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Finally built my foil--the bouncy ball!   Message List  
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Gold, gold Rolf wheels, red seat...total George Jetson look. It
sure is a bouncy ride--it will force me to work on good circles. In
fact it may be the ultimate form machine--if I get lazy with the
speedplay clips--I do a frame rub.

Its great on the flats and a high confidence decender. Its more a
rec ride than I imagined though...does anyone here view it this way
as well? It sure is smooth smooth smooth...

Peter near philly






Sat Nov 13, 2004 1:17 am

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Gold, gold Rolf wheels, red seat...total George Jetson look. It sure is a bouncy ride--it will force me to work on good circles. In fact it may be the...
peterbreuninger
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Nov 13, 2004
1:17 am

Peter, Congradulations on the new build. Nothing wrong with George Jetson or his Hot little daughter, Judy. Or at least that's what I thought when I was a kid....
Ron Miller
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Nov 13, 2004
2:42 am

The Y really shows it's strenth in a tri setup as it was engineered for time trials. Climbing is not it's best feature but decending and flats are. I've just...
Michael Wolf
soberollers
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Nov 13, 2004
8:37 am

Where are you in Hawaii? I'm on Maui. I've got a Y66....
Roy Batty
hobie1616
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Nov 13, 2004
9:49 am

Hi, I'm in Kailua, Oahu. Y66 is the same thing too so do you feel any bounce on yours? I would only think the beam softrides and bikes like them would have...
Michael Wolf
soberollers
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Nov 13, 2004
5:45 pm

My gold bouncy ball is OK with lower cadences, but at 100 and up I've got to really concentrate to reduce the bounce. My road bike is a Lemond/Trek Al job...
peterbreuninger
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Nov 13, 2004
9:50 pm

Ka'anapali, Maui. I've never felt any bounce. Pepole have told me they've seen about a half inch movement when I go over a bump....
Roy Batty
hobie1616
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Nov 13, 2004
9:51 pm

I have read of other riders mentioning a bounce, after some time in the saddle I have to say the bounce was all in my head. During the first 2 weeks of riding,...
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Nov 16, 2004
5:38 am
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