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Date: 01 Feb 2006 13:38:12
From: stratrider
Subject: One Bike to Commute, tour and ride fast centuries?
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Suppose you could afford to buy and maintain one bike. Further suppose
you wanted it to commute daily, load up maybe twice a year for self
supported tours, and ride 2-3 fast centuries a season. Name that bike.
Jim Reilly
Reading, PA
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Date: 07 Feb 2006 08:33:57
From: GaerlanCustomCycles
Subject: Re: One Bike to Commute, tour and ride fast centuries?
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Whatever bike you choose, one way to change the bike personality from
a commuter to a fast racer is to change wheelset. Maybe slick narrow
tires like Stelvios on narrow rims on one wheeleset and a commuter
wheelset w/ wider rims and threaded tires like the athon .
Just our 2 cents
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Date: 05 Feb 2006 04:57:45
From: stratrider
Subject: Re: One Bike to Commute, tour and ride fast centuries?
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Yes, but not all recumbents were designed to do all things well.
Jim
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Date: 05 Feb 2006 02:16:07
From: LioNiNoiL_a t_Y a h 0 0_d 0 t_c 0 m
Subject: Re: One Bike to Commute, tour and ride fast centuries?
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Jim Reilly wrote:
> Suppose you could afford to buy and maintain one bike.
> Further suppose you wanted it to commute daily, load up
> maybe twice a year for self supported tours, and ride
> 2-3 fast centuries a season. Name that bike.
I did exactly that for a dozen years on my 1979 Fuji Gran_Tourer, and
another dozen after that on my 1991 Tour_Easy. My point is that, as
Lance has said, it's not about the bike.
--
"Bicycling is a healthy and manly pursuit with much
to recommend it, and, unlike other foolish crazes,
it has not died out." -- The Daily Telegraph (1877)
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Date: 02 Feb 2006 21:03:21
From: BikingBill
Subject: Re: One Bike to Commute, tour and ride fast centuries?
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The ZOX doesn't fit that easily on AmTrak.
Yeah, it's a bit faster than the Strada .... but the Strada climbs much
better.
Of course I don't have a 2m tailbox on the Strada either ;-)
Bill
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Date: 02 Feb 2006 17:01:20
From: Johnny Sunset
Subject: Re: One Bike to Commute, tour and ride fast centuries?
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BikingBill wrote:
> If you're over 6' tall ....
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> Bachatta Giro 26.
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> Really. I have the older Strada and it's pretty decent for this
> purpose, but the new Giro 26 is even better for commuting (wheels
> etc...) and the revised Strada is now MUCH more of a performance
> machine (lower carrying capacity).
What about a ZOX26 with a 2 meter long Coroplast [TM] tailbox?
--
Tom Sherman - Fox River Valley
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Date: 02 Feb 2006 15:48:27
From: BikingBill
Subject: Re: One Bike to Commute, tour and ride fast centuries?
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If you're over 6' tall ....
Bachatta Giro 26.
Really. I have the older Strada and it's pretty decent for this
purpose, but the new Giro 26 is even better for commuting (wheels
etc...) and the revised Strada is now MUCH more of a performance
machine (lower carrying capacity).
Bill
San Diego
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Date: 02 Feb 2006 10:24:15
From: Jeff Wills
Subject: Re: One Bike to Commute, tour and ride fast centuries?
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> >> Jim Reilly
> >> Reading, PA
> >>
> > I would opt for a LWB T.E. or Stratus.
> >
> > Ken
>
> Yes, me too. You can't beat a LWB for touring and it should work equally
> well for commuting.
>
Me three. I've done all of those frequently: commuting, fast centuries,
and touring. My Tour Easy hasn't let me down.
Jeff
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Date: 02 Feb 2006 11:06:22
From: Robert Stevahn
Subject: Re: One Bike to Commute, tour and ride fast centuries?
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On 1 Feb 2006 13:38:12 -0800, "stratrider" <jreilly@enter.net > wrote:
>Suppose you could afford to buy and maintain one bike. Further suppose
>you wanted it to commute daily, load up maybe twice a year for self
>supported tours, and ride 2-3 fast centuries a season. Name that bike.
Any quality highracer with a trailer.
-- Robert, 24" Vision Sabre, Burley Trailer
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Date: 02 Feb 2006 06:58:20
From: mail2danny
Subject: Re: One Bike to Commute, tour and ride fast centuries?
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The Cycle Genius LTX Falcon might make a better choice. The Price is
only around $1100.00 and has an aluminum frame and disk brakes. It
accepts a standard rear rack and has been used to do fully loaded
touring. See this site for tour updates: www.dataman.cc/philip .
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Date: 02 Feb 2006 09:22:09
From: Peter Clinch
Subject: Re: One Bike to Commute, tour and ride fast centuries?
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stratrider wrote:
> Suppose you could afford to buy and maintain one bike. Further suppose
> you wanted it to commute daily, load up maybe twice a year for self
> supported tours, and ride 2-3 fast centuries a season. Name that bike.
Either a Speedmachine (or similar), or perhaps some sort of Moulton or
Birdy if I wanted something a bit more portable.
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: 01 Feb 2006 16:43:37
From: Johnny Sunset
Subject: Re: One Bike to Commute, tour and ride fast centuries?
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stratrider aka Jim Reilly wrote:
> Suppose you could afford to buy and maintain one bike. Further suppose
> you wanted it to commute daily, load up maybe twice a year for self
> supported tours, and ride 2-3 fast centuries a season. Name that bike.
Earth Cycles Sunset Lowracer with a B.o.B. :)
For a bicycle that is readily available, a RANS Rocket with smaller
than stock chainrings, fenders, rear rack and under-seat rack. However,
if the prospective rider is too short to fit well on the RANS Rocket,
then a RANS Tailwind, similarly equipped.
--
Tom Sherman - Fox River Valley
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Date: 01 Feb 2006 21:36:35
From: Edward Dolan
Subject: Re: One Bike to Commute, tour and ride fast centuries?
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"Johnny Sunset" <sunsetss0003@yahoo.com > wrote in message
news:1138841017.292409.225380@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>
> stratrider aka Jim Reilly wrote:
>> Suppose you could afford to buy and maintain one bike. Further suppose
>> you wanted it to commute daily, load up maybe twice a year for self
>> supported tours, and ride 2-3 fast centuries a season. Name that bike.
>
> Earth Cycles Sunset Lowracer with a B.o.B. :)
>
> For a bicycle that is readily available, a RANS Rocket with smaller
> than stock chainrings, fenders, rear rack and under-seat rack. However,
> if the prospective rider is too short to fit well on the RANS Rocket,
> then a RANS Tailwind, similarly equipped.
>
> Tom Sherman - Fox River Valley
I have encountered many cyclists on various tours that I have done who were
also great enthusiasts for the RANS Rocket. It has always seemed to me that
the RANS V-Rex would be the better choice for touring on a SWB, but those
who like the Rocket say otherwise. Very curious!
I have toured mainly on my Vision, set up both SWB and LWB. Frankly, I do
not like to tour on a SWB. They do not handle as well in certain kinds of
tricky situations and they tire you out from having to pay so much attention
to road conditions. When I am touring I like to relax and forget about the
bike and the road. A LWB like a T.E. allows me to do that.
Regards,
Ed Dolan - Minnesota
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Date: 01 Feb 2006 18:11:34
From: Ken C. M.
Subject: Re: One Bike to Commute, tour and ride fast centuries?
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stratrider wrote:
> Suppose you could afford to buy and maintain one bike. Further suppose
> you wanted it to commute daily, load up maybe twice a year for self
> supported tours, and ride 2-3 fast centuries a season. Name that bike.
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> Jim Reilly
> Reading, PA
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I would opt for a LWB T.E. or Stratus.
Ken
--
You never have the wind with you - either it is against you or you're
having a good day. ~Daniel Behrman, The Man Who Loved Bicycles
Homepage: http://kcm-home.tripod.com/
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Date: 01 Feb 2006 21:25:30
From: Edward Dolan
Subject: Re: One Bike to Commute, tour and ride fast centuries?
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"Ken C. M." <kencmjr-nospam@netzero.net > wrote in message
news:ELGdnRwQSbS33XzenZ2dnUVZ_vmdnZ2d@giganews.com...
> stratrider wrote:
>> Suppose you could afford to buy and maintain one bike. Further suppose
>> you wanted it to commute daily, load up maybe twice a year for self
>> supported tours, and ride 2-3 fast centuries a season. Name that bike.
>>
>> Jim Reilly
>> Reading, PA
>>
> I would opt for a LWB T.E. or Stratus.
>
> Ken
Yes, me too. You can't beat a LWB for touring and it should work equally
well for commuting.
I note that RANS is back to LWB again with a vengeance. That was always the
strength of that company. I am a bit intrigued by the new Stratus XP, a LWB
with 26" wheels rear and FRONT. This will make for a very big bike, but I
bet it rolls like crazy. I am anxiously awaiting Bob Bryant's review of it
in RCN.
Regards,
Ed Dolan - Minnesota
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