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04-05.-2008, 02:15 AM
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Re: Ultimate Medium Wheelbase?
On May 2, 4:42 am, "Edward Dolan" <edo...@iw.net> wrote:
> "Tom Sherman" <sunsetss0...@REMOVETHISyahoo.com> wrote in message > > news:fvdp38$q1o$1@registered.motzarella.org... > [...] > > > Recumbents 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 recumbents 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 recumbents as a > > whole. > > The Hypercycle was the first recumbent 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 recumbent 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 recumbent 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 |
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