The ICE Vortex 2012: a fast, (relatively)
light, recumbent trike, for day rides.
May 2008: bought a new Hase Kettwiesel
Tour recumbent trike: disc brakes, 21 speed... It is currently my
commuter and mid-week/bad weather training ride.
Experiences of using short, 140mm, cranks.
The Flux V220 is a very stable recumbent
that I *was* using for all my around town commuting and child trailer
towing when the kids were younger.
Now used only occasionally for shopping trips, and leisure rides
with the family.
The ZOX 20 Z-frame lowracer is a
recumbent bike most noticeable for it's very low seat height (9.8inch
/ 25cm) for improved aerodynamics. Fast, but not as user-friendly as
the PDQ. (AKA Zox20z, Zox 20z, Zox Lowracer, Zox Tieflieger). Now
retired in favour of the Vortex trike !
The Pashley PDQ was my first recumbent
but has now been dismantled :-( to build my ZOX 20 :-))
This Hase Kettwiesel was my first
recumbent trike. I bought it mainly for winter use and the
possible addition of a fairing for wet/cold weather protection, but I
have now ridden it every day for my daily commute, whatever the
weather, since March 2003.
It is fun and very relaxing to ride, but when I am in the mood it
is also fast (with it's stiff frame and no active suspension).
Answer: Yes; in my experience of daily commuting for over
11 years on recumbents the seat height of recumbents is not a
problem. Problems only arise from drivers who do not even *look* in
your direction, so you need to be aware whatever kind/height of bike
you are riding, recumbent or upright.
Cycle photo albums: ZOXes, velomobiles, historic recumbents, alternative transmission systems...
We live in the WohnSinn passive energy building of 39 flats in
Kranichstein, near Darmstadt, Germany.
This page contains some information about the co-housing co-op that built and now runs it, our aims and motivations, and about the passive energy building itself.
And there are a few photo albums of WohnSinn here.
Photo albums: Lake District (England)
/ family
/ bikes
/ WohnSinn
GPS devices: Garmin Forerunner 920XT, Edge 800 and GPSMAP64s and QMapShack
various other quotes, jokes, sigs...
Various short reviews of products - VERY OLD
Various links (incl. Darmstadt and some cycling ones) - VERY OLD