I am looking to make the move from a traditional road bike to a `bent', and have a few questions 1 - Any suggestions or knowledgeable dealers that have stock...
Hi Dave, I Have been riding recumbent for about 8 years now. I have a bad back and that is the reason I ride a recumbent. I am faster on the bent except going ...
Steven, Thanks for the prompt reply. I have noticed that they seem to be a lot heavier. Mind you my old bike was a rusty 20 yr old, 40lb mountian bike. My new...
Hi David, I have been using a recumbent in place of our car for about 10 years. It is a Bike E and I especially like it for ommuting although I have taken it...
... Angle Lake Cyclery. ... I ride through Seattle frequently. As I've gotten comfortable on my bike, I've had no trouble riding the same routes I took on an ...
... The Bacchetta Carbon Aero is mostly carbon fiber with a few titanium bits. Payment terms are: gold bricks, subject to assay, no exceptions. Recumbents are...
I usually commute from Bellevue to Queen Anne doing a bus/folding bike combination. I see people riding bents of all types, long wheelbase, short wheelbase,...
Dave, Recumbent are a lot like upright bikes, different ones for different things (racing,touring,commuting,ect..) One of my recumbent (Haluzak Hybrid race) is...
David, as you test and ride a few recumbents, I will offer that I have a Vision R40 (1999?) short wheel base recumbent that is available for sale ($450). I...
In addition to Angle Lake, which is certainly the longest running 'bent dealer around, try Aurora Cycles (owned by Gregg's). The have a fair number to choose...
... I'm really happy with the bike. The 40 L seat back bag works great. The suspension is a bit bouncy but that is because I am too heavy for the stock...
You mentioned the STP. How are recumbents for touring? Will I be ... Recumbents are great for touring. Long rides are much less fatiguing. Using the panniers...
Long thread, with lots of good info. I'll add my two cents... I switched to recumbents 4 years ago. Switched because I operate a computer for a living, and...
You mentioned the STP. How are recumbents for touring? Will I be ... Recumbents are great for touring. Long rides are much less fatiguing. Using the panniers...
I'm thinking about getting a new recumbent and the Lightning P-38 seems to have most of what I'm looking for. I'm most interested in its light weight, good...
I bought my Lightnings (plural) direct from Lightning- it was easy for me , since I lived a few miles away from Lompoc back then! I had no problems dealing...
Anyone have an idea about who is selling this beasty: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320043479333 ??? -- Jeff Wills ... Make plans now to...
Here's wishing everyone a Very Merry Christmas! It's been pretty crazy here in Redmond (Ames Lake) weather-wise lately. We lost our electricity for 7 1/2 days....
Tony, Nice to hear from you. Judie and I left Seattle December 13 and are visiting my son in Norfolk. The weather here has been quite warm for the season...
"I'm really looking forward to riding where it's warm and fairly flat" I dunno what you're talking about, Charles. From what I could see from the little...
Don Clore, et al: Enjoyed your note. As for Charles, I agree w/Don: never saw a hill you didn't like. Enjoyed riding with this small group. Right now, I'm...
Hello Tony and Bent PacNW gang! I hope everyone had a great Christmas and Holiday today. Our weather in Portland was not as severe as Seattle, but intense at...
Don and all, My philosophy about hills is that I don't want them to keep me from going where I want to go. I also like the challenge that hills present and...
Good morning and Happy 2007, Due to complete absence of traffic for the last year I'm planning to decommission the Seawheels list that Alex has been hosting,...
Nick, I'm not sure I'm a good candidate to comment since I wasn't on the Seawheels list, but would it be worthwhile to contact those on the list and ask if...
... Already done that. Like Nick said, there hasn't been any postings to that list in 2006. I suspect some of that is due to some ISP's blocking "independant"...
Nick, I agree with Charles. It would be nice, if you would kindly let all those on the SeaWheels list know about our BentPacNW group here at Yahoo. It's easy ...
Tony, Thanks. I'll do that. Nick ... From: Tony Licuanan To: BentPacNW@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2007 2:24 PM Subject: [BentPacNW] Re:...
