Reply With QuoteIt's a great choice! The Strada is actually my third recumbent. I started with a Rans Rocket and traded it in for a Bacchetta Giro a year later. I completed 5 RAGBRAIs on the Giro. Last summer, during RAGBRAI, I traded the Giro in for the Strada. It's great! I also got the yellow seat bag, and I think that it makes me more visible from behind. I have an upright bike also (Serotta Fierte), but I can ride longer on the recumbent because it's more comfortable.
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Thread: Recumbents Cause Disease
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06-21-2009, 12:42 PM #1
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Recumbents Cause Disease
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It's Called
Continuous Recumbent Acquisition Phenoma ( or called, I guess you know what
)
I picked a Bacchetta Strada yesterday:
Thought this was artsy. Maybe I should call the "Tomato"?
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06-21-2009, 12:54 PM #2
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I've got that model too!
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06-21-2009, 04:30 PM #3
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Looks FUN! Enjoy!
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06-21-2009, 04:38 PM #4
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Muy caliente! It look's like it's on fire. I wish you lots of adventures with Tomato, Fredwina!
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06-21-2009, 07:13 PM #5
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Nice bike Fredwina! I hope you enjoy many many comfy miles on it.
In cleaning out our "bike closet" we found a seat bag (kinda like your yellow one) but it is red and black. Fits the Euromesh seat, that I don't have - I went with the Rans style seat on my Giro. This red/black seat bag was given to me and I was wondering if you might like to have it. I could bring it to the Recumbent Retreat and you can decide once you see it.
Edna
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06-22-2009, 09:42 AM #6
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Evangundy,
go ahead it should work since both my giro and my Strada are red and have euromesh seats
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06-22-2009, 09:56 AM #7
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Nice ride. Yeah, I'm jealous.
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06-22-2009, 11:43 AM #8
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Me likey... A LOT! What a beautiful new bike. I used to think recumbents were for old people (don't virtually slap me), but the older I'm getting and the more pains I have- I'm thinking a recumbent looks like just about the sweetest ride around (much the same with my views on RV's vs. tent camping). Comfort is becoming more and more appealing as I age.
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06-22-2009, 06:38 PM #9
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I usually think they're more fun to ride. you just have to put up with being a little odd Like the lady on Saturday's ride that remarked I was riding a "real" bike she "corrected" it to "normal" bike
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06-22-2009, 07:17 PM #10
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I think that disease causes men to grow beards. Usually grey ones
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