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Gattopardo

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Home made 'bents
« on: 09 March, 2017, 07:07:25 pm »
Have been offered a home made recumbent needing work.  It has been outside for a while....

Is it a good idea to fettle it to life or pass it to someone that has the storage and the time?
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ElyDave

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Re: Home made 'bents
« Reply #1 on: 09 March, 2017, 09:18:02 pm »
as with any bike, I'd say it depends on your fettling competence, but bear in mind that there may be non-standard problems vs an upwrong
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Kim

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Re: Home made 'bents
« Reply #2 on: 09 March, 2017, 10:58:58 pm »
And depending on what flavour of 'home made', it might not actually be a very good design even when in fine fettle.
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Torslanda

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Re: Home made 'bents
« Reply #3 on: 10 March, 2017, 08:17:17 pm »
I know you're a long way away from me but I could be interested if you don't want it . . .
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VELOMANCER

Quote from: trekker12 on 16 July, 2016, 08:54:33 am
Well that's the more blunt way of putting it but as usual he's dead right.

handcyclist

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Re: Home made 'bents
« Reply #4 on: 10 March, 2017, 08:30:40 pm »
Quote from: Gattopardo on 09 March, 2017, 07:07:25 pm
Have been offered a home made recumbent needing work.  It has been outside for a while....

Is it a good idea to fettle it to life or pass it to someone that has the storage and the time?

TTIUWP
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Torslanda

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Re: Home made 'bents
« Reply #5 on: 10 March, 2017, 09:41:11 pm »
Wot 'e sedd . . .
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VELOMANCER

Quote from: trekker12 on 16 July, 2016, 08:54:33 am
Well that's the more blunt way of putting it but as usual he's dead right.

DuncanM

Re: Home made 'bents
« Reply #6 on: 14 March, 2017, 01:56:50 pm »
Pictures?
A lot depends on the design and construction whether it's a good idea to spend time and effort on it or not...
Cheers
Duncan
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Kim

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Re: Home made 'bents
« Reply #7 on: 14 March, 2017, 07:16:40 pm »
Gattopardo emailed me a photo, but I wasn't sure if I should share it.

Nevertheless, the bike has just popped up on eBay:  http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/112334760148
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ElyDave

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Re: Home made 'bents
« Reply #8 on: 14 March, 2017, 08:06:25 pm »
yes, saw that one earlier.  Didn't go in my watch list
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Wobbly John

Re: Home made 'bents
« Reply #9 on: 14 March, 2017, 08:32:14 pm »
That's a DutchSpeed kit from the early '00s.

You can still download the instruction manual here: renekmueller.com/DL/DUTCH_instruc_man_GAKS2_2.9Uk.pdf
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Gattopardo

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Re: Home made 'bents
« Reply #10 on: 16 March, 2017, 08:04:04 pm »
He stopped answering my emails  :'(
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