{"id":1976,"date":"2005-03-05T12:17:51","date_gmt":"2005-03-05T17:17:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scruss.com\/blog\/?p=1976"},"modified":"2005-03-05T12:27:41","modified_gmt":"2005-03-05T17:27:41","slug":"toronto-spring-bike-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scruss.com\/blog\/2005\/03\/05\/toronto-spring-bike-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Toronto Spring Bike Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/scruss.com\/gallery\/torbike05\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/scruss.com\/albums\/torbike05\/p100_20050304_172836.thumb.jpg\" alt=\"Oracle Cycleworks' beautiful and light Omega USS recumbent\" title=\"Oracle Cycleworks' beautiful and light Omega USS recumbent\" border=\"0\" height=\"120\" width=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>above<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/oraclecycleworks.com\/\">Oracle Cycleworks<\/a>&#8216; beautiful and light Omega USS recumbent. Image links to my mediocre photogallery.<\/p>\n<p>I scooted around the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.telsec.net\/bicycleshow\/\">Toronto International Bicycle Show<\/a> last night. As usual, there were the usual huge amounts of offroad bikes, but there were a few surprises:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The standout for me was the <a href=\"http:\/\/oraclecycleworks.com\/\">Oracle Cycleworks Omega<\/a> (available from <a href=\"http:\/\/triketrails.com\/\">triketrails<\/a>). This light, USS recumbent was stunning, and designer Jack Sochacki was extremely proud of it. Their <em>Jack Squat<\/em> suspension looks like a more refined version of the HPVeloTechnik&#8217;s <em>NoSquat<\/em> system. The lack of chain guide rollers is a nice touch.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ucycle.com\/\">Urbane Cyclist<\/a> had the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ransbikes.com\/fusion26x26.htm\">Rans Fusion<\/a> semirecumbent, and the extremely inexpensive <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sunbicycles.com\/\">Sun EZ Tadpole<\/a> trike.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bionx.ca\/\">BionX<\/a> had an electric-assist hub that looked like it would fit standard rear axle widths.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/backpeddling.com\/\">Backpeddling<\/a> of Guelph had some beautiful custom cruisers from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.firebikes.com\/\">Firebikes<\/a>, and the quite over-the-top <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nirve.com\/main\/cruiser\/product.asp?cid=562.13\">Hello Kitty<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nirve.com\/main\/cruiser\/product.asp?cid=580.01\">John Deere<\/a> cruisers from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nirve.com\/\">Nirve<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>&hellip;&nbsp;and Raleigh have re-released the Chopper. They&#8217;ve removed the product-liability-on-a-stick gearshift, but let&#8217;s hope it retains its legendary speed and agility <em>(cough!)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Lowriders were even more prevalent than last year. While they&#8217;re not the most practical of rides, they do have a certain panache that all those MTBs lack.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>above: Oracle Cycleworks&#8216; beautiful and light Omega USS recumbent. Image links to my mediocre photogallery. I scooted around the Toronto International Bicycle Show last night. As usual, there were the usual huge amounts of offroad bikes, but there were a few surprises: The standout for me was the Oracle Cycleworks Omega (available from triketrails). 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