I spent last weekend playing on two of Laid Back Bike’s high racers – the Optima High Baron and a Metabike. Both promise high performance and the ability to use standard road bike wheels. Here’s my thoughts on the Baron.
A look at how you can use your upright panniers on the Nazca Fuego. The ability to carry more than a small sandwich is a massive bonus of the Nazca design when compared to other lowracers, but how well does it actually work?
A cross-country run in the Fuego turns into a rather more crosscountry experience. See what I did there? As in ‘across a country’ and then ‘off road’? Never mind…
Today marks a glorious day. The day when, after 46 days ahead, Ade’s 01:41 record on the Pollockshaw’s Road Sprint was crushed by a storming 01:36. It’s not a long segment at just over 800m, nor is it hugely uphill. It is, however, now mine. Let me tell you how it came about. It started Continue Reading »
I’ve had the Fuego for almost a year now, so it’s high time I put some thoughts down on it. Dave McCraw has already posted a detailed review of the stock Fuego compared to other similar recumbents here, so I’ll take a different angle. He’s also got a lot more pictures than me, so if Continue Reading »
The ICE Vortex looks like a bike where the rider is an optional extra. Even sat still in the showroom it gives off a tingling sense of speed, with that stretched body and big rear wheel; a feeling that the only reason it isn’teven nowsliding silently past the peleton is that the lack of challenge Continue Reading »
Chain coming off, chain(s) going on…
Drying out after its winter bath…