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Old 06-19-2011, 02:57 AM   #93 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Varn View Post
There isn't any interest here in the midwest either, it is just fringe. Building is strictly done out of love.

It is incredible to see the animosity between the various types of bicycle riders. I have showed up to rides on a recumbent and had acquaintances basically shun me even though they talked to me from when I rode with them on an upright.

I got into recumbents because of my interest in ultra distance events.

Depending on what you want there are some great home-built designs. That can copied.

Did you notice the spare tire that I was carrying in the yellow bike?
That's odd, I like all kinds of bikes.

Another odd thing is the Redneck Recumbent- usually I do lots of research before actually diving into a project but with this one, I'd accidentally come across a pic of a Cruzbike and I thought how simple that would be to build. AFTER the fact is when I thought about proper ergonomics.

I didn't see that spare at first!
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