"Edward Dolan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I am of the opinion that ALL recumbent bike manufacturers are basically
> just stupid. Anyone can make an expensive recumbent. Hells Bells, even
> Bill Cook of Barcroft can do that much. The trick is to know how to make a
> recumbent for a couple of hundred dollars instead of a couple of thousand
> dollars. Can anyone do it? Nope, we are all way too stupid to know how to
> do that.
>
How can they make a recumbent for a couple hundred dollars when the freaking
candy assed recumbent seats cost as much as a low end upright frame? Use
scrap plywood?
Keats wrote:
> "Edward Dolan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> <snip>
>> I am of the opinion that ALL recumbent bike manufacturers are basically
>> just stupid. Anyone can make an expensive recumbent. Hells Bells, even
>> Bill Cook of Barcroft can do that much. The trick is to know how to make a
>> recumbent for a couple of hundred dollars instead of a couple of thousand
>> dollars. Can anyone do it? Nope, we are all way too stupid to know how to
>> do that.
>>
>
> How can they make a recumbent for a couple hundred dollars when the freaking
> candy assed recumbent seats cost as much as a low end upright frame? Use
> scrap plywood?
>
> Zoot
>
>
Pretty much. I owned an EZ-1 by Sun and the seat was made out of
plywood! At least the base of it was. I sold that bike and bought a much
better and more expensive Rans model.
"Just A User" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Keats wrote:
>> "Edward Dolan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>> <snip>
>>> I am of the opinion that ALL recumbent bike manufacturers are basically
>>> just stupid. Anyone can make an expensive recumbent. Hells Bells, even
>>> Bill Cook of Barcroft can do that much. The trick is to know how to make
>>> a recumbent for a couple of hundred dollars instead of a couple of
>>> thousand dollars. Can anyone do it? Nope, we are all way too stupid to
>>> know how to do that.
>>>
>>
>> How can they make a recumbent for a couple hundred dollars when the
>> freaking candy assed recumbent seats cost as much as a low end upright
>> frame? Use scrap plywood?
>>
>> Zoot
> Pretty much. I owned an EZ-1 by Sun and the seat was made out of plywood!
> At least the base of it was.
Sounds comfy.
.I sold that bike and bought a much
> better and more expensive Rans model.
In article <[email protected]>,
"Keats" <[email protected]> wrote:
> "Just A User" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Keats wrote:
> >> "Edward Dolan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> >> news:[email protected]...
> >> <snip>
> >>> I am of the opinion that ALL recumbent bike manufacturers are basically
> >>> just stupid. Anyone can make an expensive recumbent. Hells Bells, even
> >>> Bill Cook of Barcroft can do that much. The trick is to know how to make
> >>> a recumbent for a couple of hundred dollars instead of a couple of
> >>> thousand dollars. Can anyone do it? Nope, we are all way too stupid to
> >>> know how to do that.
> >>>
> >>
> >> How can they make a recumbent for a couple hundred dollars when the
> >> freaking candy assed recumbent seats cost as much as a low end upright
> >> frame? Use scrap plywood?
> >>
> >> Zoot
> > Pretty much. I owned an EZ-1 by Sun and the seat was made out of plywood!
> > At least the base of it was.
>
> Sounds comfy.
>
>
> .I sold that bike and bought a much
> > better and more expensive Rans model.
>
> Smart move.
>
> (Not) Zoot Keats
Zoot Keats? Is there some sort of Vancouverite merging going on?
(Not) Tom Kouzineau
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Keats wrote:
> "Just A User" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> Keats wrote:
>>> "Edward Dolan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>> news:[email protected]...
>>> <snip>
>>>> I am of the opinion that ALL recumbent bike manufacturers are basically
>>>> just stupid. Anyone can make an expensive recumbent. Hells Bells, even
>>>> Bill Cook of Barcroft can do that much. The trick is to know how to make
>>>> a recumbent for a couple of hundred dollars instead of a couple of
>>>> thousand dollars. Can anyone do it? Nope, we are all way too stupid to
>>>> know how to do that.
>>>>
>>> How can they make a recumbent for a couple hundred dollars when the
>>> freaking candy assed recumbent seats cost as much as a low end upright
>>> frame? Use scrap plywood?
>>>
>>> Zoot
>> Pretty much. I owned an EZ-1 by Sun and the seat was made out of plywood!
>> At least the base of it was.
>
> Sounds comfy.
>
>
> .I sold that bike and bought a much
>> better and more expensive Rans model.
>
> Smart move.
>
> (Not) Zoot Keats
>
>
I like the Rans a lot. But then again it cost 4 times what an EZ-1
costs. While it not a super light recumbent, it is faster than the EZ-1
and I can ride faster longer with less effort than my road bike. But on
the other hand I tend to ride the road bike more / intensely / than the
recumbent, which mean a higher heart rate and more calories burned.
