tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265043310556240776.post4032831745287561472..comments2024-03-15T02:44:55.796-07:00Comments on Recumbent Conspiracy Theorist: HP Velotechnik Upgradesrecumbent conspiracy theoristhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06534820082655384780noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265043310556240776.post-72432938771984248652022-01-07T20:44:46.669-08:002022-01-07T20:44:46.669-08:00Thanks for a great readThanks for a great readLori Whttps://www.loriweber.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265043310556240776.post-44933915574347609532014-08-25T15:18:45.922-07:002014-08-25T15:18:45.922-07:00Thanks David!
I like the Velo-Orange products to...Thanks David! <br /><br />I like the Velo-Orange products too. Tells me you are a man of impeccable tastes. If I didn't have a garage full of bikes VO would be at the top of my list. As I get older I find myself drawn to the classic styles of bicycles with lugs and such.<br /><br />About my short wheel base recumbent I'll admit most of my decision making when I bought the HP Velo was based on how good it looked. Of course HP's reputation for good design and quality builds sealed the deal. My first recumbent was a long wheel base bike also. It was good to learn on but it was heavy and didn't fit with what I wanted out of a recumbent. The SWB designs are much more responsive and sporty and I'm happy as ever with mine with the recent additions.<br /><br />Thanks for your comments and contribute any time. recumbent conspiracy theoristhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06534820082655384780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265043310556240776.post-7530630680421301372014-08-20T15:15:33.623-07:002014-08-20T15:15:33.623-07:00Dear RCT,
Congratulations on your nice looking sh...Dear RCT,<br /><br />Congratulations on your nice looking short wheelbase recumbent, and its upgrades.<br /><br />Most recently, I have built myself a "classic" randonneur-style bike, with the Velo-Orange Polyvalent frame and an eBay 1998 Campagnolo Triple x 9-speed Chorus Gruppo. I am very "house-proud" about it! One has to admit, Starley's diamond frame is a very robust design.<br /><br />But your SWB recumbent looks equally great. I have a c. 2001 bicycle, the bicycle with the unfortunate, unspellable name, "BikeE"; BikeE, which can be rendered either "Bikee", "Bike E", or "Bike-E" on eBay. Not a lot of good thinking there in creating the company name and logo.<br /><br />I got this bike from a guy who had a better one, [perhaps a Rans Lightning or something-or-other?]. He wanted to give it away, but I said I couldn't do that, so I paid him $100 in about 2007 for this blue behemoth. It came with a scratched up Zippr fairing.<br /><br />I rode the bike a few hundred miles at most, I liked it, but it had two bête noires, first, I'm short, 5'4" on a good day, and this behemoth, is the LWB model. Turning it around feels like turning around the U.S. Presidential limousine in front of Britain's 10 Downing Street--i.e., one hell of a chore or backing and filling!!<br /><br />Second, the AD-5 rear shock, has almost from the beginning, been a real headache and pain in the ass!! It has been rebuilt at least twice by bike-shops, but it's been blown out again, and I feel like I'm riding with my ass directly on the pavement.<br /><br />Anyway, thanks, RCT, and more later. I love your Ohio Penitentiary photo essay. Excellent.<br /><br />David Pearce,<br />Washington, D.C.David Pearcehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580599628294869568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265043310556240776.post-13247615255204986462014-08-19T12:41:27.125-07:002014-08-19T12:41:27.125-07:00I miss my old TA crank. :-(I miss my old TA crank. :-(Steve Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265043310556240776.post-23472579983751879482014-08-19T09:26:29.281-07:002014-08-19T09:26:29.281-07:00And I have the opposite problem... I want to chang...And I have the opposite problem... I want to change my big ring up front from 50 to 52, or maybe even 53. I'm ok with the set up the way it is when I'm on my own, but soon as I start to ride with the fast boys, I need a bit more speed on the flats, and o'course on the descents, too.<br /><br />I am a bit jelly that you get to enjoy good rides with your boy. My youngest son is 11, and he had become quite the rider by the time he developed a speed wobble and crashed travelling quite fast downhill last year. Now he figures he is safer on a longboard... :Sbabble onhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08895102832912891306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265043310556240776.post-25209923984131040282014-08-18T13:21:53.545-07:002014-08-18T13:21:53.545-07:00I like the aero water bottle holder.I like the aero water bottle holder.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265043310556240776.post-42180106466027566282014-08-18T02:20:36.026-07:002014-08-18T02:20:36.026-07:00Hi,
I too wonder why the head support is an optio...Hi,<br /><br />I too wonder why the head support is an option. Since i bought it, I am much more relaxed, especially uphill.<br />I also ordered a flag and added a mirror; seeing the bent down flag in the mirror is especially rewarding: it means that the relative wind is faster than 50 kph (31 mph)!<br />I still have to test the transparent aerodynamic shell, which is a bit expensive, and I hope that it brings some protection against the rain.fethhttp://blog.tuttu.infonoreply@blogger.com