Dave McCraw Archives: July 2011
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14 July 2011
Raptobike – a novice’s perspective…
Way back in 2009 as a non-recumbent rider, I had a test run on this bizarre thing called a “Raptobike lowracer” courtesy of David Gardiner at Laid Back Bikes.
I wrote a forum post at the time which is free of any vested interest – it was just a test drive, I had no purchase to justify 
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14 July 2011
Dual 700C Raptobike lowracer
Earlier this year, Arnold Ligtvoet of RaptoBike posted a tantalising photograph on BROL. It looked to all intents and purposes like a stock Raptobike Lowracer which had been fitted with the Midracer fork to accommodate a full-size front wheel… and it was!
Well, I just had to get one of those, so after exchanging a couple of cautious emails I popped an order in the post for one midracer fork…
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14 July 2011
Raptobike – a novice’s perspective…
Way back in 2009 as a non-recumbent rider, I had a test run on this bizarre thing called a “Raptobike lowracer” courtesy of David Gardiner at Laid Back Bikes.
I wrote a forum post at the time which is free of any vested interest – it was just a test drive, I had no purchase to justify
continue reading... » 0 Comments
14 July 2011
Dual 700C Raptobike lowracer
Earlier this year, Arnold Ligtvoet of RaptoBike posted a tantalising photograph on BROL. It looked to all intents and purposes like a stock Raptobike Lowracer which had been fitted with the Midracer fork to accommodate a full-size front wheel… and it was!
Well, I just had to get one of those, so after exchanging a couple of cautious emails I popped an order in the post for one midracer fork…