Edward Dolan wrote:
> <mark@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>
news:3e229faf-2e9c-4494-a028-5daa645a36a1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>>On May 2, 4:42 am, "Edward Dolan" <edo...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>
>>>"Tom Sherman" <sunsetss0...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>>>
>>>news:fvdp38$q1o$1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>[...]
>>>
>>>
>>>>Re***bents with PROPER weight distribution will skid the front wheel
>>>>instead of sending the rider over the bars. Some early bad designs,
>>>>such
>>>>as the Hypercycle, would send the rider off the front under heavy
>>>>braking, and had too little weight on the rear wheel for it to provide
>>>>much braking.
>>>
>>>>I often wonder if the Hypercycle and its ilk are responsible for much
>>>>of
>>>>the negative attitudes towards re***bents by certain riders.
Certainly,
>>>>if a rider's only experience was the ill handling, poor climbing and
>>>>poor braking Hypercycle, they would not look kindly on re***bents as a
>>>>whole.
>>>
>>>The Hypercycle was the first re***bent that I ever saw. I never did get
>>>to
>>>ride it, but I loved it at first sight. I just about bought it, but a
bit
>>>of
>>>research convinced me that SWB was inherently flawed. So instead I got
>>>the
>>>Infinity, a LWB. I have since experienced SWB, but I remain firmly in
the
>>>camp of LWB.
>>>
>>>Has anyone on this newsgroup had any experience with the Bacchetta
Agio?
>>>This is a medium wheelbase re***bent with an optimum bottom bracket
>>>placement (slightly below the seat height). RANS had a bike somewhat
like
>>>this many years ago, the Tailwind, but they never got the sizing right
>>>nor
>>>the front end handling. The Agio would seem to me to be the best medium
>>>wheelbase re***bent ever to come down the pike.
>>
>>
>>I tested an Agio last summer at Urbane Cycles in Toronto and it was
>>great. I had to contend with lots of car and ped. traffic and
>>streetcar tracks and I really liked its tight handling.
>>
>>I recently sold my Linear LWB and will probably build my next bent.
>>But if I were to buy one new the Agio would be it.
>>
>>Mark
>
>
> Thanks Mark. You confirm what I have been thinking based on looking at a
> picture of it. It would appear that everything is so right about this
> re***bent. I just wish the price were lower.
>
> I am not into speed nor do I care much about components, but I want
> something that will handle easily above all else for around town
> recreational riding. Most LWB's have the crank either too high or too
low. I
> can get numb feet if this is not right for me. I have always thought
that
> the best crank height is just a few inches below the seat base level. If
it
> is any higher, you run into blood circulation problems that take away
from
> power to the pedal. Who needs that?
>
> Apparently you had no problem reaching for the handlebars nor any tiller
> problems (twitchiness)?
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
> aka
> Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota
>
>
>
Hi.
I had an Agio for most of 2007 and part of 2008. I liked it a lot, esp
its solidity, its ability to absorb bumps with the frame (it flexes for
bumps but doesn't twist for turns, etc).
The steering was a bit funny for me, so I took the chance to trade up to
a Gold Rush. To be honest, the GR wasn't worth 2x the price of the
Agio. I think with the Bacchetta "Tweener" bars, i'd have been happy
with it forever.
I sold my Mt. bike, so I only have my hybrid, the GR and a trike.
Now, I ride my Challenge Trike more than anything. It's the most fun.
Dan
|
