Don,
That looks way cool!! Reminds me of a Hummer or big SUV.....
A guy here on the Dutch forum did the same thing with his Jester and
he didn't really notice a difference in speed compared to a 20"front
wheel.

One day I was going off for a ride, and after a while I wondered
what it would be like if I exchanged the 26" rear wheel (with conti
grand prix on 8 bars) with a 20"rear wheel (with a big apple on 4
bars). So I went to the recumbentshop I occasionally work and
replaced the wheel with a 451 wheel from a M5 451 shockproof. After
a testride it became clear that:
1. a big apple on the rear is way more comfortable than the 8 bars
continental
2. the Baron gets even lower
3. the seat angle had to be changed because before the switch it was
already in its most declined position andmy neck muscles didn't like
it...


Sjef


--- In BaronOwners@yahoogroups.com, Don Smith <airxxxwolf@...> wrote:
>
> Terry,
> Awhile back I wanted to see what dual 650c would look
> like on a Baron and I happened to have a 650c carbon
> fork lying around, so I satisfied my curiousity....
> here are the photo`s...
>
> http://tinyurl.com/4hfg7
>
> http://tinyurl.com/3n3q4
>
> http://tinyurl.com/59ael
>
> The cranks on the dual 650c Baron are 175mm and are
> adjusted for my 33" inseam. With your 36" inseam you
> probably wouldn`t have to worry too much about crank
> overlap. With a little modification, you can attach a
> caliper brake to the rear of the fork, otherwise you
> can just mount a Bacchetta style caliper brake to the
> front of the fork. By the way, you older Baron`s
> headset is 1".
>
> Don
>
> --- Terry Pickl <newsletters4terry@...> wrote:
>
> > Being no fan of dinky 20' wheels. Im tempted to
> > swap out the 20 inch
> > front wheel for a 26 inch wheel. Of course I would
> > need to change the
> > fork. I can do this because I have a 36 inch
> > inseam. But Im concerned
> > that the riding profile would be altered too much.
> > I figured the whole
> > front end would be lifted up about 5.5 inches. I
> > remember from
> > someones previous post that the barons need a 1 inch
> > head tube on the
> > forks?
> >
> > Terry
>
>
>
>
>
>
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