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Re: How long would you last alive on a bike like this?

 
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Old 25-01.-2008, 12:21 AM   #1
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Default Re: How long would you last alive on a bike like this?

On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 08:46:21 -0800 (PST), donquijote1954
<nolionnoproblem@hotmail.com> wrote:

>I hope you get a better picture here...
>
>http://www.rhoadescar.com/store/navx2.htm



Looks good. It looks more useful for a park than a road though.
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Old 25-01.-2008, 01:32 AM   #2
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"dgk" <dgk@somewhere.com> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 08:46:21 -0800 (PST), donquijote1954
> <nolionnoproblem@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>I hope you get a better picture here...
>>
>>http://www.rhoadescar.com/store/navx2.htm

>
>
> Looks good. It looks more useful for a park than a road though.


Its only like those that you get at Butlitz and other holiday camps and
Blackpool etc.

Dave


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Old 25-01.-2008, 04:48 AM   #3
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dgk <dgk@somewhere.com> wrote:

> On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 08:46:21 -0800 (PST), donquijote1954
> <nolionnoproblem@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >I hope you get a better picture here...
> >
> >http://www.rhoadescar.com/store/navx2.htm

>
>
> Looks good. It looks more useful for a park than a road though.


If it's manoeuvrable and can be fitted with lights, etc, I see no reason
why it shouldn't be used on a road.

cheers,
Luke


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Old 25-01.-2008, 07:36 AM   #4
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Default Re: How long would you last alive on a bike like this?

These have actually been around for quite a while. I had a similar vehicle
made by another manufacturer. In theory, it was a great idea, until one day
I had to drive it off the nice, flat road that runs in front of my house.
Even with the full-throttle calf power of myself and my wife, we couldn't
get up even a tiny hill without gasping for breath and wailing in pain.

Looking at this picture got me psyched to own one again. However, as Luke
said, I think I would approach it as less of a local transporation vehicle
and more of a toy to bring to the local park. The only problem is, it costs
as much as that new two-seater automobile they're selling in India!



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Old 25-01.-2008, 08:37 AM   #5
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Ekul Namsob wrote:
> dgk <dgk@somewhere.com> wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 08:46:21 -0800 (PST), donquijote1954
>> <nolionnoproblem@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I hope you get a better picture here...
>>>
>>> http://www.rhoadescar.com/store/navx2.htm

>>
>> Looks good. It looks more useful for a park than a road though.

>
> If it's manoeuvrable and can be fitted with lights, etc, I see no reason
> why it shouldn't be used on a road.


Steering wheel is on the wrong side for the sceptred isles.

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Old 25-01.-2008, 06:48 PM   #6
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> On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 08:46:21 -0800 (PST), donquijote1954
> <nolionnoproblem@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>I hope you get a better picture here...
>>http://www.rhoadescar.com/store/navx2.htm

> Looks good. It looks more useful for a park than a road though.


Where's the point for a cyclist in trying to look like a car? *)
And be probably almost as heavy as a car, have almost the drag of a car, ...
People unable to hold balance on a two-wheeler have better designs
(trikes) at their disposal than this.

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Old 25-01.-2008, 07:23 PM   #7
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dgk wrote:
> On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 08:46:21 -0800 (PST), donquijote1954
> <nolionnoproblem@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I hope you get a better picture here...
>>
>> http://www.rhoadescar.com/store/navx2.htm

>
>
> Looks good. It looks more useful for a park than a road though.


It cries out for a bulb horn!
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Old 26-01.-2008, 05:40 AM   #8
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Tadej Brezina wrote:
>> On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 08:46:21 -0800 (PST), donquijote1954
>> <nolionnoproblem@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>> I hope you get a better picture here...
>>> http://www.rhoadescar.com/store/navx2.htm

>> Looks good. It looks more useful for a park than a road though.

>
> Where's the point for a cyclist in trying to look like a car? *)
> And be probably almost as heavy as a car, have almost the drag of a car,


135lb, so not really, but bloody heavy for a bike all the same. And
"knobby street tread"?

We considered one of their single-seater models briefly as the basis for
the music system on our skates <http://www.lfns.co.uk/bike> but went
with the Brox Compact instead: lighter, more options for mounting stuff
on the back, and marginally easier to get hold of in the UK.

> People unable to hold balance on a two-wheeler have better designs
> (trikes) at their disposal than this.


I think a four-wheeler is probably still harder to roll than a
three-wheeler. The Brox has an articulation point in the middle, so it
tends to keep three wheels on the ground most of the time when a rigid
frame might suffer on humps, dips, potholes etc.


-dan
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Old 27-01.-2008, 03:15 AM   #9
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Tadej Brezina wrote:
>> On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 08:46:21 -0800 (PST), donquijote1954
>> <nolionnoproblem@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>> I hope you get a better picture here...
>>> http://www.rhoadescar.com/store/navx2.htm

>> Looks good. It looks more useful for a park than a road though.

>
> Where's the point for a cyclist in trying to look like a car? *)
> And be probably almost as heavy as a car, have almost the drag of a car,
> ...
> People unable to hold balance on a two-wheeler have better designs
> (trikes) at their disposal than this.
>

However, the usefulness of proper recumbent trikes is not limited to
those with balance issues.

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