Re: [CR]Roman Road Cycles in England Trikes

(Example: Component Manufacturers:Avocet)

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From: "neil foddering" <neilfoddering@hotmail.com>
To: pariscycles@yahoo.co.uk, cnighbor@pacbell.net
Subject: Re: [CR]Roman Road Cycles in England Trikes
Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2006 21:11:41 +0000
cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

Ther's one on eBay at the moment - see:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7225128511&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1

Neil Foddering Weymouth, England


>From: Michael Butler <pariscycles@yahoo.co.uk>
>To: charles nighbor <cnighbor@pacbell.net>
>CC: CR Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
>Subject: Re: [CR]Roman Road Cycles in England Trikes
>Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2006 19:00:47 +0000 (GMT)
>
>
>Hello Charles,
>The type of trike on this web site is called a "K"
>type. The K stands for Kendrick. They have the same
>wheel configuration as Moggie (Morgan) Beeza (BSA) or
>Triking three wheeler.
>Now I will have a go on anything but most definitely
>not a "K" type. Have tried a Kendrick, Higgins and a
>Taylor and they are all bloody frightening! In fact if
>you blindfolded me and tied my hands behind my back
>and put on the stokers seat of tandem piloted by Tony
>Oliver and we did the descent off the Glaibier down
>into Briancon I would feel a darn sight safer and
>happier!
>No the "K" stands for something else in my vocabulary
>and you wouldn't have to fit a pair of Lambert alloy
>forks, Atax stem or the infamous Cinelli pedals to it
>as it would be frighteningly enough already.
>The only advantage on one of these contraptions is
>that you can use conventional hub or derailleur gears.
>Cheers Mick.
>
>Thats all for now. Keep those wheels spinning, in your memories if not
>still on the road. Be lucky Mick Butler Huntingdon UK.