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RANS 'Into The Ride' - Articles Index

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  1. A.D.

    A.D. #1 Custodian

    Region:
    SouthEast
    State/Country:
    TN
    City:
    Athens
    Ride:
    Reynolds T-Bone
    Name:
    AD
    With the change of websites from RANS to RANSBikes this past year, for a time the 'Into The Ride' articles were lost.(i.e. Incorrect Links, etc.) To help insure that folks are aware of the articles and just in case some members may purchase a used RANS bike some day, they might want to peruse an article about it so I wanted to re-create the index here just for posterity's sake.

    Current Articles by Jerrell Nichols​
    RANS Rocket Review and Features http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/itr113/
    11/12/2016

    An Introduction to the "new" RANS Bikes http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/itr112/
    06/10/2015


    Archived articles by Randy Schlitter​

    Tandemania - The 2014 Screamer and Seavo
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR111/
    07/12/2013

    Return of the RANS Rocket
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR110/
    02/07/2013

    RANS Rally 2012 and 2013 Preview
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR109/
    10/31/2012

    RANS Rally 2012
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR108/
    08/13/2012

    Three Slants on Comfortable: The Alterra Geometry
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR107/
    06/29/2012

    Three Slants on Comfortable Cycling
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR106/
    04/20/2012

    Design Considerations For High-Racer Recumbents
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR105/
    02/07/2012

    Monster Touring On Long Wheelbase Recumbents
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR104/
    11/03/2011

    Now and Then
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR103/
    09/21/2011

    RANS Rally 2011
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR102/
    08/12/2011

    RAAM and Recumbents
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR101/
    06/28/2011

    Trail Building 101
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR100/
    05/13/2011

    Mini w/Racks, New Idler, Tests Track Improvements
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR099/
    04/14/2011

    Alterra 700X…The Midnight Marauder
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR098/
    03/07/2011

    More New Stuff For 2011
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR097/
    02/11/2011

    Expanding the Alterra Line
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR096/
    01/07/2011

    2011 Trizard
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR095/
    11/29/2010

    Alterra 29er: Big Wheel Fun Ride
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR094/
    10/18/2010

    RANS Rally 2010
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR093/
    09/15/2010

    XStream XL
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR092/
    08/15/2010

    A Great Bike An Amazing Price! The Formula LE
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR087/
    03/10/2010

    Alterra: a New CF Geometry
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR086/
    02/02/2010

    Indoor Trizard Races and More New Stuff for 2010
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR085/
    02/01/2010

    Back Road Bomber
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR084/
    12/01/2009

    Xstream 26 Long Wheel Base Multi-Role Speedster
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR083/
    11/12/2009

    What's New for 2010
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR082/
    10/2009

    RANS Rally 2009
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR081/
    09/06/2009

    A Travel CF and More on the RANS RALLY
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR080/
    08/05/2009

    Race Across America
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR079/
    07/01/2009

    RANS announces sponsorship of the 2009 RAAM
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR078a/
    06/03/2009

    Why Cheap Bikes Cost More!
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR078/
    06/03/2009

    Heavy Hauling In the HammerTruck
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR077/
    05/04/2009

    Trizard Tech
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR076/
    04/05/2009

    Sequioa: Riding High Has Never Been So Fun!
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR074/
    02/05/2009

    Trizard: Close Up and Personal
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR073/
    01/13/2009

    High Racer Heaven and X-Stream Part III
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR072/
    12/04/2008

    Fusion St and RAC system
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR071/
    11/18/2008

    HammerTruck
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR070/
    09/30/2008

    Stratus 700
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR069/
    09/09/2008

    The Mid Racer Part 2
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR068/
    08/11/2008

    Get a Grip on It
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR067/
    07/07/2008

    A V3 for Everbody
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR066/
    06/01/2008

    Teaching The Art of Riding Zen... Zenetik that Is
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR065/
    05/01/2008

    The Endeavoring Enduro
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR064/
    04/01/2008

    Not So Superman And Quick Release Seat Kits...
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR063/
    03/05/2008

    A Simple Red Bike
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR062/
    02/07/2008

    Standardizing Recumbent Seats
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR061/
    01/02/2008

    A Crankforward for the Taller Ride and...
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR060/
    12/04/2007

    What's New For 2008 In Crankforwards
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR059/
    11/07/2007

    Four "Performance Entry" Bikes and the New F-5
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR058/
    10/08/2007

    Mid Racer Part 1
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR057/
    09/05/2007

    Folders vs. Knock Down Bikes and Other Goodies
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR056/
    08/02/2007

    Kit Bikes
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR055/
    07/02/2007

    Jungle Tech to Nano Tech
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR054/
    06/03/2007

    Touring Recumbents RANS Style
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR053/
    05/02/2007

    Crankforward Touring
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR052/
    04/02/2007

    Sailing Trikes and the Trizard Project
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR051/
    03/02/2007

    Scenes inside the RANS Factory
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR050/
    02/02/2007

    Cycling to Live
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR049/
    01/02/2007

    A Single Track Ride
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR048/
    12/03/2006

    Rolling Nirvana
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR047/
    11/03/2006

    A New Steed For Speed
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR046/
    10/03/2006

    The Path of Least Resistance
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR045/
    09/04/2006

    For the Best Ride
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR044/
    08/01/2006

    Size Does Matter!
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR043/
    07/01/2006

    Body English and Recumbent Bikes
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR042/
    06/01/2006

    Steel and Aluminum Bicycle Frames
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR041/
    05/01/2006

    Seavo -A Performance Tandem
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR040/
    04/01/2006

    Big Wheel Keep on Rollin'
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR039/
    03/01/2006

    Adventures of Scrapper Bikes
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR038/
    02/01/2006

    A Second Dual LWB
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR037/
    01/01/2006

    The Comfort Concept
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR036/
    12/01/2005

    High Racing the Fat Tire.
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR035/
    11/01/2005

    Whats new for 2006 !
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR034/
    10/01/2005

    Entry Level Bliss!
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR033/
    09/01/2005

    Advantages of CF Bikes
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR032/
    08/01/2005

    Stratus XP-A dual LWB
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR031/
    07/01/2005

    Powered by Twins Jeanice & Jeanita
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR030a/
    06/30/2005

    The Amazing Chopper Bar
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR030/
    06/01/05

    Rack It Up!
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR029/
    05/2005

    Our SWB Family
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR028/
    04/2005

    Seating Options
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR027/
    03/2005

    Winter blues?
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR026a/
    02/2005

    Tailwind, The Original Compact Wheel Base
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR026/
    02/2005

    The Great Escape
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR025/
    01/2005

    What's New at RANS for 2005
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR024/
    12/2004

    Back Road Adventures
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR023/
    11/2004

    Awesome Foursome
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR022/
    10/2004

    Force 5: End of Season Reportcard Triangles Rule!
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR021/
    09/2004

    Fusion Evolution
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR020/
    08/2004

    Screamer Mods That Add Zoom
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR019/
    07/2004

    One for the Road: Touring Light
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR018/
    06/2004

    BAGARAMA A collective review of RANS bike bags
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR017/
    05/2004

    Maximizing Recumbent Seat Comfort
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR016/
    04/2004

    Screamer Idler Modification
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR015/
    03/2004

    Arm Position Extended
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR014a/
    02/2004

    The Force Behind the Force 5
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR014/
    02/2004

    RANS Creates Fusion
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR013a/
    01/2004

    A New RANS Short Wheelbase
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR013/
    01/2004

    Designing the Ultimate Racing Recumbent
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR012/
    12/2003

    The Emerging Recumbent Rider
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR011/
    11/2003

    A High Performance Rocket
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR010/
    10/2003

    Micro Seat Adjustments
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR009/
    09/2003

    Stratus, How a Classic Was Born
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR008/
    08/2003

    Making a Hot Rod V-Rex
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR007/
    07/2003

    RANS Passes the Bar
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR006/
    06/2003

    Road Testing the Formula
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR005/
    05/2003

    Guest Writer Arthur P. Reel
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR004/
    04/2003

    Clip-less Pedals
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR003/
    03/2003

    Seat Mesh
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR002/
    02/2003

    Night Rider
    http://www.ransbikes.com/library/into-the-ride-articles/into-the-ride-articles/ITR001/
    01/2003
     
    A.D., Dec 30, 2015
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  2. A.D.

    A.D. #1 Custodian

    Region:
    SouthEast
    State/Country:
    TN
    City:
    Athens
    Ride:
    Reynolds T-Bone
    Name:
    AD
    While cleaning up some broken-links above, I noticed that Jerrell Nichols (the new owner of RANS) had posted an article back in November, so I've added it into the index above:


    What caught my eye was his statement about the wheels...

    The wheels: This is where it gets interesting! You get to choose between a 20” rear wheel (reminiscent of the early RANS Rocket) or the 26” rear wheel (more like the V-Rex). The lower rear axle height of a 20” rear wheel results in a steeper frame angle not unlike a high-racer. It could be said it turns it into a low high-racer… sounds crazy, I know.​

    While I've never considered my RANS Rocket a high-racer type bike which has wide dual 20" wheels, I also have a Rotator Tiger with narrow 451 wheels which I do consider to be a (medium) high-racer. The nice thing about it is, it's not so tall as to put you on your tip-toes whenever you stop, plus with shorter 451 wheels DF bikes cannot draft off of you. :wink9:

    So along those lines of thinking, a RANS Rocket with a narrow Velocity-wheelset (or similar) and an M5 seat might make a fairly quick ride. :thumbsup:
     
    A.D., Jun 6, 2017
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  3. Rocketmantn

    Rocketmantn Rider

    Region:
    East
    State/Country:
    TN
    City:
    Knoxville
    Ride:
    Strada, Corsa
    Name:
    Jon
    Wow! You did a lot of work!
     
    Rocketmantn, Jun 6, 2017
    #3
  4. A.D.

    A.D. #1 Custodian

    Region:
    SouthEast
    State/Country:
    TN
    City:
    Athens
    Ride:
    Reynolds T-Bone
    Name:
    AD
    Find/Replace and a simple text editor can just do wonders sometimes! :laugh9:
     
    A.D., Jun 6, 2017
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