Columbia, Missouri is full of bicycle geeks. Many recumbents here.
Looks unstable, like you're only seconds from sliding down the road on
yer butt.. been there; done that.
PJ Nebergall
On Wed, 7 Jun 2006 16:13:38 +0200 Frederic Fichter <ffichter@xxxxxxx>
writes:
> Recumbents are nice bikes.
> Mine is american : http://www.cyclegenius.com/cgx30.htm
>
> Fred
>
> > -------+
> > | Dave Restall, IIRC Limited, PO Box 46, Skelton, Cleveland,
>
> > TS12 2GT. |
> > | Tel. 0845 10 80 151 Mob. +44 (0) 7973 831245 Int. +44 (0)
> > 1287 653003 |
> > | email : dave@xxxxxxxx dave@xxxxxxxxxxx Web : http://
> > www.iirc.net |
> >
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> > -------+
> > | The F-15
> > Eagle:
> |
> > | If it's up, we'll shoot it down. If it's down, we'll blow
> it
> > up. |
> > | -- A McDonnell-Douglas ad from a few years
> > ago |
> >
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> > -------+
> >
> >
> >> David Restall - System Administrator wrote:
> >>
> >>> Hi Group,
> >>>
> >>> I went to an auction today to buy an old bicycle to saw up to
> make a
> >>> recumbent.
> >>>
> >>> While waiting for the bike to come round, I bid for and won a
> >>> Rollei TL=
> >> R :-)
> >>>
> >>> I know impulse buying etc. I hadn't checked it beforehand but it
>
> >>> only
> >>> set me back =C2=A342.00 (about $80.00 USD) including buyer's
> >>> premium.
> >>>
> >>> It is pretty tidy (been suffering from neglect but all in all
> I'm
> >>> pretty chuffed with it) and I think it's in fair condition to
> say
> >>> it's
> >>> approaching 50 :-) Everything seems to work, the wind on, the
> >>> counter
> >>> the shutter etc., don't know about the light meter I need some
> >>> help the=
> >> re
> >>> with how to operate it especially as to what all the buttons do
>
> >>> and how
> >>> the table works on the back with the button (shown in pic 214
> >>> below).
> >>>
> >>> Serial number is 1751149 which as far as I can find is a 3.5E,
> >>> however
> >>> looking at the photos on Sui Fai's site, it is different from
> the
> >>> E2 an=
> >> d the
> >>> E3. Can anybody give me a more accurate model number. I have
> >>> taken a
> >>> few pictures of it and you can see them at :-
> >>>
> >>> <http://dave.restall.net/rollei/dscn0213-800x600.jpg>
> >>> <http://dave.restall.net/rollei/dscn0214-800x600.jpg>
> >>> <http://dave.restall.net/rollei/dscn0215-800x600.jpg>
> >>> <http://dave.restall.net/rollei/dscn0216-800x600.jpg>
> >>> <http://dave.restall.net/rollei/dscn0218-800x600.jpg>
> >>> <http://dave.restall.net/rollei/dscn0219-800x600.jpg>
> >>>
> >>> Can anybody shed some light on its operation and use ? I have a
>
> >>> 6008i
> >>> and a 3.5 Automat and the manuals for these are not really
> >>> appropriate.
> >>>
> >>> One other thing, there appeared to be a film in it, I could feel
> it
> >>> dragging when I wound on to 7 and the numbers indicated it was
> set
> >>> to ISO200. I took another 6 shots and wound it on. I opened
> the
> >>> back
> >>> and there was a roll of Kodak Tri-X in it. I'd like to develop
>
> >>> this bu=
> >> t
> >>> have never done Tri-X before, I tend to be conservative and use
>
> >>> Ilford =
> >> and
> >>> ID11. Will Tri-X develop in ID11 or have I got to use something
>
> >>> else ?
> >>>
> >>> I was outbid on my bike - I dropped out at =C2=A315.00 and it
> >>> went to =C2=
> >> =A355.00,
> >>> but I still came out with a grin on my face.
> >>>
> >>> And finally, what do you all think of my buy ? Was it a good
> one
> >>> or wa=
> >> s
> >>> I ripped off ?
> >>>
> >>> Cheers,
> >>>
> >>> Dave
> >>> mail/rollei-users/2006-06-06.tx
> >>> rolleiusers roll=
> >> ei.list
> >>>
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>
> >>> ---=
> >> ------+
> >>> | Dave Restall, IIRC Limited, PO Box 46, Skelton,
> >>> Cleveland, TS12=
> >> 2GT. |
> >>> | Tel. 0845 10 80 151 Mob. +44 (0) 7973 831245 Int. +44 (0)
>
> >>> 1287 6=
> >> 53003 |
> >>> | email : dave@xxxxxxxx dave@xxxxxxxxxxx Web : http://
>
> >>> www.iir=
> >> c.net |
> >>>
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