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Ken Marcet
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I posted a message here awhile back that said something about recumbent
owners being crazy. Now I take that back, I have been riding my regular road
bike for a couple of months now, and my back is starting to act up again
(now I know why I stopped riding) and can now appreciate the support of a
recumbent seat. You are not mentally ill. I am! Anyway - now that I have
realized the huge advantage of a bent, I am going to start on my first
project bent. I have several donor bicycles in my garage, and have started
to remove all the bolt on parts, I haven't cut anything into pieces yet. I
know that most of the department store type bikes are pretty cheaply made,
but surely there are some parts / components that can be used in the
construction of a bent. Being that this will be my first attempt I am not
expecting it to be the best home built recumbent in the world! Actually if
it even can be ridden at all I will be amazed. I am not really going to
follow any "plans" more just follow plans in my head. Question 1: Are there
any components that should be absolutely avoided from dept store bikes? I
have a Ross comfort bike, a Murray legacy 10 speed, and a huffy Santa Fe 12
speed so far for parts. Oh yeah I should mention that the area where I live
has no real LBS nearest on is about an hour and half away by car.
Ken
--
It has yet to be proven that intelligence has any survival value.
Arthur C. Clarke
English physicist & science fiction author (1917 - )
owners being crazy. Now I take that back, I have been riding my regular road
bike for a couple of months now, and my back is starting to act up again
(now I know why I stopped riding) and can now appreciate the support of a
recumbent seat. You are not mentally ill. I am! Anyway - now that I have
realized the huge advantage of a bent, I am going to start on my first
project bent. I have several donor bicycles in my garage, and have started
to remove all the bolt on parts, I haven't cut anything into pieces yet. I
know that most of the department store type bikes are pretty cheaply made,
but surely there are some parts / components that can be used in the
construction of a bent. Being that this will be my first attempt I am not
expecting it to be the best home built recumbent in the world! Actually if
it even can be ridden at all I will be amazed. I am not really going to
follow any "plans" more just follow plans in my head. Question 1: Are there
any components that should be absolutely avoided from dept store bikes? I
have a Ross comfort bike, a Murray legacy 10 speed, and a huffy Santa Fe 12
speed so far for parts. Oh yeah I should mention that the area where I live
has no real LBS nearest on is about an hour and half away by car.
Ken
--
It has yet to be proven that intelligence has any survival value.
Arthur C. Clarke
English physicist & science fiction author (1917 - )