Bacchetta Giro 26 high racer recumbent bike

[@DemiGod..]

Don't have a recumbent biek but do have a recumbent trike. In the recumbent position, the wind slides over you which I like compared to a diamond frame bicycle where your body fights it.

[@Thedaftebiker]

I just loved that demo! You really showed us how easy it is to ride. I really like how the handlebars tilt up when you stand up at a stop and your method for starting and turning. I also love how you can easily pick up good speed and maintain it with minimal effort. I've made up my mind to get one just like yours! Kudos to your video!

[@davidgerescher5527]

Excellent video! Thank you for making it. I just bought a used Bacchetta Corsa 65 and am getting ready to ride it. Thanks for the instruction.

[@ct4310]

Great channel Graham. Very pleased to see you doing so well and doing stuff everyone else just talks about 👍

[@Gee-Man-Adventures]

Thank you very much. I have a temporary obsession problem. I think it's probably a mild form of ADHD 😅

[@drdreambig]

I just bought a used Bacchetta Giro - its real snowy winter here @ 8000 ft, so waiting for spring and learning HOW TO lean and ride like a motocycle - so different from upright. THX GREAT VIDEO

[@Gee-Man-Adventures]

They are great bikes. It will take a few months for the legs to acclimatise and a few days to get used to the balance.

[@jamestorrico1100]

Thank you for the excellent video. Very helpful for someone (like me) considering a recumbent.

[@madaboutvoice]

Thanks for alerting us to the heel strike issue. I hadn't thought of that. I suppose a fwd like the cruzbike takes care of the problem (I have big feet!) or maybe a design with a smaller front wheel.

[@Gee-Man-Adventures]

I have found that all short wheel base recumbent bikes have a certain amount of heel strike, some worse than others. My kingcycle is not too bad with its 20" front wheel. My homemade cruzbike was good but they have torque steer to get used to.

[@KutWrite]

I liked my Giro 20 with the smaller front wheel, but still had a heel-strike problem. I loved that single-tube frame. Very stiff and light. I also had a problem with cleats. Ended up doing a "Laugh-In" flop-over onto my shoulder a couple of times. Plus the cleats weren't adjustable to - for me - the best foot position which is closer to the arch than for an upright bike (ball of foot). So... I traded for a Bacchetta Bella LWB. It works better for me. In aluminum, it's still pretty light and stiffer than the very cool, but flexible EZ Racer Gold Rush I had before that. Cool music!

[@Rottingboards]

I have been riding my Giro 26 for 12 years with clip-ins. You just have to have your crank in horizontal with the road in really tight turns. Never on a bike trail have I had to worry about hitting my feet. I LOVE my Giro. In distance I can out run anything on the trail and I'm 50 years old. And my buttox doen't hurt. :-)

[@michaelfawkes9607]

Nice video , thanks for the tips..where was this filmed ,I like the scenery

[@mplsmtnbiker3867]

Looking at buying one of these used. Hoping heights not going to be an issue.

[@Rottingboards]

Well, Are you still riding? I have moved on to a carbon fiber 26 aero high racer. Amazing!

[@geraldshields9035]

@Gee Man Adventures I hate to comment, but do you know of any options to install some front and/or rear suspension short of changing the front fork to a shock absorber on the Bachettas?

[@Gee-Man-Adventures]

Fat tyres is the only option. Or a suspension fork. If you sit forward when going over a bump it takes the shock out.

[@ameranadianveteran860]

When you say Fat Tyre, how big of a tire can you fit in that frame?

[@TheWelshman50]

nice looking recumbent bike, thanks for sharing

[@5610winston]

"Lean back, and push off like you mean it."

[@binarumah]

Thanks for sharing 👍👍☺️

[@Thedaftebiker]

I'm looking for your exact bike now. Do you have a recommended site I can go to for purchase. i've found similar in yellow only, but no powder blue high racer found yet.

[@Chipchap-xu6pk]

Very nice video, although with that music I was getting worried about a crack team of SAS leaping out of the bushes to assassinate you. Maybe with some of them going backwards through time in a pincer movement.

[@Rottingboards]

After riding for three hours sometimes my toes start tingling. I think because my feet are so high in the air.

[@marksadventures3889]

It should be red - as in Red Barchetta -Rush

[@recyclespinning9839]

Would these be good for full touring biking, panniers, etc. ?

[@Gee-Man-Adventures]

I think so. Terracycle make a pannier rack that hangs below the seat or you could pull a single wheel trailer.

[@truthspeak6608]

Why do you drop your leg like that when riding?

[@wiesawwoowski8195]

how much kg your bike weighs

[@GOOGLEUSER-ju5eu]

Whats your average speed for an entire ride?

[@Gee-Man-Adventures]

GOOGLE USER I did a 25 mile ride last week and averaged 14.9 mph.

[@truthspeak6608]

Is it god aweful on hills? Do hills really kill your speed?

[@Gee-Man-Adventures]

truth speak it's a bit slower on hills , it's is a fast touring bike and I drop my leg so that the front wheel doesn't hit my heel.

[@johnsimion2893]

I live in a hilly area and I have both a road bike and a RANS Vivo which is a recumbent pretty similar to the Bacchetta Giro (both are short wheelbase with the crankset ahead of the front wheel). The road bike weighs 23 lbs and the RANS weighs 38 -- the Giro probably is somewhere in between). The RANS is far more comfortable and I really enjoy riding it, and it's not "godawful" on hills, but I gotta say ... the road bike climbs MUCH better and my average times are about 3 mph faster. I used to live in South Florida where it is flat and there the RANS was at least as fast. I would say that the flatter the country, the more you will enjoy a recumbent. And your results will vary greatly based on the motor ... i.e., you.

[@Velomanable]

Also not long had a Rans V2 thats a bit lively at over a six foot wheelbase duel 26' wheels surprisingly fasts as well see my vids

[@truthspeak6608]

Is this a touring bike or a performance bike

[@Foragoodrepair]

I think these are designed for touring. I also have a Giro 26att

[@myline4348]

Hi

[@KandiKlover]

Nice you getting pretty good speed and pedaling lightly not straining too much. I notice recumbents seem to work better for fat people.

[@Gee-Man-Adventures]

And I notice that people that can't make normal friendships tend to use scanners and long wave radios.

[@whatsupbudbud]

@@Gee-Man-Adventures dafuq

[@Velomanable]

I have a strada duel 650c superman bars goes like a rocket

[@jborrego2406]

Is it comfortable keeping ur legs up like that

[@Gee-Man-Adventures]

j borrego . Yes. My feet are clipped into the pedals so no extra effort is needed.

[@jborrego2406]

Gee Man thank you :)

[@kishascape]

Man be looking like a Reddit/Nintendo Switch stereotype.