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Date: 07 Jul 2005 10:00:10
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Subject: Hot stylish frame to make sweet LWB 'bent...
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I saw this item on eBay. I have no relation to it.
I've just always thought that LWBs could look sexier and deserved a
model that had a curvy chopper Stingray look. The Sun Sport isn't cool
enough---but it's close.
A few years ago I saw the HB Cruiser, which disappeared, then I saw the
GT Dyno Roadster and thought they'd make a great LWB conversion
project. I rode one and just wanted to have one 'as is.' They cruise
perfectly. ---But if you added a seat with a back---like an ER Cobra,
maybe---and some swept-back monkey bars, I think you'd get a dandy LWB
out of it for $500 max. The Roadsters are available here and there for
about $350.
Anyway, I just saw this eBay auction for a bare Roadster-style frame.
Now THAT's cool!
Check it out...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7166889252&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1
--Jeff Potter
outyourbackdoor.com
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Date: 09 Jul 2005 06:46:05
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Subject: Re: Hot stylish frame to make sweet LWB 'bent...
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Cool bike!
I think that a 'cool' seat would be minimal and solid---not mesh. We
need the chopper vibe. It would also be lower and 'cleaner' to the
frame---but it looks like the seat can adjust downward from the website
photo of the MantaRay. I'm also not totally convinced about small front
wheels for cruiser/chopper-style bikes. It might also be helpful to get
the stem/bars coloration to match. Style bikes (as in the motorcycle
biz) pay a lot of attention to looks. Benters could make BIG gains by
doing the same! --JP
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Date: 11 Jul 2005 21:27:15
From: Slugger
Subject: Re: Hot stylish frame to make sweet LWB 'bent...
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In article <1120916765.133304.218920@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com >,
<JeffOYB@hotmail.com > wrote:
> Cool bike!
>
> I think that a 'cool' seat would be minimal and solid---not mesh. We
> need the chopper vibe. It would also be lower and 'cleaner' to the
> frame---but it looks like the seat can adjust downward from the website
> photo of the MantaRay. I'm also not totally convinced about small front
> wheels for cruiser/chopper-style bikes. It might also be helpful to get
> the stem/bars coloration to match. Style bikes (as in the motorcycle
> biz) pay a lot of attention to looks. Benters could make BIG gains by
> doing the same! --JP
>
I agree with most of what you have said, I own an EZ-Sport myself and I
really like the looks of it. What downgrades the look of any bent is
the strutted seat tends to make them look like a wheelchair.
I've gotten many compliments on the EZ though and frankly I like her
curves!
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Date: 09 Jul 2005 05:38:41
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Subject: Re: Hot stylish frame to make sweet LWB 'bent...
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Actionbent introduced a LWB (MantaRay) that looks like a "stretch
cruiser" with a recumbent seat. Heck, that seat could probably be used
in other stretch cruiser/recumbent conversion projects if made
available separately.
http://www.actionbent.com
Edward Wong
Orlando, FL
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Date: 08 Jul 2005 04:54:17
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Subject: Re: Hot stylish frame to make sweet LWB 'bent...
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I rode one awhile, as I said, and thought it was fine. Much better than
I expected, as stock. My other suggestion involves modifications that
might greatly improve the already good rideability of the GT Dyno
Roadster. But when I test-rode one I thought, Heck I'll just leave it
alone! Still...converting one or adapting its frame seems like a cool
project. --JP
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Date: 07 Jul 2005 18:12:50
From: Mark Leuck
Subject: Re: Hot stylish frame to make sweet LWB 'bent...
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<JeffOYB@hotmail.com > wrote in message
news:1120755609.891904.241960@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> I saw this item on eBay. I have no relation to it.
>
> I've just always thought that LWBs could look sexier and deserved a
> model that had a curvy chopper Stingray look. The Sun Sport isn't cool
> enough---but it's close.
>
> A few years ago I saw the HB Cruiser, which disappeared, then I saw the
> GT Dyno Roadster and thought they'd make a great LWB conversion
> project. I rode one and just wanted to have one 'as is.' They cruise
> perfectly. ---But if you added a seat with a back---like an ER Cobra,
> maybe---and some swept-back monkey bars, I think you'd get a dandy LWB
> out of it for $500 max. The Roadsters are available here and there for
> about $350.
>
> Anyway, I just saw this eBay auction for a bare Roadster-style frame.
> Now THAT's cool!
>
> Check it out...
>
>
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7166889252&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1
>
> --Jeff Potter
> outyourbackdoor.com
Cool maybe but riding it tends to be quite another, for some odd reason
every time I see someone with that type of bike they are pushing it.
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