G'day Dwight,

Must say I've been thinking of a highracer. Problem for me is I think
you need to be tall. I'm at full stretch and leaned over to reach the
ground on my Bentech now. Uncomfortable.

This guy, http://biketour.blogspot.com/ built a B'tech high racer.
Dom did the frame I think. (scroll down)

I envisage something like the Bacchetta Corsa.
http://www.bacchettabikes.com/recumbents/index.html

USS will be easy enough to do. If it's a 20/26 its just a matter of not
putting the bend in the main tube. a 26/26 would probably need the head
tube re angled for correct trail. Thats easily doable. Or perhaps angle
the chainstays down to get the same effect.

For me I'd need to do something like the M5 highracer.
http://www.m5-ligfietsen.nl/site/EN/

That would solve my height problem. It would need multiple tube bends so
I think it would be easier for simplicity to cut and weld rather than
bend. Maybe not as pleasing an appearance. Come to that, square tube
might be the go for the main tube. No jig needed. But with round I think
you could still use the standard B'tech jig.

For the seat you could clone a euromesh seat in steel. I've done that
already (10'' wide) for a mates bike. It is really nice because you
shape it to fit you.

USS or OSS? Well I really like USS but after my crash I changed my view.
If I'd been using USS I'd have done more damage. As it was the handlebar
end and side of the seat took most of the gravel rash. Had I been USS it
would have been my hands. I rather like the 'tweener style bars. Almost
as comfortable as USS.

At present I'm finishing up a Bentech based trike for a friend and an
Atomic Zombie DeltaWolf. When they are done I'll dig out my B'tech plans
and see if I can roll out a high racer.

The forum has been real quiet. Hope we can get some discussion going.

John Lewis