Comments on: What’s Wrong With This Picture http://www.spokesnspin.com/2008/12/29/whats-wrong-with-this-picture/ Live to Bike! Work to Live! Bike to Work! Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:58:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: David Hembrow http://www.spokesnspin.com/2008/12/29/whats-wrong-with-this-picture/comment-page-1/#comment-1397 David Hembrow Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:28:41 +0000 http://www.spokesnspin.com/?p=1053#comment-1397 I've had a few recumbents. First a trike, and then three different bikes. Great fun to ride. They were a bit unusual in the UK, but there are lots of recumbents here in the Netherlands, and a local group who go out on recreational rides on Sundays <a href="http://hembrow.blogspot.com/2008/11/cold-sunday.html" rel="nofollow">like this</a> and <a href="http://hembrow.blogspot.com/2008/11/huneliggers-again.html" rel="nofollow">this</a>. I’ve had a few recumbents. First a trike, and then three different bikes. Great fun to ride. They were a bit unusual in the UK, but there are lots of recumbents here in the Netherlands, and a local group who go out on recreational rides on Sundays like this and this.

]]> By: Red http://www.spokesnspin.com/2008/12/29/whats-wrong-with-this-picture/comment-page-1/#comment-1396 Red Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:04:08 +0000 http://www.spokesnspin.com/?p=1053#comment-1396 David: Thanks for the info. I have never tried a recumbent or trike. I know people who ride recumbents really like them. David: Thanks for the info. I have never tried a recumbent or trike. I know people who ride recumbents really like them.

]]> By: David Hembrow http://www.spokesnspin.com/2008/12/29/whats-wrong-with-this-picture/comment-page-1/#comment-1395 David Hembrow Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:43:48 +0000 http://www.spokesnspin.com/?p=1053#comment-1395 I am aware of one bike (actually a trike) which did have the chain on the left. The early versions of Mike Burrow's "Speedy" (which became the windcheetah) have the chain on the left. It was done to make it easier to mount the rear wheel from one side only, with the gears and wheel on the same side of the main frame tube. Later versions have the gears on the right of the frame tube and the wheel on the left. It caused a few small problems. Because a normal chainset was used, the pedal thread was the wrong way around and pedals would tend to unscrew. This was solved using loctite on the threads. I've ridden an early speedy like this, and much fun it was too. I am aware of one bike (actually a trike) which did have the chain on the left.

The early versions of Mike Burrow’s “Speedy” (which became the windcheetah) have the chain on the left. It was done to make it easier to mount the rear wheel from one side only, with the gears and wheel on the same side of the main frame tube. Later versions have the gears on the right of the frame tube and the wheel on the left.

It caused a few small problems. Because a normal chainset was used, the pedal thread was the wrong way around and pedals would tend to unscrew. This was solved using loctite on the threads.

I’ve ridden an early speedy like this, and much fun it was too.

]]> By: mfranti http://www.spokesnspin.com/2008/12/29/whats-wrong-with-this-picture/comment-page-1/#comment-1384 mfranti Tue, 30 Dec 2008 15:36:14 +0000 http://www.spokesnspin.com/?p=1053#comment-1384 what is it? what is it?

]]> By: RJ http://www.spokesnspin.com/2008/12/29/whats-wrong-with-this-picture/comment-page-1/#comment-1382 RJ Tue, 30 Dec 2008 09:09:53 +0000 http://www.spokesnspin.com/?p=1053#comment-1382 Oh, darn! I was hoping you were giving out a prize or something because I guessed right! (proud beaming smile) Oh, darn! I was hoping you were giving out a prize or something because I guessed right! (proud beaming smile)

]]> By: Inger-Lis http://www.spokesnspin.com/2008/12/29/whats-wrong-with-this-picture/comment-page-1/#comment-1381 Inger-Lis Mon, 29 Dec 2008 20:50:42 +0000 http://www.spokesnspin.com/?p=1053#comment-1381 I did put that puzzle together years ago. But I am still not getting it. I have always thought the cat looked somewhat awkwardly placed, and the lean of the bike was a little off, but nothing else. I did put that puzzle together years ago. But I am still not getting it. I have always thought the cat looked somewhat awkwardly placed, and the lean of the bike was a little off, but nothing else.

]]> By: mfranti http://www.spokesnspin.com/2008/12/29/whats-wrong-with-this-picture/comment-page-1/#comment-1380 mfranti Mon, 29 Dec 2008 19:50:59 +0000 http://www.spokesnspin.com/?p=1053#comment-1380 am i missing something? am i missing something?

]]> By: Red http://www.spokesnspin.com/2008/12/29/whats-wrong-with-this-picture/comment-page-1/#comment-1379 Red Mon, 29 Dec 2008 19:49:19 +0000 http://www.spokesnspin.com/?p=1053#comment-1379 Inger-Lis: This is not a trick question. Did you put this puzzle together many years ago? I had never noticed what's strange on the bicycle until just yesterday. Inger-Lis: This is not a trick question. Did you put this puzzle together many years ago? I had never noticed what’s strange on the bicycle until just yesterday.

]]> By: Red http://www.spokesnspin.com/2008/12/29/whats-wrong-with-this-picture/comment-page-1/#comment-1378 Red Mon, 29 Dec 2008 19:48:33 +0000 http://www.spokesnspin.com/?p=1053#comment-1378 mfranti: Thanks for the link. As can be seen from the link you sent there is a major difference between your bike and the bike in the picture. mfranti: Thanks for the link. As can be seen from the link you sent there is a major difference between your bike and the bike in the picture.

]]> By: Inger-Lis http://www.spokesnspin.com/2008/12/29/whats-wrong-with-this-picture/comment-page-1/#comment-1377 Inger-Lis Mon, 29 Dec 2008 18:41:04 +0000 http://www.spokesnspin.com/?p=1053#comment-1377 Okay, I'll bite, what is wrong with this bicycle? Okay, I’ll bite, what is wrong with this bicycle?

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