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> (talking about the Bike-E)
> 
> cycleam> If you would like to take the Alpha Romeo of Recumbent
> cycleam> bicycles for a test spin, 

At Surf City CYcles on Mission St
> 
> You must be kidding. The Bike-E is good for tooling around town, but
> would you really consider it for a long tour ?

Not just tooling around town but rip roaring. The bike's a blast! Post
mea request for the   review I did for Recumb Cyclist News. And yes,
I am thinking about making the BikeE my choice for my 1995  TransAm.
Depends on which Bent maker  can make me the  best offer.

 Is this the bike you
> rode cross-country ?

No. I did my 86 TransAm on a Via LWB (out of production).
> 
> The bike rides like one of those electric tricycles used by retired
> folks to get aro

I beg your pardon. Have you ridden one? The review I wrote certainly
doesn't describe it that way. Feels more like a pocket bike.

und. It's got upright handlebars, not underseat
> steering as is on vogue in the kind of 'bents I would consider for
> touring.

You might have a point there.

 I'm not sure if there's enought space to mount racks for
> panniers.
> 

Ah but there is. They've designed a p clever, under the seat  
rack system that keeps your load balanced.

> Come on Martin, BE serious. :-)

I am. Been a Bent man for almost 13 yrs now. I have not found a Recum
Bent that I've felt can get older America back on two wheels while 
still being a performance machine during all those years.

 And what's with comparing a bike to a
> souped up dinosaur burner anyway ?
> 

Good catch. 'Gotta get their attention somehow.
-- 
Martin Krieg of CYCLE AMERICA, TrsAsam Vet 1979 Upright & 1986 Recumbent
Author of new TransAm cycling recovery book, "Awake Again" (WRS:817/776-6461)
Voice: 408/426-7702, Fax 408-426-8533, email: cycleam@cruzio.com
Public Speaker, Founder of the nonprofit multi-use National Bicycle Greenway