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Date: 23 Feb 2005 10:13:59
From: Zach
Subject: Weight distribution of various recumbents
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Using my digital scale I measured the weight distribution of various
recumbents in my fleet with myself sitting on them. Here are the
figures:
Bacchetta Aero, large, 24 degree seat angle: 41.66% F/58.33% R
Bacchetta Aero, large, leaning forward for straight up position: 50%
F/50% R
Challenge Jester, 23 degree seat angle: 61.25% F/38.75% R
Easy Racers Gold Rush, large, 47 degree seat angle: 32.5% F/ 67.5% R
Trice Mini, 30 degree seat angle: 60.9% F/ 39.1% R
Trice XXL, 25 degree seat angle: 67.37% F/ 32.63% R
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Zach Kaplan Cycles
Alameda, Northern California, North America
510-522-BENT (2368)
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Date: 24 Feb 2005 22:08:46
From: Freewheeling
Subject: Re: Weight distribution of various recumbents
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Is a 50:50 distribution good, and if so why?
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--Scott
"Zach" <zakaplan@yahoo.co.uk > wrote in message
news:1109182439.630070.14910@l41g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
> Using my digital scale I measured the weight distribution of various
> recumbents in my fleet with myself sitting on them. Here are the
> figures:
>
> Bacchetta Aero, large, 24 degree seat angle: 41.66% F/58.33% R
>
> Bacchetta Aero, large, leaning forward for straight up position: 50%
> F/50% R
>
> Challenge Jester, 23 degree seat angle: 61.25% F/38.75% R
>
> Easy Racers Gold Rush, large, 47 degree seat angle: 32.5% F/ 67.5% R
>
> Trice Mini, 30 degree seat angle: 60.9% F/ 39.1% R
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> Trice XXL, 25 degree seat angle: 67.37% F/ 32.63% R
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> Zach Kaplan Cycles
> Alameda, Northern California, North America
> 510-522-BENT (2368)
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Date: 25 Feb 2005 09:05:55
From: Steve Knight
Subject: Re: Weight distribution of various recumbents
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On Thu, 24 Feb 2005 22:08:46 -0500, "Freewheeling"
<email_at_bottomofpost@bigfoot.com > wrote:
>Is a 50:50 distribution good, and if so why?
less chance of the front wheel slipping out from under you.
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Date: 23 Feb 2005 21:21:21
From: LioNiNoiL_a t_Y a h 0 0_d 0 t_c 0 m
Subject: Re: Weight distribution of various recumbents
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Zach wrote:
> Using my digital scale I measured the weight distribution
> of various recumbents in my fleet with myself sitting on
> them.
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> Easy Racers Gold Rush, large, 47 degree seat angle:
> 32.5% F/ 67.5% R
That's close to what I measured on my Tour Easy years ago with a cheap
spring scale, which I recall being about 30/70 with me on it.
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"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: 23 Feb 2005 18:30:34
From: Tom Sherman
Subject: Re: Weight distribution of various recumbents
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Zach wrote:
> Using my digital scale I measured the weight distribution of various
> recumbents in my fleet with myself sitting on them. Here are the
> figures:
>
> Bacchetta Aero, large, 24 degree seat angle: 41.66% F/58.33% R
>
> Bacchetta Aero, large, leaning forward for straight up position: 50%
> F/50% R
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> Challenge Jester, 23 degree seat angle: 61.25% F/38.75% R
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> Easy Racers Gold Rush, large, 47 degree seat angle: 32.5% F/ 67.5% R
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> Trice Mini, 30 degree seat angle: 60.9% F/ 39.1% R
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> Trice XXL, 25 degree seat angle: 67.37% F/ 32.63% R
The only surprise on the list is the Jester. I would like to see data
for a Taifun, as I suspect the shorter rear chain stays allowed by the
smaller rear wheel would make it much closer to 50%/50%.
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Tom Sherman - Earth
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