Ok I changed my kenda's out for primo comets 1.5s which may quell my thirst for big tires for now. I want 2.0 Marathon Supremes. I don't like you teeny aluminum front fork! *sigh*
 
Well anyways. That handlebar was always in my LOS more then I'd like and I'm wondering if I have it up too high. It came delivered with it a few inches slid up on the riser adjustment. Here is the picture I see online on the fit guide and it looks like his shoulders are at the level of the handlebars.  

Here is one of my pics when I was riding inclided to the 3rd recline pin. The handlebar definately looks to be a few inches higher on mine.  

 
Last night I actually put the seat down to the last pin on the recline and was definately reaching up to the handlebars and my helmet light was shining off into the sky thanks to resting on the adem headrest.  Is it just a matter of personal preference or are there any real pro/cons to lowering the bars which I think will put my arms more straight as I reach for the grips?
 
Course I probably shouldn't fiddle with this when I plan on riding 100 miles tommorow but apparantly I can't help myself.
 
 

Actually I really just want marathon supreme tires which only come as small as 2.0
My fallback is marathon plus but those things are tanks and who wants 4lbs of tires on a high racer right  
I gotta do what I gotta do to roll through glass, nails and all the other crap on my commute though. The last place I want to fix a flat is in rushhour with no shoulder/sidewalk with everyone rushing about. The primos are only a temporary replacement since the kendas got slashed up and nothing else was available that I had heard of. They do roll and feel nice though. I'll probably keep them for racing and such.
 
My bars were probably definately too high. I don't think my knee would get above them and just the top of my shins would run them on turns. I may lower it down but I won't be cutting anything off. As I keep losing some wieght it'll all slowly change to as I sink less into the seat but arent' pushed out as much from the seat and all that jazz.
 
 

The problem is the fork only fits maybe 1.75 but probably a little less with fenders. I'm not ready to try and see if I can get a replacement non-B fork yet. Right now I'm holding out hopes that schwalbe will make it in a smaller size since almost all the comments on their page ask for a smaller one.
Going from marathon plus to supremes on my touring bike made a huge difference in ride and percieved effort on hills/starts.
 
Those handlebars do look nice. I'm still having a problem turning at slower speed after almost 400 miles. Maybe it will get better but for commuting some bars like that might be nice.

I remember when I first did my commute down here. Marathon Plus 700x32 Tires, Mr Tuffy lines, Thorn Resistant Tubes and tire sealant. I did that for a while and then I got a road bike with 700x25 armadilloelites and WOW did that thing fly!  

You can also go down to 559 tires.

I am have a problem with petal chatter or vibration on my Bacchetta Giro 20.  It hapopens when I am in a higher gear and usually in a possition to be putting heavy pressure on the petals, mainly on grades.  I do notice it when I am in the lower gears or  using medium to light pressure on the petals.
I took the bike to Bike and Fittness in Longview and they did not  find anything  wrong.  
One of the mechanics who is not a bent fan told me that the problem was that the parts were designed for a mountian  bike and a recumbent puts unusal stress on the parts.   I doubt that this has much validity.
 
Tom Nuchols

Hi Tom,
 
  I too have noticed the vibration at certain loads (usually a big gear going hard).  My theory is that it is the chain vibration under load oscilating just right to feed back into the cranks/pedals.  I like it, It lets me know I'm going fast  I've felt it on uprights too, but it is not surprisingly a higher frequency as the chain is shorter.  By the way I believe that is how the Polar brand computer detects power output.
 
Take Care,
Nelson.