In article <1gkdr8y.1udkfog1uaisz2N%real-not-anti-spam-address@apple-
juice.co.uk>,
[email protected] says...
> This is clearly a bicyle with front wheel drive:
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> <http://www.toxy.de/shop_en/imagesLarge/14100.jpg>.
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> What? Why? And most of all, How?
Other's have answered the questions to a greater or lesser extent, so
here is my opinion based on a test ride.
1) Unless you have exceptionally long legs (At 6' with average
proportions, I wouldn't have said I was short!) or exceptionally short
feet, you _will_ suffer from heel strike on the derailleur! This causes
a gear change every pedal revolution and will rapidly drive you nuts.
2) Being that low to the ground is fun and the traction over rough road
surfaces is fantastic. The result is that you will hammer it into the
corners without worrying about whether it'll make it.
3) If you have long hair, tuck it behind your back otherwise it may snag
on the rear wheel! :-(
I think that the Rohloff version would be very cool, but the sight of a
chain twisting like that is simply distressing. While public is
definately to the contrary, I think low-racers are better as LWB or
trikes.
Despite my gripes, it was good fun. But I had more fun on the Kettweisel
and Trice Monster (Gotta get my mind off that trike!).
Jon