Pashley? Worth considering?



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Brian Millson

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Although they are no longer in the Recumbent business, Pashley still makes
trikes and this model looks good.

http://www.pashley.co.uk/products/contemporary/tri_1/specification.html

I have never ridden a recumbent but have tried recumbent exercise bikes and
I think because of the type of back problem I have, I have never found them
comfortable whereas the uprights are no problem at all.

Would this be a good bike for me? It is priced at about £400 tax free or
would I be better off looking at a used recumbent for the same money. My
primary interest in getting one is to ride with my wife and daughters.

Brian Millson

[email protected]
 
Someone else was asking nearly the same questions regarding the
Pashley, then when purchasing one wrote how hard it was, would he ever
develop muscles to speed it up, and so on. In about a month; it was
for sale. The whole recumbent dream turned into a nightmare! I felt
so sorry about that, being so pro-recumbent!

I have nothing for or against Pashley, and never saw one, but I would
recommend trying one in the flesh, so to speak, and not let a picture
or price hide what may be a coming disaster.

Also; since your wife and daughter may prefer upright bicycles- a
recumbent is in many cases slower: and make a pleasurable jaunt into a
difficult situation!

Hope this is of some help, and I did not confuse you!!!
 
Actually that is a big help and I think that the recumbent may be much less
sociable so I will probably opt for the upright tricycle.

http://www.pashley.co.uk/products/contemporary/tri_1/specification.html

Kit and the girls already have upright bikes, it is just so I can join them
on jaunts. We are currently living in Germany (just on the Dutch border)
and both places have lots of bicycle paths so it could be a really good
place to take up cycling.

Brian

On 2/4/05 17:04, in article
[email protected],
"[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Someone else was asking nearly the same questions regarding the
> Pashley, then when purchasing one wrote how hard it was, would he ever
> develop muscles to speed it up, and so on. In about a month; it was
> for sale. The whole recumbent dream turned into a nightmare! I felt
> so sorry about that, being so pro-recumbent!
>
> I have nothing for or against Pashley, and never saw one, but I would
> recommend trying one in the flesh, so to speak, and not let a picture
> or price hide what may be a coming disaster.
>
> Also; since your wife and daughter may prefer upright bicycles- a
> recumbent is in many cases slower: and make a pleasurable jaunt into a
> difficult situation!
>
> Hope this is of some help, and I did not confuse you!!!
>
 
On Sat, 02 Apr 2005 09:24:24 +0200, Brian Millson
<[email protected]> wrote in message
<BE741548.9554%[email protected]>:

>Although they are no longer in the Recumbent business, Pashley still makes
>trikes and this model looks good.

Pashley work bikes are as tough as anything, our Post Office have used
them for years, and the trike is equally well thought-of. But it is a
work bike, a load carrier.

You may well be better off looking at an upright touring trike or a
Newton conversion.

Guy
--
May contain traces of irony. Contents liable to settle after posting.
http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk

85% of helmet statistics are made up, 69% of them at CHS, Puget Sound
 
What pray tell is a Newton conversion? And where could I get info about an
Upright touring trike?

Brian Millson

On 2/4/05 19:33, in article [email protected],
"Just zis Guy, you know?" <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Sat, 02 Apr 2005 09:24:24 +0200, Brian Millson
> <[email protected]> wrote in message
> <BE741548.9554%[email protected]>:
>
>> Although they are no longer in the Recumbent business, Pashley still makes
>> trikes and this model looks good.
>
> Pashley work bikes are as tough as anything, our Post Office have used
> them for years, and the trike is equally well thought-of. But it is a
> work bike, a load carrier.
>
> You may well be better off looking at an upright touring trike or a
> Newton conversion.
>
> Guy
 
[cross-posted to uk.rec.cycling where the same question is in
evidence]

Brian Millson:
>>> Although they are no longer in the Recumbent business, Pashley still makes
>>> trikes and this model looks good.

Guy:
>> Pashley work bikes are as tough as anything, our Post Office have used
>> them for years, and the trike is equally well thought-of. But it is a
>> work bike, a load carrier.
>> You may well be better off looking at an upright touring trike or a
>> Newton conversion.

Brian:
>What pray tell is a Newton conversion? And where could I get info about an
>Upright touring trike?

The Newton is an upright tadpole trike conversion, here's a pic:
http://www.ddol-las.fsnet.co.uk/trikes.htm

Probably the best starting point for info on upright trikes is here:
http://www.tricycle-association.org.uk/

And a good place to see and discuss trikes is the York Rally in June:
http://www.yorkcycleshow.co.uk/

Guy
--
May contain traces of irony. Contents liable to settle after posting.
http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk

85% of helmet statistics are made up, 69% of them at CHS, Puget Sound
 
Guy,

Thanks for that. I looked it up on Google and it is very interesting but
rather pricey.

I may keep a look out for a used example.

Brian Millson

On 2/4/05 21:37, in article [email protected],
"Just zis Guy, you know?" <[email protected]> wrote:

> [cross-posted to uk.rec.cycling where the same question is in
> evidence]
>
> Brian Millson:
>>>> Although they are no longer in the Recumbent business, Pashley still makes
>>>> trikes and this model looks good.
>
> Guy:
>>> Pashley work bikes are as tough as anything, our Post Office have used
>>> them for years, and the trike is equally well thought-of. But it is a
>>> work bike, a load carrier.
>>> You may well be better off looking at an upright touring trike or a
>>> Newton conversion.
>
> Brian:
>> What pray tell is a Newton conversion? And where could I get info about an
>> Upright touring trike?
>
> The Newton is an upright tadpole trike conversion, here's a pic:
> http://www.ddol-las.fsnet.co.uk/trikes.htm
>
> Probably the best starting point for info on upright trikes is here:
> http://www.tricycle-association.org.uk/
>
> And a good place to see and discuss trikes is the York Rally in June:
> http://www.yorkcycleshow.co.uk/
>
> Guy
 
Just zis Guy, you know? wrote:

>
>
> Brian:
>
>>What pray tell is a Newton conversion?
>

Ask Austin, he and his dad make them. You'll find him in
uk.rec.motorcycles.classic... or The Shedde.

--
Andrew
 
Just zis Guy, you know? wrote:

>
>
> Brian:
>
>>What pray tell is a Newton conversion?
>

Ask Austin, he and his dad make them. You'll find him in
uk.rec.motorcycles.classic... or The Shedde.

--
Andrew
 
Just zis Guy, you know? wrote:

>
>
> Brian:
>
>>What pray tell is a Newton conversion?
>

Ask Austin, he and his dad make them. You'll find him in
uk.rec.motorcycles.classic... or The Shedde.

--
Andrew
 
Just zis Guy, you know? wrote:

>
>
> Brian:
>
>>What pray tell is a Newton conversion?
>

Ask Austin, he and his dad make them. You'll find him in
uk.rec.motorcycles.classic... or The Shedde.

--
Andrew
 
On Sun, 03 Apr 2005 19:44:04 +0100, Naqerj
<[email protected]> wrote in message
<[email protected]>:

Nonononono! You have it all wrong. You said

>Just zis Guy, you know? wrote:

But the quoted text (outdented by two for clarity) says:

Brian:
>What pray tell is a Newton conversion?

See? The attributions are quite clear: Brian asked that, not me.
That is doubly clear because in the self-same post I said:

"The Newton is an upright tadpole trike conversion, here's a pic:
http://www.ddol-las.fsnet.co.uk/trikes.htm"

which is... Austin's shed.

Guy
--
May contain traces of irony. Contents liable to settle after posting.
http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk

85% of helmet statistics are made up, 69% of them at CHS, Puget Sound
 
On Sun, 03 Apr 2005 19:44:04 +0100, Naqerj
<[email protected]> wrote in message
<[email protected]>:

Nonononono! You have it all wrong. You said

>Just zis Guy, you know? wrote:

But the quoted text (outdented by two for clarity) says:

Brian:
>What pray tell is a Newton conversion?

See? The attributions are quite clear: Brian asked that, not me.
That is doubly clear because in the self-same post I said:

"The Newton is an upright tadpole trike conversion, here's a pic:
http://www.ddol-las.fsnet.co.uk/trikes.htm"

which is... Austin's shed.

Guy
--
May contain traces of irony. Contents liable to settle after posting.
http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk

85% of helmet statistics are made up, 69% of them at CHS, Puget Sound
 
On Sun, 03 Apr 2005 19:44:04 +0100, Naqerj
<[email protected]> wrote in message
<[email protected]>:

Nonononono! You have it all wrong. You said

>Just zis Guy, you know? wrote:

But the quoted text (outdented by two for clarity) says:

Brian:
>What pray tell is a Newton conversion?

See? The attributions are quite clear: Brian asked that, not me.
That is doubly clear because in the self-same post I said:

"The Newton is an upright tadpole trike conversion, here's a pic:
http://www.ddol-las.fsnet.co.uk/trikes.htm"

which is... Austin's shed.

Guy
--
May contain traces of irony. Contents liable to settle after posting.
http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk

85% of helmet statistics are made up, 69% of them at CHS, Puget Sound
 
On Sun, 03 Apr 2005 19:44:04 +0100, Naqerj
<[email protected]> wrote in message
<[email protected]>:

Nonononono! You have it all wrong. You said

>Just zis Guy, you know? wrote:

But the quoted text (outdented by two for clarity) says:

Brian:
>What pray tell is a Newton conversion?

See? The attributions are quite clear: Brian asked that, not me.
That is doubly clear because in the self-same post I said:

"The Newton is an upright tadpole trike conversion, here's a pic:
http://www.ddol-las.fsnet.co.uk/trikes.htm"

which is... Austin's shed.

Guy
--
May contain traces of irony. Contents liable to settle after posting.
http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk

85% of helmet statistics are made up, 69% of them at CHS, Puget Sound
 
Naqerj wrote:
>
> Ask Austin, he and his dad make them. You'll find him in
> uk.rec.motorcycles.classic... or The Shedde.
>

Ah, I'd wondered what would happen when Derek was no longer able to
pursue his passion for his Newtons.

Tony
 
Naqerj wrote:
>
> Ask Austin, he and his dad make them. You'll find him in
> uk.rec.motorcycles.classic... or The Shedde.
>

Ah, I'd wondered what would happen when Derek was no longer able to
pursue his passion for his Newtons.

Tony
 
Naqerj wrote:
>
> Ask Austin, he and his dad make them. You'll find him in
> uk.rec.motorcycles.classic... or The Shedde.
>

Ah, I'd wondered what would happen when Derek was no longer able to
pursue his passion for his Newtons.

Tony
 
Naqerj wrote:
>
> Ask Austin, he and his dad make them. You'll find him in
> uk.rec.motorcycles.classic... or The Shedde.
>

Ah, I'd wondered what would happen when Derek was no longer able to
pursue his passion for his Newtons.

Tony
 
I seem to have got some of my quotes confused :).


Having looked at the alternatives I think the Pashley probably is the best
answer for me although it is about as sexy as Nana Royle :-(.

Perhaps spurred on by the cost of a trike (upright or recumbent) the divine
Mrs M gave me a lesson on a two wheeler tonight. Gliding and balancing was
not a problem but pedalling and balancing led to task overload. Anyhow I am
going to give it a go for the next two weeks and if at the end it is proving
too difficult I will probably opt for the Pashley.

Thanks very much for the advice. You have given me much to ponder.

Brian

On 3/4/05 21:52, in article [email protected], "Tony Raven"
<[email protected]> wrote:

> Naqerj wrote:
>>
>> Ask Austin, he and his dad make them. You'll find him in
>> uk.rec.motorcycles.classic... or The Shedde.
>>
>
> Ah, I'd wondered what would happen when Derek was no longer able to
> pursue his passion for his Newtons.
>
> Tony
>
>
 
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