Bob McClure
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Yeah, the high bottom bracket on the Rotator Tiger was aggravating my sciatica due to a bulging disc in my lower back. I wanted to replace it with a Rotator Pursuit (its LWB brother with a somewhat lower BB), but couldn't find one with a medium frame. Found a good deal on the Ryan Vanguard, so I settled for that so I could get back on the road. There are two problems with the Ryan regarding a full fairing: 1) the underseat steering requires a rather wide front fairing to clear it; and 2) the standard gearing (probably ca. 110 gear-inches in the top gear) is pretty inadequate for a fully faired bike. I'm spoiled by the 140-gear-inch top gear on the Rotators. With 140 gear-inches, I can still be applying power on a nice downhill at 40+ mph. Also the Ryan seats me higher than I would like and that complicates provisions for entry and exit of the front fairing. I'd probably have to engineer some kind of front-hinged, tilt-up arrangement for the front. As John said, I may build a tailbox for it, but the front fairing is doubtful. Meanwhile, I'll keep looking for a medium frame Pursuit.
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