Author Topic: Classic Bents  (Read 2749 times)

clarion

  • Tyke
Classic Bents
« on: 24 October, 2008, 11:07:04 pm »
Just browsing Classic Lightweights website (as I do ;) ), and I saw this page for Walt Ormsby of Burley, showing a SWB and a trike recumbent  8)
Getting there...

nicknack

  • Hornblower
Re: Classic Bents
« Reply #1 on: 24 October, 2008, 11:10:02 pm »
Ee, there's nowt new under the sun.
There's no vibrations, but wait.

clarion

  • Tyke
Re: Classic Bents
« Reply #2 on: 24 October, 2008, 11:11:51 pm »
Nice triplet in there, too. ;)
Getting there...

Re: Classic Bents
« Reply #3 on: 25 October, 2008, 06:30:56 pm »
Reminds me of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/jdlpJqHxLxk&rel=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/jdlpJqHxLxk&rel=1</a>....with is rather fun. :)

[edit: expanding the boundaries a bit, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/1lqDxKQ300k&rel=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/1lqDxKQ300k&rel=1</a> is also well worthy of a view!]
Garry Broad

Sigurd Mudtracker

Re: Classic Bents
« Reply #4 on: 25 October, 2008, 09:12:57 pm »
Reminds me of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/jdlpJqHxLxk&rel=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/jdlpJqHxLxk&rel=1</a>....with is rather fun. :)

Truly nothing new under the sun - the mini recumbents looked remarkably like the Brompton recumbent conversion of a few years ago, there were TallBikes, row bikes, even a Sinclair A-bike predecessor (looked more comfortable though).

I think Carry Freedom could reinstate the tandem/trailer races - we're ready!

Re: Classic Bents
« Reply #5 on: 25 October, 2008, 09:25:42 pm »

I think Carry Freedom could reinstate the tandem/trailer races - we're ready!

Vintage tandem - Check

Trailer - Check

Stoker, Charioteer - Offers?

Ok where's the course?  :demon:
If it ain't broke, fix it 'til it is...