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Message started by urbinrider on Apr 9^th, 2011, 6:17pm

Title: My last ride on the Zenetik
Post by urbinrider on Apr 9^th, 2011, 6:17pm

I have enjoyed riding this Zenetik last year I rode the MS150 and I think I did well in the saddle the first day 85mi and the second day 75mi time to time it is fun to ride when I need a little more speed. Today I took it to Campion Trail in Irving. I hope to find a good home for it. There might be a trike in my future.

http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll243/urbinrider/Eddie%20bike%20picks/Zenitik4-9-11.jpg

http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll243/urbinrider/Eddie%20bike%20picks/Zentik4-9-11.jpg

Title: Re: My last ride on the Zenetik
Post by kingjason on May 3^rd, 2011, 7:15pm

Your friend ever decide if she liked it or not? How is it to ride VS say a Strada or say a mountain bike? I have really been eyeballing these bikes for a year but just havent made a descision. I just want a little variety.

Title: Re: My last ride on the Zenetik
Post by urbinrider on May 4^th, 2011, 3:16pm

I did end up trading it for a Tad style trike. but as for the feel of the bike it has a different feel then a mountain bike would or any up right diamond frame bike having the crank located forward of the seat. it doesn't have quite the recumbent feel to it. I have had different long wheel base recumbent's Sun E Z Rider and a Sun Sport and now a Easy Racer Tour Easy and the Zenetik had a whole different feel to it I liked it 1. because I use to like to ride road bikes and 2. because I could touch the ground better when I stopped and started It was safer for me. I am disabled from a back injury. I couldn't stop and get off the normal bikes with almost falling over. I do think these are good bikes. If I hadn't made the trade so fast I would have let you try it out. I have seen these bike at Richardson Bike mart. Some people like them and some don't I think it is a preference of individuals.

Title: Re: My last ride on the Zenetik
Post by esbee on Jul 28^th, 2011, 8:23am

what kind of seat is on that bike in the picture? [smiley=runover.gif] ...it looks comfy and wide. [smiley=dankk2.gif]

Title: Re: My last ride on the Zenetik
Post by Bud_Bent on Jul 28^th, 2011, 9:41am

It looks like the standard seat that RANS (http://www.ransbikes.com/) puts on all their crank forward bikes.

Title: Re: My last ride on the Zenetik
Post by jayg on Jul 28^th, 2011, 5:04pm

I had that same seat on my RANS Fusion. If you have little natural padding, the seat is very uncomfortable. I added extra foam padding - still uncomfortable. Finally, added a gel pad - still uncomfortable. My last ride on the bike was from home, around WRL, and back home for a total of 14 miles. Half way around WRL I was regretting ever having attempted the ride. Never rode the bike again.

Title: Re: My last ride on the Zenetik
Post by urbinrider on Jul 28^th, 2011, 6:05pm

esbee wrote:

what kind of seat is on that bike in the picture? [smiley=runover.gif] ...it looks comfy and wide. [smiley=dankk2.gif]

These seats do not have a lot of padding so I had to add some of my own like jayg said it helps to have some of your own natural padding. ;D I think that rans has changed the shape of the seat a little bit but it is still allmost the same.

Title: Re: My last ride on the Zenetik
Post by Opus the Poet on Aug 3^rd, 2011, 11:53pm

jayg wrote:

I think I have solved the problem with the Fusion seat, it is supposed to be more to lean against while pedalling than to sit on. I'm tilting it much more forward than I have been sitting with it, but i don't know if my knees will like the seat any more than my butt did. I do know I get a little faster up hills with the seat tilted down in front.