Has anyone tried the Bigha?



it's a ripoff and a peice of ****
Thank you Earl
GRR,RANS V2
Ti Rush,Ti Pursuit
 
For a detailed review of it you might want to read my article on it in
Recumbent Cyclist News #80 (January-February 2004 issue).

Zach Kaplan
 
In article <[email protected]>, Zach
Kaplan Cycles <[email protected]> wrote:

> For a detailed review of it you might want to read my article on it in
> Recumbent Cyclist News #80 (January-February 2004 issue).
>
> Zach Kaplan
got a link for that?
 
Slugger wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>, Zach
> Kaplan Cycles <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>>For a detailed review of it you might want to read my article on it in
>>Recumbent Cyclist News #80 (January-February 2004 issue).
>>
>>Zach Kaplan
>
> got a link for that?

Why do people ask for a link when all they gotta do is use a search engine?
 
If he had of simply typed "bigha review" in any search engine, he wouldn't
have needed to make the initial post either :)

"Randy Rhine" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
>
> Slugger wrote:
> > In article <[email protected]>, Zach
> > Kaplan Cycles <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>For a detailed review of it you might want to read my article on it in
> >>Recumbent Cyclist News #80 (January-February 2004 issue).
> >>
> >>Zach Kaplan
> >
> > got a link for that?
>
> Why do people ask for a link when all they gotta do is use a search
engine?
>
 
In article <[email protected]>,
Sticker Jim <[email protected]> wrote:

> If he had of simply typed "bigha review" in any search engine, he wouldn't
> have needed to make the initial post either :)
>
> "Randy Rhine" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> >
> >
> > Slugger wrote:
> > > In article <[email protected]>, Zach
> > > Kaplan Cycles <[email protected]> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >>For a detailed review of it you might want to read my article on it in
> > >>Recumbent Cyclist News #80 (January-February 2004 issue).
> > >>
> > >>Zach Kaplan
> > >
> > > got a link for that?
> >
> > Why do people ask for a link when all they gotta do is use a search
> engine?
> >
>
>
uh huh..so what is the point of usenet?
Whats wrong with making something convenient for someone..sheesh.
Anyways does anyone have anything useful to say say about the bigha?
It seems heavy and with a heavy pricetag but the geometry looks to be
perfection.
 
"Sticker Jim" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> If he had of simply typed "bigha review" in any search engine, he wouldn't
> have needed to make the initial post either :)
>
> "Randy Rhine" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> >
> >
> > Slugger wrote:
> > > In article <[email protected]>, Zach
> > > Kaplan Cycles <[email protected]> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >>For a detailed review of it you might want to read my article on it in
> > >>Recumbent Cyclist News #80 (January-February 2004 issue).
> > >>
> > >>Zach Kaplan
> > >
> > > got a link for that?
> >
> > Why do people ask for a link when all they gotta do is use a search
> engine?
> >
>
>
Actually RCN is a magazine. Here's a link to buy the back issue if that's
what you want to do.

http://www.recumbentcyclistnews.com/subscribe.html

Or you could go to http://www.bentrideronline.com/ and look for the BiGHA
review that's hidden somewhere there. I seem to recall some the regulars
posters at that site felt there was a bit of puff in Bentrider's review of
the BiGHA.

skip
 
Earl,
How eloquent!

Guess Who I Am wrote:

> it's a ripoff and a peice of ****
> Thank you Earl
> GRR,RANS V2
> Ti Rush,Ti Pursuit
>
>
 
Slugger <[email protected]> wrote in message
> It seems heavy and with a heavy pricetag but the geometry looks to be
> perfection.

Not enought tiller, not enough fork rake, seat too high, seatback so
vertical that recumbutt is guaranteed. Other than that, perfect.
 
Slugger wrote:

> Anyways does anyone have anything useful to say say about the bigha?

Yeah. It's way overpriced.

--
Where no oxen are, the crib is clean,
But much benefit is derived from the labor of the ox.
 
"Melinda Meahan - remove TRASH to reply" <[email protected]> wrote in
message news:[email protected]...
> Slugger wrote:
>
> > Anyways does anyone have anything useful to say say about the bigha?
>
> Yeah. It's way overpriced.
>
> --
> Where no oxen are, the crib is clean,
> But much benefit is derived from the labor of the ox.

Although I have no interest in the bike I'm not so sure it IS overpriced
considering all the gadgets it has on it, Today I was in a Dallas bike shop
and plenty of bikes were on display with higher price tages than the BigHa
and in some casesI saw nothing exotic about them. I paid $2800 for an Optima
Baron, was it overpriced? Some would say yes but I didn't think so, it was
well worth it to me

Price what the market will bear I guess
 
Mark Leuck wrote:

> "Melinda Meahan - remove TRASH to reply" <[email protected]> wrote in
> message news:[email protected]...
>
>>Slugger wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Anyways does anyone have anything useful to say say about the bigha?
>>
>>Yeah. It's way overpriced.
>>
>>--
>>Where no oxen are, the crib is clean,
>>But much benefit is derived from the labor of the ox.
>
>
> Although I have no interest in the bike I'm not so sure it IS overpriced
> considering all the gadgets it has on it, Today I was in a Dallas bike shop
> and plenty of bikes were on display with higher price tages than the BigHa
> and in some casesI saw nothing exotic about them. I paid $2800 for an Optima
> Baron, was it overpriced? Some would say yes but I didn't think so, it was
> well worth it to me
>
> Price what the market will bear I guess
>
>

The Optima Baron is a high performance lowracer that weighs what, 28.5
pounds? The Bigha is a comfort bike that weighs 50 lbs. Maybe it's a
good value on a dollar per pound basis. Nothing wrong with a heavy
comfort bike, I ride one every day. But for $3000? Would you buy one?

Lorenzo L. Love
http://home.thegrid.net/~lllove

"A bicycle does get you there and more And there is always the thin edge
of danger to keep you alert and comfortably apprehensive. Dogs become
dogs again and snap at your raincoat; potholes become personal. And
getting there is all the fun."
Bill Emerson
 
"Lorenzo L. Love" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> >
> >
> > Although I have no interest in the bike I'm not so sure it IS overpriced
> > considering all the gadgets it has on it, Today I was in a Dallas bike
shop
> > and plenty of bikes were on display with higher price tages than the
BigHa
> > and in some casesI saw nothing exotic about them. I paid $2800 for an
Optima
> > Baron, was it overpriced? Some would say yes but I didn't think so, it
was
> > well worth it to me
> >
> > Price what the market will bear I guess
> >
> >
>
> The Optima Baron is a high performance lowracer that weighs what, 28.5
> pounds? The Bigha is a comfort bike that weighs 50 lbs. Maybe it's a
> good value on a dollar per pound basis. Nothing wrong with a heavy
> comfort bike, I ride one every day. But for $3000? Would you buy one?
>
> Lorenzo L. Love
> http://home.thegrid.net/~lllove

I would not buy one ONLY because I prefer low riders not because of the
price. That also means I wouldn't buy a Bacchetta, Gold Rush or most other
bikes here for that very reason, nothing wrong with them I just don't prefer
the style.

That 28.5 is heavy compared to other more standard bikes and even heavier
with all the stuff I've added, maybe 10-15 pounds yet I had no problems
doing 2 century's last week, I suspect if I DID have a BigHa I wouldn't care
how much it weighed either. It might even be better for touring than my
Baron although I'm sure I can ride faster. Different bikes for different
purposes. Basic principle of capitalism: Price what the market will bear.
Time will tell if they are successful

BTW: I noticed the Easy Racer on your page complete with lights and luggage,
the Tour Easy with the electric motor and BOB, how much does all that weigh
and what was the total cost? When you total it up you might be suprised :)
 
Mark Leuck wrote:
> "Lorenzo L. Love" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
>>>
>>>Although I have no interest in the bike I'm not so sure it IS overpriced
>>>considering all the gadgets it has on it, Today I was in a Dallas bike
>
> shop
>
>>>and plenty of bikes were on display with higher price tages than the
>
> BigHa
>
>>>and in some casesI saw nothing exotic about them. I paid $2800 for an
>
> Optima
>
>>>Baron, was it overpriced? Some would say yes but I didn't think so, it
>
> was
>
>>>well worth it to me
>>>
>>>Price what the market will bear I guess
>>>
>>>
>>
>>The Optima Baron is a high performance lowracer that weighs what, 28.5
>>pounds? The Bigha is a comfort bike that weighs 50 lbs. Maybe it's a
>>good value on a dollar per pound basis. Nothing wrong with a heavy
>>comfort bike, I ride one every day. But for $3000? Would you buy one?
>>
>>Lorenzo L. Love
>>http://home.thegrid.net/~lllove
>
>
> I would not buy one ONLY because I prefer low riders not because of the
> price. That also means I wouldn't buy a Bacchetta, Gold Rush or most other
> bikes here for that very reason, nothing wrong with them I just don't prefer
> the style.
>
> That 28.5 is heavy compared to other more standard bikes and even heavier
> with all the stuff I've added, maybe 10-15 pounds yet I had no problems
> doing 2 century's last week, I suspect if I DID have a BigHa I wouldn't care
> how much it weighed either. It might even be better for touring than my
> Baron although I'm sure I can ride faster. Different bikes for different
> purposes. Basic principle of capitalism: Price what the market will bear.
> Time will tell if they are successful
>
> BTW: I noticed the Easy Racer on your page complete with lights and luggage,
> the Tour Easy with the electric motor and BOB, how much does all that weigh
> and what was the total cost? When you total it up you might be suprised :)
>
>

Add 15 pounds to an Optima Baron and it still weighs less then a Bigha.

The Tour Easy is a tried and true design that the market has supported,
very well for a generation. Who supports the Bigha in the marketplace?
Not you. Not me. Even though I like that class of bikes I wouldn't buy
one because it costs an outrageous amount compared to similar bikes. You
wouldn't buy one even though you can find no fault with either cost or
weight. From this sample of the marketplace, it's not doing so well.

Lorenzo L. Love
http://home.thegrid.net/~lllove

"Americans are broad-minded people. They'll accept the fact that a
person can be an alcoholic, a dope fiend, a wife beater, and even a
newspaperman, but if a man doesn't drive there's something wrong with him."
Art Buchwald
 
Mark Leuck wrote:

> Although I have no interest in the bike I'm not so sure it IS overpriced
> considering all the gadgets it has on it, Today I was in a Dallas bike shop
> and plenty of bikes were on display with higher price tages than the BigHa
> and in some casesI saw nothing exotic about them. I paid $2800 for an Optima
> Baron, was it overpriced? Some would say yes but I didn't think so, it was
> well worth it to me

Well, Giant's semirecumbent (?Revive?) is much lower-priced and has
similar features, I think. I would certainly recommend someone check it
out before the BigHA.

--
Where no oxen are, the crib is clean,
But much benefit is derived from the labor of the ox.
 
"Lorenzo L. Love" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Mark Leuck wrote:
>
> Add 15 pounds to an Optima Baron and it still weighs less then a Bigha.
>
> The Tour Easy is a tried and true design that the market has supported,
> very well for a generation. Who supports the Bigha in the marketplace?
> Not you. Not me.

When the Tour Easy came out it wasn't supported by anyone either, its
popularity grew over time just as any other product

> Even though I like that class of bikes I wouldn't buy
> one because it costs an outrageous amount compared to similar bikes.

Thats fine, I don't think its intended to be sold to the more hardcore crowd

> You
> wouldn't buy one even though you can find no fault with either cost or
> weight. From this sample of the marketplace, it's not doing so well.

But this sample of the marketplace isn't who they are trying to sell to,
sometimes it is easy to get so into a particular product we wonder why
nobody else buys what we like, the marketplace is far greater than what we
think it is.
 
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