A very fast bike!I have 5 bikes, but none are capable of maintaining an average speed of 50 km/h! I am interested in the question whether there are carbon parts in this bike and what is the diameter of the wheels?Maybe 20 inches ?I would love to buy such a low racer, but I can't order one from Europe to Russia right now
The front fork it's a carbon fork, the brand is "Beiou", a chinese brand. I bought it on Alibaba. It's a relative narrow fork and I didn't make any changes, I only applied a duct tape to protect the fork from direct contact with chain.
Baron low-racer owner, here. Thanks much for sharing all the tech specs! I love your customizations, and I'm considering modifying my handlebar, too. The original handlebar is not great. I saw your answer regarding the handlebar, and I think I am going to emulate your example, what a great job you did. Did you change your rear brakes because they were losing efficiency going downhill? Mine have this problem, and I have to be careful not to let them heat up too much. Lastly: I live in a hilly area, and I electrified my bent with a PHOTON Mid-Drive Conversion Kit. It's heavy but insanely fast, and I can take really steep hills now!
I didn't change the rear brakes (only brake pads). My modified handlebar is about 8,8 cm large (measure taken from the external parts of the barends bottom).
Однажды ездил на таком, ощущения потрясающие! Схожи с теми, когда я в детстве научился на двухколёсном велосипеде ехать. Очень комфортный транспорт за исключением одного: шея устаёт. В обычной жизни мы держим голову или вертикально, или наклонив вперёд, мышцы шеи развиваются соответственно. А тут голова откинута слегка назад. Нужен подголовник. А ещё на таком очень опасно в городе ездить или по загруженным дорогам, или вариант с посадкой повыше
The route of your chain is very interesting. I have an optima baron, but i have doubts about this. Especially when turning into tight corners. Wont your tire hit your chain/dammage it/put dirt on your chain? Or maybe even damage your crankset?
The standard route of the chain is more practical but the dropped chain is for speed and race. I always ride in this way with no problem at all, just be careful not to pedal when turning into tight corners.
Nice bike. The only thing I'd question is the mirror. Don't having it that closer to the center on the tiller make it hard to see? I'd personally opt for a helmet mount myself in that case.
@@baronlowracer Sure, sure, sure... 4 videos 3 years ago. I bet the thing is sitting somewhere covered in dust right now. It's so much fun that you just can't even use it, apparently.
I bought this bike but the power output to maintain even 25 km/h is way more than with a normal racebike. So I have the feeling that i have to put out way more power than with a normal race bike. What am i doing wrong?
How fast was he going? I'm a dumb American. Honestly, good variety of small videos of different conditions with extra on top of extra data! What I love to see :).
I'd be interested to see a comparison with 1% rise/run up to 10% rise/run. So 50km ride with 500 meters climbing up to 50km ride with 5,000 meters of climbing (like Colorado where I live) Part of the issue is pedal watts vs wheel watts. Your power at the pedals may be 300 watts with output at the wheel falling to only 270, where a stiff racer would have 292 watts or more. This and the extra weight.
I bought the recumbent. I enjoy biking now. I offroad it sometimes and its a blast. Once I figure out how to pack on it I'm going to really hit the road.
Hi. Great impressive video. I love the speed you achieved with this setup. I have been thinking about buying a recumbent but I am unsure as to which one. I am 61 years old and the watts I produce are much lower than what you do. I have an average of 120 which very low. Do you have any recommendations which recumbent I should buy? My main reason for a recumbent is my back. I have problems bending on a road bike to be aerodynamic. I am having to ride an mtb more nowdays. Thank you in advance
Hi. Thank you for the complliments. A recumbent it's a solution for your back, that's for sure and you will enjoy your ride much much more. It's amazing in so many aspects. On the matter on which recumbent is better for you, I don't know, there are so many models and types, the ideal way to choose is to visit a recumbent store and try different bikes. My previous recumbent was an Azub, a very good bike for commuting and touring, very confortable, a lot of adjustment possibilities, very versatile. You may consider a bike like that or maybe a trike it's better for you. Let me know.
I was thinking about get a low racer. now i will derfinitely gonna get one . It's fast and fascinated .I couldn't stop Imaging keep puting 300 Watts on it how fast will it be. thanks for sharing !
Хорошо катится. Очевидньі преимущества лежачей посадки. Но механика должна еще доводиться до совершенства. Руль узкий и сторожит промежность при столкновении. Дороги хорошие, а по грунтовьім будет труднее. Цепь контактирует с колесом, особенно в поворотах !
Since you cannot stand on the pedals, and due to the reclined seat position, it is difficult to put out as much power on a recumbent compared with your upright bike. Despite this lower power output, you can still travel faster due to the better aerodynamics. I averaged 211w to travel 43km at 46.7kph on my Cruzbike V20 compared with another guy on a TT bike who needed 286w to travel at the same average speed. That is a 75w difference, which is absolutely monstrous!!!
Ciao Luca, Grazie mille per la tua ispirazione e i tuoi video. Mi ha aiutato molto a ottimizzare l'Optima Baron e ad acquisire esperienza in materia di aerodinamica ed efficienza. È incredibile cosa abbiano fatto alcune rondelle ai supporti dei sedili anteriori. Oggi sono riuscito a raggiungere quasi 51 km/h senza pedali clipless durante il roll test. Grazie Luca :) . Cordiali saluti, VAG Turbo
