| Name: | Eric Geoffrey Vann <eric_vann@msmail.wes.mot.com> | |
| Age: | M 48 (11 January 1949) | |
| Mass: | 350 | |
| Size: | 5' 11" | |
| Bikes: | Ryan Vanguard, Ryan Fleetwood, Cannondale H800, Royal Enfield Touring bike (vintage) | |
| Rides: | 80 - 100 miles (during warmer months) | |
| Where: | Wheaton, IL, USA | |
| Works: | Staff Programmer (Motorola) | |
| Likes: | Helping to create the Motorola Envoy PDA. Reading as much information concerning the nature of power output and the efficiency with which it is generated on a recumbent. I'd like to find a satisfactory answer to why recumbent riding is both extremely enjoyable and yet presents troublesome episodes to even experienced riders. Pinpointing the source of the problem will go a long ways to designing a bike with as much mass appeal as possible. At present my hunch is that a LWB/ASS bike is most promising. Our WISIL/IHPVA group is taking a slight different tack by adapting the SWB/MWB design to be FWD dropping the seat height to something approaching 8 inches. I have yet to ride this vehicle, but it seems to address some of my complaints. Favquote: Hezekiah 6: 8 "Recumbents are a way of life" B Volk on the subject of being annoyed when others complain about climbing hills on a 'bent, "get over it." My response to his response, "HOGWASH." | |
| Climbs: | not surveyed | |
| Crash: | Cannondale H800 - 3 or 4 times (failure to unclip) Ryan Vanguard - 3 or 4 times (front wheel lost traction) once black ice (rear wheel lost traction) Ryan Fleetwood - Twice lost our balance starting on uphill | |
| Beard: | not surveyed | |
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