--- In starcityrecumbents@yahoogroups.com, "Bill Withers"
<bwithers@...> wrote:
>
> I ride the mostly in the hills of Avondale, Georgia. My recumbent
> buddy (Dave) put me on to a used Tailwind through Craigslist a few
> months ago. They were selling a RANS Rocket and a Tailwind for $700
> for the pair. Dave got the Rocket and I have the Tailwind.
>
> Usually we do a 15 mile ride in the late afternoons around Avondale
> and on the weekends we ride out to Stone Mountain, curcle the
> mountain, and head home. That's closer to 30 miles and 2.5 to 3
hours,
> depending on traffic and trains.
>
> I'm 52 and steadily losing this gut it took me years to acquire. I'm
> excited to have found a way to get some exercise that doesn't feel
> boring, although I have taken to wearing funny clothes. <g>
>
> I think my biggest complaint about my long wheel base RANS is the
> difficulty in transporting it. I drive a 1993 Saturn wagon which
> barely accomodates the bike inside the car. I'm not very
mechanically
> minded and a cheapskate, besides. Any recommendations for a rack for
> the long wheel base bent would be appreciated.
>
> Bill Withers
> Decatur, GA
>
Bill
I own a bike shop in Lincoln, Ne. The one pictured here. J&B
Importers offer a pretty nice hitch mount rack for recumbents that
should retail for around $400 to $450. Most hitch mount racks will
fit a recumbent as long as they are the type rack with two arms. I
have a used Rhodes Gear rack and can haul my LaBent by LaDue and a
long wheel base Bacchetta with no trouble. Even though the LaBent is
longer than most recumbents
Denny LaDue