Tom, good to see you back, but I think there's something wrong with your
keyboard. The uppercase E and X seems to be malfunctioning.
)
"Tom Sherman" <
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> mike s wrote:
>
> > ... I just picked up my second V-Rex over the weekend. I owned a 2000 and sold it in what was
> > the stupidest recumbent move I have made. It is one of the best all purpose bikes I have found.
> > Not the fastest, not the best climber, not the most manuverable, not able to take the heaviest
> > load, but good enough in all of those departments so that when the total score is added up it
> > is way up near the top. And, it comes from an ongoing active recumbent company. The BikeE was a
> > nice bike to learn on and it is probably a little easier to handle initially than the V-Rex.
> > But once you are over that two week learning curve the Rex is a much better bike. My opinion
> > only. YMMV.
>
> I would choose the V-Rex over the BikeE AT unless I was riding short distances in an urban
> environment on rough pavement or riding extensively on unpaved surfaces. The BikeE's are the only
> single-track recumbents I have found that handle loose gravel well (the worst on gravel was the
> dual ISO 406-mm wheel Wishbone RT I used to own).
>
> I went to a dealer once intent on buying a V-Rex, but after several back and forth test rides, I
> ended up getting a Rocket instead. The handling of the Rocket just felt better (and it had a
> decisive advantage in rear brake effectiveness due to a more rearward weight distribution).
> However, for someone who places a lot of value on a more compliant ride and prefers less
> responsive handling, the V-Rex would be a better choice than the Rocket.
>
> Tom Sherman - Quad Cities (Illinois Side)