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General Category => Freewheeling => The Dark Side => Topic started by: Blodwyn Pig on 27 June, 2020, 12:26:07 pm

Title: Pictures of your 'bent(s)
Post by: Blodwyn Pig on 27 June, 2020, 12:26:07 pm: Unlike other forums, there doesn't appear to be a section for this., its Saturday, its raining heavy, and I'm bored. ::-)

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49833117053_ed458e1455_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2iVzKxk)IMG_1244 (https://flic.kr/p/2iVzKxk) by mark tilley (https://www.flickr.com/photos/yo_stumpy/), on Flickr

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50009101243_d8def00e48_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2jc8Hvv)IMG_1308 (https://flic.kr/p/2jc8Hvv) by mark tilley (https://www.flickr.com/photos/yo_stumpy/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Pictures of your 'bent(s)
Post by: Wobbly John on 27 June, 2020, 01:48:00 pm: It's a bit rainy to take photos today, but here's some taken (much) earlier:

2 x 4 Lowracer:
(https://i.ibb.co/Wp9HtZS/2x4sidveiw.jpg)

Windcheetah:
(https://i.ibb.co/1b2CQJZ/IMG-1289.jpg)

M5 Citymate:
(https://i.ibb.co/JnCs2ft/Citymate.jpg)

The first LWB I built (lent out for a charity ride just after it had featured as Joseph's 'Golden Chariot' in a production of Joseph and his Technicolor Dreamcoat, for which I added the canopy):
(https://i.ibb.co/xS2RXFZ/gold-lwb.jpg)

A SWB I made:
(https://i.ibb.co/hHYmrD9/swb.jpg)

A 'Flevobike/Python type' I made (virtually unrideable):
(https://i.ibb.co/Q9Y6ZtB/fwd.jpg)

I like this game... :D

:smug:
Title: Re: Pictures of your 'bent(s)
Post by: Kim on 27 June, 2020, 02:20:25 pm: SMGT Tourer:
(http://www.ductilebiscuit.net/gallery_albums/dunrun2019/2019_07_15_16_12_13.sized.jpg)

Optima Baron low-racer:
(http://www.ductilebiscuit.net/gallery_albums/2019-10-20Hillingdon/Hillingdon_2_2019_300.sized.jpg)

And barakta's ICE Sprint:
(http://www.ductilebiscuit.net/gallery_albums/cycling/Photo0811.sized.jpg)
Title: Re: Pictures of your 'bent(s)
Post by: Wobbly John on 27 June, 2020, 02:26:48 pm: Quote from: Kim on 27 June, 2020, 02:20:25 pm
SMGT Tourer:
(http://www.ductilebiscuit.net/gallery_albums/dunrun2019/2019_07_15_16_12_13.sized.jpg)

OOOOh. When were you at Happisburgh (pronounced "Hayes bra")?
Title: Re: Pictures of your 'bent(s)
Post by: Kim on 27 June, 2020, 02:52:09 pm: Carried on up the coast after the Dun Run last year (https://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=108948.msg2411219#msg2411219). Didn't get very far, on account of tendonitis, but I did confirm that the only things that have changed in Great Yarmouth since my gran lived there in the 80s were the addition of some magic paint cycle lanes, the roller-skating rink has become a "retro" roller-skating rink, and the chips are now served in polystyrene boxes, rather than newspaper.
Title: Re: Pictures of your 'bent(s)
Post by: Arellcat on 27 June, 2020, 02:55:42 pm: My current stable is my Lightning P-38 (albeit still wearing a bodged ex-Raleigh Twenty fork¹, after I broke the original last summer):

(https://live.staticflickr.com/8385/29746536402_c1cf11be73_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/MjALVh)
Bruntsfield biking (https://flic.kr/p/MjALVh) by beqi (https://www.flickr.com/photos/beqi/), on Flickr

^{1 In a lurid 1970s metallic green that gives me the boak}

and my carbon Quest:

(https://live.staticflickr.com/1836/42976374142_495b966f27_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/28tF9KY)
Charge! (https://flic.kr/p/28tF9KY) by beqi (https://www.flickr.com/photos/beqi/), on Flickr

In days past, I have had:

Windcheetah
(http://i.imgur.com/jFYwfQjl.jpg) (https://imgur.com/jFYwfQj)

Speedmachine – a few months ago I almost managed to buy this bike back from the guy I sold it to, but the rotter wouldn't wait.
(http://i.imgur.com/j904SLGl.jpg) (https://imgur.com/j904SLG)

RANS V² F26 – sporting 400 miles of Erie Canal trail dust
(http://i.imgur.com/KgGsW7Xl.jpg) (https://imgur.com/KgGsW7X)

M5 M Racer – this one belonged to the University of Liverpool's Dept of Mechanical Engineering, but I modified it anyway.
(http://i.imgur.com/Befi81Al.jpg) (https://imgur.com/Befi81A)
Title: Re: Pictures of your 'bent(s)
Post by: Lightning Phil on 27 June, 2020, 04:31:05 pm: This is my Lightning p-38 my recumbent of choice now. I also own a Nazca Fuego which is currently in storage. Thought I’d sold it last year but after some time wasters it went into storage for winter then Covid-19 arrived.

Six 200km audaxes on it this year before lockdown hit. It’s currently seeing one or two 100km rides a week plus a few shorter ones.

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/J4tAvppPM3bAVuhGOux10qpCJn7tqTbbi-q-OyACvT92Dqwg6uUcyOdQEvqQhoQjgTkRx3YH_E99RFzc-rKh6TH_gJQ7VNgYvIQcWzgOPs5uMGUligu8Tg-ZlyFUYwquWnbnawMYdQ)

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/lCQip9kcX0mr_x3h4tcw43yku34dHjN3IcWIo6VGLqbX9_w82OCO00r_TcXBkPdP18JMN7fIEkAnptlroVxJbmvhBjyB73G8VZSI4pT5kfEsmZ0ld3ovZymW93nLFmsHY6B6Srr9-w)

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/wnoXSWfdRiZLu7bTPt5rk8oq4O8HjgKK6AOVuloYZP52QvYfcfKuEIC-ckwYB9cWOrx9bMYGkeMwvon_UbAuX9aCW6qYgef2V5Vr8FF6qod2rqCXlLvgH82PUcr_KF9KvRl4xXsP9g)

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/O75slNRNxC6o2V441PvJ3ieA-nPTCnl-95K7nWd8JqX_Ax86R5Mwfk7Yiaumt9tQqc005A89mHb9by9t9WccM62KEUjkNw8WyjhN_0kX9ou1S5ZWSsIPMXAvbAh0SmRyjgMLcCa6oA)

Decorated for Christmas rides including the Santa Special 200km audax

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pNppRwy3pd5UJ7zWrc8ZmjB3EH0lrrhM_Q97aT2jl5VmqgaVLNIGqihDSCuDJIA9ITy-gPvMWvqGOxfS3j_DSuG8f1ttnZq_owc78roij0za6Kd4NtzCEf8ZYJyzTj0B0uw2gfvXsA)

I bought a frame kit last year, then built it up. Drive train is off my old mtn bike , retired due to frame reaching end of life. Wheels I built myself. It has since had a front mudguard and long flaps fitted after the experience of muddy water being thrown in my face over winter.
Title: Re: Pictures of your 'bent(s)
Post by: lmm on 02 July, 2020, 11:31:06 am: I've been locking down for the last few months, so here's one from the last group ride I did (back in March). My Azub Six in front of Lake Sayama (Mt Fuji visible in the distance).

(https://i.imgur.com/GLbi3AY.jpg)
Title: Re: Pictures of your 'bent(s)
Post by: numbnuts on 02 July, 2020, 01:26:21 pm: Click to make larger
(https://i.postimg.cc/dkfrtK62/testwood-lakes.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/dkfrtK62)
Title: Re: Pictures of your 'bent(s)
Post by: Socks on 02 July, 2020, 03:56:22 pm: My first recumbent, the classic Kingcycle from about 1995. Updated with more easily available wheel sizes (349mm front; 507mm rear):

(https://i.ibb.co/GHq2CP8/At-Crathorne.jpg)

Then an Aerobikes Tour. (Aerobikes was a small Edinburgh firm, they made about 35 of these in the 1990's):

(https://i.ibb.co/cckTm61/Bike-and-old-ruins-at-Yont-the-Cleugh.jpg)

My rarest bike, an Aerobikes Sprint - their racing model, they only made four of these. I've added a DIY tailbox and bought a fibreglass nosecone:

(https://i.ibb.co/C5Mq2C3/Left-side.jpg)

Then I designed a Moulton F-frame conversion. Brazing done by Dylan at Yourspokes in York, powder coated then assembled by me:

(https://i.ibb.co/dDPWfwf/Derwent-Walk-November-2018.jpg)

This was an irresistable bargain found on fleabay, although it needed a bit of work to get into rideable condition:

(https://i.ibb.co/fdxWkR5/At-Newbrough.jpg)

And my only new recumbent, a Velomotion frameset built up with a variety of new and already available parts:

(https://i.ibb.co/f0ks0c2/At-Howick-Haven.jpg)
Title: Re: Pictures of your 'bent(s)
Post by: Tigerrr on 02 July, 2020, 05:28:52 pm: I'd post a pic but I don't understand how to. Sad but true.
Title: Re: Pictures of your 'bent(s)
Post by: Socks on 02 July, 2020, 07:05:36 pm: Not sure that I do - could you see my pix Tigerr?
Title: Re: Pictures of your 'bent(s)
Post by: Kim on 02 July, 2020, 07:11:28 pm: Quote from: Socks on 02 July, 2020, 03:56:22 pm
My first recumbent, the classic Kingcycle from about 1995. Updated with more easily available wheel sizes (349mm front; 507mm rear):

(https://ibb.co/DrZCwKv)

You're linking to a web page containing an image, rather than the image itself, like this:

(https://i.ibb.co/GHq2CP8/At-Crathorne.jpg)
Title: Re: Pictures of your 'bent(s)
Post by: Socks on 02 July, 2020, 07:14:02 pm: Rats - bit technical for me Kim, how do I do that?
Title: Re: Pictures of your 'bent(s)
Post by: Kim on 02 July, 2020, 07:15:33 pm: Quote from: Socks on 02 July, 2020, 07:14:02 pm
Rats - bit technical for me Kim, how do I do that?

What I did was go to the webpage, right click on the image, select "copy image address" and paste that into here, wrapped in [img][/img] tags (which you seem to have managed).

If the URL ends in 'html' it's a page, and won't work. If it ends in 'jpg', it should be good.
Title: Re: Pictures of your 'bent(s)
Post by: Auntie Helen on 04 July, 2020, 12:23:30 pm: I have reduced the recumbent stable a bit this month (I sold my Versatile velomobile, Bertie).

Now I have:

(http://www.auntiehelen.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/20200327_162718196_ios.jpg)

and:

(https://i0.wp.com/www.auntiehelen.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_1460.jpeg?resize=768%2C432)
Title: Re: Pictures of your 'bent(s)
Post by: fd3 on 05 July, 2020, 12:58:39 pm: This thread is giving me some serious trike envy.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50078690921_42fa27ec6d.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2jiho6x)
Formerly Tigerrr's SPM, with new tiller/bars. Sporting an immensely cheap/crap rack top bag and currently sans mudguards.
Title: Re: Pictures of your 'bent(s)
Post by: Beardy on 05 July, 2020, 08:35:45 pm: This thread has me looking at my Grasshopper again with a view to getting it out of the garage. I need to lose a bit more weight first, but I’m getting there.
Title: Re: Pictures of your 'bent(s)
Post by: redshift on 05 July, 2020, 09:15:32 pm: Ancient history: Cyclefest 2004, Arellcat and I making the turn into the entrance of the canalside cafe at Galgate near Lancaster, both on Windcheetahs, with Torslanda still on the A6 on his homebuild.

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50080428226_1500cef2bf_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2jirhx5)dsc_0022 (https://flic.kr/p/2jirhx5) by shifty176 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/27345381@N03/), on Flickr

I still use the pirate flag, but those Shimano shoes had to finally go in the bin about 12 months ago. I think I got my money's worth!
Title: Re: Pictures of your 'bent(s)
Post by: Wobbly John on 05 July, 2020, 10:03:42 pm: I loved Cyclefest 2004 (the only one I went to) :D
Title: Re: Pictures of your 'bent(s)
Post by: Arellcat on 05 July, 2020, 10:59:33 pm: It's mad that Cyclefest – well, the only one I managed to go to as well – was sixteen years ago now. I still think about it from time to time. There was something about it that was just very lovely and fun: perhaps it was the location as much as anything. It was the same kind of slightly nerdy, gently unhinged, yet friendly, hamburgers-and-fish-and-chips vibe that fed into Velovision magazine.

Redshift, goodness me that's a vintage photograph. Were my thighs really that big? I thought I was a stick back then!
Title: Re: Pictures of your 'bent(s)
Post by: redshift on 05 July, 2020, 11:12:46 pm: Quote from: Wobbly John on 05 July, 2020, 10:03:42 pm
I loved Cyclefest 2004 (the only one I went to) :D

In that case, here's the shot I remembered of you back at the college, plus a bonus hill climb shot.

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50080270513_99a7a23db4_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2jiqtDT)dsc_0071 (https://flic.kr/p/2jiqtDT) by shifty176 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/27345381@N03/), on Flickr

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50080271348_d4cd1628e5_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2jiqtUh)dsc_0031 (https://flic.kr/p/2jiqtUh) by shifty176 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/27345381@N03/), on Flickr

I went to several over the years, and on non-CF years we used to take pictures at the race track when the BHPC were there, but CF years were the best, and it's a real shame that the the organisers had to stop doing it.

Arellcat, compared with some of the shots of me that we've got, you were a stick!
Title: Re: Pictures of your 'bent(s)
Post by: Wobbly John on 05 July, 2020, 11:22:49 pm: Wow! Thanks :D

I still have those Shimano SPD shoes, and used them most days this year, up to late March - I think I bought them in 1997...
Title: Re: Pictures of your 'bent(s)
Post by: Joe.B on 04 August, 2020, 11:17:13 pm: Mrs B and I have owned a few bents of the last decade or so, in no particular order.

My Challenge Seiran, bought off fleebay in 2014 and ridden rather a lot until about a year ago when it donated its wheels to my Surly LHT.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/4781/40580743351_5cc78a1a46_h.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/24PYVbP)IMG-20170509-WA0014 (https://flic.kr/p/24PYVbP) by Joe B (https://www.flickr.com/photos/84858164@N02/), on Flickr

Mrs B's ICE Sprint, sold in 2013 when we moved house and just couldn't store all our bikes.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/7119/7779687508_0c5c0301d6_h.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/cRsW4f)Park May 2011b (https://flic.kr/p/cRsW4f) by Joe B (https://www.flickr.com/photos/84858164@N02/), on Flickr

The Trice tandem, great fun but sold on after a re-spray by Ben Cooper of Kinetics in Glasgow as it was just too dam wide and impractical.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/7642/16177253593_d2f7b157f1_h.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/qDwDTp)tmp_9346-Photo0196~2-1809646093 (https://flic.kr/p/qDwDTp) by Joe B (https://www.flickr.com/photos/84858164@N02/), on Flickr

Mrs B's Trice Explorer. Much lighter than more modern trikes I think, certainly felt lighter on the road. Sold on as Mrs B wasn't using it much and didn't like the idea of it just sitting there not being ridden.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/4268/34830684265_c3ec29521e_h.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/V4SmX4)DSCF4751 (https://flic.kr/p/V4SmX4) by Joe B (https://www.flickr.com/photos/84858164@N02/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Pictures of your 'bent(s)
Post by: McWheels on 09 August, 2020, 08:29:26 pm: First up the trike which was sold a few years ago:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/7167/6420352843_7a41e1108a_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/aMkZdF)Front on (https://flic.kr/p/aMkZdF) by jdp298 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jdp298/), on Flickr

And in working and racing setup:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/6224/6420356195_641c0d82c5_h.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/aMm1dt)With and without (https://flic.kr/p/aMm1dt) by jdp298 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jdp298/), on Flickr

Then the V2k in its final form, with a layback seatpost and reversed seat clamp which gets me down to 39 deg.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/703/30947685414_9a716459ac_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/P9JYF1)Bike reclined (https://flic.kr/p/P9JYF1) by jdp298 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jdp298/), on Flickr

And finally, arrived last week and now getting built into a fast commuter:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50207668077_e5a9023357_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2juFqvB)20200731_124659[1] (https://flic.kr/p/2juFqvB) by jdp298 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jdp298/), on Flickr

Still got a SP dynamo wheel to build and fit, but mudguards and exquisitely narrow rack appended.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50206866568_4bee9fc380_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2juBjfu)20200807_132537[1] (https://flic.kr/p/2juBjfu) by jdp298 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jdp298/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Pictures of your 'bent(s)
Post by: Blodwyn Pig on 19 November, 2020, 12:35:33 pm: some good pictures on this German Velomobile site, home builds too. Sit back (as you would) with a cup of tea, and hit Google translate.

https://www.velomobilforum.de/forum/index.php?threads/sammelthread-zeig-dein-liegerad.47104/
Title: Re: Pictures of your 'bent(s)
Post by: PhilO on 20 November, 2020, 04:13:35 pm: Hopefully this will work (and not be too big!) Not tried linking to a photo on Strava before...

(https://dgtzuqphqg23d.cloudfront.net/oHUMtrk-sY9RPm9loP6fGIal2NVUVOFGyQRGM29VC54-2048x1455.jpg)

Yay! Works in preview, at least. First outing for my Optima Orca in aaages, a couple of weeks ago.
Title: Re: Pictures of your 'bent(s)
Post by: Jurek on 20 November, 2020, 04:25:37 pm: Quote from: PhilO on 20 November, 2020, 04:13:35 pm
Hopefully this will work (and not be too big!) Not tried linking to a photo on Strava before...

(https://dgtzuqphqg23d.cloudfront.net/oHUMtrk-sY9RPm9loP6fGIal2NVUVOFGyQRGM29VC54-2048x1455.jpg)

Yay! Works in preview, at least. First outing for my Optima Orca in aaages, a couple of weeks ago.
Where's that? Out of interest. Srsly.
I know it isn't the French mountain resort of Aages. Not so srsly.
Title: Re: Pictures of your 'bent(s)
Post by: PhilO on 21 November, 2020, 09:08:30 am: Cwmcarn Forest Drive (Pont-y-waun), Crosskeys
Location: geo:51.6278,-3.117584?z=16
https://osmand.net/go?lat=51.6278&lon=-3.117584&z=16

marks the spot. (If the link works)

It's gratifying to know I'm not the only one to think the photo looks practically alpine! 😁
Title: Re: Pictures of your 'bent(s)
Post by: mzjo on 26 November, 2020, 09:36:21 pm: Quote from: PhilO on 21 November, 2020, 09:08:30 am

Cwmcarn Forest Drive (Pont-y-waun), Crosskeys
Location: geo:51.6278,-3.117584?z=16
https://osmand.net/go?lat=51.6278&lon=-3.117584&z=16

marks the spot. (If the link works)

It's gratifying to know I'm not the only one to think the photo looks practically alpine! 😁

I was thinking Moselle valley - except it lacks the vineyards on the slopes!
Title: Re: Pictures of your 'bent(s)
Post by: Socks on 09 December, 2020, 03:14:46 pm: A test ride today on my N+1 Christmas present to myself. I bought a Pelso Brevet frameset through Laidback Cycles in Edinburgh, and built it up using (as far as possible) parts that I already had in the bike shed. I've set it up differently to the standard high racer configuration, with a 20" front wheel and 26" rear. And open cockpit bars rather than the J-bars supplied with the frameset.

Carbon frame, forks and seat. My first carbon frame, previous bikes have mostly been steel and often vintage. Disc brakes as well. To compensate for this unaccustomed burst of modernity, toeclips and straps; friction shifters; an old square taper chainset; and a Carradice rack bag tucked in behind the seat. Pictures here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YufAFvbx7zDGeMuY_zOeDjQWlD_C0fLi/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1e6esh_3nO51RK4N_DMD6aocRFDjI2Wh2/view?usp=sharing
Title: Re: Pictures of your 'bent(s)
Post by: Lightning Phil on 09 December, 2020, 06:00:15 pm: Very nice. Can you reach those bottle cages on back of seat?
Title: Re: Pictures of your 'bent(s)
Post by: Socks on 09 December, 2020, 07:29:05 pm: Not while riding - I put the extra one on the handlebar stem so that I could use that, then swap over bottles when required.
Title: Re: Pictures of your 'bent(s)
Post by: Lightning Phil on 09 December, 2020, 10:12:30 pm: On what’s the built weight, what with all the carbon fibre in use?
Title: Re: Pictures of your 'bent(s)
Post by: Socks on 10 December, 2020, 02:45:33 pm: Quote from: Lightning Phil on 09 December, 2020, 10:12:30 pm
On what’s the built weight, what with all the carbon fibre in use?

I haven't weighed it but even with my bag full of toolkit, inner tubes, snack, flask it is light. My estimate would be around 25 lbs. There's a good review of the standard Pelso setup by Dave McCraw, here's the link:

https://recumbent-cyclist.com/bikes/pelso-brevet/
Title: Re: Pictures of your 'bent(s)
Post by: Lightning Phil on 10 December, 2020, 03:50:43 pm: 11.7kg in his build. So about 0.5kg lighter than my P38 build.
Title: Re: Pictures of your 'bent(s)
Post by: Arellcat on 11 December, 2020, 11:31:39 pm: Point of order, that's David Mason who road tested the Pelso, not Dave McCraw (who had a long term test of the Schlitter Encore). David rides an M5 CHR personally and was recently seen casually dropping the odd hint in my direction about velomobiles.
Title: Re: Pictures of your 'bent(s)
Post by: Socks on 12 December, 2020, 09:13:26 am: :thumbsup:

Quote from: Arellcat on 11 December, 2020, 11:31:39 pm
Point of order, that's David Mason who road tested the Pelso, not Dave McCraw (who had a long term test of the Schlitter Encore). David rides an M5 CHR personally and was recently seen casually dropping the odd hint in my direction about velomobiles.
Title: Re: Pictures of your 'bent(s)
Post by: Blodwyn Pig on 31 January, 2021, 07:13:56 pm: (https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50895306791_fa66016fea_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2kxrKxv)IMG_1546 (https://flic.kr/p/2kxrKxv) by mark tilley (https://www.flickr.com/photos/yo_stumpy/), on Flickr

This week, I will be mostly, underwater.
Title: Re: Pictures of your 'bent(s)
Post by: Lightning Phil on 31 January, 2021, 07:32:21 pm: In the snow previous weekend

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/xfQDC97Zd3KMHBUc22sPzCt_CFQXwDYNbu9Fp3HAZuRtC_7HKioGGuwVqrNuGKaGaNiJM5_cfYnqy-N6dJCIfzt44zhG_pUahEjC9oByePBszzOJR5yfaILNhb_2en5znonioytiww=w2400)
Title: Re: Pictures of your 'bent(s)
Post by: Wobbly John on 31 January, 2021, 08:11:58 pm: Went out to see the flood on one of mine today, too:

(https://i.ibb.co/dKWdbbp/P1100735.jpg)
Title: Re: Pictures of your 'bent(s)
Post by: Oxford_Guy on 09 July, 2021, 03:09:52 pm: Taken when new (which was just a few months ago), it's a Schlitter Freestyle with a Thor carbon seat and mix of 11-speed Shimano XT, 105 and Ultegra components. Wheels are Scribe carbon 50mm. Crankset is a 160mm 105 R7000 50/34 - was quite difficult to find in this small size (on my DF bikes I use a 170mm crank length BTW).

Since the photo was taken I've changed the pedals to double side XT SPDs, as found them easier to use than the SPD-SLs on this bike, despite generally preferring SPD-SLs.

(https://i.imgur.com/XnYfytE.jpg) (https://i.imgur.com/XnYfytE.jpg)
Title: Re: Pictures of your 'bent(s)
Post by: GavinC on 09 July, 2021, 05:43:15 pm: 😍 very nice. How have you found the transition to the dark side?
Title: Re: Pictures of your 'bent(s)
Post by: Oxford_Guy on 09 July, 2021, 06:03:49 pm: Quote from: GavinC on 09 July, 2021, 05:43:15 pm
😍 very nice. How have you found the transition to the dark side?

Mostly easier than I thought it would be, though busy T-junctions are a bit stressful (especially as there is a risk of heel strike when turning tightly at slow speed) and I still suck at hill climbing once it gets a bit steep. It goes like a rocket on the flat/downhill and even up gentle inclines. I got a Garmin Varia radar, which helps with me confidence and reminds me to check the mirrors.
Title: Re: Pictures of your 'bent(s)
Post by: Blodwyn Pig on 09 July, 2021, 07:05:45 pm: Looks F A S T ;)
Title: Re: Pictures of your 'bent(s)
Post by: Oxford_Guy on 09 July, 2021, 11:15:43 pm: Quote from: Blodwyn Pig on 09 July, 2021, 07:05:45 pm
Looks F A S T ;)

Getting there, averaged 17.7 mph on a 30 mile ride yesterday, I'm still pretty slow on proper hills, though, and probably slow down too much when cornering
Title: Re: Pictures of your 'bent(s)
Post by: GavinC on 10 July, 2021, 11:47:04 am: Quote from: Oxford_Guy on 09 July, 2021, 06:03:49 pm
Mostly easier than I thought it would be, though busy T-junctions are a bit stressful (especially as there is a risk of heel strike when turning tightly at slow speed) and I still suck at hill climbing once it gets a bit steep. It goes like a rocket on the flat/downhill and even up gentle inclines. I got a Garmin Varia radar, which helps with me confidence and reminds me to check the mirrors.
The first time I experienced heel strike while attempting to turn right onto a busy road I nearly soiled myself! You do unconsciously account for it after a while though. Learning to pedal with one foot when you’re starting off helps too, I’ve found. After about 10 months of riding ‘bents, the only manoeuvre I’m still not confident with is turning right from a T junction which is on an uphill slope.

Is your Freestyle a custom colour? It looks much classier than the single colour options shown on Schlitter’s website.
Title: Re: Pictures of your 'bent(s)
Post by: Lightning Phil on 11 July, 2021, 06:51:18 pm: Quote from: Oxford_Guy on 09 July, 2021, 11:15:43 pm
Quote from: Blodwyn Pig on 09 July, 2021, 07:05:45 pm
Looks F A S T ;)

Getting there, averaged 17.7 mph on a 30 mile ride yesterday, I'm still pretty slow on proper hills, though, and probably slow down too much when cornering

For context how does that compare to your road bike speed on same route / conditions and effort levels?
Title: Re: Pictures of your 'bent(s)
Post by: Oxford_Guy on 12 July, 2021, 08:21:36 pm: Quote from: GavinC on 10 July, 2021, 11:47:04 am
Quote from: Oxford_Guy on 09 July, 2021, 06:03:49 pm
Mostly easier than I thought it would be, though busy T-junctions are a bit stressful (especially as there is a risk of heel strike when turning tightly at slow speed) and I still suck at hill climbing once it gets a bit steep. It goes like a rocket on the flat/downhill and even up gentle inclines. I got a Garmin Varia radar, which helps with me confidence and reminds me to check the mirrors.
The first time I experienced heel strike while attempting to turn right onto a busy road I nearly soiled myself! You do unconsciously account for it after a while though. Learning to pedal with one foot when you’re starting off helps too, I’ve found. After about 10 months of riding ‘bents, the only manoeuvre I’m still not confident with is turning right from a T junction which is on an uphill slope.

Is your Freestyle a custom colour? It looks much classier than the single colour options shown on Schlitter’s website.

The matt black/polished alloy finish was the only frame choice available without a long wait when I originally ordered it, but I'm very happy with it. Unfortunately there has been a frame recall (a few heavier riders had noticed cracks at a stress point) and there is now a frame replacement programme, but they cannot now offer the same frame finish as my current one. I've asked for orange and white instead (as a paid custom option - the replacement frame itself it free, though), as prefer a two-tone look.
Title: Re: Pictures of your 'bent(s)
Post by: Oxford_Guy on 12 July, 2021, 08:25:36 pm: Quote from: Lightning Phil on 11 July, 2021, 06:51:18 pm
Quote from: Oxford_Guy on 09 July, 2021, 11:15:43 pm
Quote from: Blodwyn Pig on 09 July, 2021, 07:05:45 pm
Looks F A S T ;)

Getting there, averaged 17.7 mph on a 30 mile ride yesterday, I'm still pretty slow on proper hills, though, and probably slow down too much when cornering

For context how does that compare to your road bike speed on same route / conditions and effort levels?

I've not tried the exact same route recently, but the average would probably not be far off - on my road bike (when fit) I would not be as fast on the flat or down hills on good roads, but would be faster climbing hills and descending on poor or twisty roads and starting off again after stopping for traffic / junctions
Title: Re: Pictures of your 'bent(s)
Post by: Lightning Phil on 13 July, 2021, 10:21:22 am: I find I’m comparable over 10m per km terrain between my recumbent and road bike at similar effort levels. Effort being assessed from the HR data. I don’t ride my road bike long distance anymore. Once you get used to the comfort it’s hard to go back to upright.
Title: Re: Pictures of your 'bent(s)
Post by: Oxford_Guy on 13 July, 2021, 10:41:52 am: Quote from: Lightning Phil on 13 July, 2021, 10:21:22 am
I find I’m comparable over 10m per km terrain between my recumbent and road bike at similar effort levels. Effort being assessed from the HR data. I don’t ride my road bike long distance anymore. Once you get used to the comfort it’s hard to go back to upright.

Yeah, my back definitely gets much less sore on longer rides on the recumbent than my road bike, though I do miss the reduced sense of "connection" with the bike, as if it's almost an extension of your body, that you get from a well-fitted road bike, so still may use the latter for some shorter rides.
Title: Re: Pictures of your 'bent(s)
Post by: woollypigs on 13 July, 2021, 12:56:25 pm: Here's a few of my Azub six

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/ySpdq8Oe3qdRJGua-41ZXGvFQ2A6rTwnpOoo9baUcR-RFZubjIYpaiSO4FxOq0B3rYYBOwH3Ouyts4OTTs6NzPt8XFrqiJfqWBjn7Zt-xEZPdw4vdzL8mu3j4JzqvwV8xQbSgo73VmE=w2400)
Yorkshire

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/fBeNtubUgzc-yrxr4A6bANGycYckYsGi2Q4n5kMRLOxSzcfNcQxoF_dNlYeXcWiRRXHyQxWOzWiEhReAE6Rn8B_FfRS-Yxq0EFYWl_0R-QE-DxC9I4nEzqw0ujZODJ0edVMEM1wXYJ4=w2400)
Scotland
Title: Re: Pictures of your 'bent(s)
Post by: Blodwyn Pig on 13 July, 2021, 06:50:51 pm: Quote from: woollypigs on 13 July, 2021, 12:56:25 pm
Here's a few of my Azub six

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/ySpdq8Oe3qdRJGua-41ZXGvFQ2A6rTwnpOoo9baUcR-RFZubjIYpaiSO4FxOq0B3rYYBOwH3Ouyts4OTTs6NzPt8XFrqiJfqWBjn7Zt-xEZPdw4vdzL8mu3j4JzqvwV8xQbSgo73VmE=w2400)
Yorkshire

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/fBeNtubUgzc-yrxr4A6bANGycYckYsGi2Q4n5kMRLOxSzcfNcQxoF_dNlYeXcWiRRXHyQxWOzWiEhReAE6Rn8B_FfRS-Yxq0EFYWl_0R-QE-DxC9I4nEzqw0ujZODJ0edVMEM1wXYJ4=w2400)
Scotland

You getting out on it much these days?
Title: Re: Pictures of your 'bent(s)
Post by: woollypigs on 13 July, 2021, 06:59:56 pm: Sadly I haven't been out on it since 2019. Sadly the locals are rather talkative so with covid around I know I wouldn't be able to keep social distance. And riding a bent is a people magnet as you know.
Title: Re: Pictures of your 'bent(s)
Post by: Kim on 13 July, 2021, 08:11:35 pm: Quote from: woollypigs on 13 July, 2021, 06:59:56 pm
Sadly I haven't been out on it since 2019. Sadly the locals are rather talkative so with covid around I know I wouldn't be able to keep social distance. And riding a bent is a people magnet as you know.

Just ride faster. :demon:
Title: Re: Pictures of your 'bent(s)
Post by: woollypigs on 13 July, 2021, 08:40:02 pm: HA! That implies that I gotta be fit, cause the local cyclist around here can go up hill at speed. But I go out to enjoy the rides and views etc so that means I will now and again stop, not only to find the right full place for my lungs but also enjoy the views.
Title: Re: Pictures of your 'bent(s)
Post by: SeldomSeen on 28 July, 2021, 01:52:52 pm: Metabike here is flat rural Suffolk. Just fitted a shiny 155mm crank.

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51340955438_7804fb66e7_b.jpg)
Title: Re: Pictures of your 'bent(s)
Post by: fd3 on 30 April, 2022, 06:20:14 pm: (https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52040026149_7e1b31997a_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2nhAJJa)

Updated photo of the Catrike.
"New" single sided pedals from yacf, front mudguards and sidepods from ctc forum, rack from Amazon (boo) and I had the panniers 12 years ago. The Catrike frame bags stop the sidepods from fouling the chain and are all the storage I need for a day ride.
Title: Re: Pictures of your 'bent(s)
Post by: Blodwyn Pig on 20 May, 2022, 08:06:59 am: (https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52086496380_e5b5e01004_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2nmGUH3)IMG_2424 (https://flic.kr/p/2nmGUH3) by mark tilley (https://www.flickr.com/photos/yo_stumpy/), on Flickr

Showing the disparity of 150 years of engineering.
Title: Re: Pictures of your 'bent(s)
Post by: Arellcat on 18 February, 2023, 11:09:44 am: Quote from: Arellcat on 27 June, 2020, 02:55:42 pm
My current stable is my Lightning P-38 (albeit still wearing a bodged ex-~~Raleigh Twenty~~ Dawes Kingpin fork, after I broke the original in mid-2019)

My Lightning is freed from its earlier embarassment and after Many Engineering Discussions now has a new fork:

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52385727121_0b931935a8_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2nP9xzK)

Well, I say 'fork'... :thumbsup:

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52385731841_ac3c33ecd7_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2nP9yZ8)
Title: Re: Pictures of your 'bent(s)
Post by: fd3 on 19 February, 2023, 11:58:40 am: What i the term for 1/3 or 1/2 of a fork?
Title: Re: Pictures of your 'bent(s)
Post by: Arellcat on 19 February, 2023, 12:03:27 pm: Mike Burrows always called it a monoblade, so that's what I call it. The only other names I've seen used are 'single-sided fork' or a cantilevered hub.
Title: Re: Pictures of your 'bent(s)
Post by: Beardy on 19 February, 2023, 12:29:45 pm: Cannondale refer to theirs as a Leftie.