...just put a deposit on a Moonlander.
Damn you, Brett...
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let us know when you get to the moon. We need to settle the debate once and for all - is the moon made of cheese or ribs?
Just in time for winter!
must spread repJust in time for winter!
Din't order it primarily for winter, although that will be amusing...
I don't always buy stupid bikes...
But when I do, it inspires others to do the same.
But when I do, it inspires others to do the same.
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Awesome
shouldn't there be a wok in that picture?
On to the next fad, hand trikes?
http://www.bikerumor.com/2013/03/29/lasher-introduces-first-full-suspension-hand-cycle-mountain-recumbent/
http://www.bikerumor.com/2013/03/29/lasher-introduces-first-full-suspension-hand-cycle-mountain-recumbent/
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I dig it!
Also missing dueling microwaves.
There is a guy I see occasionally on road rides around here who's a paraplegic on a hand-cycle, and he is effing fast.
Got out for an hour and a half at "lunch", wound up with a big smile on my face. Feels different, lateral assymetry affects handling somewhat, a little more work to get up hills, does not leave much in way of tracks in mud. Tires grip well, feels like a suspension bike with very little damping. Less responsive than the Heckler (d'oh...). Front shifting leaves a little to be desired when shifting from small to large ring. Overall, it inspires confidence and is a hoot to ride.
I forget when I got the Moonlander (Just looked it up, it was March 29th), but I have been riding it since, what with it being a new toy and the trails being soft in the springtime. I rode it until Sunday (Cinco de Mayo), then stuffed the Heckler in the car and rode that yesterday, so let's call that a five week test.
The Moonlander did mud and sand well, not leaving much in way of tracks. It let me ride on trails that I wouldn't touch with the Heckler due to fragile spring soils, took me up to the top of Lincoln Gap and back down via Bristol Notch in a mixed pavement and gravel tour, and generally did quite well. On the last ride I tried two things: downhill on babyheads and loose scree, which required concentration and was sort of rattling, and downhill over water bars. On the water bars, I was getting air and the landings were graceful, easier to get ff the ground than a full suspension rig.
Shifting? Well, it works, but it ain't Shimano. The front is a little prone to chain suck when shifting from the small to the big ring, and rear shifting has been occasionally questionable. The front derailleur fouls the crank arm when in the big ring - I have a notable wear notch in the arm, and it goes tick-tick when pedaling. Brakes work well, I'm planning on replacing the stock 6" front rotor with an 8" because that's my tradition.
Acceleration has been slow, rotational inertia and all that, carry has been good once rolling, and in all sorts of situations, I found that I was failing to avoid stuff that I'd go around on the Heckler given a choice - gravel or sand patches, mud, rocks stumps, discarded machinery, alligators...
Getting back on the Heckler Monday was weird - felt twitchy, didn't store momentum, but accelerated quickly, quietly sucked up stuff that would rattle on the Moonlander. I quickly got back into it, but missed the carry of the big wheels and their ability to stick to almost anything once moving.
I'm thinking about swapping bikes each week for a while to continue the research.
The Moonlander did mud and sand well, not leaving much in way of tracks. It let me ride on trails that I wouldn't touch with the Heckler due to fragile spring soils, took me up to the top of Lincoln Gap and back down via Bristol Notch in a mixed pavement and gravel tour, and generally did quite well. On the last ride I tried two things: downhill on babyheads and loose scree, which required concentration and was sort of rattling, and downhill over water bars. On the water bars, I was getting air and the landings were graceful, easier to get ff the ground than a full suspension rig.
Shifting? Well, it works, but it ain't Shimano. The front is a little prone to chain suck when shifting from the small to the big ring, and rear shifting has been occasionally questionable. The front derailleur fouls the crank arm when in the big ring - I have a notable wear notch in the arm, and it goes tick-tick when pedaling. Brakes work well, I'm planning on replacing the stock 6" front rotor with an 8" because that's my tradition.
Acceleration has been slow, rotational inertia and all that, carry has been good once rolling, and in all sorts of situations, I found that I was failing to avoid stuff that I'd go around on the Heckler given a choice - gravel or sand patches, mud, rocks stumps, discarded machinery, alligators...
Getting back on the Heckler Monday was weird - felt twitchy, didn't store momentum, but accelerated quickly, quietly sucked up stuff that would rattle on the Moonlander. I quickly got back into it, but missed the carry of the big wheels and their ability to stick to almost anything once moving.
I'm thinking about swapping bikes each week for a while to continue the research.
...you ride around alligators? Sissy.
Photos are hootless.
That'll have to wait until I ride with splat, I guess...