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> Edward Dolan wrote:
>> <mark@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>On May 2, 4:42 am, "Edward Dolan" <edo...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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>>>>"Tom Sherman" <sunsetss0...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>>>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)?
>>
>>
> 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
Trikes are fun to ride around town, but too slow for the open road.
I suspect the Agio might have been too quick steering for you, but that is
a
characteristic of most all re***bents. It is just something you have to
learn to live with.
Regards,
Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
aka
Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota
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