How do you explain to someone why they should ride a long distance on a bicycle, through the night, through the wind, through the sun, through the cold, through the rain, through whatever conditions fickle fate decides to throw at you? [Puddle]
A fascinating look at the development of recumbents.Did you know geared recumbents first appeared in the 1890s, soon after the safety bicycle appeared? A book by Tony Hadland and Hans-Erhard Lessing provides more details than I have seen before. https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/a-complete-illustrated-history-of-the-recumbent-bicycle/
During his life, the great Native American chief Crazy Horse found himself pursued many times – by the U.S. Army, scouts, and members of rival tribes. But they could never catch him, despite riding their horses into the ground in efforts to do so. After his death, a friend disclosed the great warrior’s secret. On…
From a post by Will at Rivendell Bicycle Works – 28 May 2021 One of the main advantages of friction shifters used to be that they work with basically any set up – any derailleur, any crank and any cassette, allowing riders to ignore almost all of the overly complicated compatibility rules that goes along…
What do you eat on long rides? Kevin Kolodziejski says: “no food is neutral and any bad food eaten for whatever reason has some sort of negative consequence, one that may not adversely affect a single ride but will detract from future ones in some way eventually.“
TrainerRoad says:The right pacing plan will remove the guesswork before your next event and help you cross the finish line faster.
These days most randonneurs use a navigation device (smartphone or GPS) which will be needed for much longer than their battery will last and a dyno-powered USB charger is a great solution.Here are some comments from the Randon list: Tim Feldman asked: How much power does the USB charger provide, and thus, how quickly will…
A sort-of account of one man’s Paris-Brest-Paris in 2019.
I look forward to seeing how this will compare with the Rohloff.Swap between wheels, through axle compatible, lighter than Rohloff, separate up/down shifters.
After years of trying to adjust my Performer highracer FWD so that the power idler did not touch my leg I decided to convert it to a moving bottom bracket/traction direct system. I already had a modified Cruzbike front end that bolted straight on after I cut off the boom. The result is a surprisingly…
My first recumbent:2002 FlyingFurniture PBP Special When I started randonneuring in 2002 I was riding a very second-hand upright bike built up from a frame acquired from a pawn shop fitted out with parts from what I had available under my house. It had served me well, having been used as my daily commuter and…