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Re: Streamliner for Commuting
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PNGr-@aol.com
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Nov 27, 2007 11:45 PST
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In a message dated 11/26/07 5:09:37 AM, sw6-@gmail.com writes:
| | I'm thinking of building a streamliner for commuting. Lots of lights
and stops around here. Would you suggest two wheels or three?
Scott Wilson
Hyattsville, MD (inside DC beltway)
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I commuted on my streamliner for several years when I was working in Santa
Barbara. I retired early, and rode it across the U.S.A. in 2000. I am now
retired once again, and I still use it for exercise and for errands around town on
the days when I give my car a rest. There is information about the trip and how
well the streamliner performed at [http://web.mac.com/pngracey]. A word of
caution: I had over ten years of mostly streamlined use of the bike plus a
similar amount of experience at sailing a small catamaran(often on one hull) to
give me skill with crosswinds before I began the trip. Your experience there in
MD will be different from mine here in SoCal where winds are light and
therefore it is easy to gain experience before encountering the more typical winds
in other parts of the country. I recommend an easily removed front fairing
system and practice on light wind days. Bike fairing interaction is especially
important. Not all recumbents are well suited to a fairing. My P-38/F-40 actually
steers more smoothly when faired than when unfaired.
Paul Gracey
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