteed to "smoke" any paceline of old folks who are doing a century ride.
Spuds
May you never cease to amaze.....& amuse....
How about 3 recycled enema bags for on the move hydration?....
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Originally Posted by norton
May you never cease to amaze.....& amuse....
How about 3 recycled enema bags for on the move hydration?....
How about 3 recycled enema bags for on the move hydration?....
https://members.westnet.com.au/rjharr...ge2/artic2.jpg
I have found that plastic zip-loc bags with a straw poked in the side and sealed with duct tape will work just like a Camelback.
Easy to make and CHEAP.
Spuds
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Originally Posted by 53-11_alltheway
...Post your pictures of what you ride.
2. Optima Baron lowracer
3. M5 Carbon Highracer
Velokraft NoCom:
Last edited by BlazingPedals; 04-21-18 at 08:21 PM. Reason: Updated NoCom pic.
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Hey blazin, do you ride with just the standard seatfoam? I'm been trying to decide if I should change mine out to the seat pad I've seen on some vk2s or add a cover from optima for mine.
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AS Engineering S32 Zenit L trike. Front wheel drive, hydraulic braking in all three wheels, aluminium chassis.
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my burley limbo. with upgraded wheels and seat. I just moved the lights to a post mounted bracket today. I commute on this bike 20 miles a day haul heavy trailers of lumber and such too.
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Originally Posted by BlazingPedals
1. RANS V-Rex with Coroplast front fairing
2. Optima Baron lowracer
3. Homebuilt dual-26
2. Optima Baron lowracer
3. Homebuilt dual-26
thanks,
R Long
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Originally Posted by rlong
May I ask where you found the plans (if any) for the home built dual 26?
Due to the junkyard-quality donor bikes, it's pretty clunky; but in spite of it all, it is almost as fast as my faired V-Rex.
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Originally Posted by aikigreg
Hey blazin, do you ride with just the standard seatfoam? I'm been trying to decide if I should change mine out to the seat pad I've seen on some vk2s or add a cover from optima for mine.
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Oh yeah, registration is now open for BRAT. This goes to John and Aikigreg.
https://www.state.tn.us/environment/parks/BRAT/
https://www.state.tn.us/environment/parks/BRAT/
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Originally Posted by BlazingPedals
There weren't any formal plans. I just cut the seat tube and top tube on the first donor bike, and went from there, pulling the seat stays down and adding a downtube from another donor as the seat mounting tube. The boom was from new chromoly. Plans on the seat mounting clamp were found at recumbents.com, and the riser and handlebars are 7/8" aluminum tubing. Building a seat would have complicated the project, but I was able to use an old hardshell that was lying around.
Due to the junkyard-quality donor bikes, it's pretty clunky; but in spite of it all, it is almost as fast as my faired V-Rex.
Due to the junkyard-quality donor bikes, it's pretty clunky; but in spite of it all, it is almost as fast as my faired V-Rex.
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Originally Posted by rlong
I'm assuming the donor frames were cro-mo? I wonder about looking for some aluminum donors. It doesn't look too difficult to build a vacuum bag carbon fiber seat, but I'd sure use an "old hardshell" if I had one laying around. Don't you love it when you get to use that stuff that's been laying around collecting dust?
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Here's my RANS Rocket packed for touring with my new Arkel RT-60s, and another of me heading out for a weekend tour on the Rocket last summer:
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Howdy! First post here, I'm a 30+ year cyclist and brand-new recumbent fan. I have just completed this fine machine:
Built along the lines of the "No-Weld" plans sold on the internet. I didn't buy the plans, I just looked at the pics and figured it out.
Thing comes in at a hefty 38 pounds, which leads me to wonder what I could do with one of the aluminum Y-frames and maybe one of those old Raliegh "Technium" roadsters for the boom...hehe.
I still need to sort out the gearing, and construct a chain tensioner to make the front DR work. Seat is pirated from a Nordic Trak ab machine.
Built along the lines of the "No-Weld" plans sold on the internet. I didn't buy the plans, I just looked at the pics and figured it out.
Thing comes in at a hefty 38 pounds, which leads me to wonder what I could do with one of the aluminum Y-frames and maybe one of those old Raliegh "Technium" roadsters for the boom...hehe.
I still need to sort out the gearing, and construct a chain tensioner to make the front DR work. Seat is pirated from a Nordic Trak ab machine.
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Link didn't work for me. Go to tinyurl.com and convert it to something smaller!
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Odd, opens instantly for me....Lets try this:
Success! I was looking around at some info this morning, and it's a good thing I decided to chuck the cheesy suspension forks that came with this bike, numerous recalls and reports of failures.
Success! I was looking around at some info this morning, and it's a good thing I decided to chuck the cheesy suspension forks that came with this bike, numerous recalls and reports of failures.
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