Good to know that mine is (or may well be) lighter than yours. Seriously, thanks -- at least it shows that an upright does not necessarily come with a huge weight penalty. I am enjoying the very basic but now upgeared Worksman immensely even though it is a real barking dog of a dog: I would not be surprised if the tires contained "thornproof tubes" -- those worse-than-goathead "solutions" to punctures. Must investigate. Add to that the 50 lb weight and less than Campy quality bearing quality (the drive wheel spins as if it were built around a dynamo hub, this despite some ad hoc lubing and adjustment) and you have a 10 mile workout in a five mile run to the PO and back. But still, it's great fun, even though it does make me look like a dork.
(Speaking of recumbent trikes: I remember a recumbent, tadpole, tandem trike with huge boom tube of carbon fiber, which I once passed up a long, steep hill. That thing was longer than my car! Of course, I drive a 2 CV.) On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 8:29 PM, Tim Whalen <whalen...@gmail.com> wrote: > Patrick, > > My ICE is 35 pounds or so. Given the heavier seat and frame on a tadpole, > I'd say the advertised weight for your Delta is plausible.Tim > > On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 7:46 PM, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Thanks for all the replies. My possible trike is a Ken Rogers "Delta" >> upright; old British iron. My main concern is its left hand drive >> (only the left wheel is driven): I've read that this is Bad for US >> cambers, but the seller who is in Seattle says it wasn't for him, and >> our roads here in NM are generally not very high crowned. But ... >> >> Curious: what does a lowriding tadpole weigh? The seller says that the >> KR, built with SunTour Exage and medium end late '80s parts weighs 32 >> lb -- a hell of a lot lighter than my Worksman (just carried home a >> big load of boxes from the PO for Mom). >> >> On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 6:13 PM, John Blish <jbl...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > I ride a Catrike Expedition, CTE1610, a tadpole style with 20" font >> > wheels and a 26" rear. 9 speed triple crank w/ disc brakes and Schwalbe >> > Marathon Racers. >> > >> > Trikes are a lot of fun with very quick, tight steering and the smaller >> > diameter wheels allow you to experience pavement irregularities more >> > profoundly than with bigger diameter wheels. >> > >> > John >> > >> > Sent from my iPad >> > >> > On Sep 16, 2011, at 11:49 AM, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> >> I've got my eye on a trike in Seattle and I've got some questions and >> >> would be grateful for any experienced (emphasis!) answers and advice. >> >> >> >> >> >> Thanks. >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Patrick Moore >> >> Albuquerque, NM >> >> For professional resumes, contact >> >> Patrick Moore, ACRW >> >> http://resumespecialties.com/index.html >> >> >> >> -- >> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> >> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >> >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> >> rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> >> For more options, visit this group at >> >> http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. >> >> >> > >> > -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> > Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> > For more options, visit this group at >> > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. >> > >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> Patrick Moore >> Albuquerque, NM >> For professional resumes, contact >> Patrick Moore, ACRW >> http://resumespecialties.com/index.html >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW http://resumespecialties.com/index.html -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
