Alternative Bicycle Designs?

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| Hi,
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| I'm looking for alternative bicycle designs -- things that actually
| affect the ride and handling. Below is a list of links to various
| alternative designs -- I'd appreciate knowing of any ones I forgot.
|
| Also, any comment on particular designs, etc... will be appreciated.
| Finally, I'd love knowing of good shops in the Houston, TX area that
| can accomodate some of this.
|
|
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| Thanks in Advance.

Brent Trimble used to make a neato mountain bike that had a cross frame
(see the following links).

http://www.firstflightbikes.com/1991_Trimble.htm
http://tinyurl.com/3ksg7

I rode one of these in Houston (at Dan Boone Cycles, the best bike shop in
Houston). The bike felt (and sounded) quite different from anything else
I've ever ridden...

Jean

remember the slingshot

R15757 said:

remember the slingshot

g.daniels???

Bill "got the style down, at least" S.

R15757 said:

remember the slingshot

MASA Slingshot?
<http://home.mindspring.com/~kb7mxu/images/slingshot.jpg>

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Quoted message said:

remember the slingshot

Which one? The bend-in-the-middle mountain bike or the '70's recumbent trike?

Jeff

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...
Pump Pedals:

There is the Alenax "TransBar Power " drive bicycle.
<http://www.classicrendezvous.com/images/bike%20shops/First_Flight/Alenax_closeup.JPG>

Jobst Brandt praises this design in a FAQ article. 😉
<http://draco.acs.uci.edu/rbfaq/FAQ/8i.4.html>

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Tom Sherman

Quoted message said:

Hi,

I'm looking for alternative bicycle designs -- things that actually
affect the ride and handling. Below is a list of links to various
alternative designs -- I'd appreciate knowing of any ones I forgot.

Also, any comment on particular designs, etc... will be appreciated.
Finally, I'd love knowing of good shops in the Houston, TX area that
can accomodate some of this.

Small wheel design:

http://www.alexmoulton.com
http://www.rowbike.com
http://www.recumbents.com...

Small wheel size recumbents are silly.

Wait a minute, that is what I ride!
<http://www.ihpva.org/incoming/2002/sunset/Sunset001.jpg>

The small wheels solve certain recumbent "packaging problem" such as
excessive foot/wheel interference and fitting a short rider on a short
wheelbase bicycle.

--
Tom Sherman

Tom Sherman wrote:

R15757 said:

remember the slingshot

MASA Slingshot?
<http://home.mindspring.com/~kb7mxu/images/slingshot.jpg> >>

Incorrigible ...
I had this in mind:
http://www.slingshotbikes.com/showroom/protos/

Robert

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Brent Trimble used to make a neato mountain bike that had a cross
frame (see the following links).

You know, we have a bunch of those at the other bike shop in town... I've
been trying to figure out where they were from. They're new, too.

--
Phil, Squid-in-Training

On 10/28/2004 03:37 PM, in article
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remember the slingshot

No need to remember them. They're still around:

http://www.slingshotbikes.com/

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Quoted message said:

Hi,

I'm looking for alternative bicycle designs -- things that actually
affect the ride and handling. Below is a list of links to various
alternative designs -- I'd appreciate knowing of any ones I forgot.

Also, any comment on particular designs, etc... will be appreciated.
Finally, I'd love knowing of good shops in the Houston, TX area that
can accomodate some of this.

Small wheel design:

http://www.alexmoulton.com
http://www.rowbike.com
http://www.recumbents.com

Chainless designs:

http://www.strida.com
http://www.chainless.com

Non-diamond frames:

http://www.recumbents.com
http://www.alexmoulton.com
http://www.rowbike.com

Alternative Propulsion:

http://www.planetmobility.com/store/handbikes/index.html
http://www.rowbike.com

Pump Pedals:

?

Planetary Gearing:

http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~hadland/gear.html

Thanks in Advance.

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How about these bikes?

http://www.antbikemike.com/

Lewis.

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I'd appreciate knowing of any ones I forgot.

chainless:
http://www.inclinebikes.com/

small-wheeled folder:
http://www.swiftfolders.com/

wood frame:
http://www.homestead.com/bikerodnkustom/woodeye.html

truss frame:
http://www.pedersenbicycles.com/

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to recommend it, and, unlike other foolish crazes,
it has not died out." -- The Daily Telegraph (1877)