Viscounts manoeuvrability | Viscount & Lambert Bikes

kickstandman
Viscount

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Viscounts manoeuvrability Nov 19, 2015 4:46:23 GMT

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Post by kickstandman on Nov 19, 2015 4:46:23 GMT

I don't know if the right word is manoeuvrability or even "squirrelly" but I've ridden in the company warehouse, concrete floors, I lock the bicycle up in there and I have ridden a few different bikes in there. It is a bit amazing how manoevrable the Viscount is for turning corners and the like because in a way, you could liken it to a maze. I'd say the hallways are, oh, about 4 feet wide, concrete floors, sheet metal sides. The bikes meaning Viscounts have excellent turning, I know some of my bikes can't even do that properly. I'm not sure, perhaps I rode a Diamondback mountain bike in there and it did okay but with the Viscount, you don't even have to think about it, you can make sharp turns with no problems.

I hope that is understandable.

Last Edit: Nov 19, 2015 5:00:20 GMT by kickstandman

54roadie
Viscount

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Viscounts manoeuvrability Nov 20, 2015 19:16:06 GMT

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Post by 54roadie on Nov 20, 2015 19:16:06 GMT

Absolutely. And it's a testament to the excellent geometry built into those bikes. Much of that has been lost in the mostly-marketing-hype-driven push to short wheelbases, high bottom brackets and steep angles that characterize too many modern bikes. Even one of my Paramounts succumbed to that thinking. (I ride the other one.)

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Stella
Forum Mechanic

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Viscounts manoeuvrability Dec 21, 2015 16:23:04 GMT

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Post by Stella on Dec 21, 2015 16:23:04 GMT

Ha! This explains why I'm able to 'skillfully' manoeuvre any of my bikes around the canal/towpath barriers. I was told I'm a good rider to be able to do that. I shall keep that secret to myself, now knowing it's all the Lamberts'/Viscounts' work.

Then again, I can do it also with my big tank mamachari. hahaha

If Whippet says I'm a bike mechanic now, then I probably am one. :-)