It has just been brought to my attention that the Ryan Owners Club website (www.ryanownersclub.com) has some really bad links. The worst is that the link to...
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Geoff Steele
geoff_steele
Jan 4, 2009 6:34 pm
Thanks for doing this, Bob... and Happy New Year ! Geoff To: ryanownersclub@...: wolverbob@...: Sun, 4 Jan 2009 10:10:25...
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Michael Harris
michaelharris46
Jan 4, 2009 10:19 pm
Wow a cross dresser site. Now that's something I would pay to see, a cross dresser riding a Ryan Vanguard or maybe even a Duplex:-). Mike _____ From:...
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Happy Home
joesmoe3us
Jan 4, 2009 10:33 pm
http://denver.craigslist.org/bik/947802980.html Is this old news? (posted 6 Dec) Being sold by someone here? If the bike is for real, the price would...
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keith nichols
Jan 4, 2009 10:43 pm
Wouldn't that be someone riding a Slipstream? Keith...
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Michael Harris
michaelharris46
Jan 4, 2009 10:57 pm
A slipstream is what Longbikes makes. I should have added two cross dressers riding a Duplex. Mike ... From: Keith Nichols <Keith@...> Subject: Re:...
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keith nichols
Jan 4, 2009 11:36 pm
What I meant was that _anyone_ riding a Slipstream should be considered by ardent Vanguard riders to be a crossdresser, or at the very least, a crossrider. ...
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Michael Harris
michaelharris46
Jan 5, 2009 2:15 am
Gotcha ya:-) _____ From: ryanownersclub@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ryanownersclub@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Keith Nichols Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2009 5:36...
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colonialrider
Jan 16, 2009 9:11 am
Hello fellow recumbent cyclists. I've just joined this group with a Longbikes Gulfstream. I'm hoping that, although not a Ryan owner, there is some solidarity ...
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Michael Harris
michaelharris46
Jan 16, 2009 12:10 pm
Welcome. I was in Geraldton one time and loved it. Too bad I didn't have my Ryan with me. Come to think of it I didn't even know what a recumbent was back...
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Kevin Karplus
Karplus@...
Jan 16, 2009 12:32 pm
Welcome, Colonialrider! We're not too snobbish here about Longbikes versus Ryan. I had to buy a Longbikes Vanguard when my Ryan Vanguard was stolen a few...
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Geoff Steele
geoff_steele
Jan 16, 2009 5:00 pm
Hello ColinialRider !! Welcome to the site. Yes, there are Ryan-types and Longbikes-types out here. I am both. I have two Vanguards and previously owned a...
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colonialrider
Jan 21, 2009 2:31 pm
Have I already sent a post? Thanks to all those who rsvp'd a hello. Good to see someone has visited here. I've posted a shot of the new tandem, and the one it...
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Len
bentbaggerlen
Jan 22, 2009 4:07 am
colonialrider, The front rack your looking for is "Marks Rack" offered by Rivendell. http://www.rivbike.com/ The direct link to the rack is ...
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Len Chapman
bentbaggerlen
Jan 22, 2009 4:16 am
Photos of the load bike http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ryanownersclub/photos/album/0/list click on 07 Trans ... From: colonialrider To:...
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Michael Harris
michaelharris46
Jan 22, 2009 11:32 am
Nice pics, thanks. When was this Vanguard built? Mine was built in 96. I noticed several differences, the back support, and the disc brake mounts just to name...
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Bill in Western NY
weinerneck
Jan 22, 2009 2:46 pm
That was probably my Vanguard, if you saw the pictures in this group. It looks like the low-rider that's on your tandem you replaced with the Gulfstream....
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Happy Home
joesmoe3us
Jan 24, 2009 4:12 pm
I like the looks of the rack -- thank you for the link. What kind of panniers work best with such a rack as installed on a Vanguard/Duplex? Paul Chantilly, VA...
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GARY
gbenth
Jan 24, 2009 9:13 pm
Take a look at the Delta Compacts and the Ortlieb Back Roller Classic. The Ortlieb are completely water proof and the Deltas require a waterproof bag if you...
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colonialrider
Jan 25, 2009 11:53 am
Thanks for the offer Len. Yes, I'd like to see how it mounts to the front. I see you say you have a mid-rack too. I asked Greg to fit me a midrack under the...
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Paul Bruneau
ethical_paul
Jan 25, 2009 9:02 pm
OK I must apologize to everyone for being so behind in updates! But I have added many updates including several Scrapbook pages with photos and descriptions...
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Len Chapman
bentbaggerlen
Jan 25, 2009 11:24 pm
The mid-rack on our bike is home-made, it was just a three pieces of 3/8 alum rod that I bent up and welded together with a small plate and used line clamps to...
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Kevin Karplus
Karplus@...
Jan 26, 2009 5:19 am
I've had good luck towing a Burley trailer behind my Vanguard, though I haven't been touring now for several years....
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Brian Wilson
brian_32768
Jan 26, 2009 6:23 pm
I have always wondered what it would be like putting loaded panniers way out there on the front; I take it some people have tried it and not found it to be a...
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Reedchrisj@...
reedchrisj
Jan 27, 2009 1:50 pm
I mounted a rack on the front of my Vanguard and attached front panniers to the rack for a cross country ride in 1999. It works as long as you don't put too...
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Len Chapman
bentbaggerlen
Jan 29, 2009 2:09 am
When we tour we use a pair of Arkel TT-87's along with a pair of GT-28's on the front rack, with out the racks the bags empty weigh 19.7 pounds. Then if you...
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william.meacham@...
meachamwill
Feb 6, 2009 9:59 pm
Hi all, Bill Meacham here. If you don't now me, I've been maintaining Greg
Peek's web site for a while and am officially the slowest web developer ever....
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Paul Bruneau
ethical_paul
Feb 6, 2009 10:02 pm
... Hi Mesa Bill- I'm afraid you are the second slowest--I just added content to the ryanownersclub site that was sent to me over three years go. It is fine by...
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meachamwill
Feb 6, 2009 10:25 pm
... the ... your ... Thanks Paul, I hope you'll post a picture of your bike. Also, thanks to both of you for keeping this mailing list going. I've enjoyed it...
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Robert Krzewinski
wolverbob
Feb 8, 2009 6:00 pm
This new users group is just great and help get out the word about the greatest touring bikes ever made, the Ryan and their "children";, Longbikes. Â Bob...
