Tech specs Seat height : 61cm Bracket height : 72cm Seat angle : 28-32° Wheel base : 105 cm Frame material : alloy 76061/7005 T6 Weight : 15 kilo
Here is the touring bike for all the most daring projects. As most recumbents bikes the Dragon offers greater comfort and a higher cruising speed than a classic bike of the same category. The Dragon has more to offer though. The unequalled position of riding a recumbent bike with direct under steer handlebars gives you the advantage of a panoramic vision of the landscape ahead of you. The line of the front tube makes that you can take any curve without ever touching the front wheel with even your heel, a rarity in horizontal cycling, thus securing your drive keeping the pace while pedalling. Higher comfort, full vision and capacity of luggage storage should persuade every bike traveler to put his classic bike definitively in the attic. Few bikes can match the solidity of the Dragon. The simple frame line and the direct steering construction are close to indestructible. To the highest, most northern or southern point of the globe, any exploration is feasible. More accessible than the Condor with its 20" front wheel the Dragon is recommended for mileage freaks under 1.80m. Addicted riders use it on daily commuting. Direct low handlebars in the steering tube from above are the most reliable and simplest construction for travelers. After a short learning period, they soon show extreme stability and precise steering, in which they exceed all models with indirect steering rods (USS) under the frame. The Dragon is a classic Optima bike. Full alloy from boom till rear arm, it is one of the lightest travel recumbents, yet indestructible for its healthy geometry and the absence of superfluous features. You have your backs packed, we have your bike, handmade in Holland.
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NEWS - MODEL RANGE - COMMUNITY - SPEED - DISTANCE - COMPANY - DEALERS - CONTACT - FILES - WEBSHOP Optima Cycles, manufacturer of recumbent cycles since 1995.
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OPTIMA CYCLES - SALLAND 5 - BEVERWIJK - THE NETHERLANDS. MANUFACTURER OF QUALITY RECUMBENT CYCLES EST. 1995
Liggecyklen Vélo couché RECUMBENTS OPTIMA BARON SPEED Bicicletas reclinadas CONDOR LIEGERADER Bici reclinate TRAVEL RECUMBENT NORD KAP OPTIMA DRAGON LIGFIETS Vélo horizontal Speed records TIBET ORCA
NEWS MODELS MODEL RANGE BARON BARON ELITE HighBARON COUGAR 20-26 COUGAR 26-26 CONDOR DRAGON LYNXX ORCA STINGER RIDER Upcoming models COMPANY DEALERS COMMUNITY SPEED DISTANCE CONTACT FILES SHOP QUIKPAK