Pictures of your recumbent

[NUKe]

Looks Good ONETAL

[paul_n]

Hi all

I have built a couple Python trike’s , this is the Mk1.



Been riding it for about 1000 miles a year for 6 years now.

It has been to Holland 3 times towing a trailer with camping gear.

I was to build a Mk2 however so far I have only got the rear half finished , so coupled to the Mk1 front gives the Mk1.5 ?



This has been to Holland once so far and the rear is now big enough for the camping gear so no trailer whoo !

I also ride this 2 wheeler :-



A Oke-Ja with the markings removed for some reason ?

all the best Paul

[swscotland bentrider]

Surprised there weren't more Fuego's on here. Heres my latest, my third! And some (only some, mind!) of the other recumbents that I've owned.

[neil earley]

Nice colour on fuego ,so which bars do you prefer

[Trikeyohreilly]

My old, but good ICE T/HD mongrel. Whatever I throw at her she just says "and! what next? Get going"

[Campag]

My first recumbent was a second hand Kingcycle, about 3 years ago. Since then a couple of quite rare vintage recumbents, made by Aerobikes (a small scale builder in Edinburgh). And most recently a new bike, using a Velomotion framekit from Poland and built up with various components either already in the spares box, or bought new.

Wind Turbines by Dave Sharpe, on Flickr

Tailbox side view by Dave Sharpe, on Flickr

November 2018 version by Dave Sharpe, on Flickr

Velomotion at Wark bridge by Dave Sharpe, on Flickr

[UpWrong]

My RANS Stratus XP with Windwrap WERX fairing and 20" front wheel fitted to the 26" fork.The fairing improves the aerodynamics and keeps the rain and wind off. The power side of the chain runs straight from ring to sprocket, the bottom bracket is well braced and the rear end has lateral stiffness with a degree of vertical compliance. It's a most excellent design but no longer made.

[firedfromthecircus]

Gotta love a LWB!

Why did you change to the 20" front wheel?

When you said they no longer make them I had to take a look at the Rans site to see what they do still make and I see two Stratus models still listed, the XP and the LE. Are they set for the chop?

[UpWrong]

Gotta love a LWB!

Why did you change to the 20" front wheel?

When you said they no longer make them I had to take a look at the Rans site to see what they do still make and I see two Stratus models still listed, the XP and the LE. Are they set for the chop?

Having the 20" wheel reduces trail and greatly reduces the previously excessive fork-flop. The bike is more manageable and I haven't noticed a downside.

RANS is under new ownership and not commissioning the Taiwan production builds anymore. Looks like they only have the XL size Stratus XP in stock, but still have LE models in stock. I think all production is now small numbers in-house: crank-forwards, tandems and the new LWB Phoenix with a 20"/700c version in development.

[StevieB]

Hi All, first post. I'm a MTBer, road cyclist and well, have a tonne of bikes but really wanted a recumbent for many many years. Eventually one popped up on Gumtree and it was very cheap but a long way away (about 250 miles from Reading, in Norfolk). Anyway I collected it and rode it for a couple of years and have now decided to modify it, longer and carbon forks (frame is aluminium, need more lightness!), deep section carbon wheels from my shed, planning to change the seating position and the steering to more conventional long handlebars and the more difficult bit, changing the pedalling position so I can lie flatter. As you can see it's an older style semi recumbent that I'd now like to make more err, recumbent. I have a friend who can do the aluminium welding, now just mocking up potential end results. I love riding it but would just like it to be a bit faster. Will probably add a basic fairing too.
Steve

[nobrakes]

Thought I'd post a picture of this one as you don't see many around in the UK.

This is our Nazca Quetzal, a quick stop at the top of the hill out of Lochranza on Arran.

Arran tandem trip by No Brakes, on Flickr