Raptobike Lowracer
- Thread starter Origamist
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byegad
Legendary Member
- Location
- NE England
There was a thread on the BHPC forum about the lowracer.
fards
Senior Member
- Location
- South Staffs
my review will be up on BROL pretty soon,
overall a pretty good bike and very affordable, don't ride much like a FWD typically does. Very stable and quick.
overall a pretty good bike and very affordable, don't ride much like a FWD typically does. Very stable and quick.
andharwheel
Senior Member
- Location
- Frozen North
I saw a couple at the Worlds in August. Quite impressed by them for the reasonable price. Would make a good entry level lowracer.
Hi Origamist (and others here),
was alerted to this thread by Google and could not resist responding. To make things clear: Yes I am who my nick says I am. I manufacture the RaptoBikes and am therefore slightly biassed.
As Fards has also found it is an easy bike to ride. On my webpages there is a video of me driving it 'hands free'. I can also ride the bike hands free while pedalling, it is very forgiving.
The front wheel drive works well. The chain, derailer and cassette are (and remain) cleaner, since there is no long chain that picks up all the dirt from the frontwheel. Also the shifting is very direct, since the cable to the derailer is a lot shorter.
The bike is very low and the seating position is right in the front of the frame to ensure that your front wheel has enough pressure put on it to keep grip in normal circumstances.
I will (try to) not make any commercially tainted posts. Feel free to contact me or Bikefix if you have additional questions.
Best Regards,
Arnold
RaptoBike
was alerted to this thread by Google and could not resist responding. To make things clear: Yes I am who my nick says I am. I manufacture the RaptoBikes and am therefore slightly biassed.
As Fards has also found it is an easy bike to ride. On my webpages there is a video of me driving it 'hands free'. I can also ride the bike hands free while pedalling, it is very forgiving.
The front wheel drive works well. The chain, derailer and cassette are (and remain) cleaner, since there is no long chain that picks up all the dirt from the frontwheel. Also the shifting is very direct, since the cable to the derailer is a lot shorter.
The bike is very low and the seating position is right in the front of the frame to ensure that your front wheel has enough pressure put on it to keep grip in normal circumstances.
I will (try to) not make any commercially tainted posts. Feel free to contact me or Bikefix if you have additional questions.
Best Regards,
Arnold
RaptoBike