Rob, down the street, rides a Lightfoot and never stops smiling. He used to be overweight. Then he got a recumbent and dropped over 100 pounds riding it every day. Now he looks like a million bucks! When I tried his bike briefly, it felt like riding a couch--and I was ready to ride it all the way to Chicago.
Lightfoot seems to be the dark horse of the recumbent world: I'm hard pressed to find a review of their standard bike; here's one of their "mountain bike" models.
With a steel frame, a suspension and disk brakes, this long wheelbase cruiser should probably be a contender if recumbent touring is in your future.
A new model, with BionX electric assist, is shown below. Ignore the "pure biking" snobbery that looks down on electric assist. If you need/want an electric bike, get one! I've tried a BionX assisted bike and it's great fun.
Lightfoot seems to be the dark horse of the recumbent world: I'm hard pressed to find a review of their standard bike; here's one of their "mountain bike" models.
With a steel frame, a suspension and disk brakes, this long wheelbase cruiser should probably be a contender if recumbent touring is in your future.
A new model, with BionX electric assist, is shown below. Ignore the "pure biking" snobbery that looks down on electric assist. If you need/want an electric bike, get one! I've tried a BionX assisted bike and it's great fun.
Lightfeet are great! They have many innovative designs, and they continue to improve every year. They are truly nice folks, and their Stormy Winters velomobile (still in development) is an exciting prospect. Val
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ReplyDeleteDo you ride a Lightfoot? If so, what are your impressions of the bike?
The big story here is the power of a bicycle to transform a person – both physically and mentally.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds kind of corny, but it's true. For an extreme example, check out the Large Fella on a Bike blog, which I link to on my own blog. You'll need to scroll down and look at the bicycle links on the left.
The big story here is the power of a bicycle to transform a person – both physically and mentally.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds kind of corny, but it's true. For an extreme example, check out the Large Fella on a Bike blog, which I link to on my own blog. You'll need to scroll down and look at the bicycle links on the left.
nice Recumbent bike. its doing great work in hard and dull land surface.
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