jobst.brandt@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> I've seen nay re***bents with a small front wheel and cranks and
> pedals forward of that wheel.
My Streetmachine has a 20" front wheel and the cranks ahead of it.
> These units will endo easily while the
> rider remains firmly in the seat.
For some values of "easily"... I find that if I slam on the anchors in
an emergency stop I get both wheels skidding, and no hint of an endo.
> The advantage is that the rider, if
> a bit agile, will land on his feet running. The bike does not fare as
> well as it overturns and scraped the road.
What happens in my direct experience on a Streetmachine is I skid to a
stop, still in the seat, still the right way up and think "!"
For me, direct empirical evidence trumps theory.
Pete.
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