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KeithD 
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Joined: 09 May 2006
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 Posted: 27 December 2006 at 7:28pm |
Insurance? I didn't know that was the reason. I always thought the problem was regulation 14h:
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graydog
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Posted: 27 December 2006 at 9:32pm |
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so not fair!!!!
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Paul Lowing
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Posted: 28 December 2006 at 12:05pm |
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Why do you think the BHPC came into existence in the first place?!
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Andrew H
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Posted: 30 December 2006 at 8:48pm |
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What does "DF" stand for, please?
Re-reading this thread, there are some really interesting ideas. Clearly there is work to be done in sorting out the significance of hip angle, BB height and possibly seat shape for maximum power and hill-clinbing capacity.
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Andrew Horne
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AlanGoodman
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Posted: 30 December 2006 at 11:07pm |
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DF = Diamond Frame (a "normal" bike...)
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Andrew H
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Posted: 30 December 2006 at 11:23pm |
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Thanks, Alan - of COURSE!! How did I not realise??
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Andrew Horne
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Guests
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Posted: 01 January 2007 at 12:28pm |
 antony wrote:
Also worthy of consideration is that if 'bents were UCI-legal every mainstream bike manufacturer would be producing and refining designs. It might take a few years but recumbents would become more mainstream and thus cheaper, lighter and faster. This is no disrespect to current builders, but the likes of Giant and Trek have bucketloads of R&D cash that current builders simply don't possess.
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sorry to bring up old post, but I wondered too what would happen if Trek and Giant shelling their R&D $$$ on recumbents, I guess Mike (Burrows) tried to convince Giant to manufacture, but who knows.
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GeoffBird
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Posted: 02 January 2007 at 11:55am |
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I think Trek has already done a recumbent (SWB, mid-drive) and Giant a semi-recumbent. Guess they were slightly put off by the fact they hardly sold any...
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Right Time - Right Place - Wrong Speed
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Paul Lowing
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Posted: 02 January 2007 at 12:12pm |
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Apparently the Trek wasn't very good...
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Hadden
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Posted: 02 January 2007 at 1:01pm |
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It probably wouldn't do that much good then if they spent their stick bike development money on recumbents. They should just give it to us and let us do it for them!
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Simon Sanderson.
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If the UCI were open minded...