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On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 8:51 PM, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > Good to know that mine is (or may well be) lighter than yours. > Seriously, thanks -- at least it shows that an upright does not > necessarily come with a huge weight penalty. I am enjoying the very > basic but now upgeared Worksman immensely even though it is a real > barking dog of a dog: I would not be surprised if the tires contained > "thornproof tubes" -- those worse-than-goathead "solutions" to > punctures. Must investigate. Add to that the 50 lb weight and less > than Campy quality bearing quality (the drive wheel spins as if it > were built around a dynamo hub, this despite some ad hoc lubing and > adjustment) and you have a 10 mile workout in a five mile run to the > PO and back. But still, it's great fun, even though it does make me > look like a dork. > > (Speaking of recumbent trikes: I remember a recumbent, tadpole, tandem > trike with huge boom tube of carbon fiber, which I once passed up a > long, steep hill. That thing was longer than my car! Of course, I > drive a 2 CV.) > > On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 8:29 PM, Tim Whalen <whalen...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Patrick, >> >> My ICE is 35 pounds or so. Given the heavier seat and frame on a tadpole, >> I'd say the advertised weight for your Delta is plausible.Tim >> >> On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 7:46 PM, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Thanks for all the replies. My possible trike is a Ken Rogers "Delta" >>> upright; old British iron. My main concern is its left hand drive >>> (only the left wheel is driven): I've read that this is Bad for US >>> cambers, but the seller who is in Seattle says it wasn't for him, and >>> our roads here in NM are generally not very high crowned. But ... >>> >>> Curious: what does a lowriding tadpole weigh? The seller says that the >>> KR, built with SunTour Exage and medium end late '80s parts weighs 32 >>> lb -- a hell of a lot lighter than my Worksman (just carried home a >>> big load of boxes from the PO for Mom). >>> >>> On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 6:13 PM, John Blish <jbl...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> > I ride a Catrike Expedition, CTE1610, a tadpole style with 20" font >>> > wheels and a 26" rear. 9 speed triple crank w/ disc brakes and Schwalbe >>> > Marathon Racers. >>> > >>> > Trikes are a lot of fun with very quick, tight steering and the smaller >>> > diameter wheels allow you to experience pavement irregularities more >>> > profoundly than with bigger diameter wheels. >>> > >>> > John >>> > >>> > Sent from my iPad >>> > >>> > On Sep 16, 2011, at 11:49 AM, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> > >>> >> I've got my eye on a trike in Seattle and I've got some questions and >>> >> would be grateful for any experienced (emphasis!) answers and advice. >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> Thanks. >>> >> >>> >> -- >>> >> Patrick Moore >>> >> Albuquerque, NM >>> >> For professional resumes, contact >>> >> Patrick Moore, ACRW >>> >> http://resumespecialties.com/index.html >>> >> >>> >> -- >>> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> >> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>> >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >>> >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> >> rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> >> For more options, visit this group at >>> >> http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. >>> >> >>> > >>> > -- >>> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> > Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>> > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >>> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> > For more options, visit this group at >>> > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. >>> > >>> > >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Patrick Moore >>> Albuquerque, NM >>> For professional resumes, contact >>> Patrick Moore, ACRW >>> http://resumespecialties.com/index.html >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. >> > > > > -- > Patrick Moore > Albuquerque, NM > For professional resumes, contact > Patrick Moore, ACRW > http://resumespecialties.com/index.html > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW http://resumespecialties.com/index.html -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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