Rowbike

Euan said:

Should this thing even be legal? Not that I want to get UCI on your ass
you understand.

http://www.rowbike.com/
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looks like one of them railway line thingies,
you see in ol' films (Blazing Saddles, for eg)

Flying"Can i have some more beans?"Dutch

Uuuugh - more opportunities for the recumbent plonkers to embarass
themselves and cyclists generally.

The real question is how should they die? Other than slowly and in great
pain that is.

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Quoted message said:

Should this thing even be legal? Not that I want to get UCI on your ass
you understand.

http://www.rowbike.com/
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jim said:

Uuuugh - more opportunities for the recumbent plonkers to embarass
themselves and cyclists generally.

The real question is how should they die? Other than slowly and in great
pain that is.

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Quoted message said:

Should this thing even be legal? Not that I want to get UCI on your ass
you understand.

rowbike.comrowbike.comOpen ↗
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Jim that is harsh

Euan said:

Should this thing even be legal? Not that I want to get UCI on your ass
you understand.

http://www.rowbike.com/

and everything old is new again!

"revolutionary!" heh ...

On 08/03/06 at 06:28:19 Euan somehow managed to type:

Quoted message said:

Should this thing even be legal? Not that I want to get UCI on your
ass you understand.

http://www.rowbike.com/

Ahhhh... Peter Sig. I _think_ you'll possibly remember. Slaw perhap ??

How long ago did the Herald Sun run those bike ride into spring things
that ended up at Flagstaff gardens ? And didn't the guy(s) who did a
lot of early GVBR's on Bikertons have 'em then ?

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In aus.bicycle on Wed, 8 Mar 2006 08:07:29 +1100

jim said:

Uuuugh - more opportunities for the recumbent plonkers to embarass
themselves and cyclists generally.

They'll probably be wearing bib knicks without shirts too. Oh the
horror!

Zebee

Humbug said:

On 08/03/06 at 06:28:19 Euan somehow managed to type:

Quoted message said:

Should this thing even be legal? Not that I want to get UCI on your
ass you understand.

http://www.rowbike.com/

Ahhhh... Peter Sig. I _think_ you'll possibly remember. Slaw perhap ??

How long ago did the Herald Sun run those bike ride into spring things
that ended up at Flagstaff gardens ? And didn't the guy(s) who did a
lot of early GVBR's on Bikertons have 'em then ?

Well, are you talking about the Springding Ride?

Don't know if rowbikes were on that, but this general design is a
reiteration of a bike that's been around for at least 25 years. The version
back in the 80s didn't have the sliding seat but the feet were placed on
pegs at the base of the vertical bar so that you pushed with the feet while
pulling back with the arms. At the time I thought the concept had merit, but
it has never taken off. Maybe people see it as too much of a left-brain
thing, like patting your head while rubbing your tummy; or maybe the dead
spot with no drive is a disincentive - it'd be a cow on hills. I don't know,
but I'm quite happy with the standard upright bike.

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Peter

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quote='Peter Signorini''Humbug said:

On 08/03/06 at 06:28:19 Euan somehow managed to type:

Quoted message said:

Should this thing even be legal? Not that I want to get UCI on your
ass you understand.

rowbike.comrowbike.comOpen ↗

Ahhhh... Peter Sig. I _think_ you'll possibly remember. Slaw perhap ??

How long ago did the Herald Sun run those bike ride into spring things
that ended up at Flagstaff gardens ? And didn't the guy(s) who did a
lot of early GVBR's on Bikertons have 'em then ?

Well, are you talking about the Springding Ride?

Don't know if rowbikes were on that, but this general design is a
reiteration of a bike that's been around for at least 25 years. The version
back in the 80s didn't have the sliding seat but the feet were placed on
pegs at the base of the vertical bar so that you pushed with the feet while
pulling back with the arms. At the time I thought the concept had merit, but
it has never taken off. Maybe people see it as too much of a left-brain
thing, like patting your head while rubbing your tummy; or maybe the dead
spot with no drive is a disincentive - it'd be a cow on hills. I don't know,
but I'm quite happy with the standard upright bike.

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Peter

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Burns 50% more calories than noraml bikes? So its significantly less efficient.

And they advertise a 24"/26" wheel model as suitable for off-road. Scarey heh?

SteveA

Zebee Johnstone said:

In aus.bicycle on Wed, 8 Mar 2006 08:07:29 +1100

jim said:

Uuuugh - more opportunities for the recumbent plonkers to embarass
themselves and cyclists generally.

They'll probably be wearing bib knicks without shirts too. Oh the
horror!

Zebee

so that's your outfit for the Giro 20 ?

In aus.bicycle on Wed, 8 Mar 2006 19:32:13 +1100

aeek said:

Zebee Johnstone said:

They'll probably be wearing bib knicks without shirts too. Oh the
horror!

so that's your outfit for the Giro 20 ?

Don't be silly, bent riders don't need knicks. Don't get that
intimate with the seat.

No, it will be denim shorts and a Hawaiian shirt of course. The
propeller beanie probably isn't an approved helmet though.

Zebee

Peter Signorini said:

Humbug said:

On 08/03/06 at 06:28:19 Euan somehow managed to type:

Quoted message said:

Should this thing even be legal? Not that I want to get UCI on your
ass you understand.

http://www.rowbike.com/

Ahhhh... Peter Sig. I _think_ you'll possibly remember. Slaw perhap ??

How long ago did the Herald Sun run those bike ride into spring things
that ended up at Flagstaff gardens ? And didn't the guy(s) who did a
lot of early GVBR's on Bikertons have 'em then ?

Well, are you talking about the Springding Ride?

Don't know if rowbikes were on that, but this general design is a
reiteration of a bike that's been around for at least 25 years. The version
back in the 80s didn't have the sliding seat but the feet were placed on
pegs at the base of the vertical bar so that you pushed with the feet while
pulling back with the arms. At the time I thought the concept had merit, but
it has never taken off. Maybe people see it as too much of a left-brain
thing, like patting your head while rubbing your tummy; or maybe the dead
spot with no drive is a disincentive - it'd be a cow on hills. I don't know,
but I'm quite happy with the standard upright bike.

Good Evening Mr Sig,
Answer: 1982
I have an ancient B&W photo somewhere of one Anthony Overmars
(remember him?) on one. It was down on the Yarra Bank, not Flagstaff
Gardens, and was part of the old State Bicycle Committee Bike Week when
that was running. Russell Freemantle was there (now living at Point
Cook) and so were the Farrens, I have photos of them all.
Cheers,
Ray.

On 08/03/06 at 20:05:31 ray somehow managed to type:

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Quoted message said:

Good Evening Mr Sig,
Answer: 1982
I have an ancient B&W photo somewhere of one Anthony Overmars
(remember him?) on one. It was down on the Yarra Bank, not Flagstaff
Gardens, and was part of the old State Bicycle Committee Bike Week
when that was running. Russell Freemantle was there (now living at
Point Cook) and so were the Farrens, I have photos of them all.
Cheers, Ray.

Thanks Ray, you've jogged what little of my memory is left....:-)

It was indeed a Bike Week event where there were a number of starting
places around the 'burbs with the end point _probably_ being the Sidney
Myer Music Bowl or _perhaps_ the Yarra Bank. It must've been '77 or '78
- I was still working at Computer Tech. which I left some time in '78.
I _think_ it's more likely it was '77 because I _think_ I remember
riding a frame that I got rid of around the end of '77.

Either way - Peter Sig. is right about the arm and leg operation with
the gearing being changed by moving the chain attachment point.

Ahhhhhh it WAS '77 - I distinctly remember seeing two of 'em on the
Westgate Bridge ride on the day before it opened in November '78. I
distinctly remember my brother pointing 'em out and asking me if they
were the same two guys from the year before.

Now I'm going to have a nice lay down - my head hurts from all this
remembering...:-)

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BE A LOOF! (There has been a recent population explosion of lerts.)

Humbug said:

On 08/03/06 at 20:05:31 ray somehow managed to type:

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Quoted message said:

Either way - Peter Sig. is right about the arm and leg operation with
the gearing being changed by moving the chain attachment point.

Oh, yes the 'chain shift' for gears! And these things ran with two chains
double linked to the lever, and a freewheel (single) on each side of the
hub. Chain maintenance and replacement could get a bit costly.

Quoted message said:

Ahhhhhh it WAS '77 - I distinctly remember seeing two of 'em on the
Westgate Bridge ride on the day before it opened in November '78. I
distinctly remember my brother pointing 'em out and asking me if they
were the same two guys from the year before.

The '77 Bike Week was a memorable one for me. Some old guy with a limp and a
colourful pommie accent (guess who) sold me the first Freewheeling magazine.
And someone else gave me a newsletter for a club called 'Action Unlimited'.

There must have been more than one Bike Week where these Rowbikes were
about, because in '77 I didn't know Ray nor the two friends he refers to,
Anthony O and Russell Freemantle. But 1982 and AO riding the Rowbike on the
Yarra Bank does stir some neurons deep in my skull.

Quoted message said:

Now I'm going to have a nice lay down - my head hurts from all this
remembering...:-)

Yeah. Tough isn't it!

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There was a bike mechanic from Norway (or another nordic locale)
tooling around South/East Western Australia over summer on his Rowbike.

He claimed they were huge over there. Looked bloody ridiculous.

I Have a pic and vid if anyone cares..