New lowracer

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!!!!!!!WANT!!!!!!!

Gawd thassa gurd-lookin' hunk 'o carbon!

What I wouldn't have given to have rolled up to the start line of Flat Out In The Fens last Sunday on that

 

[tongskie01]

the secret is try to relax and and don't do a death grip on the handle bars. get somebody to push you and get into speed. more speed better stability especially with the lowracer. u need about 100-200 miles to get a bit of confidence and probably 500-1000 mile to have full control.

 

[Scoosh]

That machine is aimed at the racing end of the 'bent market, so is not designed to be nimble in traffic, nor to be easy to learn on.

It is designed to go as fast as possible, so you could/should have been here !

That's the NoCom, one sexy looking recumbent. Specifically designed to go fracking fast!

NoCom stands for "No Compromise", which is the design philosophy - no compromise for speed ....

A lovely piece of engineering too ...

 

[Mr Magoo]

Did you source this second hand from the Cheltenham area via Ebay or small ads on the BHPC forum ?

 

[Chonker]

I did indeed stumble across it on ebay and picked it up somewhere near gloucester. It was in bits and quite a few of those bits weren't really workable. I spent more than I wanted to on bits to build it up but I guess I could have been more patient and bought all the new hardware on ebay over time cheaper. I was desperate to ride it though once I got it home!

 

[betty swollocks]

Lovely.
Just right to nip down to the shops on.

 

[betty swollocks]

What sizes are the chainrings?
Can't help thinking that once you're used to it, you'll be running out of revs and will be needing more teeth on the big one.
Lucky you.

 

[Mr Magoo]

In the adverts there was mention of a possible frame "Crack" and photos offered to show the zone .
Have you had this checked out for your own safety ?

 

[Chonker]

Yea I'm aware of the 'crack', I brought it into work and had one of our carbon specialists check it out, he's confident it's nothin to worry about but i'll likely layup a couple of extra plies in that area.

 

[Mr Magoo]

Well done . I understand Team India F1 know a few things about these carbon wonders !

 

[Chonker]

Now I am a little confused, are you the previous owner? It's got a lot in common with an F1 car if you think about it, like the seating position, and aero comes first

... also the turning circle!! (Although I'd not be too confident in taking the Loews hairpin quite yet)

I'm getting quite a lot better at riding, still wont be clipping in anytime soon but wont be long before I feel able to take it for a road ride I think.

 

[Chonker]

That machine is aimed at the racing end of the 'bent market, so is not designed to be nimble in traffic, nor to be easy to learn on.

It is designed to go as fast as possible, so you could/should have been here !

Once I've figure out how to keep it upright I'd like to have a go at the BHPC events (although not at redbridge, that hill is horrible!)

 

[Scoosh]

I'm getting quite a lot better at riding, still wont be clipping in anytime soon but wont be long before I feel able to take it for a road ride I think.

I'm getting greener by the minute .

What a brilliant machine

 

[tongskie01]

ill be going at preston and lancaster club race.

 

[riggsbie]

Hey Chonker,

How are you progressing with this 'entry level recumbent' ?