gibbles new bike /thing

[MikeD]

I suspect they assume you'll drop the sail and use the pedals to go upwind

 

[saltyman]

http://forums.mtbr.com/fat-bikes/recumbufat-645407.html

 

[gibbleking]

update time....bloom in not coming till Friday now....aaaargh

 

[gibbleking]

yay ...its here at last.thanks to a bit of a blunder it ended up elsewhere ...but its here now....i spent the afternoon sorting out the mech,chainset ,cables ,bb,pedals,boom length and the frikkin puncture i got before i even left the house grr.went for a quick ride up and down and can testify the thing is much quicker than a weird 2 wheeled bike thingy.it came with a big flag thingy so i dont need to get one now.tomorow i shall fit the flashing lights,speedo and the rear view mirror so i dont get squished..the steering is very direct...like a go cart ..its great fun tho.

 

[Kestonian]

How far down the road do you land if you jam on the brakes too hard?

Looks like fun!

 

[ajm]

I want a go!

 

[ferrus]

looks like great fun - bet that's a blast when the roads are icy!

 

[gibbleking]

it corners so well you have to hang on quite a bit.its quiet too.I thought it would clunk a lot but I had to yell on your left yesterday so I would get noticed.today's job is change the shifters and brake levers.then at some point upgrade the brake pods....

 

[twain]

can you do tank like turning - i.e. jam the right brake on to swing the left wheel round?!

 

[gibbleking]

yup....

don't ask me me how I know....