Bud Baker Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 Can I keep it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cat127 Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 Bikes do have a way of doing that! I had a Kona follow me home this year! Great looking bike, may you have many wonderful miles together! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric byrne Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 Hi Bud, You are both looking good,think its a match made in heaven.Dont neglect Rose though.Wishing you many happy miles together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recce101 Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 Bud, did it come with a rear view mirror, or would that make the ride too scary? Ned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaminkw Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 Looking good Bud! Is that your Christmas present? What a beauty. And don't laugh Ned, I had rearview mirrors on my old bike and just can't feel safe without them. Haven't been able to find them to buy again--they had long curved chrome tubes that really got them out there and gave a good view of the road behind me. Judy in KW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joppette Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 Yes you can. Looking good Bud! MI Judy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolhg Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 FANTASTIC!!! Carol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bud Baker Posted December 8, 2010 Author Share Posted December 8, 2010 Yes, mirrors are even more important on a recumbent bike, since you can't easily turn around to see behind you. I have a mirror on my helmet. The bike is a RANS XStream, and Rose rides one just like it. A friend said that we're now the Dos XStreamos............LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaminkw Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 Bud, does that mean Rose got the primo bike first! Or did the two of you just get the matching pair. Either way, I'll be the two of you turn heads on the road. Judy in KW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bud Baker Posted December 8, 2010 Author Share Posted December 8, 2010 Judy, Rose has had her XStream for a while. It was a prototype before the bike went into production, and was test ridden for an extended time by a couple of friends of mine (four of us made a trip to the RANS factory in Hays, Kansas, to pick it up). When it came time for it to be sold, I got a good deal on it, and it was perfect for Rose's first fast bike. She loves it. Her bike is 3 1/2 inches shorter than the production bikes ended up being, and wasn't quite long enough for someone with long legs like me to get the optimum recline while riding, or else I may have been tempted to buy it for myself. My bike was one of four bikes used by the RANS 4 man race team at RAAM in 2009. A friend bought it shortly after the race, and he just sold it to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaminkw Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 Very cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Libby Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 Holy cow!! I would probably fall off. Beautiful bike. Happy miles.. Libby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick C Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 I feel like I couldn't stay up on one of those! Enjoy!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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