From: jamesg@rucs2.sunlab.cs.runet.edu (James Gillespie)
Subject: Re: Recumbents
Organization: Radford University
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 92 20:58:32 GMT

In article <24089@sybase.sybase.com> dobrien@sybase.com (Dave O'Brien) writes:
>In article <1992Sep15.201308.11541@rucs2.sunlab.cs.runet.edu> James
>Gillespie, jamesg@rucs2.sunlab.cs.runet.edu writes:
>
>From the literature I've been looking at, it sounds like you have either
>a Rans or a Easy Racer recumbent there, unless of course it's a home-brew
>machine. A new Rans goes for $1000 U.S, and an Easy Race is about $1500,
>so the $500 sounds good depending on the bike's condition. Hope this helps

Following the advice of several netters, I test rode the bike.  Within
10 minutes of leaving the shop, the bike broke to the point of being
non-ridable.  I was able to determine that it was a Rans, but I no
longer trust the quality of it's components.  I'm new to all this so 
please don't ask what was on it.  The shop felt I should have paid for
the repairs, but I refused because I didn't feel that I was at fault.
Anyhow, I won't be going back to find out what components it had.

I would like to have the address of some mail order places that 
sell a large variety of recumbents.  I had a lot of fun on the Rans 
while it lasted, so I'm still considering a recumbent.  Any info
I can get would be most appreciated.

Thanks.

James Gillespie

Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech
Subject: Re: Recumbents


In article <24089@sybase.sybase.com> dobrien@sybase.com (Dave O'Brien) writes:
>
>From the literature I've been looking at, it sounds like you have either
>a Rans or a Easy Racer recumbent there, unless of course it's a home-brew
>machine. A new Rans goes for $1000 U.S, and an Easy Race is about $1500,
>so the $500 sounds good depending on the bike's condition. Hope this helps

Following the advice of several netters, I test rode the bike.  Within
10 minutes of leaving the shop, the bike broke to the point of being
non-ridable.  I was able to determine that it was a Rans, but I no
longer trust the quality of it's components.  I'm new to all this so 
please don't ask what was on it.  The shop felt I should have paid for
the repairs, but I refused because I didn't feel that I was at fault.
Anyhow, I won't be going back to find out what components it had.

I would like to have the address of some mail order places that 
sell a large variety of recumbents.  I had a lot of fun on the Rans 
while it lasted, so I'm still considering a recumbent.  Any info
I can get would be most appreciated.

Thanks.

James Gillespie

Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech
Subject: Re: Recumbents
Organization: Radford University

In article <24089@sybase.sybase.com> dobrien@sybase.com (Dave O'Brien) writes:
>In article <1992Sep15.201308.11541@rucs2.sunlab.cs.runet.edu> James
>Gillespie, jamesg@rucs2.sunlab.cs.runet.edu writes:
>
>From the literature I've been looking at, it sounds like you have either
>a Rans or a Easy Racer recumbent there, unless of course it's a home-brew
>machine. A new Rans goes for $1000 U.S, and an Easy Race is about $1500,
>so the $500 sounds good depending on the bike's condition. Hope this helps

Following the advice of several netters, I test rode the bike.  Within
10 minutes of leaving the shop, the bike broke to the point of being
non-ridable.  I was able to determine that it was a Rans, but I no
longer trust the quality of it's components.  I'm new to all this so 
please don't ask what was on it.  The shop felt I should have paid for
the repairs, but I refused because I didn't feel that I was at fault.
Anyhow, I won't be going back to find out what components it had.

I would like to have the address of some mail order places that 
sell a large variety of recumbents.  I had a lot of fun on the Rans 
while it lasted, so I'm still considering a recumbent.  Any info
I can get would be most appreciated.

Thanks.

James Gillespie

Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech
Subject: Re: Recumbents


In article <24089@sybase.sybase.com> dobrien@sybase.com (Dave O'Brien) writes:
>
>From the literature I've been looking at, it sounds like you have either
>a Rans or a Easy Racer recumbent there, unless of course it's a home-brew
>machine. A new Rans goes for $1000 U.S, and an Easy Race is about $1500,
>so the $500 sounds good depending on the bike's condition. Hope this helps

Following the advice of several netters, I test rode the bike.  Within
10 minutes of leaving the shop, the bike broke to the point of being
non-ridable.  I was able to determine that it was a Rans, but I no
longer trust the quality of it's components.  I'm new to all this so 
please don't ask what was on it.  The shop felt I should have paid for
the repairs, but I refused because I didn't feel that I was at fault.
Anyhow, I won't be going back to find out what components it had.

I would like to have the address of some mail order places that 
sell a large variety of recumbents.  I had a lot of fun on the Rans 
while it lasted, so I'm still considering a recumbent.  Any info
I can get would be most appreciated.

Thanks.

James Gillespie

Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech