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Date: 07 Jul 2005 20:20:49
From: db.
Subject: It's down to these 2 for me.
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I've been drooling over the Nazca Pioneer USS (the frame is made by
Rainbow) http://www.nazca-ligfietsen.nl/modellen.php?model=7
and the AZUB max extreme http://www.azub.cz/en/azub-max.html
I guess being 6'6" I'm a sucker for dual 26"
but I think these bikes rock!!
db.
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Date: 08 Jul 2005 06:28:51
From: Slugger
Subject: Re: It's down to these 2 for me.
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In article <B8gze.21178$0i3.13922@twister.nyroc.rr.com >, db.
<db823@go.com > wrote:
> I've been drooling over the Nazca Pioneer USS (the frame is made by
> Rainbow) http://www.nazca-ligfietsen.nl/modellen.php?model=7
>
> and the AZUB max extreme http://www.azub.cz/en/azub-max.html
>
> I guess being 6'6" I'm a sucker for dual 26"
> but I think these bikes rock!!
>
> db.
I never understood the allure of underseat steering. What do you like
about it?
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Date: 09 Jul 2005 00:32:37
From: db.
Subject: Re: It's down to these 2 for me.
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Slugger wrote:
> In article <B8gze.21178$0i3.13922@twister.nyroc.rr.com>, db.
> <db823@go.com> wrote:
>
>
>> I've been drooling over the Nazca Pioneer USS (the frame is made by
>>Rainbow) http://www.nazca-ligfietsen.nl/modellen.php?model=7
>>
>>and the AZUB max extreme http://www.azub.cz/en/azub-max.html
>>
>>I guess being 6'6" I'm a sucker for dual 26"
>> but I think these bikes rock!!
>>
>>db.
>
>
>
> I never understood the allure of underseat steering. What do you like
> about it?
The more relaxed attitude, my arms down, instead of hanging on a
steering wheel. For a short wheel base anyways.
It's the only type of `bent I've tried so far.
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Date: 11 Jul 2005 21:28:28
From: Slugger
Subject: Re: It's down to these 2 for me.
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In article <FWEze.12902$e%5.2213@twister.nyroc.rr.com >, db.
<db823@go.com > wrote:
> Slugger wrote:
> > In article <B8gze.21178$0i3.13922@twister.nyroc.rr.com>, db.
> > <db823@go.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >> I've been drooling over the Nazca Pioneer USS (the frame is made by
> >>Rainbow) http://www.nazca-ligfietsen.nl/modellen.php?model=7
> >>
> >>and the AZUB max extreme http://www.azub.cz/en/azub-max.html
> >>
> >>I guess being 6'6" I'm a sucker for dual 26"
> >> but I think these bikes rock!!
> >>
> >>db.
> >
> >
> >
> > I never understood the allure of underseat steering. What do you like
> > about it?
>
> The more relaxed attitude, my arms down, instead of hanging on a
> steering wheel. For a short wheel base anyways.
> It's the only type of `bent I've tried so far.
I guess to me I like the comfort of having my hands in front of me.
Must be a security thing. I'll have to give a USS bent a try though.
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Date: 11 Jul 2005 21:36:10
From: Buck
Subject: Re: It's down to these 2 for me.
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On 07/11/2005 22:28:28 Slugger <upyer@bumbum.com > wrote:
> In article <FWEze.12902$e%5.2213@twister.nyroc.rr.com>, db. <db823@go.com>
> wrote:
>> Slugger wrote:
>>> In article <B8gze.21178$0i3.13922@twister.nyroc.rr.com>, db.
>>> <db823@go.com> wrote:
>>>> I've been drooling over the Nazca Pioneer USS (the frame is made by
>>>> Rainbow) http://www.nazca-ligfietsen.nl/modellen.php?model=7
>>>> and the AZUB max extreme http://www.azub.cz/en/azub-max.html
>>>> I guess being 6'6" I'm a sucker for dual 26" but I think these bikes
>>>> rock!!
>>>> db.
>>> I never understood the allure of underseat steering. What do you like
>>> about it?
>> The more relaxed attitude, my arms down, instead of hanging on a steering
>> wheel. For a short wheel base anyways. It's the only type of `bent I've
>> tried so far.
> I guess to me I like the comfort of having my hands in front of me. Must
> be a security thing. I'll have to give a USS bent a try though.
I rode a friends two wheeler the other day with USS, first time on two
wheels other than motorcycle for over a year, I wondered why I ever
bothered with OSS when I rode two wheelers.
The new Catrike Speed by the way displays little if any brake or pedal
steer, very stable beast, good for 50 or 60 mph downhill.
I know my opinion on Catrike is not overly objective, but I am
nontheless impressed.
--
Buck
I would rather be out on my Catrike
http://www.catrike.co.uk
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Date: 08 Jul 2005 09:10:30
From: Peter Clinch
Subject: Re: It's down to these 2 for me.
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Slugger wrote:
> I never understood the allure of underseat steering. What do you like
> about it?
I've owned or ridden plenty of both flavours, and assuming the basic
implementation has been Done Right then one works well, and the other
one does too. However, I prefer underseat because I find it a more
natural and relaxed way to sit, hands by sides instead of up over chest
or straight out forwards.
Having said that, I'm a trundly tourer and am not in much of a hurry,
riding my Streetmachine fairly slowly and looking around at the
countryside about me. If I got a bit of serious sports equipment I'd be
more inclined to overseat (assuming an underseat was available in the
model anyway).
I recently joined a small tour run by this lot
http://www.ligfietswinkel.nl/Laidback.htm since they were passing
through Dundee with a chap new to 'bents on board riding an OSS Mistral.
At one point he tried a Streetmachine that was on the ride. "Wow!
this just feels so *open* after that one!" he exclaimed, with his smile
suggesting he preferred it that way.
Plus with underseat steering I can do rolling dismounts quite easily,
getting off the bike as it is slowing down to a halt. One thing I miss
about 'bents is ability to do a rolling mount, but at least with USS I
can get /off/ the bike without clumsy clambering around frames and bars.
Pete.
--
Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer
Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital
Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK
net p.j.clinch@dundee.ac.uk http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/
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Date: 08 Jul 2005 01:36:54
From: Mark Leuck
Subject: Re: It's down to these 2 for me.
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"Slugger" <upyer@bumbum.com > wrote in message
news:070720052328258402%upyer@bumbum.com...
> In article <B8gze.21178$0i3.13922@twister.nyroc.rr.com>, db.
> <db823@go.com> wrote:
>
> > I've been drooling over the Nazca Pioneer USS (the frame is made by
> > Rainbow) http://www.nazca-ligfietsen.nl/modellen.php?model=7
> >
> > and the AZUB max extreme http://www.azub.cz/en/azub-max.html
> >
> > I guess being 6'6" I'm a sucker for dual 26"
> > but I think these bikes rock!!
> >
> > db.
>
>
> I never understood the allure of underseat steering. What do you like
> about it?
For one it's a much more relaxed steering position, almost natural depending
on the bike
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