I do 95% of my riding on rural roads, watching out for log trucks more than cars.

Optima Baron (High to Lowracer) / tourer recommendations Hello all.

If I was at full song, I’m sure records would have been shattered. Fabulous on gentle slopes or flat landscapes. We hope that you will understand our choices regarding the production stop and the planned restart. All right reserved. Recumbent | Recumbent Bikes of Tennessee |Recumbent Bikes & Trikes Denver | Recumbent Trike Store |Rose City Recumbents | Recumbent World | Rocky Mountain Recumbents | RTR Magazine | Schlitter | Seattle Trike | Sport Crafters| Steintrikes USA | Sun Seeker | TerraCycle Today, I weighed my completed Optima Baron lowracer weight = 27.5 lbs with...Steel front fork with disk brake mount, Velocity paired spoke wheels (650c rear/451 front), road caliper brakes, carbon seat, carbon headrest, homemade laminated posterboard wheel disks taped on, shortened 153 mm Ultegra crankset with single 62t Optima chainring, cut-down aluminum boom, cut-down fixed … I've been using the one of the full sideshot of the NC in front of the steps as my wallpaper. Walter Zorn:Kreuzotter V5 Velokraft: NoCom (No Compromise). Low Racer Recumbent Bicycles Are Generally …. At this moment the stock of Optima recumbent frames and components is too low to be able to actively market and sell our bikes. Bicycle & Bikes - All Kind Of Cool Bike Stuff. Was tempted to edit the prior thread with updated questions so as not to clog up the subreddit with personal queries. Most interestingly, it never mentions the word recumbent (Yellowbike prefers the older term, “horizontal bike”).

We may request cookies to be set on your device. The next race was the faired class 1 hour lap race. The comments u/bogiesan made in your other thread are spot on - we all have our faves and objectivity is difficult. I spent 18 months chugging along on a Burley Jett Creek before I bought my first lowracer. I climb just fine - though it's a hurdle every once in a while if the path is a 90* turn THEN a steep incline.

My anticipation ended about a month ago.

I wouldn't say lowracers are good for commuting (the gear haul factor) but urban riding, street, path, tour, makes no difference. Wheelbase – 51.6 inches I used to own 2011 Baron lowracer. The bike handled predictably and was rock steady in the higher speed ranges where it is intended to operate.

With the Optima line, Yellowbike was able to obtain a proven lowracer design with a pretty darn good resume. This did make the Baron a little rough over the bumps, but it wasn’t really any worse than many other lowracers.

I can't speak of the Jester but Iunderstand it is a really fast recumbent. I got noticed on the Darth Vader machine let me tell you. I’ve seen what these bikes have done for some of my fellow competitors, so I was rather anxious to get my hands on one. Keep seeing the titled bent as well rated and commented upon in prior years but cannot see anything about more recent iterations or a website for purchase. A few of these have gone to very competitive racers. However, I would trade a little of the efficiency for just one more idler. Cycle | Angletech | Avenue Trikes | Archer |  Azub

-seat optima, size L - Avid BB7 diskbrakes with new brakepads-sram gripshifter-3x9 speed This nice recumbent is in great shape. Like others have said, I have never had my chain derail during any turn, and mine is dropped alongside the fork as well. Yellowbike has quickly become a very visible, very professional bike company. Optima:Baron, X-Low, Cobra Not only is it slightly higher than some other lowracers, it is also fairly adjustable. The Optima’s 52-inch wheelbase probably has a lot to do with its shock absorbing affect and it’s stable handling characteristics. Optima was well known for their European made suspended (with suspension) recumbent bikes. Dave Johnson raced Rick Wianecke's "Great White" streamliner, and beat me by .04 seconds. I use tall flag on traffic, weak on hills, stable on downhills and on flats. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use. Of course one of the coolest things about riding the Baron is the instant effect it has on your social standing. He was racing a Optima Baron lowracer. To be fair, I forgot all about  how many gears I was shifting once I had the Baron out on the road. I would like to ask some questions before taking the plunge. A valuable benefit to the commuter and tourer of the Cruzbike design is all-standard road bike components that can be found in almost any shop across the country and 700c wheels front and back with a relatively low seat height. I have a review of the NoCom on my Blogsite: Kev, your pictures of the NoCom are very nice and really capture its sleek lines. The Baron has been a force to be reckoned with in European HPV racing.

U-turns in the housing development are not a problem. I am planning, 3. can lowracers handle long steep hills ? It’s maximum angle of 25 degrees isn’t exactly upright, but the seat’s shape supports the shoulders well and makes it a little easier on the neck than many of its competitors.

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As on any bike, you must be vigilant regarding surface conditions - a sunken road repair patch, hit at an acute angle, can take you down quickly - don't let that happen in front of a fast-moving vehicle. Constructed with heavy and complicated frames. Stay tuned. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. The eight-speed stuff was functional for sure, but if I were the consumer I’d expect nine. These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features. Has anyone got an Optima Baron Lowracer? By continuing to browse the site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. This will allow me to ride the bike during the next HPRA events and test the bike more under race conditions (and hopefully trounce at least a few of my competitors). Weight – 28.5 pounds They have entered the recumbent market at a very good time. I would NOT buy a Jester. We have decided that we will postpone production and active sales of our recumbents for the next 6 months. Ideal for high-speed track events like a 200-meter sprint. Earlier this year, Yellowbike (formerly know as Revobike) decided to take the latter approach when they negotiated a deal with Optima Bicycles of Holland. Keep seeing the titled bent as well rated and commented upon in prior years but cannot see anything about more recent iterations or a website for purchase.

That is very impressive considering my deteriorated state of fitness. 'musa said it all. M5: Titanium Low Racer, Carbon Low Racer Lowracers adhere on asphalt best on low center of gravity. I love my Optima Baron but want a FWD Lowracer as well. Since these providers may collect personal data like your IP address we allow you to block them here. That bike is the Optima Baron. Price – $2600. Getting on (or more appropriately, “getting into”) the Baron takes a little effort, but once you strap it on, it’s a very comfortable bike. JavaScript is disabled. Love it or hate it, a $2600 bike should really have a nine-speed drivetrain in the year 2000.

A lowracer isn't the best bike for traffic, but it will work. Mine has only ever derailed while attempting backwards pedaling. There are probably 20 excellent — and wildly different — recumbents perfectly suited to long range, totally self supported touring. The thinking was that may become a bit unclear given the title. In some ways it's easier than other bikes. It and the Challenge Jester occupied most of the top spots at the most recent World Championship event in Belgium.