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Ranger AT81D
LIGHTFOOT RANGER
We have had
consistent requests at Angletech for a true recumbent “mountain bike.” At
this year’s Interbike trade show in
Las Vegas I was able to ride a truly worthy recumbent mountain bike, the
Lightfoot Ranger. After riding the road course, I was going to hand the bike
back and was asked; “what did you think of it on the off road course?” I
admitted I had not ridden it there and proceeded out to the dirt. This was
single-track trail in the desert with rolling climbs and banked berms.
People were watching me, saying I was a “daredevil” (not). I found the
Ranger to handle very well, the cantilevered fork, longish rear stays and
seat padding provided a supple ride without suspension. The downhill segment
had a couple of opportunities to get “air” in which its manners were solid
and predictable, landing without incident in a straight line.
The Ranger
features a well structured frame at a modest 35# weight with a 70”
wheelbase, dual 26”wheel format, a better climbing crank position than other
LWB bikes, and good steering geometry.
You can get a
factory spec from us or the Angletech AT81D spec which is a low/no
maintenance spec featuring sealed bearings throughout, cold forged cranks,
hand built wheels and the SRAM Dual Drive rear hub yielding an 11.6 to 127.4
gear inch range for super climbing ability in slow speed off road
situations, and a killer overdrive for those down hill pavement runs. The
Ranger works well as an off road explorer or an over the road heavy duty
touring bike. The Range Rover of recumbents.
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