A standard/recumbent tandem and yardwork in kilts????

Monday night, I caught a couple of unusual sights:

First, I had a great ride conquering a hill that I thought would kill me!

Nearing the top of the hill, I came around a curve passing a couple going to the opposite direction...on an unusual tandem!

She was in front on a recumbent and he was in the rear on a standard?!?!?!?!?

It looked very homemade in the brief glimpse I got. All I could say was "that looks like fun!":) :) It was neat that she looked like she was reclining into his arms.

Is this is a configuration that you've seen before? I thought it looked pretty cool!:confused: :confused:

The second sight...well, Aye can't say strange...but definitely unusual. As Aye was driving home from work, Aye saw a guy out cutting his grass in a kilt:eek: :cool: Aye did a double take...and then felt guilty for looking twice:p Aye can honestly say it is my first kilt-sighting outside of some festival!

If this is the first time you have seen a kilt outside of a festival then you do not live in Puget Sound (home of Utilikilts)!

East Hill

Was it a traditional kilt or a utilikilt?

yes that recumbent combo is a standard make. We see them from time to time.

and another good place to see kilts is Buckingham palace! :eek:

I've seen that type of tandem once. I thought it was a brilliant design--the person in the rear can look ahead to see scenery not just the back of the one in the front. I wonder how they handle, though?

As for kilts.....I once worked for a company with a open dress code. Many worked in shorts and one guy worked in shorts year round (high internal core temp). We were bought by a large multi-national who decided to impose a dress code and outlawed shorts. What they didn't count on was that the guy owned a full dress kilt. He worked in the kilt for quite a while--after all, it met the dress code :D :D

DH and I want to get one of those tandem/recumbent combo bikes. We found a really nice one...

http://www.kinetics.org.uk/html/pino_race.shtml


And a larger picture...
http://www.kinetics.org.uk/Pino_Titan_Totale.jpg

On this one, the person in back has the steering/gear/brake controls...which would be me! LOL!

That looks kind of awkward!

And we saw a utilikilt in Estes Park. Nothing I said could convince my son that it wasn't a skirt. He is a disgrace to his Scottish blood. LOL

I've never seen one but that is sweet. I love bike porn... :D

OOOO! I get to post my kilt photo again:D
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/b...hPGversion.jpg
Mind you, I had to do some "retouching" for this to be posted

Mmm...kilts. I <3 kilts. Especially utilikilts...so it's probably good that I live in a place where I get to see them frequently. :D

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Originally Posted by Mr. Silver

Monday night, I caught a couple of unusual sights:

First, I had a great ride conquering a hill that I thought would kill me!

Nearing the top of the hill, I came around a curve passing a couple going to the opposite direction...on an unusual tandem!

She was in front on a recumbent and he was in the rear on a standard?!?!?!?!?

It looked very homemade in the brief glimpse I got. All I could say was "that looks like fun!":) :) It was neat that she looked like she was reclining into his arms.

Is this is a configuration that you've seen before? I thought it looked pretty cool!:confused: :confused:

The second sight...well, Aye can't say strange...but definitely unusual. As Aye was driving home from work, Aye saw a guy out cutting his grass in a kilt:eek: :cool: Aye did a double take...and then felt guilty for looking twice:p Aye can honestly say it is my first kilt-sighting outside of some festival!

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I know some scottish folks and was at a gathering one time and some men who wear kilts aren't always very good at "proper skirt etiquette". One was sitting in a chair talking to someone else and had on display his red and white boxers and they clashed with his kilt too. I had to leave the room for a few minutes:rolleyes: Jenn

As the old joke goes - You know what a Scotsman wears under his kilt?



His socks! :D :D :D :D



And the bike could have been a Bilenky Viewpoint http://www.bilenky.com/viewpnt.html

I've been tempted by the bike. It has a pretty cool idea of putting the stoker up front where they can see the road (as opposed to the captain's back side) and actually navigate. Somewhere on their website they had a travel journal of a man and 10 year old son who biked across America on one.

I'm envious that you saw one.

I saw a Bilenky for sale on Craiglist in Austin. Interesting concept I think.

Now the kilt, all I could think was "I hope they weren't squatting too much". :eek:

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Originally Posted by Kimmyt

Was it a traditional kilt or a utilikilt?

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Traditional plaid...no squatting that I'm aware of...but I can honestly admit I felt guilty for looking twice! :eek:

That reminds me, we never did get to see that "business on top, biker on the bottom" look.

We see LOTS of utilikilts around here. I think they look very good!

Once in a while I see a woman wearing one, but they just look so much better on men.

I <3 kilts!

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Originally Posted by zencentury

That reminds me, we never did get to see that "business on top, biker on the bottom" look.

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Give me a couple weeks. The horrible roadrash on my legs delayed me

I think Mr. Silver should get a utilikilt. When you've got nice biker legs, why not show them off!

One of the TE'ers (Hipgnosis6) worked at Utilikilt.

If I do, I have Silver send you a picture!

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Originally Posted by KnottedYet

I think Mr. Silver should get a utilikilt. When you've got nice biker legs, why not show them off!

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Yes, yes, a Utilikilt!! I bought one for my then-husband (a cyclist), and we both loved it!

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Originally Posted by KnottedYet

I think Mr. Silver should get a utilikilt. When you've got nice biker legs, why not show them off!

One of the TE'ers (Hipgnosis6) worked at Utilikilt.

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+1

Kilts are a perfect frame for cyclists' legs. DH owns three! :D ;)

I've even seen a few cyclist 'round here in kilts. One on a tall bike. But not to worry, he had shorts on underneath. Well, yeah, I looked(I ain't dead yet).:o :rolleyes: :D :p

Well ladies, I just looked at the utilikilt website....there's no way I'm spending > $200 for a kilt...:(

Besides, with my short legs, it would just look like a skirt:o :o :o

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Originally Posted by Mr. Silver

Well ladies, I just looked at the utilikilt website....there's no way I'm spending > $200 for a kilt...:(

Besides, with my short legs, it would just look like a skirt:o :o :o

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Heck, maybe Silver can create something for you in chainmail. ;)

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Originally Posted by Starfish

Heck, maybe Silver can create something for you in chainmail. ;)

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PS: I sure don't remember spending $200 for my husband's! I guess things have changed! :(

The "formal wear" version is > $600!

I have seen a few Bilinkys. I've looked into that as an option for tandems that would suit myself and my young son, along with the DaVinci. One advantage we have here is that they're both local builders.

I also know a few guys that wear traditional kilts after a ride. I don't want to know what, if anything, they are wearing under them after the race! :eek:

The price on the utilikilt is a bit high, sure. But the construction makes them worth it, in my opinion--high quality and extremely durable. Anytime I've been in the utilikilt shop, I've always longingly fondled the kilts and wished they worked better on my own body.

I have a cyclist friend who loves them. He puts one on after his rides, takes his shorts off from underneath, and happily goes about his business with unrestricted, unencumbered ease.

I also like the ease with which they can be taken off. Once the belt is undone, one pull will release all the snaps on the front... :cool: (That feature was one that was shown to me by one of the shop guys when I was there looking for a kilt with the aforementioned friend.)