Nazca Gaucho agility test

I borrowed this Nazca Gaucho 28 highracer from laid-back-bikes.co.uk in Edinburgh, and decided to follow this cycle route under the West Approach rd to see how it would handle some tight turning and slow speed climbing...

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• nazca
• gaucho
• 28
• recumbent
• highracer

[CipM8]

Hey. What's your experience on bents (in mi & years)? Do you usually ride a low/mid racer? Was it your 1st ride on a high racer? That's for better understanding your test ride performance. Thanks. Cheers!

[EdinburghFixed]

@CipM8 hi - two and a half years and now about 600 miles a month (I rode Paris-Brest-Paris this summer).

My own bike is a Raptobike lowracer, this video was the first real ride I had on something high.

[Cliffjumper24]

Is that really a cycle route?

It doesn't look wide enough, and certainly doesn't have the painted lines to split pedestrian/cyclists from each other.

It also finishes as a curb at the end of the video... not the best start/finish of a cycle route.

If it is a cycle it's a half-arsed effort and probably a councils attempt to big up their green credentials.

[EdinburghFixed]

@Cliffjumper24 - it's the Telfer Subway - you'll be able to look it up on Google.

Since when has width (or quality of any kind) been a requirement of a cycle facility? All that can really be said for it is that it saves a good chunk of distance - but yeah, if any foresight had been employed with anything to do with the West Approach Road it would be vastly superior...

[CycleGaz]

I stayed in a place opposite to laid back cycles a few years ago. Looked in the window for like 20 mins (it was closed)

Good to see you posting videos again.