I currently have a couple of the Freeline forks with 1" steerer tubes for caliper brakes (offset front wheel) coming in about a week. I am also working with...
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Don Smith
airxxxwolf
Jun 14, 2004 1:39 am
Hi Dana, These forks sound really interesting. Regular 80mm hubs are not that rare, but I`m not so sure about 80mm disc hubs. Pantour is working on a...
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Dana Lieberman
bentupcycles
Jun 14, 2004 2:01 am
I spoke to Pantour a couple of weeks ago, and they mentioned the hub, but I am 90% sure that it is not disk. Kamil is also developing an stereo disk fork that...
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Don Smith
airxxxwolf
Jun 14, 2004 2:28 am
Dana, I just might be interested in "acquiring" one of the Freeline forks with 1" steerer tube if available. I already have an offset wheel to fit it, but do...
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david neilson
daveandtomo
Jun 14, 2004 2:51 am
A couple of observations on monoforks on a Baron since I put a Challenge, non-Katana on mine. The non-Katana is much cheaper and much lighter than the Katana, ...
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Viktor
hudsonhaak
Jun 14, 2004 10:11 am
This is a part of a note from the News section on www.optima-cycles.com. I used freetranslation to translate it since I don't speak french. It meantions the...
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John Foltz
vrex_24
Jun 14, 2004 3:37 pm
Has anyone tried to 'split' their Baron? I'm trying to get mine maxxed out for the upcoming BlackBear run. Spoke covers are of course a required item, but I ...
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Don Smith
airxxxwolf
Jun 15, 2004 1:04 am
John, Anything you do to make your Baron more aero for the Black Bear event will be a plus, since the course is so fast that you will be travelling at speeds...
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Dana Lieberman
bentupcycles
Jun 15, 2004 2:40 am
Okay Don....I'll bite...then how do you pee? Seems like a recumbent isn't the best platform for just hanging things out to the wind :) And I don't know...
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Don Smith
airxxxwolf
Jun 15, 2004 11:45 am
Dana, I can easily ride 100 miles without a pee stop. Last year I did 150 miles at Calvin`s Challenge without a stop. Maybe I`m not drinking as much as...
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John Foltz
vrex_24
Jun 15, 2004 3:04 pm
... I did the Assenmacher 100 last summer - five hours, no pee break. I've found that for some reason, you can drink more without having to pee if you use a...
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david neilson
daveandtomo
Jun 16, 2004 3:36 pm
John, I think that if I were going to do this, and I have considered it at some length, is to forget about coroplast and go with carbon fiber. I would get a...
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Lee A Adams
barondla
Jun 21, 2004 12:38 am
My 2003 Baron has the telescoping and tilting steerer. I put the bike on my Sportworks rack and when we arrived at the lake the steerer wasn't centered with...
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Don Smith
airxxxwolf
Jun 22, 2004 9:43 pm
I`ve posted some photos of the parts needed to drop the chain on a Baron. The parts in the photos were made for Than Cramer, but if anyone else is interested...
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alden.casanave@...
aldencasanave
Jun 22, 2004 11:47 pm
I am a new member of the group. I do not see how to get to the pictures. Thanks, Alden "Don Smith" <airxxxwolf@...> 06/22/2004 14:42 Please respond to...
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David Drew
shibboleth_au
Jun 22, 2004 11:58 pm
Hi Alden, Go to the main page for the group, ie: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BaronOwners/ Then on the left-hand side, click the link labelled 'photos'....
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Don Smith
airxxxwolf
Jun 23, 2004 12:04 am
Hi Alden, To see the photos, click where it says "photos" on the left side of your monitor on the BaronOwners Group homepage, or you can just click on this...
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alden.casanave@...
aldencasanave
Jun 23, 2004 2:07 am
It was like christmas for me last week, I haven't had as much anticipation in opening a package since I was a kid. The baron that I ordered from Gold Country...
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David Drew
shibboleth_au
Jun 23, 2004 3:58 am
Hi, I noticed the other day that when I'm in the small chainring (which is most of the time due to my high cadence and small cluster) that the chain tube sits...
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Don Smith
airxxxwolf
Jun 23, 2004 1:01 pm
Hi Alden, Congrats on the new Baron! If you`re feeling a little bit less than stable on the Baron, you likely just need to put in more miles. As far as the...
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Don Smith
airxxxwolf
Jun 23, 2004 1:17 pm
Hi David, A large fender washer should solve the problem... Don ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - Send 10MB...
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alden.casanave@...
aldencasanave
Jun 23, 2004 5:15 pm
Don, Thanks for the response. I have just ridden my Baron twice and am interested in others experience. I think I will be keeping this bike a long, long time...
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Don Smith
airxxxwolf
Jun 23, 2004 8:36 pm
Alden, Most people report a speed increase with a tailfairing, but I have not done any testing at all to try and determine if my speed increased with the ...
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Dave Larrington
legs_larry
Jun 24, 2004 9:00 am
PLEASE could posters be a bit selective with the delete key? There's no need for us to read the same stuff six times over. Not to mention the fact that the...
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Glenn Druery
baron_von_moots
Jun 24, 2004 10:26 am
OK ... From: Dave Larrington To: BaronOwners Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2004 6:59 PM Subject: [BaronOwners] Editing PLEASE could posters be a bit selective with...
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Jeff Smith
nrsmiths
Jun 24, 2004 4:00 pm
Alden, I just wanted to say hello and welcome you to Baron ownership. I bought my Baron on April first of this year. So far I have ridden it a little over 900...
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Than Cramer
than_j_c
Jun 26, 2004 11:54 pm
Don sent me the idler parts to drop my chain. I have to say that they look very professional. The machining is beautiful. The bracket is carbon fiber. Again...
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Dennis Tresenriter
trsnrtr
Jun 30, 2004 3:11 pm
I don't own a Baron but joined the group at its inception to garner information on the off chance that I buy one in the future. I like the looks, mainly from...
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Doug Jacobs
jacobsdoug2000
Jul 1, 2004 1:46 am
Dennis, What Hi racer are you on. I purchased a Baron this spring, love it. My friend has a Bachetta and loves it. Both are fast. Doug Dennis Tresenriter...
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Dennis Tresenriter
trsnrtr
Jul 1, 2004 2:04 am
I have a Volae Team. I really enjoy it and it probably suits my riding style better than a Baron would. Still, I've thought of owning a baron, too. -Dennis ...
