So how many recumbent riders have we?

[arallsopp]

Reporting in with news of a new 'bentrider on the way. Long time family friend and colleague has decided the time is nigh and ordered a Raptobike lowracer. Suspect she'll be along shortly. Yes folks. A lady.


Oh, PS. It was Aperitif that convinced her. Clearly doing some vicarious living through others

 

[plantfit]

Trice Q26 is my riding companion, luverly

Roger

 

[PalmerSperry]

Reporting in with news of a new 'bentrider on the way. Long time family friend and colleague has decided the time is nigh and ordered a Raptobike lowracer. Suspect she'll be along shortly. Yes folks. A lady.

Female recumbent riders??? Well, to quote Plunkett (from _Plunkett & Macleane_) "it has been been known"!

As for Raptobike, despite my earlier thoughts about a Corsa 24 I'm coming round to the conclusion that the Raptobike Midracer might well be the better bet. Now if I can just find a new job ...

 

[sunnyjim]

Female recumbent riders??? Well, to quote Plunkett (from _Plunkett & Macleane_) "it has been been known"!

Women, oh yes, loads of them, but we're going to get a Lady I suppose we'll have to behave like gentlemen.

 

[arallsopp]

We're going to get a Lady I suppose we'll have to behave like gentlemen.

Yes you will. She's a descendant of William Powell Frith, entirely charming, and only a few degrees off the accepted latitudes of 'normality'. Play nicely at the back, please.

 

[MartinG]

Finally collected my Fuego from Edinburgh yesterday

Ye Gods, it seems loooong! (Large frame to hold my large frame.) Tomorrow I start learning to ride it Wish me luck!

 

[markg0vbr]

i have ventured back in to the realm of them wobbly two wheelers (bacchetta 26" 26" giro) talk about going from one extreme to the other .
good fun a bit sedate compared with the antics of the trike, i don't get the sensation of speed although i am going a bit faster
i get a lot moor shrieks of laughter from the fat tattooed netto mums (sound like they are laying a square egg) you know the type think of the mums handing chips and burgers through the school railings to there kids, when Jamie oliver did his school diner thing at the local comp.
on the trike i am totally gonzo crossed with animal , on the yellow wobbler, a Lycra clad sun bronzed cycling god other cyclist not worth even a nod of ecnoligment.......




naaaa i still wave (realy fast ) and shout hiyaaa with a big silly grin .

 

[Riding in Circles]

i have ventured back in to the realm of them wobbly two wheelers (bacchetta 26" 26" giro) talk about going from one extreme to the other .
good fun a bit sedate compared with the antics of the trike, i don't get the sensation of speed although i am going a bit faster
i get a lot moor shrieks of laughter from the fat tattooed netto mums (sound like they are laying a square egg) you know the type think of the mums handing chips and burgers through the school railings to there kids, when Jamie oliver did his school diner thing at the local comp.
on the trike i am totally gonzo crossed with animal , on the yellow wobbler, a Lycra clad sun bronzed cycling god other cyclist not worth even a nod of ecnoligment.......




naaaa i still wave (realy fast ) and shout hiyaaa with a big silly grin .

I always find it amusing that on the trike I am either cool or left alone, now I am riding the Musashi a lot I am suddenly a weirdo to all and sundry also often still cool as an alternative.

 

[MartinG]

i have ventured back in to the realm of them wobbly two wheelers

At the moment I'm beyond wobbly - I have discovered that learning to ride a 'bent AND learning to use cleats at the same time is not a very good idea. Made a complete arse of myself on Newcastle's Town Moor this morning! Tomorrow I'll try with flat pedals, and possibly provide the dog-walkers with less entertainment...

 

[ufkacbln]

Yes you will. She's a descendant of William Powell Frith, entirely charming, and only a few degrees off the accepted latitudes of 'normality'. Play nicely at the back, please.

Thing is - are these few degrees adjustable or fixed?

 

[Scoosh]

At the moment I'm beyond wobbly - I have discovered that learning to ride a 'bent AND learning to use cleats at the same time is not a very good idea. Made a complete arse of myself on Newcastle's Town Moor this morning! Tomorrow I'll try with flat pedals, and possibly provide the dog-walkers with less entertainment...

.... but you are riding a 'bent - entertainment is what you do .

Besides, I'm sure it made their day - and they will rejoice with you when you get it sorted , then get envious as you cruise past .....

 

[arallsopp]

Thing is - are these few degrees adjustable or fixed?

Let's just say you would be better waiting for normality to widen its borders, rather than any adjustment on her part. Her raptobike is still on the 'do-list' with Arnold, so she's got loan of a little white one for the interim. Tried it out in the car park today. All looking good.

 

[arallsopp]

...and here it is.

[media]

This is the loaner machine that we've blagged whilst waiting for delivery. She has maybe 20 mins experience in the saddle at time of filming, but as of now, that's doubled.

 

[sunnyjim]

Nice going.  They (raptos, not ladies) have a mind of their own when untrained.

What colour is the real one?

 

[Misty]

Mistral SL (my very first recumbent & still at wibbly wobbly stage!!!)