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Douglas Cole wrote:
>Thanks for the input Tracy, as I have not ridden a USS 'bent yet, I was hoping to get some input in
>this respect, I am not a very heavy 6'2" (lite 165#) so I am not sure that I will worry too much
>about the frame flexing unless of course it is that flimsy (others have mentioned this)... I just
>like the idea of not having that tiller in front of my face when riding (the only thing I don't
>like about my Taiko by the way) so that was the appeal of the USS 'zack besides the looks (I have
>seen one in a Portland shop but didn't get to test ride it, back pains at the time).
>
I weigh more than you do and don't notice any problems with weight. You extra leg lenght will make
foot to wheel problems highly unlikely unless you like to sit close to the pedals.
>hours...
>
>
>
>>I recommend knee-savers. They not only helped my knees, they help prevent your heel from hitting
>>the wheel. They also make clicking out easier.
>>
>>
>
>Could you explain what "knee-savers" are ? I am not familiar with them and so don't have a clue as
>to what they might be. I don't seem to have troubles with my heels hitting my front tire on my
>Taiko, but then again it is a longer frame bike and OSS.
>
>
Knee savers are a piece of round shafting that has been machined so that you can screw your pedals
into them and the knee savers then screw into the crank. The effect is to move your feet out farther
from the centerline of the bike. Before I got them, I was having knee pain. They solved the problem
completely, as well as making it easier to click out of my Speedplay frogs and eliminated my heel
hitting the wheel in extreem sharp, slow speed parking lot turns. I believe the knee savers work by
preventing twisting at the knee. On a wedgie your hips are free to rotate easily and keep your knees
under your hips (my only theory.) On a recumbent your hips do not rotate easily and I guess this
results in your knees somehow getting extra forces put on them.
>
>
>>Buy the fenders with the bike, unless you enjoy getting tad pole slime flung on the back of your
>>neck everytime you have to ride through a puddle. (I live in Houston, the water stays on the trail
>>where I ride for long periods of time in certain places.)
>>
>>
>
>Oh yes, the first thing I picked up were some fenders for my Taiko, we get enough rain around here
>and the trails can get muddy, but I really want to find a better fitting fender, as the ones I got
>don't fit my tires snugly enough to my liking (apex fender).
>
>And I have been through a few of your "rains" down in Houston, man! All I remember was the parking
>lot of the Hotel I was staying at turned into a lake and we couldn't get out for about 3 hours and
>it was like that every evening while we were there. I figured out really quickly why you have all
>those extra large culverts and drain sloughs all over the place :^}
>
>Thanks again for any input you can give.
>
>Doug
>
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wrap=""></pre> <pre wrap=""><!---->Thanks for the input Tracy, as I have not ridden a USS 'bent yet,
I was hoping to get some input in this respect, I am not a very heavy 6'2" (lite 165#) so I am not
sure that I will worry too much about the frame flexing unless of course it is that flimsy (others
have mentioned this)... I just like the idea of not having that tiller in front of my face when
riding (the only thing I don't like about my Taiko by the way) so that was the appeal of the USS
'zack besides the looks (I have seen one in a Portland shop but didn't get to test ride it, back
pains at the time).</pre> </blockquote> I weigh more than you do and don't notice any problems with
weight. You extra leg lenght will make<br> foot to wheel problems highly unlikely unless you
like to sit close to the pedals.<br> <blockquote type="cite"
cite="
[email protected]"> <pre wrap=""> hours...
</pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">I recommend knee-savers. They not only helped my
knees, they help prevent your heel from hitting the wheel. They also make clicking out easier.
</pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""><!----> Could you explain what "knee-savers" are ? I am not
familiar with them and so don't have a clue as to what they might be. I don't seem to have
troubles with my heels hitting my front tire on my Taiko, but then again it is a longer frame bike
and OSS. </pre> </blockquote> Knee savers are a piece of round shafting that has been machined so
that you can screw your pedals<br> into them and the knee savers then screw into the crank.
The effect is to move your feet out farther from<br> the centerline of the bike.
Before I got them, I was having knee pain. They solved the problem completely,<br> as
well as making it easier to click out of my Speedplay frogs and eliminated my heel hitting the
wheel in <br> extreem sharp, slow speed parking lot turns. I believe the knee savers work by
preventing twisting at the knee.<br> On a wedgie your hips are free to rotate easily and keep your
knees under your hips (my only theory.) On a <br> recumbent your hips do not rotate easily
and I guess this results in your knees somehow getting extra forces<br> put on them.<br>
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[email protected]"> <pre wrap=""> </pre>
<blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">Buy the fenders with the bike, unless you enjoy getting tad
pole slime flung on the back of your neck everytime you have to ride through a puddle. (I live in
Houston, the water stays on the trail where I ride for long periods of time in certain places.)
</pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""><!----> Oh yes, the first thing I picked up were some fenders
for my Taiko, we get enough rain around here and the trails can get muddy, but I really want to
find a better fitting fender, as the ones I got don't fit my tires snugly enough to my liking
(apex fender).
And I have been through a few of your "rains" down in Houston, man! All I remember was the parking
lot of the Hotel I was staying at turned into a lake and we couldn't get out for about 3 hours and
it was like that every evening while we were there. I figured out really quickly why you have all
those extra large culverts and drain sloughs all over the place :^}
Thanks again for any input you can give.
Doug </pre> </blockquote> <br> </body> </html>
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